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Lately, I have been in a reflective mood. That would mean that I’m silent most of the time and just doing my work( i was told that this mood make others feel uncomfortable in my workplace). I can’t help it. There are lots of thoughts, ideas and questions in my head. Sometimes i do have answers, but most of the time i don’t.And this would make me think more and be quiet most of the time. There were instances that i would like to directly address my thoughts to the people around me, however, i would be stop by the thought or notion that they don’t know about me and they wouldn’t understand me at all.I was right. I just wished that i have realized this sooner.

It pained me so much to realize that the people i thought knew me don’t know me at all. I have been judged, mocked, perceived to be that person that i am not so many times. I have fought this battle and i’ve won. I have proven my worth as a person and now i am again in this battle. Why do i have to keep on proving my worth? Sometimes it gets so tiring to build up your defenses. Sometimes, i don’t want to fight anymore. Sometimes, i would just like them to win. But there’s this tiny weeny voice inside me that  would scream at me to hang in there. I have been trying butI am barely hanging.

Bakit may mga tao na would make you feel incompetent?This year , there were so many times that i felt this. Kaya lang, di ako nagpapatalo eh… kaya talo sila. Hae!Hae!Hae!

Wow! My  Creative Writing students in Grades I and II did it! We have launched a book!The book was entitled " Word Tree: Write, write more" . It was launched last March 1. The book contained their poems ( five senses and limericks). Although, their works were at the last part and their picture was not included in the book  and most of the works were done by the higher level, i was proud of the accomplishment of  my cool creative writers as they call themselves.

When I told my class about it, they were really excited. They gushed about it. Some reacted–" Oh, no! Not my work!"I was excited also of the thought that their works will be published.Young as they are, they have communicated not only words but their experiences. Being with kids in a Creative Writing class is such a delight. I would often marvel at their ideas and the words that would come out from them.They are always excited with the stories and writing tasks that i would give them. I marvel at their stories and their creative outputs. It’s just unfortunate that most of the works i submitted to the editors were not included because of the limited pages.I love my kids’ very,very short stories. This is one of my favorite stories.It came out after the doodling activity we had. I myself, would not be able to come up with this kind of story. Enjoy…

                    The Magic Upside Down Trumpet

By Julianna Domingo ( Gr. I)

Once upon a trumpet time, there was an unknown place in space called Trumpet Land. The first trumpet on Trumpet Land was the MAGIC Upside down Trumpet . He invented so many things that he worked until night. When he was already a Grandpa, he always trumpet praying to the Trumpet God for more trumpets than him. Then, the Trumpet God did it! His wish came true! Then, that’s how Trumpet Land was with so many people.