“I thank Lord God for all the blessing I’ve received.. I Thank God for everything. He’s my saviour, My knight, My love, My life.”

It’s been a very long time since the last time I updated my blog.. A lot of things happened this past months. Been very busy with school works, as usual. Also, I’ve been homesick lately. YES. Homesick. I really don’t know why, but i’m guessing it’s because i’m not very used to having not much of people around here in our house; since it’s just me, my brother, my mom, and my step dad. In Qatar or in the Philippines, there are quite enough people to bother, I may say. haha. Just kidding. It’s just.. I grew up with quite a lot of people surrounding me. I’m not used to silence around the house, I’m used to having a loud environment where there’s a loud music playing or a baby crying, some things like that. Nonetheless, this past 3 or 4 days, I think I got over with my homesickness. I think it’s because I got filled with happiness with what happened on Friday.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 The 4th bell of the day just rang, we should by then be in our 4th period class. As soon as i entered my 4th period, my exploration technology teacher told me to go to the cafeteria, I then asked him why and his respond was because there’s gonna be an Award Ceremony for the History Fair Project. And so I went to the cafeteria, Nervous of course. As i looked around I found a couple of people I know that was nominated also, I looked around for my partner for this project and she’s no where to be seen, I asked a couple of people who were in her previous classes and they said that she was absent that day. The head of the Social Studies department started speaking. My teacher saw me as i sat down, he waved at me and so i waved back. The head teacher started announcing the winners who are going to the county history fair on the 7th. They judge it based on each category, therefore, every category has a winner. They first started with Group Exhibit followed by, Group Performances, Group Website and then Group Documentary. When the teacher just said “The next category is Group Documentary”, My heart started beating faster. I was really nervous. And then she said “There was only one that did a group documentary and that means of course they are automatically going to county. Congratulations to the project of The Tragedy of School Segregation in 1954 by Melanie Starling and Marienelle del Castillo.” My teacher looked over me smiling, everyone’s clapping as i stood up and went over to the stage, Both of the teacher who were in the stage congratulated me and gave me 2 certificates and 2 ribbons (for my partner, melanie and of course mine) as my teacher told me “Remember you’re going to the county. Congratulations. You deserve it.” and he winked at me. :) Then we looked at the photographer and smiled. As soon as i got off the stage my other friend hugged me who also won for the website category. After they announced the winners for the individual categories, they announced the special awards. I was once again in shock when they announced our project, our names, my name for the “First-African American Award”. I was once again got up and went on the stage, as they gave me 2 certificates and 2 ribbons and I hear my friends yell my name. When i got off, I sat down for a moment, trying to recall what just happened. I won 2 awards that day and We’re going to County. I know county is not really a big of deal but after county, if we make it through, we’re going to compete with other districts and if we make it again we can go to the nationals and win a scholarship to any collage! I am so happy, and I am so blessed because, I did not expect this. I mean, on the first place, when we were doing this project we only wanted to get a good grade and express ourselves with the project but we sure really did enjoy making the documentary. I was so happy, I almost cried because of it. I thank god for this. 

There’s a little changes that needs to be done in our history fair project and the research paper and such before we go to county on Dec. 7, so we’ll work on it this thanksgiving break. I’m glad that we don’t have school this whole week though, so I can have some little rest. Although there are school works that needs to be done. Man, i’m really tired. I’ve been restless and all this past few months, school is killing me! Hell it’s not easy to study here! Oh well.. That’s life, I guess I just have to deal with it. Anyway, I’m still happy and contented with my life right now even there are hard phases that I have to face. Other than that, I’m good; I have new friends that have been very kind and caring to me; I also have my old friends who are always there for me when I need them; and of course I have my family, who are very supported of me throughout every step that I make. :) 

Thank you Lord God.. For Everything.  

May God bless you all. <3

xoxo.