About the Author

Marc Lorence (Mac) Bisda was born on January 25, 2000. He is currently in his third year taking up bachelor in Social Science Education at the Philippine Normal University. Aside from the interest in History, he is particularly fascinated with cleaning materials and guns. If you would like to know him more, pls stay tune to his journal entries!

Weekly Journal Entry  # 1

This week was a hell of a roller coaster ride due to the barrage of school works. I felt restless these past few days. Even in my sleep, the horrors of the responsibilities were still haunting me. Honestly, I have thoughts about giving up. However, I remembered the song of my favorite band, which goes as follows, "balikan kung bakit ba nagsimula, bago mo sabihin an ayaw mo na". If someone asked me what I shall do next, I would say that I will push through. There`s too much at stake for me to give up. I hope to maintain this kind of optimism.

Victor Raymond Edman

Every night, I always pray that may God prevent me from doubt, fear, or worry, and instead, grant me enlightenment and strengthening. This kept me going for as long as I can remember. I expected that the coming weeks would be tougher than the other. However, all I know is that the Almighty repeatedly guided me through victory, and I know that He will continue to do so. The challenges may be excruciating, but it is not impossible to overcome as long as I continue to do it in our father's name.

This week feels like we are preparing for war. A war that we can't afford to be defeated. But I was afraid that I don't have what it takes to win. However, as I evaluated the benefit of our work for the greater good, it gives me a better reason to give my all. I also realized that I`' m not alone in this fight; I have my God, family, and my friends in this war. This is more than enough reason to win, to emerge victoriously.

Weekly Journal Entry # 4

Since I was a kid, I`m fascinated with soldiers. They look cool and thought, which makes me also dreamed of being a soldier. So now what happened? As you can see, I`m writing this journal instead of training to be a soldier. But don`t get me wrong, I love where I am right now. But what is the point of talking about an unfulfilled dream, as you might think? Well few years back, I saw a documentary about the training of the Philippines Scout Rangeres. The documentary explained how this brave soldiers are shaped to be an elite force.