“Every language is a temple in which the soul of those who speak it is enshrined.” It is the freedom to speak your own, yet what you speak defines you.
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It can be inferred that English language is the second language of almost all Filipino people. English was that which we learn from school, hear from the radio, watch from foreign movies, and read from English pocketbooks or magazines. We do adaptation of the language considering different purposes. It’s either we need to as a part of our life, or we just want to know it, or it’s just that we want to keep pace with trends out there. Another thing was that, English language is what we Filipino’s use to communicate with others. Others say we shall be fluent in speaking English, so we will not be a shame, but what’s important as I believe, is that we know what’s right with that, and we can associate among others better than others do; though I can say that being fluent as well was good.
Ang wikang Tagalog ay ang ating katutubong wika, bilang isang Pilipino. Karamihan sa atin ay tinuturuan ng wikang ito bilang unang paraan ng pagsasalita at pakikipagkomunika sa iba sa simula ng ating pagkabuhay. Habang tayo’y lumalaki, mas malalim na pag-intindi sa wikang ito ang ating natututunan sa paaralan. Sa ganitong kaugalian, mas lalong nahahasa ang ating kakayahan sa pagsasalita ng Tagalog. Ayon sa mga pagsisiyasat, tayong mga Pilipino ay nahuhumaling at pag lumao’y nahihilig sa ibang lengwahe, subalit sinasabi na bago natin makuha ng lubos ang ibang wika, ay kinakailangang maging lubos ang ating pagkaunawa sa wikang sariling atin.
Bilang isang Pilipino, masasabi kong nararapat na mapaghusay muna ang ating wika bago tayo mabaling sa iba at kumupkop ng ibang wika. Dahil hangga’t hindi natin lubos na naiintindihan ang ating sariling wika, magiging mas mahirap, mas magulo, at mas kumplikadong maunawaan natin ang sa iba. Ibang Pilipino man ay hindi naituring na katutubong wika ang wikang Tagalog dahil naturuan ng iba mula sa pagkakamulat ng mga bibig, sa palagay ko’y maunawaan pa rin nilang dito sila nagmula kung kaya’t dapt nilang paka-igihin pareho at intindhin. Mas gugustuhin kong maging dalubhasa sa aking sariling wika bago pa ang iba. Ako ma’y nagnanais ding matututo ng ibang wika, napagtanto kong mas maganda at mas maiging maging sapat ang aking pagkakaunawa ng aking sarili upang kahit kupkupin ko ang wikang hindi talaga sa akin, ay mas manaig ang aking wikang kinagisnan.
Being a famous student at
school, due to my exceptional attitudes, I am considered to be the biggest
problem of everyone. I was the most important topic of teachers during their
weekly assemblage. I am the central news for each
day. Even those queues at the canteen made me their usual
topic. How known I really am. Perhaps, that’s the reason why others became garrulous –they make it as a habit for each day to talk of
me.
I may be an intelligent student,
but regard me as the laziest of the laziest. My life still was ennui. I’m just that type of person who always wears a smile
behind my life full of obnoxiousthings. Family problems there, financial problems
here, social problems there, behavioural problems here, and even other
problems, I have them entirely. Probably that’s the reason why at sometimes I
turn to be uncouth that they even sees and think of me as
a fastidious one already. But I just tell myself that this girl
would be the solution to my problems. Maybe I can be a better person if I have
her.
In just a day, I finally met the
prettiest girl I have never met before. She’s new at the campus –a transferee
scholar. I, being a playboy, wasting time with some nonsense things and playing
games with a girl’s heart, at last, met my opponent. My perspective of love
–love was just a game where you can fool and play with, have changed
eventually. I found love for that time as a thing and a feeling by which when
you’re hurt, the pain really was there, and you can’t easily move on because
the love stays for real. She caught me differently. I want her to be my girl. I
need her, not just to change me as a person, but because I do love her.
I asked one of my friends to ask
her name. He was shocked for that was the very first time that I came stupid
with a girl. He asked me but I just pushed him and tell him to just please go.
He did it and in return, he had her name –Karla. He still can’t believe why I
seem to be really addicted to the girl, but I just take it
The next day, I approached her
in the afternoon, while she was eating at the school cafeteria.
“Can I join you?” I asked her.
“Yes.” She answered simply.
“You’re new in here, right?” I
asked her.
“Ah, yes.” She simply answered
once again.
“Are you afraid of me?” I
questioned her. She really was a coy type of girl.
“No, but I have not known you in
the first place.” She told me.
“Ah, well I’m Andy. Everyone in
here knew me because I’m the famous guy they consider, but please do not be
anxious of me. I can be a better person, if you’ll try to accept me, even just
as a friend.” I introduced myself to her.
“^___^, I am Karla. It’s not a
problem for me if you’ll be a friend, since no one had been my friend in here
yet.” She smiles as she answers me.
“Friends?” I give her my hand
and ask.
“Sure.” She smiled and shook my
hand.
*RINGGGGGGGGG!!*
“Oh, the bell rang, I must go
now. Nice meeting you.” She approached me and leaves.
“Bye, take care.” I silently
tell myself.
The next day, I saw her at the
bench sitting alone. I would like to go to her, but my friends would mind me. I
just tell them that I have to go back to the room to get something, but I went
on the other way. I go to her, and…
“K-K-Karla,.”
“Ohw, Andy. Why? Is there
something wrong? Are you alright?” She asked.
“Uh, can I join you again?” I
answered.
“Yeah, sure. Here, take a seat.”
She smiled and said.
“I would like to ask you something?”
I nervously asked her.
“Go.” She said.
“D-d-do you have a boyfriend?” I
tautly asked her.
“Uhh, I don’t have any. Why?”
She replied.
On my mind, I was shouting in
joy. My heart was jumping gladly. “Can I court you?” I asked her hoping that she’d
say yes.
“O__O, okay.” She was shocked
but she said yes.
“Thanks!!” I almost shout upon
her.
“I think it’s already time for
me to go home. Shall I leave you now first?” she asked.
“Let’s go. I’ll bring you home.
Can I? I’d just get my car.” I asked her.
“Ah, no, no. I can go by my
own.” She replied.
“Is that so? Please. Let me? I
just want to make sure that you’ll be home safe.” I asked her.
“^___^, Okay.” She agreed at
last.
It had been my duty and habit
for each day already to bring her home. I’m not the rude man anymore. I engaged
myself to be busy courting her. I gave her simple presents each day, Friends,
then best of friends; I think I already changed her as well. She’s not that
timid anymore, she already learned to mingle with others and join me with my
somewhat crazy attitude. We always have piffle conversations, but
she doesn’t feel tired with that habit of us. My parents and teachers as well, conspicuously recognized my new attitudes. I have been a good
man from having a rambunctious life at first.
I bring her at the school garden
and talk to her as this.
“Will you take me as your
boyfriend now?” I asked her smiling.
“Y-E-S!” She replied.
“YES!! YES!! YES!!” I shouted in
fact.
“O___O You are my first
boyfriend! And I’m so glad that you have been that man I’ve been dreaming of.”
She told me.
“I love you KARLAAAAAAA! You’re
the only girl who made me serious of love. I promise that I would not fail you.
I may have failed a lot of girls out there, but this would be not anymore. Believe
me, Opposites Attract.” I told her.
“I love you ANDYYYYYYY! I
believe in you. I know you won’t bring me down. :))” she said in return.
Each day passed that we were
together. Our relationship was that of a legal one. Our parents new, and were
proud of us two. I had been an honor student, inspired by her, and she had been
an honor student as well, inspired by me. Every last day of the month, we went
to the mall, watch movies, and go to the park. The park had been our favorite rendezvous every time that we’ll have a tryst.
Now, we’re 3 years already going
strong with a better relationship.
