John Richard

                                    All of us have a certain goal to achieve, and one main goal we all have to achieve is a great future. We all have our own dreams of becoming something we want to be, our dreams are what drives us to reach our goal which leads us to a bright future.             I have dreams of my own, multiple at best. One of my dreams is to become a Video Editor/VFX Artist. I’ve always been amazed with how editing a movie or video works, and I have done multiple edits on my own. With the power of Video Editing and Compositing I can turn any normal video look like a blockbuster movie that will entertain viewers. Another dream I have is to become a Software Developer/Game Developer. I’ve always wondered how apps and games are made digitally. I have been intrigued with the process of making a software and how challenging it can be. Making a Game/Software takes a lot of time and it sometimes takes a certain amount of people just to develop one. But the time it

          Ilocos Sur National High School just celebrated its 117th Annual Foundation Day. This school has been around for so long that the school just has to celebrate its success and to commemorate the founding of the school.           This year's celebration was held on the 1st and 2nd day of March. The celebration was a blast and almost all of the students enjoyed it. Pretty much all the students enjoy Foundation day as if it was their birthday. Before the foundation day, a lot of preparations are made. All the rooms completely cleaned, decorate all the buildings with tassels and banners, balloons etc. And we cant forget about the preparation of the field demo where all the students and teachers get to part take in a dance for each grade level to celebrate Foundation day. There is also a search for Mr. and Ms. ISNHS, where students are handpicked to represent their sections. In order for one to win a certain amount of money is given per grade level in order to help their cont

              Kannawidan is an event held in Vigan to celebrate the separation of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte, It is held on the last week of January to the first week of February. It includes the cause of events in the commemoration of the foundation day of the province.               Kannawidan is a Festival for all Ilocanos which showcases historical traditions of Ilocos. The festival hold various events which includes street dancing, food festivals and many more. The festival is also a show of the province’s trade and agriculture products, and is a livelihood training ground for women and students through the Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Agriculture. The old and the new in Ilocano culture are both featured in this year’s Kannawidan Ylocos Festival.              This Festival is celebrated every year. It is a festival meant to commemorate and help us remind the culture of ilocanos so that we will never forget our history and how it was made. It is always

                    Change, is a word we usually refer to is the act of becoming different. In a sense, Change is inevitable, we cannot escape change and there is nothing we can do about it. Change is a part of our lives, some might say that we need to change for the good of our future. Change may depend on how you see or understand it. In my case, I also need to change, and that change has to start with me.                    Change has to start with someone eventually, we can't just say that we're already satisfied with our lives just because we are happy with what we already have. There would always be problems that we may encounter, and challenges we may have to overcome. The things we may do everyday is based on our actions which would depend on our personality, weather it may be good or bad. One of the saddest things to realize is that certain people are just not who they used to be, and that has something to do with change. An example would be a person's past a

                   Its finally here, the year 2019. A new year and a great way to make a new start. And what better way to do that than to start over a new Me. I can’t start over a new Me without “Change”. I would need to change everything about me that’s been holding me back. Changing my ways of making decisions, my way of interactions and how I live my life as a person. Its a process we have to take in order to improve ourselves and become a better person.                     All my life I haven’t been contented by the way I lived my life as a Teenager. I’ve always been a lazy bum, a couch potato, neglectful, apathetic, etc. I can’t even comprehend how much of an introvert I am, not having any interest with anything that happens to anyone around me. Always locked myself inside the house like a hermit and barely go outside because of very protective and restrictive parents, or at least, that’s how I used to be in my childhood. And I knew I had to do something to better