0 Home sweet home

In our country today, we keep on seeing people living on the streets. People often see manila as a place where opportunities come. Indeed it is but that does not mean that it is true for all. Most of the unfortunate tend to go to manila without having a back up plan that is why they get stranded here. As a result they see the bad side to it and go do criminal acts for them to survive.

Good thing there is the Homeless World Cup. The cause of this league is to lessen the number of homeless people all over the world. This league opens another opportunity to rise from their past and live in a more prosperous life. This gives them a chance to do to have a brighter future and if they work enough be able to play in the pros.

            This league makes them aspire to do the best in sports rather than do something wrong. This is also a chance for them to learn to discipline their selves. Most especially, this league gives them a home. Having to play with fellow homeless people makes them one family.

I believe this league should also have exposure since I personally did not know anything about this organization before. They get pro soccer players to coach in the league or even train with them. with this, the league can get a wide range of spectators and supports not only for the team but also for the homeless.

adrian

First of, for me, last Tuesday was by far one of the best sessions of class. It was a very intriguing session for me because of the guests last Tuesday. The class lesson was important also regarding about journalism as a rough draft but the guests just blew me away. I want to talk more about what my reactions were to what the guests spoke about.

Sir Rick brought in Coach Rudy and Lexter, coach and member respectively, of our 2010 team for the Homeless World Cup, who competed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last September. Coach Rudy talked about how he, together with some very good hearted people, mostly foreigners, planned and created this great program. He also talked about how he chose players, with different life stories, from the try-outs to play for him and for this country. He added that the process was pretty hard, but with the help of generous sponsors, completed the program. He, along with the organization, helped these teens with their lives, even if they are not part anymore of the current team. They helped by finding jobs and/or schools for these teens. Lexter, on the other hand, talked about his experiences playing for the Philippines and most specially, his life now after the HWC. He shared that he, along with other players, came from a simple life in the provinces. He stressed that HWC was a really big help for him and the other players. He added that HWC was some kind of hope for people like them. He confessed that he and some other people were into drugs before and with the arrival of HWC, their lives changed.

            I really liked how they shared their stories to the class. They stressed important happenings in their lives. For me, i think that they were really sharing a lot from their lives and teaching us a thing or two for our own lives. I was very intrigued with how our players fare, against other countries from the whole globe, considering with our weight and height and heft are not up to par against the other teams. These teams were really taller, heavier, stronger, etc. against our team. With these disadvantages, our team had heart and were street wise. I loved the story involving another country being our own personal cheering squad with matching holding of the Philippine Flag. I want to be in their shoes representing the Philippines. truly, i am grateful to those who created this program, and to those who are still continuing to support and improve this great program. This will help a lot of people with their lives and will bring hope for the people. 

frank golla

0 puppy love :)

this is my favorite picture of my first and favorite dog. her name is Goldie. she is a golden retriever that is where i got her name. she was so small back then. i remember carrying her with just one arm. she likes to sleep a lot, destroy my slippers, and etc. the sad thing is things change. she has grown bigger 5 times her puppy size. she is not as cute as before but the thing is, she is and always be my favorite dog.

 this is the dog i hate the most for the reason that my mom takes care of him more than she takes care of me. she does not like dogs but because Chuck came to our lives she started to like it. i think my mom likes chuck the most because she can play with him and dress him up. another reason is that he is the smallest of my 5. but even thou i hate him, he is still my dog and i hate to admit i love him too.





- adrian