#myreflection

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32

And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them.  Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.....And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

         

           Every time that I read this parable, I always see myself to the younger brother who left his home and carry all his treasures or shares from his father and spent all those things carelessly. Then, when he is empty or have nothing, he will return to his father and ask forgiveness for all the wrong decisions he had made. The prodigal son in the parable is just like me. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m foolish and careless sometimes. I act and decide in my own way. I do something unknowingly that I have sinned and hurt someone. I am selfish in the sense that every time that I have something like foods and new clothes, I forgot to thank God. I am greedy, I always think for myself and not giving any in return to my Loving Father but His love is unconditional. No one can measure how big His love for us though we sinned and forgotten Him but still, He remains the same. He is always there to guide and protect me 24/7. He gives everything for me but I am too careless, reckless and foolish person who forget to thank God if I have something. There are times that I’m blinded with temptations: I drink and didn’t spend my time to go to church or reading Bible every day. My works will not guarantee as a gratitude to all His works but he is not asking for more. God is asking me to be on His side and be in His loving arms. I feel like I’m a lost sheep and a prodigal son as well. I keep on seeing the light but the darkness keep on pulling me and let it to drag me to its side. I forgot that God is at my side everytime that I have a problem. I thought that no one is helping but He is there help. He never leave me nor forsake me but the problem is in myself, I run away from His side sometimes. Though I’m like this sometimes – a foolish and selfish person, I repent and regret all the things that I have done against Him. I want to change my life according to his will for I know God is always there. If I return or run on Him crying for repentance, He will run to me, take me on His arms and will say “Son, do you know I still love you”. God is always there and He will stay the same. His loving arms are always open and ready to welcome us anytime.

#it's all about me because of HIM

I am Simplicity 😎😜😊😁😉😄😃

                Hi! My name is Ervin John Aningga but most of the people who had known me for a long time call me BADID, BUHDIDI and DIDI. Well, sorry for having too many nicknames but you can call me BUHDIDI by the name of the blog itself. Welcome to my SIMPLE ME – DIDI blog where simplicity is the main theme of this blog.

I’m just a typical man living in this world and I’m not like those other people who are really known with their expertise. I’m just me, a simple man who loves adventures and loves to try new things in this world. I’m not really good in compositions or any writing stuff but I’m good in conveying the substance on my works. I could not make any such compositions or writing stuff with syntactically fluency.

                I’m still a college student in the Bukidnon State University – Talakag Extension Campus taking up Bachelor of Elementary Education. This course is not my choice when I enrolled to this, I’m unfortunate that my parents chose this one for me. I want to take up Bachelor of Sciences: Major in Biology (BS – Bio) in Xavier University. I want this course because I want to be a scientist or a doctor but how unlucky I am, I enrolled to this course. However, that’s what I felt when I was a first year but now, I already learned to love this course though I’m not really good in teaching but it can be honed for a shorter time.

                My hobbies are playing video games, listening to variety of music genre, escapades (I can consider it as my hobby because I keep on visiting many places just for fun), watching movies and lastly, sleeping and this is my favourite hobby. In informatively hobbies,  I’m used to read some books sometimes but it depends on it’s genre. I don’t like love or tragic stories sometimes, but I loved reading fictional, adventures and sci-fi books. One of my most favourite book series is the Percy Jackson Series which made my mind to explore in imaginative way.  When it comes to movies, I don’t like those movies about romance. I want action, adventure, and documentary movies that tackle about histories, amazing facts about a popular person, mysteries and conspiracies. In video games, my favourite one to play is the NBA2k15. I want to play the latest NBA game which is the NBA2k16 but it is hard to find a software copy for it. I like to play Need For Speed, Generals Zero hour and Warcraft. Sometimes people would say that I’m expert in computers but they’re wrong. I’m good at manipulating computers but I’m not really expert with that. I know how to edit videos, create presentations, install programs or software without providing a serial key which is common to some experts, download movies and software free, and fix some basic problems in a computer. 

                I’m a religious person but not totally as you can call me as a saint. I always have faith in God though I’m experiencing tempests in my life and when I’m at my darkest hour. I pray to God every time that I’m worried about something, for guidance and wisdom, for peace on earth and mind, for a strong heart of every people and to avoid temptations. I'm contented for what I have which I am grateful for.

                This is me and now you know me for who I am. This is simplicity, I don’t want to brag for it but that is really me – a simple and contented man. I am simplicity 😁😃😊😉😄😇

#ANGST

The BIAS grading system

I’ve heard different stories of college students when it comes to their grades. Right now, I’m afraid to post this one but I think this is the right time, a confession of a student will be revealed for the first time – the bias grading system of a college institution. This is the right time to pour out the sentiments of students that they’ve been keeping for a long time, an anger and disgust to an institution who promotes bias and unfair treatment in giving grades to students. I don’t know But some students can’t do anything about this because we are only a student and they are our instructor. “Ang inyong grado, naa sa tumoy sa akong ballpen.” – a popular quote of some instructors who are trying to scare college students.

The Grades

                I heard a story of a college student who studied in a popular college institution. When he was a first year, he didn’t know what the other side of that institution is. He keeps on studying on his first semester and exerts more effort on his favourite subjects and major subjects. If I will to grade that man hearing from his achievement at that time, I will give him 1.5 but it’s the contrary. That man received a 2.25 grade on his favourite subject which is Biology and only to find out, some of his classmates received a better grade than him which they didn’t deserve because they shut their mouth during recitations and some of them got low grade in quizzes, long tests and exams. It’s so unfair upon hearing this story because he got a grade of 2.25 which is something that he doesn’t deserve for. He cannot do anything because someone told him that he should keep his mouth shut because if he complains, his instructor will keep hatred and grudges towards him. All I know is that most of the instructors have the percentage in every different TERMS like Prelim, Mid-term and Final term which gives a great impact on your grade. Some of instructors really give a big weight on the Final term and this man really did his best and greatest effort throughout different terms but still, he received 2.25. In grading a student, some institutions use numbers like 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 up to 5 and some uses letters like A+,A- and etc. The mentioned grades have a corresponding percentage in its own degree. Some instructor also uses rubric for a fair and just of grading a student but there are some who really didn’t play their great role in grading.

Another terror college life, there’s also another story from a college students about grades. The end of semester is fast approaching and all of their requirements should be passed before the semester ends. All of them were busy on doing all those things; they had sleepless nights just to make all their requirements on the subject of English. When the deadline came, they passed all their requirements with enthusiasm because they’re excited for the sem-break but one of their classmates didn’t pass his requirements.  This man is good in writing compositions or any writing stuff but at the end of that semester, he received a flat 1 grade. It is so unfair for the part of all the students who passed their requirements and spend sleepless nights. He should receive an INC mark or INCOMPLTE but it’s the opposite. I don’t how the instructor graded that man but to think of it, he should really deserve an INC mark. They want to complain for it but they hold their temper and keep their mouth shut for they know that their instructor will hold grudges towards them.

This is a common problem of college students. They get grades which they don’t deserve though they really did their best shot. It’s so unfair for every college students that an instructor play a favouritism role towards to some college students. This is the reason why some students lower their self-esteem and will not exert more effort because he already knew how the instructor gives a grade. But fortunate to say, there are instructors also who really did their part in grades with equity and just. They really compute the grades of students conscientiously and that is the reason that I’m happy about. As my stand, favouritism and bias grading should be stop in some college institution and a freedom for expression of college students should be given more attention. Every college institution is not a Hogwarts or any school of wizards, it produces grades with evidences or basis not in magical way which we didn’t know how it came for a grade like that. We should stop this one, I know that college staff will get angry with me but please listen to our plea, the students don’t have a confidence to voice out for they already knew that some of the staff will keep grudges and will not understand the college students’ side. Let’s promote equity, fair and just in giving grades to the students!

#feelingalone

I am nobody to someone!

         I sit on a corner of a room where nobody can feel my presence – a presence which is something to worth for. The room is full of good and bad noises made by my classmates: laughter, gossips, worries, grievances and a sound of distress. I want to join my classmates but the corner keeps on pulling me away from them saying, “Stop of breaking away from here, they didn’t need you for you are nobody. You think that they really loved you, you are wrong dude. Wake up and watch them. THEY NEED YOU is different from THEY WANT YOU. ” I want to get out from that corner because I don’t want to hear that eerie voice which keeps ringing on my mind but I CAN’T. I was locked in a corner that seems like a cage that could not breach out with any thieves or a most wanted person in a cell and chained in the thick iron bars of the cage.  I could not do anything to free myself.

Then, I heard a clinking sound from the cage and saw a gleam as it opens.  ”Now watch closely to this!” said the cage. I’m still chained, trying myself to break out from that place and watched my friends as they laugh and chitchatting. “It seems like they didn’t need me at all” said to myself. Even my closest friends whom I trust the most keeps on conversing things about me. “Too good for us that Shawn is not here, HAHAHAHA!” said Jack. I heard it and I thought they’re not spiting me, though. The fire inside my heart cools off, breaks down and shattered into pieces. The cage asked, “Do you want to get out from this corner Shawn?” I could not stop my eyes from crying. I am down, deeply down. I cannot make any decisions because my heart was crumpled just like a scratch paper. I’m in doubt, I don’t know if I’ll stay or go out on this cage.

Out on the cage, I saw someone with overflowing and omnipotent power. I could not recognize Him because of the luminous light glowing on His face. “Shawn, you’re not alone.” said the powerful Man. I don’t know what to answer because I just saw my closest friends that they didn’t need me at all. “Who are you? I said to Him.  He answered, “I’m your friend, the best friend that you have, a Friend who keeps on helping you to solve your problems, a Friend who protects, guards, and guides you 24/7, a Friend who comforts you in your darkest hour, a Friend who will sacrifice His self just to help and save you, a Friend who will never leave you nor forsake you and a Friend who will love you unconditionally. Though you’re closest friends said that, they still love you. There are so many people around you that really love you so much. All you have to is to search for them. Don’t put hatred in your heart towards Jack and the rest of your friends. You should love them still. ” The distress and anger that I have dissolves like a sugar in a hot water and even a grain of anger and distress could not be found. I stand up, shout and use all my strengths to break these chains out from my hands and feet. And He was there, He breaks the thick iron bars of the cage and helps me to free myself. The chains break and all the thick iron bars in the cage break down.  He comes closer to me then, wipes the tears from my eyes. He took me in His arms and I feel the enormous love that He had for me and for my friends. Then, He said to me with a smile “You are not alone, my son. I am here and your friends will always be there in times that you need them. ” I feel the joy inside my heart. I asked “Thank You Mister but who are You?” He didn’t reply and slowly disappeared in my sight.

“Kring, kring, kring, kring!”  I woke up and realized that I fell asleep on the corner. Then, all of my classmates stare at me including our professor. “Shawn, this is a classroom not a bedroom. Class, don’t forget to pass your projects tomorrow. Class dismiss” said the professor. Then, all of my classmates who are starting to pack up laugh saying “It’s okay dude, we didn’t disturb you from you sleep because I know that you spent sleepless nights doing our requirements.” I sighed and said to myself, “Pfft, it was all a dream.”

10 REASONS WHY YOU ARE STILL SINGLE

10 REASONS WHY YOU ARE STILL SINGLE

-- Just for fun! :D :) 

   You are beautiful but others are just blind to see that you’re beautiful.

Don't worry! The right person is in God's hand.

You spend always your time to your spend and you forget to court someone.

You are afraid to fall in love again with someone. You cling to the past and doesn't move on.

You have high set of standards for your ideal partner. You keep on dreaming of a man who is TALL, DARK and HANDSOME but time passes by, You will keep on wishing for tall, dark and never mind.

You are a bitter person. You don't believe in the magic of love.

You are numb. You didn't feel that your crush likes you and you only think of yourself. Introvert just like me :) :D

"Now" is not the right time. Don't be in a hurry for love. The right person comes in your life in a right time.

You spent your time for studies and forget that you should focus into others.

You give up easily on courting her. Be strong dude! Cheer up! She challenges you and accept it. Remember: No Pain, No Gain!

Laag Ki Dini ta Talakag

Magliko-liko ki dini ta Talakag

By BuhDidi

Go always for fun and entertainment! Adventurous I am, Adventurous you are!

People always seek for fun to unwind and relieve the stress that they have from their works. Some people will go to beautiful places like beaches, rivers, resorts and other countries like Maldives, Hongkong, and etc. Doing all these things sound expensive and other people would say only rich people can afford to do this stuff but there are alternatives that we can relieve our stress or have an escapade without spending a lot of money. Are you one of those people who want to have escapade with less expenses and to relieve the stress that you have?  Or a teenager who wants to spend good times with his friends in some other places? The answer is here!

Maglaag ki dini ta Talakag! The escapade that you want will really satisfy you when you spend it here in Talakag. With the stress that you suffered for how many days or months, for sure, you will be relieved and regenerate the drained energy made by your stressful days. With a beautiful picturesque of scenery, breath-taking views and satisfying places of Talakag, you can say “Wow! I love Talakag!”. Here are some places you could visit in Talakag:

Kiareg Falls located at Brgy. San Antonio

Bolaw River located at Brgy. San Isidro.

Limunsod Falls located at Brgy. Lantud

There are beautiful spots which are still unknown but the Tourism of Talakag is on the process of promoting it.

This blogspot is up-to-date, tune-in for more adventures in this blog!