"The Enigmatic Smile of Mona Lisa"

Hey, have you seen or even heard about the painting "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci? Well, I'm sure that many of you did. If you will be ask, what do you think is her expression in the painting? is she happy? sad? shocked? what?

When I was still younger I already saw the painting Mona Lisa but  not the original one. That time I think she is suffering from a stomach pain. But as I grew older I realize that the smile of from a stomach pain. But as I grew older, my belief is changed. Now, I think the smile of Mona Lisa signifies a painful heartbroken with his boyfriend but she is trying to move on slowly. She is hiding the pain within her smile, it's like  she's trying to show everybody that she is not affected even though she's really and still in love with that guy.  

All of this are only product of my wild imagination and impression of the painting. I don't really  know if who inspired Mr. da Vinci and why did he paint that wonderful work of art. For me, the painting is one of the best around the world. Even though we have different opinions regarding the smile enigmatic smile of Mona Lisa, I only know one thing, the painting is really AWESOME!

Blog 3.5

Noreen S. Ortiz

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One Afternoon with Gat Rizal

It's half day, YES! I can enjoy the whole afternoon. I'm already near to the gate of our school, "Como Esta? " I heard a voice from my back. "Muy Bien" when I turn back and look who's talking, I was shocked because it's Dr. Jose Rizal. "Are you free this afternoon?" he asked me. "Si señior, porque? Can I do something for you?" I answered.

I think we almost have the same height; he’s wearing white long sleeve and the black. "Can you please come with me this afternoon?" he asked again, "Where sir?" I replied. "I don't know" he answered back. I think his a bit confuse "Uhmmm, sir if you will not mind, can we just go in SM? “. He cannot answer, I think his more confuse now but he just agrees.

It's good that I have my extra shirt and pants in my locker, I changed my uniform. We ride in a tricycle then next in a baby bus. While on our why, I notice that he is observing the vehicles. "What do you call this?" he asked, "Sir, this is what we call baby bus in our modern time" I answered.  "Ahhh" that was his only reply. When we arrived at the mall I observed that Dr. Rizal is examining the place. First we go to Jollibee and take our lunch. I ordered chicken joy, spaghetti, fries, coke and chocolate sundae for the both of us. He finishes his food faster than me and he ask me to order another for him. After our lunch we go window shopping for awhile. I take him to the national bookstore and show him the different pens and ball pens. "Is this your pen in the present?" he asked curiously while holding a sign pen. "Yes sir,  it's easier and more convenient to use, here you better try it. " I answered him and give a small paper. He try the pen, as I observe he enjoy using that pen. I buy 3 pens secretly while his reading some books and he is also amazed because he saw his works in bookstore, the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. 

When we are about to go home, I give him the 3 pens that I bought. "Gracias" he said with a smile, "Denada senior”J  I answered. Then suddenly "KRINGGGGGG!" it's my alarm clock, it's time to prepare because I still have my class. When I arrived at the school, the time past too fast. It's already lunchtime. . I'm already near to the gate of our school, "Como Esta?” I heard a voice from my back. "Muy Bien" when I turn back and look whose talking, it's my classmate. "Are you free this afternoon?" he asked me. "Si señior, porque? Can I do something for you?" I answered.Wait it's like a déjà vü. 

 Blog 3.4

Noreen S. Ortiz

III-Oxygen

"7 Common Mistakes of Students"

1.Late Comers        2. Not Cleaning      3. Not Wearing Proper Uniform

4.No Homework  and No Projects       5. Sleeping during discussion

6.Cutting Classes     7.Cheating

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The weather is horrifying, we don't have classes because it's Sunday. I'm not starting and of my projects and my home works yet. Someone knock on the door, when I opened it, I was shock because he looks like my brother who died when he is still a baby. The stranger said that he's my brother, Isidro. He ask me to have some walk, I agree with it. About 10 minutes, I realize that the color of the surrounding is slowly changing. The trees and the houses are slowly disappearing.

A sudden thunder strikes then all of a sudden, everything disappeared and the environment turn black and red, like flames. "Where here at the Guidantory" I was confuse with it. I saw many students wearing their uniform but they are being punish. We made a tour, at first room I saw students who are moving briskly and those who cannot follow are required to make 100 pushups.  On the second room, those who are not cleaning are being punish by cleaning Pasig River. Third room, this is for those who are not wearing proper uniform, no I.D, long hair, no P.E uniform and many more, they are being ask to wear 10 different uniforms in 1 minute those who cannot follow will be tied with I.D lace on their neck.  Fourth those who don't have projects and home works, they are ask to make the same project or home work they don't have in  5 minutes, they should make 10 times of the real on. Fifth room, those who are sleeping, they are not allowed to sleep, they should be awake the whole time, if they will be catch sleeping they need to swim in the 10 degrees pool. In the sixth room those who are cutting their classes, their punishment is to have class the whole day inside a room with temperature ranging from  40 degrees-50 degrees. The last and biggest room, for those who are cheating, they are ask to memories 100 words in 3 minutes, if they can't recite or they miss a word, they will be punch using an electric gloves.

"Noreen, Noreen, Noreen, wake up It's already 3 pm in the afternoon" I heard my mother's voice. I wake up already and started making my home works and projects, I will also try to go to school a bit earlier than I always do. I don't if I should consider that as a nightmare or as a dream. Maybe it's just telling me to be industrious regarding my studies.

Blog 3.3

Noreen S. Ortiz

III-Oxygen

"Our Conversation Regarding Our Research"

It's already dismissal, a tiring day again. There are lots of school works and projects, especially the research. All third year students in our school is recquired to pass an approve research title for our clearance.  While fixing my things, two of my classmates approach me:

Dannah: Noreen do you already have the research plan with you?

Noreen: Not yet, do we need that already?

Chrisea: I don't think so, Ma'am Ruby told me that we can still pass our research plan by next week.

Noreen: Dannah we don't need it yet.

Dannah: No, not that. What I'm trying to say is the one that we should pass to our research adviser.

Noreen and Chrisea: Ahh.

Noreen: When do we need to pass those?

Dannah: Ma'am told me that we should pass the research plan this week so we can still revise it.

Chrisea: Ahh, sure. We can make it later I think.

Noreen: Maybe, but we better go to Ma'am to be sure.

Dannah: Let's go.

            We went to the fourth year building to look for our research coordinator but she's not there. We also went to the other building to look if our research adviser is there but she's also not. We just all go to the waiting shed near our school and wait for a tricycle.

Noreen: It's too late already.

Dannah: What time is it?

Chrisea: Wait I'll ask there.

Chrisea went to a friend of her, then she go back to us.

Chrisea: She said it's already 5:50

Dannah: Yah, it's late already.

After awhile a tricycle arrived so we already go home.

Blog 3.2

Noreen S. Ortiz

III-Oxygen