My 2011.. I felt that time has been too short for me. Days pass too fast that even a minute seemed precious. Now, I am about to leave the year 2011, where only memories could go back in time.
| I am the one taking the picture. |
In the opening of my 2011, I remembered my New Year where the only ones with me were my friends since my father was sleeping that time =DD. We with trumpos, like they were hats, we ate together like a family, instead of eating with our own. It was fun yet a bit lonely since all the New Years that I celebrated were with my family.
My Birthday came next. January 5. All I did, since there was class that day, was to order from Mcdo to treat my class and the faculty and staff since I felt that a little soon I am about to leave my high school.
We also had Sport Fest, also called Intramural, that time at the same time we also had this Dance Festival. Though we didn't win, at least we are second to the winners. And about the Sport Festival, I did join something, Dart Singles though, I lost. Yeah, I lost and I only got the third place. Also, since I don't have any camera that time since it was snatched, I kept on borrowing cameras from one person to another.
We also had a Retreat as the final requirement in Values Education. We sang and dance for the Lord, knew bible heroes and stories. We also had a groupings, get to know others, played a skit, and made a bracelet.
The High School Festival was probably that most darggy part of the my highschool. Why. Well, the organizations were united as one and made a whole week program. It was tiring for a photojournalist like me since I am the one documenting all the activites. In a whole week, I was running like mad, all around the university (My school is a university at the same time so it was big to begin with) and it was so tiring. I almost felt like dying. Maybe the students were having fun but for me that is running like hell all day it may be not. There were quiz bees, games, marathons and contests. The last day there was a battle of the bands, where the highschool students go wild as their bet started singing in the stage. Of course, the event was succesful, at the same time tiring. There was a lot of cleaning to do afterwards, and there's no profit.We had a chapel service in the month of February for Valentines Day. And of course it is one of the last Chapel Service there will be in our year, which is saddening. Also, the issue about the JS Prom is going around that time. Last year we had one because of the petition. This year the principal made it's decision to have a Senior's Ball rather than JS, but that one never happened as well.
March was our moment. The Lasts of the Lasts. We had to pass this examination to be able to go to college. We had the Last Chapel Service and the Last CAT. Everything is about to end and is about to start. I studied a bit since I know that teachers will go easy on us because we are about to garduate. And what I am anticipating came out when the examination went out. I passed with flying colors. I even got a high mark on all of Mathematics subject (it was high for me but for the class it is probably low because most of them got perfect, and I am in the star section). And so we proceed to our graduation practice for 5 days. We only sang and was oriented on how to enter the stage. That's all. =P
The Graduation. The name itself is too much of a drama. For me, it's just the usual graduation that I usually take when I succeed a year in school. But I know in myself that it's different this time because the friendship we built is stronger than the ones in elementary. My mother went home for graduation. I also got a new camera that time. In the day of the graduation, I was late. Well, our High School Graduation was held in Tagaytay and since both of my parects are OCW, who are also probinsyanos from Cebu and Mindanao, I doubt that they are familiar with the venue too much. The program was funny even though I one of the graduates I am still doing work. I am still taking pictures and was helping with the projector and powerpoint. I recieved at least two awards that time: Loyalty Award (lol) and the Peer Helper Movement Facilitator of the Year, thanks to Ma'am Tess. After the program, I went home immediately since I know I had some finishing work tomorrow.I went back to school, to pass the remaining pictures that are needed to be passed to our publications. I saw our Club Adviser, Ma'am Raq.I was late... again. It wasn't my fault anyway since my father won't let me go because he reasoned out that school's finish and I don't need to go which honestly pissed me off so I really did go. And so we went on the work and etc. Then, I went to my math teachers to give her the printed grades she asked me to work on. After that, I went to SM a bit with my editors and went home.
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| I am again the one taking pictures. Someone needs to sacrifice in order to take some keepsake moments. |
It is indeed vacation but it is also the season to say goodbyes with my friends and schoolmates because we are about to part ways. And so we went on with our Farewell Party, At first we had this Program where all the 4th years go and ate together. We also had a small speech with our advisers and exchange words of gratitude with along with a powerpoint. We were happy and sad at the same time, back then. Others cried, not me. =P Since I know, we'll meet pretty soon. And so the after we went to swimming with our class only. That was fun, we played, we swam, we played then swam again. Then we went home tired but happy.
And so my vacation didn't finish from that, I spent some time with my parents before my mother leave again for work overseas. We went out and ate, do shopping and etc. Those were happy times.
I also spent some time with my friends, we talked, played, went window shopping (because we don't have money since it's vacation) and went swimming as well.
And after my mother left, and I was tired from going in and out. I stayed at home for the rest of the vacation. I downloaded and played games, read books, chatted online, made blogs, write journals, eat and sleep. In other words, I just lazed around.
After some weeks, I bought all the things I need for college and I am ready to go. When I enrolled for Communication Arts, the course written in my registration form is Computer Science. That time I panicked that I lost my phone (=.=), and I made my father changed it for me. And so the next day, I was enrolled in the same college but again different course, Broadcast Journalism. I don't mind though.
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| Myth of the Human Body with Kuya Jason, our Tour Guide |
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| ICCS |
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| That is ME and this was an accident stolen shot. =DD |
In my second semester, the thing I remembered and love the most was the Expo Trip where we went to the two biggest media company in the country. GMA and ABS-CBN. I get to talk and meet Arnold Clavio and Mike Enriquez in GMA. John Estrada, Toni Gonzaga and Angel Aquino in ABS-CBN. I also saw Robi de Guzman, Alessandra de Rossi though I didn't get the chance to talk with them. It was quite a sight to be in such companies and somewhat makes me feel that I was to graduate and work this instant!Now, we had to do our Preliminaries. Study and Review. Also our Projects and Requirements. And then all that's left is the Christmas Vacation.
There are so many things that happened in my 2011. And it all helped in contributing the ME of today. And now that 2012 is about to take over and 2011 to say its farewell, the ME of today is anticipating for more memories to make in the coming days, weeks, months and years to cherish. And so in the future may be, I could return to those places where my memories will take me to, though I could only go back to the place, and not the memories, all I could do is make one as I return to the places where I used to cherish and treasure. ♥










