Here is a word that took over the world that you must add on your vocabulary, S-E-L-F-I-E! The word selfie is known internationally and was even declared as the word of the year in 2013 by the Oxford dictionaries as it caught a lot of attention in a social media over the globe. The word which originated in Australia refers to a self-potrait photograph taken by the use of digital/ mobile camera held in hand of one’s taking the picture of his/herself or a camera stick which is sometimes called “selfie stick”. Although the term refers to oneself, people can take a photo in groups. Here in the Philippines people are fond of taking selfies whenever and wherever they are. At school, students and teachers keep their memories by taking a selfie together. By the time you visit our school in Cebu, all you have to do is grab a camera, strike a pose, share your genuine smile and let us take a picture -perfect-selfie together!

 これはあなたにとって必須の単語になりますよね、セルフィーです！この単語は国際的に認められ２０１３年にはオックスフォード出版社の辞書にも載り話題を集めました。この単語は元はオーストラリアで、カメラ又は携帯電話のカメラ機能で自身を撮ることを意味します、セルフィースティックを使ってもセルフィーです。セルフィーは元々は自分ひとり撮りを意味しましたが今はグループでとっても｢セルフィー｣。ここフィリピンでもセルフィーは大人気です。学校でも生徒や先生が仲良くセルフィーを撮ってずっと思い出に残します。セブ島の当校にいらしたら是非カメラを持ってきてポーズを決めて飛び切りの笑顔で私たちと一緒にセルフィーをとりましょう！