6 posts tagged “classmates”

PNU BSE History Batch 2010

I missed my classmates.  All of us are having our practice teaching in our assigned schools and we haven't seen each other for days (for others, weeks!).  We had our Welcome Party for the Sophomores and when I presented the movie that I made about our batch and the Juniors, it dawned on me that MY COLLEGE YEARS ARE THE BEST SCHOOL YEARS I've ever had!  Seriously! And it's not over yet! My high school years were great but there's something about college that makes it more memorable. I can't define it but I know my college years are something that I'll treasure even after I graduate next March. I'm excited to graduate and have my diploma but I know that I will always look back on my college years with a smile on my face.

Ruby, Marco, Bella, Diana, Boss, Elmo, Fiel, Louanne, Sharon, Jhocy, Imee, Kuya Chris, Imee, Bel, Gab, Rome, Irvin, Nico, Jhen, Rex and Jona... Guys, miss ko na kayo!!!

Just got back from a 3-day stay at Oriental Mindoro!!! Me and my college buddies stayed at a classmate's hometown to escape the blistering heat of Manila. 

The trip was pure fun because I get to experience a lot of FIRST:

• First trip outside Manila with friends just to have a much-deserved R and R
• First swim at a river (we swam at Catmon River, Pasig River in Manila is depressingly polluted)
• First ride in a ferry (we have to take a ferry-ride to get to the island of Mindoro!)
• First ride at the back of a motorcycle (while looking at the clear, cloudless sky of the night)
• First time to eat a meal with gata (it's hard to explain what it is but it's like a white soup being put to a food to add some flavour)
• First time to hold a puppy (although I go for animal rights, I only see them as abstract creatures)... and I was scared that I might do something that will harm the small creature...
• First time to see Bel, our classmate who invited us in his hometown of Bayombong, Oriental Mindoro, to be so chivalrous! You see, all my male classmates need improvements when it comes to chivalry.  They don't really help us carry heavy loads... as in HEAVY loads when we do projects so it was a delight to see him so accomodating and helpful...

Ang lakas ng trip naming magkakaibigan.  Kung ang ibang barkada ay trip pumunta ng mall upang makapag-unwind (sawa na kami sa mall dahil katabi ng PNU ay SM Manila) ay naisipan namin na magparke at doon magpiknik.  Sa QC Circle namin napagkasunduan na tumambay at doon ay nagpiknik kami (ang ulam namin ay ang tofu kong dala na blockbuster hit at the best din ang pasta na luto ni Louanne), naglaro ng volleyball (na parang tennis ang dating dahil may mga pagkakataon na hinahayaan muna namin na tumalbog ang bola bago ito paluin), at ang talagang pinunta namin dun: ang magbisikleta! 

Sa Circle

Masaya ang magbisikleta.  Kahit na ba problema ko ang pagbalanse minsan ay nakaraos ako at wala akong nasugatang iba at nakalabas namin din ako ng buhay sa Circle.  May mayabang ngang bata dun eh!  Mga 8 taon siguro siya at nung nakita niya ko na nahihirapan na ibalanse yung bike ko, sabihan ba naman ako ng "'Di ka yata marunong, Ate eh!".  THE NERVE!!! Ano akala niya sa akin, gagamit ng BMX kung hindi ako marunong?  Hello!  Kung pwede lang manabunot ng bata, malamang nalagas na mga buhok niya dahil hindi ko siya titigilan!  (Tama bang pumatol sa bata kahit sa isip lang?)

Basta, masaya ang karanasang ito dahil kahit papaano ay kinalimutan namin ang mga requirement na nagpapawindang sa amin, at naging mga bata muli kami. Oo nga pala, pinatulan din nga pala namin yung playground doon.  Nag-aagawan kami sa swing, may mga naging unggoy at sinubok ang monkey bars (magaling sila... hindi ko kailanman magagawa 'yun!), at hindi rin namin pinatawad ang see-saw at ang slide...

Sana maulit muli ang karanasan na ito dahil alam kong lahat kami ay naging masaya!

Hosting a symposium or a general assembly is becoming my job at our school.  I don't know why they always choose me to become the mistress of ceremonies but even though I don't dislike doing it, it's makes me uncomfortable because I might say something that I would regret later on. Or worse, make myself look like a complete fool infront of the eyes of so many people who would inevitably judge me...

A while ago, we had another symposium again, and this time, it's about MIGRATION and HUMAN TRAFFICKING.  The topic was interesting and enlightening.  The speakers were very articulate and they really presented their topics well.  I learned a lot from them, especially on how to avoid becoming a victim of human trafficking. 

Going back to my job as a hostess, I asked my classmates after the symposium finished on what they think about me being a host.  Many said that I was okay (I really don't like it when they give me a safe answer because it doesn't help me) but I really appreciate when Elmo pointed out that I looked nervous, panicking all the time, and she thinks that saying "please go in front" is not the write term when asking the speakers to go in front of the stage.  I really don't know if she's right or not,at least, I find her critique helpful so that when my next hosting job happens, I would not look like I'm panicking at all!

My classmates serenading me with CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU during my birthday last September 2.