"Immunation"

Immunation.. What ideas do enter our minds when we hear the word “immunation”? It’s hard to explain because it can’t be found in the dictionary but all I know about this is, it’s all about SCIENCE!

                In the month of September, the Science Club Month Celebration is celebrated. This year 2014, the theme for the National Science Club Month is “IMMUNATION: Arming Science Clubbers with Healthful Defenses towards National Wellness.” When hearing this theme, it’s very hard to understand. But when you think and understand it deeper, you will get the point and ideas from it. The theme is according to a post on the official Facebook page of the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC). The group explained the rationale behind the theme as follows:

“It is a play on words on ammunition and immunization. We would like our science clubbers to be armed/ to be immune against diseases through imparting knowledge about disease, how they spread, etc. Our goal is not only the science clubbers that benefit from this knowledge but also their school and communities and thus leading to national wellness.”

Credits:http://www.filipinoscribe.com/2014/08/16/national-science-club-month-2014-theme-immunation/

              

  So as we celebrate the National Science Club Month this September 2014, let us work hard hand in hand altogether so that we can aim our goal for it and what we wish for Science.

They're Not Just Someone

Over the years, the world’s notion of a hero has changed drastically. Early on, in the world, a hero was viewed as someone who brought food for their family. A hero was someone who was a provider. Later on, however, a hero became someone who did good for all of mankind. That’s when Superman and the other superheroes came in. Yes, they had super powers, but they are the ones whom people based their view of heroes on. As the world became more evolved so did the theories, a hero became more than someone who was a good provider and helped people. A hero became someone who put their life on the line to save the lives of innocent people. Fire fighters, police officers of any branch, are just few. They are also our modern-day heroes.

Men and women who fight to make sure we have freedom of speech, to make sure we get every possible chance there is to make our lives worth living. So, my modern-day heroes for me are my parents. It’s because, since the day I was not born yet, they are the ones taking care of me until now. They work for me, too. They are the ones who are giving all the things I need in order to live. They send me to school to let me study hard and have a good future someday. They let me eat nutritious foods. And most of all, they can sacrifice for my own sake. That’s why I call them as my modern-day heroes.

The view of a hero may, and it probably will change many times. But we will not, and should not forget the heroes of our past. Heroes are the ones that have lost the fight, or are still fighting, but most importantly, the ones that do not call themselves heroes and are just glad that they could help protect the innocent people. Let us not forget the heroes of our past, the present , and let us embrace the heroes of our future.

Buwan ng Wikang Pilipino, Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa

Ganap na sa ating mga Pilipino lalong-lalo na sa mga kabataang mag-aaral ang pagdaraos ng isang pagdiriwang pagsapit ng Agosto, na tinaguriang "Buwan ng Wika" sa kadahilan ang ginugunita sa buwang ito ang dating Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon na kinikilalang "Ama ng Wikang Pambansa."

Taon-taon isinasagawa ang nasabing pagdiriwang sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaroon ng mga palatuntunan sa mga paaralan at pati na rin sa iba ng mga pook pampubliko. Isinasagawa natin ang kagaya ng mga ito. Ngunit alam ba natin ang tunayna katuturan at kahalagahan ng wika?

"Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa hayop at malansang isda; kaya ating pagyamaning kusa, gaya ng inang sa atin ay nagpala." Ito ang tanyag na katagang nagmula sa ating pambansang bayani na si Gat. Jose Rizal na nagbibigay kahalagahan sa wika sa buhay ng isang tao.

Ang wika ng isang bansa ay masasabing siyang kaluluwa na nagbibigay buhay dito. Ito ang nagsisilbing tulay na nagdurugtong sa mga kumunidad na naninirahan sa isang bansa. Sa pamamagitan ng wika, nagkakaunawaan at nagkakaisa ang bawat tao. Higit sa lahat, nagsisilbi ito bilang ating pagkakakilanlan. Dahil dito ay nakikita ang iba’t ibang impluwensya sa bansa na siyang nakapagpabago at humulma sa pagkatao ng mga mamamayan. Samakatuwid, ang wika ay batayan ng natatanging kultura ng isang bansa.