My Umbrella of Hair
by Mary Fe Andes, II-Molave
Whenever it rains and I go outside
My crowing glory tastes the raindrops that slide
The drops flow on each strand
Making me shiver, making me glad
I don't need an umbrella -- my hair is my shield.
But when the sun smiles radiantly
My hair becomes dry and uneasy
This time I put conditioner generously
It suddenly turns beautiful and healthy
My hair protects me from the weather
much better than my umbrella, whatever.
The Show
by Allyana Marri Buiza, II-Molave
The curtains twirled
as the wind hurled.
They swayed side to side
as the wind tried to hide.
The crowd went wilder and wilder
as the wind howled louder and louder.
With a slight mistake, the curtain fell on the floor;
the wind picked it up and tried once more.
The Wind Chime
by Angelica Naz, II-Molave
The downcast cheer of the wind chime music
The somber weather with clouds so thick
Whispers from each copper tube a tone
The melancholic sigh the wind has blown
Desperate loneliness whenever each rod tinkles
Feelings hurt as glass is brickle
These sad chimes that made me smile --
They comforted me for a while.
Eruption
by Flor John Ebuenga, II-Molave
The volcano stands, towering high
as though trying to reach the sky.
Lava spills out, a great big eruption
leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Some people take shelter, others run fast
but none can escape, neither speed nor gust.
After a while, the volcano comes to rest
Success smiles at the test.
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09 October 2013
Quiz #1: Authors and Books
Match the title of the book with the name of its author. Send your answers as comment.
1. Agatha Christie
2. Paulo Coelho
3. Lewis Carroll
4. Chinua Achebe
5. Ernest Hemingway
6. Leo Tolstoy
7. Charles Dickens
8. Nick Hornby
9. Xinran Xue
10. Eugene O'Neill
A. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
B. Anna Karenina
C. Breakfast at Tiffany's
D. The Mousetrap
E. About a Boy
F. Things Fall Apart
G. Eleven Minutes
H. The Hobbit
I. Long Day's Journey into Night
J. Pearl of China
K. The Old Man and the Sea
L. The Good Women of China
1. Agatha Christie
2. Paulo Coelho
3. Lewis Carroll
4. Chinua Achebe
5. Ernest Hemingway
6. Leo Tolstoy
7. Charles Dickens
8. Nick Hornby
9. Xinran Xue
10. Eugene O'Neill
A. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
B. Anna Karenina
C. Breakfast at Tiffany's
D. The Mousetrap
E. About a Boy
F. Things Fall Apart
G. Eleven Minutes
H. The Hobbit
I. Long Day's Journey into Night
J. Pearl of China
K. The Old Man and the Sea
L. The Good Women of China
19 August 2012
Idioms Quiz #2
Identify the 20 idioms illustrated in the poster. Write your answers as comments below.
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Idioms Poster by Group 5 of II-Acacia
15 July 2012
Idioms!
Complete the e-mail with the appropriate idiom. Choose from this list:
Send your answers as a comment to this post.
bee in my bonnet
dead sure
hit the hay
over the moon
not my cup of tea
fought like cats and dogs
What's up
bag of tricks
donkey's years
a drop in the bucket
bring the house down
laugh my head off
beat a dead horse
play it by ear
Send your answers as a comment to this post.
09 July 2012
26 June 2012
My Name and How I Got It
My name is Clyve. I know it's an unusual name. You would have met people with the names Clive or Clyde, but mine is neither of those two. My mother wanted my name to be Clive but my father wanted to call me Clyde, from the basketball player. They even thought I was going to be a girl with the name Cristina. But, as you can see, I turned out to be a boy, so they decided to mix their preferred names and came up with a unique one "Clyve." I bet you have never heard of a name like this before.
-Clyve P. Buena, II-Acacia
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-Clyve P. Buena, II-Acacia
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22 June 2012
Thoughts on Growing Up
For me, it is important to undergo the stage of adolescence. We need to go and be adolescents for us to be prepared for the harder challenges in life as we enter adulthood. Adolescence is the time where we can adjust and fine-tune ourselves to become better persons. Also, being an adolescent is fun -- it is where most of the good things in our life happen. It is as if we will miss "half of our life" if we would not undergo this stage. Adolescence allows us to experience real things and to start new endeavors. It is in adolescence where we accomplish success against challenges, commit mistakes, and learn new things as we step up from our fall, wash the dirt away and continue our race until it finally comes to an end.
Every person, just like a butterfly, must undergo change, and be good citizens. Every person is a butterfly -- starts as a tiny speck, grows like a caterpillar, and undergoes a silent, dark time to develop, until he or she finally becomes a colorful butterfly and fly high in the sky, towards the golden sunlight, our future.
- Aljun Naag, II-Narra
(This was written within 10 minutes)
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Every person, just like a butterfly, must undergo change, and be good citizens. Every person is a butterfly -- starts as a tiny speck, grows like a caterpillar, and undergoes a silent, dark time to develop, until he or she finally becomes a colorful butterfly and fly high in the sky, towards the golden sunlight, our future.
- Aljun Naag, II-Narra
(This was written within 10 minutes)
Original output. Do not copy.
Copyright ©2011 by Scribblebox
18 June 2012
Welcome to Scribblebox Year 6!
Sophies Batch 2012-2013, enjoy your stay here. It's all about having fun while learning English through Afro-Asian Literature.
29 January 2012
What We Think (from Second Quarter Periodic Exams)
Only a life lived for others is worth living. -Albert Einstein
God gave us life so we could experience how fun it is to live. But each of us is given a mission: to spread His Word. In accomplishing our mission, we experience how to love and be loved, how to cry, to smile, to laugh, to fall down, and to stand up again. In our journey, God gives us blessings to spend by sharing these to others. God blesses us so we can be a blessing to others. Other people might not realize your existence, but maybe you have made one soul breathe easier because you lived. If that happens, then you will feel that your life has a purpose. If life has a purpose, then it is worth living.
(Viviene Faye Naag, II-Acacia)
We should not live only for ourselves but for others. A life lived just for yourself is pointless. If we live for someone, everyday you'll have a reason to smile, wake up and have the courage to face your problems. You'll have inspiration which is one of the best things in life. Why is it so hard for narcissists to live a happy life? It is because they only think of themselves and live for themselves, and do not care about the people around them. What about those who do care for others? They live a happy life because everyday, they find inspiration; they find reasons to live, not for themselves but for the people around them.
(Reyna Paner, II-Narra)
We can consider our life worth living if we spend it here on earth doing great and remarkable things, not for ourselves but for others. Doing great things to help others can satisfy us. Our joy is priceless. We live here on earth not just to consume the resources but to make a change in the life of others. For example, as students, we can help our classmates -- we can teach them when they do not understand the lesson. We can also be a good model to them in love, honesty, and respect.
(Candy Bulawan, II-Molave)
It is not what we do; it is how much love we put in the doing. -Mother Teresa of Calcutta
It doesn't matter what we are doing or what job we have as long as we work hard for it and love what we do. It pays so much more than being involved in a high paying job without our mind set on it. It doesn't matter if we work as a janitor or a CEO, as long as we give our hearts on what we do. It will all be worth it. (Alyssa Zenn Ocmer)
God gave us life so we could experience how fun it is to live. But each of us is given a mission: to spread His Word. In accomplishing our mission, we experience how to love and be loved, how to cry, to smile, to laugh, to fall down, and to stand up again. In our journey, God gives us blessings to spend by sharing these to others. God blesses us so we can be a blessing to others. Other people might not realize your existence, but maybe you have made one soul breathe easier because you lived. If that happens, then you will feel that your life has a purpose. If life has a purpose, then it is worth living.
(Viviene Faye Naag, II-Acacia)
We should not live only for ourselves but for others. A life lived just for yourself is pointless. If we live for someone, everyday you'll have a reason to smile, wake up and have the courage to face your problems. You'll have inspiration which is one of the best things in life. Why is it so hard for narcissists to live a happy life? It is because they only think of themselves and live for themselves, and do not care about the people around them. What about those who do care for others? They live a happy life because everyday, they find inspiration; they find reasons to live, not for themselves but for the people around them.
(Reyna Paner, II-Narra)
We can consider our life worth living if we spend it here on earth doing great and remarkable things, not for ourselves but for others. Doing great things to help others can satisfy us. Our joy is priceless. We live here on earth not just to consume the resources but to make a change in the life of others. For example, as students, we can help our classmates -- we can teach them when they do not understand the lesson. We can also be a good model to them in love, honesty, and respect.
(Candy Bulawan, II-Molave)
It is not what we do; it is how much love we put in the doing. -Mother Teresa of Calcutta
It doesn't matter what we are doing or what job we have as long as we work hard for it and love what we do. It pays so much more than being involved in a high paying job without our mind set on it. It doesn't matter if we work as a janitor or a CEO, as long as we give our hearts on what we do. It will all be worth it. (Alyssa Zenn Ocmer)
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