HERO

HERO

                “To love is to sacrifice”, a perfect tagline for all the OFWs around the globe.

                Many people choose to go to other countries to earn money, broaden their skills and bring out their talents. Why? It is an undeniable fact that the salaries from the other countries are much higher than the salaries here in the Philippines. And the salaries that they earn are not only for themselves but also for their families.

                All of us want to give our family members a good future. Many OFWs sacrifice themselves to be away from their families just to give their children a good education for a better future. Some of them need money to cure a disease or sickness of a family member. Sometimes, it is to provide their families a better living, to provide shelter and food.

                The government should allow more Filipinos to work abroad for they represent our country, the Philippines, in all parts of the globe. But of course, we cannot avoid the discrimination of our race in the other countries for we are Asians. In connection to that, I believe that OFWs need support and protection from our government.

                The final decision still lies on our government. But I believe that our OFWs are truly the heroes of our generation.

Romeo and Juliet: Thanks to the Expiration Date

Romeo and Juliet: Thanks to the Expiration Date

                If I were given a chance to change the ending of Romeo and Juliet, it would be like this:

                After exiting the house of the Apothecary, Romeo continued on his journey to Verona. Meanwhile, in the Capulet family tomb, Juliet’s poison wore off. Juliet panicked and decided to just sleep like nothing happened and gave her best to stay still. Juliet heard the cries of Paris and decided to let him know that she is alive. Then, Paris told Juliet how much he love her and they need to get married as soon as possible. Juliet refused Paris, she explained how much she loves Romeo and she is willing to do anything just to be with Romeo. Paris saw the love in Juliet’s eyes as she told her love to Romeo, at that moment, he decided to let go. Juliet decided to get some sleep in the tomb as she was very tired.

                As Romeo entered the Capulet tomb, he is very much confused for there are no guards around. He almost cried in joy and sorrow when he saw his beloved Juliet in the tomb, looking beautiful as ever. He suddenly remembered the poison that the Apothecary gave him, he rummaged his pocket and when he will drink it, he saw the expiration date. He saw that the poison is expired a year ago already; he got mad and threw the bottle of poison. Juliet got startled at the sound of the breaking glass; she suddenly got up the tomb and saw her beloved Romeo.

                When their eyes met, they felt a spark going through their entire bodies. Romeo didn’t waste the chance to hug and kiss Juliet. They went out of the tomb while holding hands and their families saw happiness in their eyes as they explained what really happened all these times. Both families ended their feud to let the couple have their everlasting love, forever.