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  Pen & paper versus Laptop, 20 Sept. 2019, By Jonathan Jarry, MSc, McGill University, Retrieved from https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/technology-general-science/pen-and-paper-versus-laptop-there-clear-winner-note-taking-olympics      During the Second quarter of modular classes, I have gained knowledge about things that I found difficult to perform or understand in the past. An example is creating a website using HTML. I was also able to look back on the things that I have done or knowledgeable at such as visiting the Kannawidan Festival Trade Fair last year, Vigan City Fiesta, and Valentine’s Day which I was able to share through writing a blog about it as it was one of the tasks that were given for us to perform. I was also able to develop my knowledge about the different tags and attributes that are used in making a creative and eye-catching website using HTML and the notepad application.      There was not that much problem that I have enco...

  Pile of heart-shaped candies, By Getty Images, Retrieved from https://time.com/5778265/valentines-day-finland-estonia/            The world “love” can have a variety of related distinct meanings in different contexts. There are numerous meanings of what love truly means. According to the dictionary, “it is an intense feeling of deep affection.” In my own opinion, I think love is difficult to share with someone you don’t have enough trust with or you don’t think trust you as well like a true friend. When mentioning the word love, most people will probably think of the romantic love that is shared between two lovers, the case with this word is also the case to “Valentine’s Day.”      Whenever Valentine’s Day comes close, you will often see people, especially those who don’t have a special someone at the moment that posts on social media, share jokes about finding a partner to celebrate it with. According to what I have bee...

     Kannawidan Festival, January 25,2020, By Gelline De Guzman, Bombo Radyo, Retrieved from https://www.bomboradyo.com/vigan/kannawidan-festival-iti-probinsiya-nakasaganan-iti-pannakaisayangkat-na/        Kannawidan Festival is celebrated at the end of January to celebrate the richness of the Ilocos Sur culture. Just like other festivals, this festival is usually celebrated with different contests in areas such as traditional folk dances, traditional costumes, tribal rituals, street dancing, and other contests.  Different municipalities compete against each other to showcase the diverse culture of their province, Ilocos Sur. Since COVID- 19 has widely spread across the country and the world, gatherings are prohibited so for that reason the joyful and crowded celebrations also have been prohibited.     Nonetheless, the celebration continued excluding the parade of the contestants and mostly other competitions that includ...

  Vigan Town Fiesta, October 4, 2017, Retrieved from https://vigan.paradores.ph/project/vigan-town-fiesta/      Celebrating different occasions such as fiesta, festivals, or other festivities here in the Philippines these past decades always involved huge crowds with loads of cheering and noises. However due to the hit of the pandemic, every festivities were canceled to avoid the further spread of the COVID-19 virus, of course, includes the Vigan City Fiesta celebration.      Fiesta celebrations are supposed to be filled with fun, excitement, and laughter for us to feel the essence of the celebration bit because of the pandemic, it is mandatory to cancel every festival celebration and avoid creating huge crowds that can cause the increase of COVID-19 cases here in our country. That is why the Vigan City fiesta celebration was canceled. However, even if we cannot physically celebrate the celebration, there are other safe ways of celebrating it. Ins...