VALUES EDUCATION-3rd Meeting

1) Day 1
Since high school, one of my values is my family. I always try to show how I value my family for it always inspires me in my studies. And today, I really focused on practicing this value. Before, I was tired in doing many school works, but on this day, I kept in my mind that all of these things are for my family. And this thought helped me feel good even if I am tired. I have learned that it feels good if I really make my family and God as the center of my life. They can help me relieve all the stress and depressions that I have, and thy can make me stronger all the time. That is why I will continue to apply this value.

Day2
My second most appreciated value is systemization. Before, I was lazy to organize all the tasks I should do. However, I have experienced many difficulties because of this. That is why I have realized that I should be systematic in college. Even at the first day of school, I started to make notes of the things I should do to help me in remembering and organizing all the tasks. It felt more convenient to be systematic. And as of now, I am learning how to organize and budget my time ad priorities properly. I have learned that this value really helps me a lot so I will keep practicing and applying it.

2) When I attended the Freshmen Night, I saw how the Malayan students had fun especially when the Mom’s Cake band performed. I also saw how good the students are in meeting the visitors during the event because, even if it is raining, the students still stayed near the stage. But still, some students chose to stay inside the canteen or go home after class because the had the free shirt and student planner.
I felt happy and I also enjoyed the event because I was with my friends while watching the performers, especially my favorite band, the Mom’s Cake. I really like how they entertained the audience. And the thing that I disliked is it was raining and there were no chairs.
I have learned that I am so blessed that I belong to alpha batch because the administration really makes me feel how the students are important to them. That is why I really want to thank them for allowing us to experience fun aside from quality education.

VALUES EDUCATION-2nd Meeting

1) My first week stay at MCL was fine but I was a little nervous because of the new environment and expectations. Aside from being nervous, I feel comfortable and happy also about my teachers and schoolmates especially my classmates, because they are all good and nice. I find my courses not so easy and not so difficult because we are still discussing about the basic topics. The part that is hard for me about my courses are the requirements. It is hard for me to save money because I have to buy the requirements for a course. As a sort of adjustment, I must be independent and attentive in every class so that I can pass all the courses. I must be disciplined, sociable and open-minded, and be a positive thinker, so that I can be successful in meeting the terms of a academics, emotions and social involvement.

2) I like my first year in college be a great beginning. I want to be an honor student in college and to achieve this I must study hard.

3) Top 10 Values I will try to prioritize:
-Communication
-Continuous Improvement
-Excellence
-Hardwork
-Independence
-Positive Attitude
-Strength
-Discipline
-Family
-Systemization

VALUES EDUCATION- 1st Meeting

1) Values Education helps me in forming my spiritual being. It helps me to learn to have good attitudes. As I study in Malayan Colleges Laguna, it will not only educate me to be excellent but also to have the virtue or the values through the help of values education.

2) As I experience now my few days of college life in MCL, it will help me to achieve successful adjustment in college by accepting the ways that a college student must act. I must think that I am now a college student who must act more mature, responsible, hardworking, independent, and well disciplined by following the rules in college.

The Files

In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in a room filled with small files, which seemed to go on forever. The first file to catch my attention read "Boys I Have Liked." I quickly shut the file, shocked to realize that I knew these boys. And then, I knew exactly where I was. This lifeless room was a card catalog system for my life. Here were written the actions of every single moment.

I began randomly opening files and exploring their contents. Some brought joy and sweet memories: others a sense of shame and regret so intense that I would look over my shoulder to see if anyone was watching. The files ranged from "Friends", to "Friends I Have Betrayed." "Lies I Have Told," "Comfort I Have Given," "Things I Have Mutter Under My Breath." I never ceased to be surprised by the contents. It didn't seem possible that I could have written all of these cards, but each card was in my own handwriting, and each signed with my signature.
When I came to one marked "Lustful Thoughts," I felt a chill run through my body. I pulled the file out only an inch, and shuddered at it's detailed content. Rage exploded within me. NO ONE MUST EVER SEE THESE CARDS! I HAVE TO DESTROY THEM! In an insane frenzy, I yanked the file out and began pounding it on the floor, but I couldn't dislodge a single card. I tried to tear a single card, only to find that it was as hard as steel. Defeated and helpless, I let out a long sigh, and then I saw it. The title read "People with Whom I Have Shared The Gospel." The handle was brighter than those around it. Newer, Almost unused. I could count the cards it contained on one hand.

I fell to my knees and cried out of shame--the overwhelming shame of it all. But as I pushed away the tears I saw Him. No! NOT HERE. ANYONE BUT JESUS. Why did he have to go through every one? He seemed intuitively to go to the worst boxes. I dropped my head and covered my face with my hands. He walked over and put His arms around me. He could have said so many things, but he didn't say a word. He just cried with me. He got up and went back to the first file and began signing his name over mine. "No!" I shouted. I grabbed the card from him and there it was-- written in red so rich, so dark, so alive. The name of Jesus covered mine, it was written with His blood.

He gently took the card back and continued signing. I don't know how He did it so quickly, but the next instant it seemed I heard Him close the last file and walk back to my side, He placed His hand on my shoulder and said, "It is finished." I stood up, and He led me out of the room. There was no lock on the door. There were still cards to be written

The Ant and the Contact Lens

Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. She put on the gear, took a hold on the rope, and started up the face of that rock. Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was hanging on there, the safety rope snapped against Brenda's eye and knocked out her contact lens. Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet above her. Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn't there. She prayed to the Lord to help her to find it.
When she got to the top, she looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me." Finally, they walked down the trail to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?" Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it, and saying "Lord, I don't know why you want me to carry this. I can't eat it and it's awfully heavy, but whatever you want me to carry, I will carry."

The Computer Contest

Jesus and Satan were having an ongoing argument about who was better on their computer. They had been going at it for what seemed like an eternity.

Finally God said, "Cool it you two, I will conduct a contest that will last 2 hours, and I will judge who does the best job.

So Satan and Jesus sat down at their keyboards and went at it.

They typed.
They moused.
They did spreadsheets.
They wrote reports.
They sent faxes.
They sent e-mails.
They sent attachments.
They downloaded.
They made cards.
They did every known job that a computer could do.
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But 5 minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder clapped, the rain poured, and of course the electricity went off. Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse word known in hell. Jesus just sighed.

The electricity flicked and then came back on.

They both restarted their computers. Satan started searching frantically and screamed, "It's gone. It's all gone. I lost everything when the power went off."

Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of the files from the past 2 hours. Satan observed this and become irate.

"Wait! He cheated! How did he do it?"

God shrugged and said, "Jesus saves."

Grandma's Double Rainbow

My Mother use to always say,
When someone special passed away;
They'd send a rainbow to let you know,
They'd arrived in Heaven and low and behold;

On the day she left us to be with Him,
My youngest daughter came running in;
And said, "Oh! Mom, please come and see,
What Grandma's sent to you and me.

I ran outside and looked up in the sky,
We saw the rainbow and with a tear in my eye;
I looked again and there were two,
I said, "One for me and one for you."

I ran for my camera a photo to take,
It wouldn't last long, make no mistake;
I clicked away so I could show,
Everyone Grandma's double rainbow.

We talk about this every now and then,
And think about what's at the rainbow's end;
We'll see her again, I know this is true,
God has said to us, "Now, don't be blue."

"She's safe with me and all is well,
For in my house good people dwell;"
She sends God's angels to look over us,
She's o.k., for we have His word to trust.

We feel at peace and she is too,
This special thing we always knew;
Deep inside I feel this is so,
'Cause Grandma told us with her double rainbow.