Richard Rafael

We all have dreams when we were little and as we grow up we work hard for it to become a reality. We study hard and we strive hard to make these dreams possible. We take the risk. We put in the practice. We are willing to pay the price. and we get it done no matter what it takes or how long it takes. Most people have dreams. Big ones or small ones. Even the most successful people had dreams and that is what has made them what they are today. Dreaming is essential for a human being. Without dreams, you will lose interest in life and finally hate to live life. You will be bored and tired of the same monotonous routines of your daily life and will not even find interest in the most exciting things. Only with dreams, will you find a purpose to live your life. You will start working hard towards the dream and will never lose interest in life. You will never tire and always be motivated. This is the best way to become successful. Here are some tips that can help you ...

Before the school year ends in Ilocos Sur National High School, it celebrates its Foundation Day. And this school year marks its 117th High School Day celebration. ISNHS foundation day usually starts in the month of March. This High School Day celebration is actually a two-day celebration. There is a coronation, a parade of different grade levels in their respective costumes and a field demo that will happen in this two-day celebration. In the first day, March 1, the coronation was held. The King, Mr. Ulric Rizenn A. Llanes and Queen, Ms. Andrea Jermaine B. Quitevis and their Prince and Princesses were given honor. They were given crowns, sash, trophies, and bouquets as gratitude. In the second day, the parade of costumes was done. Different grade levels from grade 7 to grade 12 showcased their costumes and their props around Vigan. In the afternoon, the most awaited part, the Field Demonstration of the students. At 1 pm, the Arrival of Honors was d...

The old and the new in Ilocano culture are both featured in this year’s Kannawidan Ylocos Festival -  the festival of Ilocos Sur that celebrates it's being a separate province and it's being a treasure chest of traditions and culture.   Held in the Heritage City of Vigan from January 28 to February 17,  the festival opened with the residents’ expression of gratitude to the blessings of God on January 28.  Government workers from national and local offices, public officials and members of non-government-organizations united in the Holy Mass concelebrated at Saint Paul Cathedral in this city and the procession afterward. As people of faith in the Christian world, Ilocanos are gathered in their religious events on special feast days of patron saints. To show  this deeply-rooted culture of the people of Ilocos Sur, 40 icons of the Catholic Saints were part of the procession. During the opening of the festival on January 29 at Kannawidan gr...

My life is changing. The life that I've had, It's changing forever, But no need to be sad All of us experience change in our lives. Change is the only one constant in our lives. There are changes that we look forward to and change that we fear. However, one thing is for sure. Things will not stay the same no matter how much we would like them to. When a life change occurs, we have two choices in how to respond. We can despair that a change has come and assumed that things will be worse, or we can look with excitement at the new possibilities for personal growth and change in self that the change presents. You’ll never experience the best parts of life if you avoid things that are new or different.  Focus on the positive outcomes, and remember that you’re never stuck. From one student to another, here are a few suggested ways to make a change: 1. Start your own project . Sometimes, it’s as simple as that; if you see something you want to change,...

Today is not just another “today” but the first of the clean pages of a whole year waiting for what we will write into our lives and what greatness we’ll pull from within. -Tabitha Blue New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. This is also the time which we make our new year's resolutions and we tend to improve ourselves. We tend to change our doings and not to do again the mistakes that we did in the other year. But frankly speaking, we fail to do the resolutions that we had made. We always return to the things that we used to be that became the reason why we do things that are wrong. "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -Chinese Proverb To start your new year, think positive first. You should always start a day with positive thinking. A positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life and makes it eas...

          Third quarter is about to end and one more quarter to go before I say goodbye to my junior year. I had so much fun this third quarter because it's the holiday season and we had a long Christmas vacation. And I spent my whole vacation by spending time with my family and my relatives.              Before Christmas vacation, our English teacher told us about the thematic project that we will do as a whole class and it is speech choir. Our teacher told us that we to create our own composition and it is all about gender equality. At first it was hard to start but after all the brainstorming, we decided to make each one of us in the class a one stanza poem relating to the theme, and collect all the poems that they have made and select good ones to be compiled. All poems that have been submitted were all good but not all them are in the piece that we made because some of them have the same sense and thought.  ...