Indicating The Scope And Content On What I Have Learned

     Over all the discoveries and learnings in this quarter, I learned a lot, and through this quarter, I became proficient using each of these different types of communication. As hard and time-consuming as it was, I genuinely believe that ICT was very beneficial to me as a student. This quarter helped me transfer my skills to other forms of communication. I learned a lot about things I hardly knew existed before, and the stress that I felt is completely justified, knowing that I have learned and grown so much.

     For me, creating webpages is a completely different kind of communication than video, sound, or photography. Webpages are both a form of communication, and a frame to highlight other forms of communication. Therefore, designing webpages is a very difficult task, because you need to think about what your webpage is communicating, as well as if your webpage is enhancing the other forms of communication that are displayed on it.

     However, it is difficult to learn and use HTML. As a beginner, learning even the basics of the code was very challenging, because it was nothing like anything I had ever done before. Through research, I slowly grew to have an understanding of them, but there is still much more that I could learn. Using and learning HTML has given me the utmost respect for web designers and any job that deals with computers or the Internet. I no longer take for granted beautifully designed and easy-to-use websites. Through this quarter I have gained insight, not just concerning communication, but also how difficult working with computers and the Internet really is.

     Moving on, I will keep what I have learned through this quarter and do my best for the next quarter. I hope to see myself improving and performing better than what I am today.

Reference:

The Best Ways to Learn HTML. Udacity. June 24, 2020. https://www.udacity.com/blog/2020/06/the-best-ways-to-learn-html.html

Viva Vigan

     A festival or commonly known as a “Fiesta” is an expressive way to celebrate rich heritage, culture and traditions and play an important role to add structure to our social lives, and connect us with our families and people with different race or backgrounds. Fiesta celebration is already part of our tradition. Festivals are their way to give thanks to the patron saint for the abundant blessings or to celebrate the start of something. And celebrating yearly does not only let them say thanks for the blessings they receive but also gives Filipinos hope for a much better tomorrow. 

     The Vigan City Fiesta is held every January 25. It is celebrated during the feast day of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. St. Paul is Vigan City’s patron saint. Before his conversion, St. Paul was known as Saul, a zealous persecutor of Christians. After he was touched by a personal encounter with Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus, his name was changed to Paul and he endured a lot of hardships and danger to spread the word of God to far places. 

     Unfortunately, this year's festival have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic started. It's been tough for all Bigueños, adults and children alike. So it's important to keep celebrating and getting together in creative ways. Just some are done by this year with strict steps scheduled during the Kannawidan Festival, such as trade and fairs, sports fest and Saniata ti Ylocos Sur Pageant Competition. Although as enforced by the authorities, whenever going to public places, individuals are recommended to wear face masks and face shields. 

     This year has been like no other year, it has been full of the unexpected and things have happened that no one would have ever expected. The celebration of this year and last year is different from the past years, we must understand the fact, we need to adapt to the new normal. Follow and obey the health protocols enforced. For now, safety is our number one priority. Priorities and understanding always comes first. 

References:

Laurente, Julie Ann. Ilocos Sur: The Heart of Ilocandia. Medium. November 11, 2017. https://medium.com/@dyulanne/beauty-at-its-finest-5172a504300

A Year Changes Me A Lot

     We are humans with good and bad bundled together. When a child is born in the world, the heart is pure and it takes in whatever it observes while growing. When we get matured, it is time to shape ourselves into a good person. New Year is something that we all look forward to. It is the day where people decide to make new resolutions for their life and plan to fulfill it throughout the year. They leave all the bad experiences behind and decide to start over. They hope to live the coming year by improvising and starting over with more motivation.

   As we all gathered and celebrated, everyone enjoyed themselves and adored each other. Laughing filled the household and everyone wore red jumpers to bring positive cheer, we was ready for the new year. Drinking red wine and eating ravish red gammon, the night couldn't of been any better. Whilst watching the countdown for the new year, we was just moments away from starting a natious new year but they came. Last year, 2021, has been a hard year for almost all of us considering pandemic affected our lives in multiple ways. But with the arrival of a few approved vaccines, many are feeling hopeful about getting back to a sense of normalcy.

     If you're motivated to change this New Year, pursue it. Setting goals and making plans to achive those goals are important skills for creating brighter futures. Pair your action plan with fun external factors, or create detailed plans. This year can be something which I could not fulfill last year but something realistic.