CELI held another sports fest at Cebu Beach Club last October 10. The teachers and students were united as one. There were games played. Some did their swimming at the pool or sea. During the game the teachers and students from different teams competed with other teams for the score.
One more big entertainment was presented by each nationality. Then they introduced their traditional sport, dance, song and many more. Also they cooked traditional foods.
First, you can get good health form sports activity. After sports, even during playing some sports, you can sweat a lot. Sweating leads not to remain
“Teaching is a noble task as we say.” Despite all the shortcomings I encountered as an ESL instructor, still, I could say that I am honored and fortunate to be given the opportunity to teach foreign students who are in thirst of learning English. Indeed, this experience is worth remarkable and unforgettable. Life wouldn’t be momentous with struggles. As a teacher and as a person in general, we must be optimistic even amidst the tremendous storm. Right then…you’ll just wake up with laurels on your head.
One thing I look forward to coming to school is the meaningful friendships I’ve gained. The moment I see these people’s faces, I know I’ll get by. :-)
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So, continue practicing English because practice makes PERFECT! If you have the passion and determination so you’re on your peak to SUCCESS! Soar high! Hehehe.. Aja! Gambaru! Quyet thang!
Last weekend, I just stayed in CELI. But today, a long weekend is ahead of me. I had decided to spend some good time in the beach. I would do scuba diving, snorkeling and island hopping. First I went island hopping with other students. We met at the lobby of the hotel then rode on a jeepney going to a resort. We took the reserved boat and went to a nearby island. It took us 30 minutes to get there. Then we did snorkeling and ate barbecue. We ate chicken, pork and fish on the boat. The food was very delicious. I thought that the boat man was very good at cooking. And we went to another island. We finally got back to CELI at 4pm. I appreciated the front office staff who helped us prepare for this activity.
I have improved my English skills for 2 months. When I arrived in CELI, I couldn’t speak, listen, write or read well. But now, I can though there’s still a lot of improvement needed. My purpose in coming here is to study English, so I think it’s more or less achieved. Although I must continue to study English in Japan, choosing CELI was correct. I think so. While staying in CELI I also enjoyed doing other activities like going to the beach. I haven’t been to a very clear sea before. The discovery was unexpected. Thus I have enjoyed.
After you have made up your mind that practicing English is something you really want to do then setting goals is easy. As an example, maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country to study in a university. That would be great right? To achieve your goal, you should list all of the steps you need to reach your goal. The steps should be progressive from the easiest to the most difficult. Keep a record of your goals and which ones you have already achieved. For example, all students know that if you want to study at a university in America, you will need to take a TOEIC or TOEFL test and also pass an oral interview at the embassy to get your student visa. All three of these tests combine the four basic language skills including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students have so much stress about these tests.
My hobby that I enjoy the most is playing in a band. I have a band in Japan and I play the bass guitar in this band. This band is composed of four members. Two of us are from Paraguay and the other are from Japan. We all live in Japan. The vocalist is “Gaby” who is from Paraguay. The guitarist is “Ivan.” He is also from Paraguay. Ivan is the husband of Gaby’s sister. They are brothers in-law. The drummer is “Masa” who is from Japan. He has been my friend since we were in the university. We play our original songs. It’s hard core music. Ivan, the guitarist, makes the songs. Sometimes Gaby writes lyrics. They can speak English well so they write lyrics in English. We started this band six months ago. We have five songs now. And we will make one or two more songs, then take a gig. We also play some copy songs. It’s fun, but playing our original songs is different kind of fun. I like either.
Seashells which were given by the tour guide as souvenirs smelled. I’ve been to Olango Island last week. This island is famous for the sanctuary for birds and fish. I did have two exciting experiences. First one was climbing a coconut tree. I tried to catch coconuts but to no avail. I managed to get to one-third as high as whole height. And the other one was visiting graves. The graves were so different from those of Japan in sizes and shapes.
The time to leave had come and then the tour guide gave me souvenirs; ten seashells. They were not as beautiful as those in the souvenir shops, and what was worse, those were smelling.
They reason why they smelled was, he said, that he caught them for me a few minutes ago and scooped out the substances inside for souvenirs which made me deeply moved. Now, the seashells still smell in my room but the smell includes a number of good memories. I will never wash them but instead, I’ll keep them for my entire life. 
I arrived here on 28 December 2008. When I came here in Philippines, I was afraid because that time I’m not sure if I can study English or not. I made some friends during vacation. We went to beach and restaurant together. On the first of January, I met someone. His name is Bob and he is from Vietnam. We became best friends. We were together when we go somewhere and drink beer. We are still very good friends but now he is not in the Philippines. Anyway, I met one teacher. Her name is Mae. She is my 1 on 4 teacher class teacher. And I met Teacher Jocel and Teacher Lady. We became good friends. Anyway, I had a friend. His name is Josh. He was an Australian. We became good friends and usually together when we were going to disco club. But unfortunately, he went to Australia. That’s why he is not here right now. By the way I had so many friends before.
But now almost all people went back to their country. I’m not used to parting time. It is my least favorite situation. But I think, I can’t avoid these kinds of situations. Now I have 1 month left. My goal is to improve my English as much as possible during my stay in Cebu. And another one is going to another island in the Philippines. I won’t regret my stay when I go back to Korea. Now I’m satisfied in my life in Cebu. Because even though my friends left Cebu but I still have so many good friends aside me. That’s why I’m so happy and I love them and I love Philippines.
