Changing lives a heart
By Lance C
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" e did not regret the things that we did. We only regret the things that we did not do.” Love is a double-edged decision and emotion at the same time. When we enter the dome of admitting our feelings to someone, there are only two possible outcomes: either they accept and it blooms to a happy relationship or they politely deny us. The number of people crying over rejection, the number of people celebrating over fulfillment in the name of love, and the number of people trying to move on – all of these are the testaments to the unpredictable results that could be extracted from loving. The biggest words that fill the air afterwards? – Regrets, What ifs, and chances. With all that is happening in this world, we are truly in need of an avenue that will stand as sources of guidance and wisdom on love. Every February, it has been a tradition for the Lasallian Rheims to host a Valentine’s special event that would be focusing on love in the students’ context. Rheims, after months of work and preparation, hosted the LCM: Love, Courtship, and Marriage last February 18. LCM is a gametalk show that featured ASJ teachers as players in the “Teachers’ Feud” and as advisors in the talk show proper. Rooting from the purpose of providing Lasallian guidance
on love for the ASJ students, this project was envisioned by the Rheims team under the leadership of Atasia Pineda, the Event Director, backed up by Lance Crisostomo and John Czar Salaguinto, pillars of the Editorial Board for Sy 2021 – 2022. Undeniably, LCM is one of the projects that is “for the students, by the students” which echoes the passion for service of the Rheims team and our love for our craft. Through the efforts of the Rheims TWG, Rheims made things that seemed impossible to be possible. LCM was not only about the Rheims TWG, but also the School Council who supported the team ever since the beginning. The School Council headed by Mr. Richard Pineda (Principal), Ms. Vicky Gallardo (Vice Principal), Mr. Joel Pascual (Finance Head), and Ms. Daisy Romero (School Consultant) did not only approve the proposal, but they also provided ideas, insights, and much support that helped the team elevate the show from a simple talk show to a gametalk show. Their full support and trust to the team because the boost of confidence that the Rheims TWG needed to overcome all obstacles and challenges along the way. For the Teachers’ Feud, three male teachers named “Team Mister Left” and three female teachers named “Team Miss Right” competitively answered three
questions that inquired on 1) what are the gifts that couples usually give each other during Valentine’s Day and 2) what are the qualities that people look into in picking their partners. Teachers Feud served as the cool, light portion of the show before diving into serious business. After the grueling exchange of answers, team Mister Left with Mr. Al Mojica, Mr. JM Malangis, and Mr. Mervince Fortuno aced the game, 2-0. After some time, LCM shifted into serious business when the talk show proper commenced. For this year, our “Duo-Tagapayo”, Mr. Cris Dulutan and Ms. Cyril Mamaril, and our hosts explored love on the level of what students normally experience in these times. To be specific, two contemporary love concepts were highlighted in the talk show proper – Unrequited love and Long-Distance Relationships (LDR). But the question is, why unrequited love and LDR? For starters, these two topics were the central themes of the stories sent by anonymous students who reached out to the LCM team. Also, Dr. Dianne Grande Ph.D. in her article about unrequited love showed that 98% of the worldwide population has experienced unrequited love (either as the one who did not give the love back or the one on the receiving end) and millions of people are experiencing or have experienced LDR especially in this pandemic time. However,
