My portfolio in 21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World

        This is our final quiz on the 21st century, and I was slightly prepared because this topic is more about memorization and history. Although history is boring for me, I must review it to pass the quiz. Another group review with my classmates about the topic and made a story and a song about the people who lead in this country. I discovered that it is easier to study when people or your classmates are narrating the topic rather than memorizing it one by one. I was grateful to them because it was a big help for me that they were willing to share their knowledge to me.          Before our quiz started, our teacher discussed some information that everyone didn't know that might appear on the test. I'm really determined that I listened carefully to his discussion before the test, and I was right that all of it was on the options. I was lacking in knowledge on the second part because it is a crossword puzzle, but our teacher whol...

        That day, I was worried about what would be our quiz in 21st century. I was thinking that it would be identification, enumeration, or if our teachers were going to be kind to us, it'd be multiple choice. Before the quiz in the afternoon, I started to review the story "Dead Star" by Paz Marquez Benitez and memorize the whole plot of the story. Me and my classmates are having a group review about the story, and we were scared of the format of our quiz. And then suddenly we have a bad news that other strand that our 21st century handled said that it would be vocabulary test.         I hurriedly browsed the vocabulary of that story while nervous because I knew that it was my greatest weakness: vocabulary and grammar. While we were reviewing the words outside, we saw our teachers were near, and I panicked because I'm scared about the outcome of our quiz. He illustrated that we need to read the story one by one and each number, we ne...

Six-Word Flash Fiction  Things change, summer ends, new adventure. Flash Fiction It was 4:00 in the morning, and I was standing in the middle of the street beside a street light, tirelessly waiting for the bus to stop by in front of me. An old woman stood beside me and suddenly asked me. " Where are you going? " she said. " I'm going to my hometown to celebrate my grandpa's death anniversary, " I calmly responded to her. " Your grandpa in heaven is going to be happy from your visit "—she replied with a happy smile on her face. " Thank you, " I replied, smiling back at the old woman. After the long conversation, the bus stopped in front of me. I started to prepare the bags and said, " Let's go inside already, grandma; we're going to be late; our relatives are so excited to see us. "—speaks with a hurried tone. " Who are you?"  she confusedly asks me. " I'm your granddaughter,"  I calmly replied. ...

Haiku Birds fly in the sky, Suddenly land on a tree, Collecting branches. Senryu Laying on a bed, Day dreaming about the past. Having his own world.

TANAGA (YOUTH) Hilig sa pag-aaral,  Masipag at marangal. May magandang desisyon, Mayroong tamang opsyon. DIONA (LOVE)  Pagmamahal ko sa'yo, Ay hindi maglalaho  Pangako hanggang dulo. DALIT (CATHOLICISM) Itataas ang ngalan mo, Purihan ka hanggang dulo. Ang kaniyang pagmamahal, Ay sapat na sa buhay ko.