Green Thumbs Up For Green Thumb

     We all studied Botany and we all know that Botany is subdivided into a lot of minor branches such as Dendrology, Bryology, Pomology, and a lot of other words that end in “ology” but I will talk about the day I set a new perspective on Horticulture. It’s different from the other branches – not just because it doesn’t end with “ology” – because while most of the others deal with plant care, Horticulture focuses on plant cultivation. At first, it may seem pointless, and I thought so too, until I joined Green Thumb, a club in which they get creative with plants.

Finally, after debating with my partner about who should ask permission to enter, the first thing I noticed were the pots. They were very unique and colorful – almost to a point where it becomes iridescent. I asked a club member on what they were supposed to do and she told me that they were required to decorate flower pots and arrange their self-brought plants in an attractive manner. They were also given some chopped pieces of bamboo and some polymer balls to be placed in a pot in a decorative way.

Have I not lost my phone, I would have been able to post some pictures of some very unique and creative creations of some of the club members. Some flower pots were designed with complicated designs while others thought that simple was the key. There were also pots shaped like human faces and wine bottles.

Green Thumb really helped me realize the fun of plant cultivation after helping a needing club member. Minutes before entering the club room, I thought that Horticulture was useless, but minutes after exiting, I realized that it’s not only done to make plants pleasing to the eye, but also for the fun of meddling with plants.

Thumbs up to those gifted people with green thumbs in Green Thumb and may they continue smiling while arranging plants. By the way, read the first word of each paragraph for a bonus.

By: Allaine Tan

What to give on Christmas?

1st video... hope you enjoy it! It's kinda late thanks to some technical difficulties.

-Eldrick Lim

I Am A Survivor

Last November 4, I was assigned to visit the club called "iSurvive" with my pair, Raymond Acero from thekeyboardcommunity.  On that day, the students in iSurvive were assigned to make a logo for their club that would show the club's objectives, which were teamwork, duration, cooperation, and initiative. After that they were given another task, which is to design an obstacle course for next year's amazing race. 

Personally I kind of enjoyed it there, because some of the students there weren't shy, they would make jokes and make people laugh. I was also impressed when they showed teamwork, even if they weren't classmate. They weren't afraid to meet new people and make friends.

                                                                                Written by: Alexis Sim

I like pie

Do you like pie? I like pie. Any pie would do.

I was with this club called Baker's Delight the other day. I observed their ways and their pies.

My friends were the ones that updated me with the situation. They told me the club was making pie and it was kinda a messy sight. My friend's group forgot to bring vanilla  because the member they assigned was well...like his brother, who sits somewhere in front of my class. They ended up making egg pie instead.

For the other groups, they went with assigned "pie to be made". I will now make you hungry with the pics below:

The Battlefield - where dough goes splat and things are tasted

These pies... they grow up too fast

Well, that was my experience with them. I'd give them all a thumbs up just for trying. Sure, yeah, it's easier to buy but sometimes, homemade food (school-made in this case) is better. You'll feel a sense of accomplishment you won't feel when just buying it.

Written by: Eldrick Lim

Baking Delights with Baker's Delight

Last week, I was given the opportunity to join Baker's Delight in their buko pie making. Being a former member of the club, I was familiar with the sounds and smells of the kitchen. However, this year's batch of bakers offered a different environment compared to last year's. As I entered the room, I was greeted by a friend. School clubs can make you feel so out of place, but a sigh of relief escaped my lips, and I felt welcomed instantly.

I stationed myself wherever my friend was, and I was able to meet the rest of the group. They were like a family. They called each other the customary achi's and shobe's which was really admirable from my point of view, and you would know that most of them were close friends, but you wouldn't feel left out at all.

All hands on deck!

One team, one family.

Apparently flour isn't just used for baking.

More than a year ago, I attended my first session of Baker's Delight. It was already the second session, actually, but I was absent on the first one. I really missed a lot of important events during that time. When I arrived, everyone had their groups already, so Mrs. Segui, the club administrator, assigned me to one of the groups. I was the odd one out, because they were all in the same barkada while I barely knew them.

Back to last week's events. After working as a team, the group was able to finish the pie. I was not able to eat some, and so I left the room hungry. Well, I forgot that it was recess after the club session, so I regret not staying because I really love buko pie. Do you?

Written by: Kersten Loo

DIY Lunch with Mitchel Rey

This is a collaboration with Mitchel Rey, a member of the Keyboard Community.

Tired of eating the same old plain white rice? Try Hot Whiz Rice, a Rey family specialty. This recipe began with the simple experiments of Reynaldo Rey, the cook of the family and the uncle of one of the creators of this post.

Here's what you need:
oil
hot dogs
rice
chiz whiz

Procedures:
First, you place the oil in the frying pan until it's heated. Afterward, place some sliced hot dogs in the pan. When it's finished cooking, add rice in the pan and add the desired amount of chiz whiz. Mix everything until it's cooked and you'll have your dish waiting to be eaten.

We hope that you'll enjoy the Rey family specialty as much as we do.

Co-written by: Kersten Loo

League of Legends

Played by hundreds of thousands of people around the globe, League of Legends seems to be one of the most popular online multiplayer game where you, as a summoner. control your very own choice of character, called as champions in a battle to victory.

What's fun about the game is that you can play with your friends against other players online or play with other strangers playing online, where you can chat with them in-game and make new friends, maybe. League of Legends also features more than a hundred characters or champions for you to play in games, provided that you have unlocked them or they are in the weekly free champions list. And yes, the game would be better with skill, strategy, timing, and some knowledge, but it's just a game, and games are meant to give us fun, not some serious stuff... And with that, have fun playing! :D

By: Jarenz Liao & Sean Licayan