"ILOCOS SUR KANNAWIDAN FESTIVAL 2011"

Vigan City Philippines is all set for the week-long Kannawidan Ilocos Annual Festival slated for January 31 to February 6.
Vigan City Philippines which is located in Ilocos Sur Province, is famous for the old massive stonewalls and Spanish brick houses which date back to the Spanish colonization period. The Kannawidan Ilocos Festival will be held in front of Provincial Capitol Hall and Quadrangle, Plaza Salcedo, Plaza Encarnacion and President Quirino Stadium. Through this Kannawidan Ilocos Festival, an Iloco term which means feast of all heritages, practices and products in Ilocos Sur, they will showcase and promote their old customs, traditions, culture and products to strengthen their demands.
The Kannawidan Ilocos Festival commemorates the founding of the province of Ilocos Sur and showcases the old costumes, traditions and culture of Ilocanos. The week-long festival aims to preserve and sustain the old traditions, attractive products and products of the Ilocanos, as well as promote the local tourism industry. :]

"VIGAN CITY FIESTA"

Do you know where Vigan City is located? Vigan City is about 400 kilometers from Manila. Vigan City is the capital of Ilocos Sur. Have you ever gone to the place? Vigan City is well-known for its Heritage Houses that was built a long time ago during the Spanish Era. Vigan is also known for its products like Bagnet, Longganisa, Pinakbet, Okoy-Okoy, Empanada and much much more!
Aside from these stuffs, do you know when is the feast of Vigan City? The Vigan City Fiesta is held every 16th to 25th of January. For our additional information, according to the citizens in Vigan City, the feast is offered to their saint. Their saint is no other than Saint Paul. On this important event, many activities are held. This contains the Kannawidan Festival(January 31-February 6) where many local artists from the showbiz industry comes to celebrate. Another is the Sangunniang Kabataan Night(SK Night), Gay Night, Miss Vigan, Miss DWRS and many more. Bigueños from all over the country and even abroad return to Vigan, as it is the custom of Filipinos to return to their hometown to join their family and friends in the celebration of their fiesta. They are joined by thousands of visitors from other parts of the Philippines and other countries in enjoying the cultural shows, parades and street dancing prepared by the local government with the help of the local industries and communities. There are also food fairs, arts and crafts exhibits, as well as a visiting carnival.
Encouraging public response has made festival a yearly. It has also proven to be a stimulus for the local tourism industry. Over the past years, the Viva Vigan Festival has become one of the biggest cultural events in the North, attracting domestic and foreign visitors who come to Vigan on a pilgrimage to our heritage. :)

"MY REFLECTION"

On this Third Grading Period, we have learned about the HTML links, different kinds of HTML links, how to make Body Backgrounds, Background Colors, how to put HTML images, about Alt Attributes, Aligning Images, Adjusting Sizes, Hyperlinks/Hypertext, Hypermedia, do our project using the Microsoft Frontpage and make drafts to post on our own blogs.
Luckily, I haven't encountered any problems/challenges in our class regarding on our lessons. It's just only that when we made our project in Frontpage, my partner in our workstation didn't helped me that much. He was almost absent all the time but thank God, I have finished it even though it's not that very beautiful.
I addressed that problem through asking for some help from my classmates and I really thank them a lot. Without them, probably I can't finish our project.
Moving on, I will listen more harder to our teacher so that I can fully understand our lessons. I will exert more efforts to do our different activities so that Hj will be more satisfied. I hope that I will be more attentive to our class especially now that finals are nearly coming. I really hope so... :]]

"NEW YEAR, NEW DENMARK :)) "

The three hundred and sixty five (365) days of 2010 is now over. Here comes again another three hundred and sixty five days of 2011. Another year again that will be filled with luck, problems, happiness and other more factors.
This 2011 is the Year of Rabbit. They say that rabbit is lucky. Well for me, it really depends on the people who will hold his/her life. I have so many things to expect this year. I expect that my life will become better. I also expect that I will be more diligent to my studies. I also expect that I will be working more on my diet. :D I will lessen to eat rice. I hope that I can do it! It's my New Year's Resolution.
So, this New Year, I hope that I can change and do a lot more for the better. I also hope that I can change my bad attitudes into good ones so that I will be more better person. Happy New Year! : )

"THE TRUE ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS"

People say that the most important event or celebration in the whole year is Christmas. We celebrate Christmas every December. I think, Christmas is the most important event in the whole year because it is the birthday of our Lord, Jesus Christ. But, what makes this event so special.
In my own understanding, Christmas is special since it's the birth of Jesus Christ, it is also a time to spread love and happiness. All of our families and friends are rejoicing. The whole world is at peace and placid. Christmas is a time of feast and a time for reconciliation. The true essence or meaning of Christmas is about loving, forgiving, sharing and peace. It's not about the decorations, presents and foods. But, it's all about love, forgiveness, sharing and peace. This is all what Jesus Christ wants us to give him during his birthday.
So, let us all be reminded that Christmas is not about those gifts or presents. We should care about the true meaning and essence of Christmas so that Jesus Christ will always be happy! :)

"MAGANDANG PAGSASAMAHAN TUNGO SA MAAYOS AT MAUNLAD NA LIPUNAN"

"No man is an island." A simple, short and very well-known quotation yet very meaningful. The quotation I think best describes about the theme of Values Month celebration.
This November is the Values Month Celebration. The theme is, "Magandang Pagsasamahan Tungo sa Maayos at Maunlad na Lipunan." This means that through good relationship, we can attain an organized and progressive society. There are many ways on how to achieve an organized and progressive society. One is, we should keep on communicating to everyone so that we will understand each other and prevent riots or misunderstanding. Another is, we should help each other in doing such things so that, when time comes that we also need help, they are just there beside us, ready to help hand-in-hand. There are still many other ways to achieve a progressive society not mentioned but it's up on us on how to do it.
It's really true that there is no individual who can live alone. We all know that it is so hars, isn't it? All of us should have a companion so that in times that we need a partner, they are just there whom we can share our problems when we are in trouble!

" A SHORT TIME OF FUN AND ENJOYMENT"

What comes first to your mind when you hear the word "vacation"? By just thinking of it, many things come flashing to our minds. For me, it means fun and enjoyment.
Last October 21 and 22 was our Second Grading Periodical Examination. Then after the test, we had our Semestral Break or a one-week break. In that one-week, I haven't done too many activities. I just stayed at our house and play with my laptop and surf the internet. We also watch television and rent some cd's and dvd's. Then, we went to our grandmother's place. We played all-day long with my dear cousins because we haven't been there for more than a week. Then after the one-week vacation, it was already November 1 or the All Saint's Day. Our family went to the cemetery to visit our beloved late relatives. We lighted up some candles and offered some flowers to their tombs. After that, we said a little prayer and prayed for their souls. Then after two hours of staying there, we went home already. On November 2 or the All Soul's Day, we just stayed at home. We didn't go at the cemetery. Then the day after that, it was the start of classes again. It is also the start of Third Grading Period.
My activities during the Semestral Break was not that so many but I fully enjoyed a lot especially when we went at grandma's. Our next vacation will be again on December. I can't wait!! :D