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I wanna share my paper on the movie "A Very Long Engagement":           The movie “A Very Long Engagement” was both depressing and inspiring. Breathtaking scenes adapted from the World War I showed the struggle of the soldiers, some were wounded and many were killed, and of course corruption and atrocity on the part of the government. Those scenes and the undying investigation of Mathilde to find Manech might have deep roots in the philosophy of religion especially in the themes of silence and hope. To incorporate the two themes, this paper would be divided into three main parts.             First, I guess one thing common to everyone in the film is that they all remained silent about what happened during the war unless someone like Mathilde fearlessly tried to decode the secrets. There are two choices; it’s either they would go back to the familiarity of the death of their beloved or risk crossing t...

When something is lost, it's either you could find it again or not. You just need to accept the truth that it is lost. You cannot do anything anymore. Not everything that's lost could be found again. There's a huge uncertainty even if there's still hope to find it again. Why do we lose something? WHY?!?

Ang kahirapan ng mga nakatatanda Aspetong hindi nababatid ng isang makabagong henerasyon Ngunit sa kanila’y dapat pagtuunan Walang naging katuparan ang kanilang buhay Silang tumanda at naiwan ng ganoon na lamang Hindi ako naniniwalang Makikita natin ang kanilang halaga Sa kanilang mga kulubot at lumalaylay na balat Kabagalan ng kilos at madalang na hakbang Sila’y madaling mapagod at mahingal Masakit ang likod at baywang kapag nirayuma  Wala nang pangkagat, nabungi na lahat Silang may kumakalog na tuhod at kasukasuan Wala nang silbi Hindi ako naniniwalang May solusyon sa kanilang mga pangangailangan Mabibigyan ng maayos na matutuluyan at kumpletong pasilidad Maaalagaan ng mga marurunong sa medisina Makakakuha pa ng trabaho Makakagamit ng iba’t ibang panlipunang serbisyo Ang mga lolo at lola Ang paninindigan ko Wala nang tadhanang naghihintay; Wala nang pag-asa; Wala nang silbi; Sa kanilang kakulangan, Hindi ako kumbinsidong M...

I never thought that I would come at this moment, three years after we took separate paths, to forget about everything in the past completely; to withdraw the unforgotten memories and promises, happy or sad, memories are still memories. We are not a couple; in fact, we are very unlikely to be such. Thanks to that night of July 30, 2009 that I realized we’re really not meant for each other.  For about three years, I’ve set boundaries for my feelings because I know it would interfere with wherever and whatever my career is heading into. I’ve also set limits to myself that I could not fall for someone again not before my college graduation. I had many crushes at the span of three years but none of them lasted for a week except for one person, we’ll get to that story in my next blog. Lately, I had dreams about the guy in my past and they were terrible. All my fears were in that dream and I could not seem to find any escape. Worse, for every dream, the same day, I see him in...

It is so hard for us to trust someone or give love to someone or somebody because we always seek requirements. “Hindi tayo sanay sa pag-ibig na walang kapalit.” That’s why we need to pry open this economy of exchange to realize the impossible. In seeing the love that requires the return of love, we already objectify love. Objectifying love gives love limits and making that love not love after all. That is also why; it is only through the conditional that we can experience the unconditional. Pure love is a gift, and when we talk of a gift, it is always already given. Someone doesn’t need to deserve it for it to be given, it is just given. There are no steps to pure love because when there are steps, we are getting back to an economy of exchange. In giving any gift, in our case, not just any other material gift, we need to step out and go beyond the margins, beyond our limits. The conditionality of things allows us to have a glimpse of the unconditional. Risking might make us...

                 A girl falls in love with a guy. The guy suddenly falls in love with the girl after some time however; the girl fell in love with someone else. A typical love story but spices up in every bit.                 He was the “almost perfect boyfriend” and she was no good compared to him. For almost three years, the girl improved, from her perspective of course, head to toe; she wanted to be someone in the eyes of the guy. For every smile that she treasures a lot, her heart beats with too much gladness. She never expected to be friends with the guy. The guy sends her messages whenever he has questions about anything related to school but that doesn’t make her any smarter than the guy. In that way they have their small talk. The guy suddenly talks to the girl whenever he likes. The girl on the other hand talks to the guy normally, disguising her real ...