This is My Longest Post Yet...
2 Comments Published by Kevin on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 5:36 PM.
Lourdes, this is what happens when you post stuff like this.
Part 1: Of College Dreams during Calculus
I remember that it wasn't too long ago, when my classmates and I were talking college. We would be chatting about whether we were going to be green or blue, or saying things like "Kita-kita sa UP!" as if our future was very clear.
We fast forward to the present, probably a year later from that time. Some are off to their dream universities and some are still spending summer time since they planned to stop studying for a while. As for my case, I'm part of the big half that's studying but it's not actually as how I have imagined it.during Calculus classes.
It was Ateneo de Manila for me. That was what I wanted for myself. Or, maybe UP. Well, either way, I found out eventually that I've failed all my non-La Salle tests, and passed all my La Salle tests. I wonder if that was a hint from Destiny telling me something.
And, the next step was to decide. Just which La Salle should I go to? I suddenly became all "Taft!" Maybe, it was because of our mentality that it was Manila. Or, maybe it was because of our desire to experience the thought of being somewhere else other than the land we've been in for years. I don't think the reason matters now. Since, with personal reasons and a little something here and there, the studying in Manila thing did not work out.
Right now, I'm studying in a college I didn't intend to study at and taking up something I didn't intend to take up at first. But, you know, being there's not half-bad - Well, it's not bad at all. It was just a few weeks when I posted in my blog a line like "Almost everywhere you go, you see someone you know. . . to help you get through the big adjustment." And, I find that because of this, I'm 'adjusting' to the BIG change faster than I thought I would. Sure, I do get to into my awkward freshman feeling every now and then. But, my friends show up and take me out of my shell or that invisible paperbag over my head, whichever metaphor you prefer. Plus, I discovered that I'm very much interested in the program I'm taking up.
Part 2: High School Never Ends
It was the funniest thing when I got in my classmate's car that Monday afternoon break, only to find out that we were going to our old school a few miles away. He had an errand to run for his sister that was there.
Going back to my old High School after graduation wasn't a new thing for me. I, along with some others, did that to finish the yearbook. But, this would be the first time that I came there just to be there, to be just another person and not a student.
While waiting for Pol to visit his sister, I had my little moments like finally asking that same question my older sister asked but I could never answer: Bakit noong panahon namin, walang ganyan?
Part 1: Of College Dreams during CalculusI remember that it wasn't too long ago, when my classmates and I were talking college. We would be chatting about whether we were going to be green or blue, or saying things like "Kita-kita sa UP!" as if our future was very clear.
We fast forward to the present, probably a year later from that time. Some are off to their dream universities and some are still spending summer time since they planned to stop studying for a while. As for my case, I'm part of the big half that's studying but it's not actually as how I have imagined it.
It was Ateneo de Manila for me. That was what I wanted for myself. Or, maybe UP. Well, either way, I found out eventually that I've failed all my non-La Salle tests, and passed all my La Salle tests. I wonder if that was a hint from Destiny telling me something.
And, the next step was to decide. Just which La Salle should I go to? I suddenly became all "Taft!" Maybe, it was because of our mentality that it was Manila. Or, maybe it was because of our desire to experience the thought of being somewhere else other than the land we've been in for years. I don't think the reason matters now. Since, with personal reasons and a little something here and there, the studying in Manila thing did not work out.
Right now, I'm studying in a college I didn't intend to study at and taking up something I didn't intend to take up at first. But, you know, being there's not half-bad - Well, it's not bad at all. It was just a few weeks when I posted in my blog a line like "Almost everywhere you go, you see someone you know. . . to help you get through the big adjustment." And, I find that because of this, I'm 'adjusting' to the BIG change faster than I thought I would. Sure, I do get to into my awkward freshman feeling every now and then. But, my friends show up and take me out of my shell or that invisible paperbag over my head, whichever metaphor you prefer. Plus, I discovered that I'm very much interested in the program I'm taking up.
Part 2: High School Never Ends
It was the funniest thing when I got in my classmate's car that Monday afternoon break, only to find out that we were going to our old school a few miles away. He had an errand to run for his sister that was there.
Going back to my old High School after graduation wasn't a new thing for me. I, along with some others, did that to finish the yearbook. But, this would be the first time that I came there just to be there, to be just another person and not a student.
While waiting for Pol to visit his sister, I had my little moments like finally asking that same question my older sister asked but I could never answer: Bakit noong panahon namin, walang ganyan?
And then there was that time when I just sat down in the shade to tie my shoelaces. I was done and looked behind for some reason. Then, I saw the mural we did back at high school. Suddenly, I realized I was in the spot where we used to hang out during the school year at 5:30 PM, then we suddenly get asked by a personnel why were we still there since we were the only ones left in the school. That was the same spot we would go to last summer when we had just about enough of working in front of the PC all morning for the yearbook. And yeah, that's the same spot the picture above was taken. Hehe. And then, Pol and his friend came down already. Nostalgia was over.
It has been always nice to see the people in that school like your old Chemistry teacher at some bookstore you were in while you were finding stuff for tomorrow's College class, or even the school itself. I don't know. It's somewhat satisfying. I've already chatted with a number of my high school batchmates that are far away from me now. A lot of them say that they miss that good ol' high school that we grew up in.
"Everything happens for a reason, so we should no let something from attaining its purpose," a person once said to me. And, that totally implies to what I'm dealing with right now. I may have not gone to my ~^dream university^~ taking up my ~^dream course^~. But hey, I'm actually starting to like this new school and everything else I have chosen for myself. Besides, even if I do get sick of those, I've got a lot of my old friends (and the new ones, too, if you want to add them) to help keep me sane. I'm pretty sure I couldn't have found them in ADMU if you know what I mean. Hehe.
P.S. Happy birthday to meh blog! It has survived for 2 years already and I have no plans of stopping anytime soon. x]
Oh, thanks to Abby for the photo. And yeah, that post was long.
P.S. Happy birthday to meh blog! It has survived for 2 years already and I have no plans of stopping anytime soon. x]
Oh, thanks to Abby for the photo. And yeah, that post was long.
Labels: College, Pre-college, School
Last year, my family threw a surprise luau party for our grandfather. It was cool to see that the whole thing turned out nicely, plus lolo didn't suspect a thing beforehand. Tomorrow, we'll be doing it all over again, but this time, with a different theme and for a different celebrator to surprise, our lola. Hopefully, it goes as well as the last time.
That's me with my sister in last year's celebration.
Labels: Annual Events, Family Affairs
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