PERSONALITY FEATURE: The Guy Who Sets the Crowd on Fire

                 God is good to me; He is the center of my life that is why I am experiencing good things now. I showed my talent that I believe appropriate and I am happy because by this, I shared what God has given to me. This is how thankful Jayson Aro is, an Information Technology student of Cagayan de Oro College-PHINMA (COC-PHINMA).

            Jayson is the champion of the most entertaining and fascinating show during the celebration of the 64^th Foundation Day of COC-PHINMA, the Show Me What You’ve Got: A COC Talent Show. Among the 14 acts of the talent show, only Jayson thrilled the audience as he transformed into El Fuego Fire Dancer, a Poi dancer. Poi Dancing is a type of dance which is common in Hawaii, using a small ball of woven flax, swung on string in Maori songs and dances.

            Jayson, discovered his talent in dancing when he was still 16. At the age of 20, due to the influence of media and internet, he tried a new and enthralling type of dance-the Poi Dancing. He rarely practices Poi dancing because he gives priority to his studies but when he joins contests, it’s more or less two (2) weeks before the contest, and he practices just to master the skills, learn new techniques and ready to grab the bacon.

            Fortunately, his parents are very supportive to his studies and in Poi dancing. During his endeavor in Poi dancing, he joined several contests, in the City, he won 2^nd place together with his group. He usually dances with a group to make it more thrilling and exhilarating. Jayson, together with his team joined a national contest, somewhere in the beautiful and relaxing place in Island Garden, City of Samal. Luckily, the strong faith of the team and their extraordinary skills in Poi dancing brought them up to the Championship as they brought home the bacon.

            By his sheer determination to share and inspire his fellow COCeans, he joined the contest and with great fortitude, he won, planting his feet on the ground and willing to share his skills to others.

            He will first prioritize his studies, talent, family and God as his center of everything. If opportunities will knock on his door, he is firm with his stands and principles that if the opportunity is for him, it will knock again and again; he will finish his studies first. “God has a good plan for me”.

10 Qualities of a Good Student

A good student? It's not just the student who tried his/her best to get a perfect score or the one who tried to get an A grade. It is the student who gets a B or C grade yet willing to learn, unlearn and relearn. A student that studies to make himself better, not boasting of his intellectual capacity but how he interacts with the people surrounds him/her. To better understand what a good student is, let's have the 10 qualities.

1. Self-discipline is the utmost important deed of a good student. Self Discipline means that they think about their words and actions and then make choices that are right for themselves and for others. Those with self discipline accept that things do not always go their way. In other words, this student will finish their work before they play.

2. Perseverance can be found in good students. They will work hard and not give up when it gets tough. They stick to something until it is finished. In other words, They don't give up, they keep trying.

3. Responsibility is always present in good students. They are dependable and make good choices. They take care of things that belong to them and show more responsibility when they take care of themselves and what they do.

4. Attitude. a good student possesses the ability and willingness to learn new subjects even the subjects are not interesting.

5. Perceptiveness this is how well a student can interpret and perceive meanings from a conversation greatly determines the quality of a good. A good student always perceives right meaning from conversations, but an average student often misunderstands the original thoughts of a speaker or writer and derives a wrong conclusion.

6. Fairness is another trait present in good students. They will take turns, share and listen to what other say. They take only their share and play by the rules.

7. Honesty is found in good students. They are truthful and sincere. They will do their own work and return borrowed items. They are the ones that will make sure that their score is correct even if it means that they get more wrong.

8. Integrity is found in good students. They make choices that help them be the best they can be. They do what they think is right and work at doing their best.

9. Teamwork should also be in a good student. To work good in a team and having good rapport to others.

10. Trustworthiness is a must. These students can be counted on to do the right thing even if an adult is not present. They return borrowed items and do what they say they'll do.

These qualities are not really true to all since we do have different perceptions in looking for a good student.

OPINION COLUMN

Piolo Tagged Gay

After the break-up with KC Concepcion, the rumor was noisy again since it was started way back then. KC Concepcion’s interview was all implied that may lead to the sexuality of Piolo.

Issues were spread way before KC-Piolo story. It was when party hoppers saw Sam and Papa P kissing each other in a corner of a particular bar. Is it really Papa P or Sam is the hermaphrodite?

Above all this, Piolo stays strong and still concentrating on his career. Now, he is still in ASAP and continuing making his name and protecting his reputation as a hunk in show business.