That’s right, Kidsters! There are ways on how not to get angry at our classmates, siblings, elders, helpers, or even at our pets. Another way of saying it is there are ways on how to control our emotions.

Even when I am already this age, I still find it hard to control my temper or not get angry, especially when others really make you lose your patience. A relative of mine who lives in the U.S. and is a military man, sent me an email giving tips on how to control emotions.

Cousin Vikthor Festin calls it “the rules of practicing ‘ugaling langit, ugaling kaaya-aya.” To translate in English, heaven-like manner, well-liked manner.

The first rule is the first one to get mad has the right to it. So just keep quiet.

Secondly, there is no person who fights alone. If you don’t answer the angry person, then he will just stop fighting with you.

Thirdly, an angry person is deaf. People who are angry cannot hear anyone because he is busy listening to himself getting angry. So, don’t try to explain and fight back.

Cousin Vickthor says an angry person is ‘abnoy.’ According to a pastor, there is a biblical reference to this when the Lord said when He was being crucified: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” The modern term for these people are ‘abnoys.’

Finally, the best part of seeing one getting angry at you is to tell yourself that because of this person, you will grow in character and mature.

Learn to accept them and to have patience with them. So Kidsters, it’s not worth it getting into a fight with an angry or highly emotional person.

All people will die
But don’t do it for one simple reason
Enjoy life
Or you will suffer in hell.

Some people will die at very young age
Because life is precious
So right now, try to do something good
So you have a chance to go in heaven.

Life doesn’t mean that if you’re good you will die early
It depends on what will happen
I tell you all people will die
In the right time.

By Ninna Isabella M. Briones
Gr. VI Mary Help of Christians School
Tunghaan Minglanilla Cebu

The Yap-Sandiego house is one of them. This 18th-century house was built through the efforts of Chinese merchant, Juan Yap and wife Maria Florido. The couple’s eldest of three children, Maria, married Pari-an’s Cabeza de Barangay then, Don Mariano Sandiego.

For most of its years standing in the historic district of the city, the house served as a boarding house for students. In recent years through, after being acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Val Sandiego, it underwent restoration work. Wood partitions that were made for boarding units were taken out to bring back the original multi-use nature of a wall-less space.

According to Arnold Sancover’s article on cebuheritage.com, the plan of the owners was to make way for an art gallery in the ground floor and a museum at the second level.  (compiled by the United Architects of the Philippines - Sugbu Chapter)

We learn how to care and people will be kind to us. By being polite, our wishes will come true or be granted.

We make people smile and be happy. There is peace around us. There will be no war and no killings. And the world will be a better place for everyone.

Aaron Zachary Laguna<br>9 years old, Grade 4<br>USC South Campus

I just came across a write up by an elementary school student from Carmona Elementary School in Carmona, Cavite published  in the year 2006 in their official school and community paper called “The Central Point.”  The title of Joe Mark B. Mercado’s piece is “Lincoln’s 10 ‘cannots’ and I would like to share it with you. Joe says these were the ten ‘cannots’ that the US President Abraham Lincoln followed that made him a successful person. Lincoln’s mother died when he was just 9 years old.  Here they are:

1.  You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
2.  You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
3.  You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
4.  You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
5.  You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
6.  You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
7.  You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
8.  You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
9.  You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence.

10.  You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

That’s right, Kidsters!  Think about these 10 ‘cannots’ and practice these in your lives.

It’s the time to ride our bike,
And the time to learn a long hike
Even though it’s hard,
But I’ll make sure that I won’t fall

The summer is so fun,
That it makes me run
I won’t miss this year,
Cause I have no fear.

ApriL Mae Baquirquir
12 years old

New classmates, new teachers
New classroom, new features
Giving us the good mood to learn
Borrowing books and waiting for turns

Some students say
“School is hard giving us the pressure”
But other students explain-
“Just listen to the teacher’s lecture”

Others don’t have enough money to enroll
Don’t be sad, just stand up tall
Study hard and do your best
And God will always do the rest

Angel Phebles L. Altejar
Grade 6, Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion

We set up a mat
And drank some juice
As parents sat
Children went loose

I swam in the sea
And played with sand
I felt so free
Like a bird above land

I was flying a kite
But it snapped by the string
It flew out of sight
Into the most beautiful thing…

A sky with a sun
Half hidden by the sea
And the day was done
For my family and me

by Winona Garcia, 13 years old, Bright Academy