To Sir with L♥ve :)

My beloved teachers, 

But how do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
Oh, it isn't easy but I'll try. If you wanted the sky I would write across the sky in letters that would soar a thousand feet high. To sir, with love.

   In the month of February,  Assumption- Iloilo celebrated Teacher's Day with love and gratitude. My classmates played teacher for a day. It was FUN because not only did we handle our own classes, we also made Mrs. Clement share to us the story of her love life! :> We did some presentations too. We sang, danced and some even acted! But what made the day, great was when we told our teachers how we felt and we expressed our gratitude to them. We cried. We laughed. The day was perfect.

HELP!

    This year for our interaction, my classmates and I visited SOS Children's Village in  Zarraga. It was a BIG day to remember. We finally got to meet JOHN LLOYD, who was everybody's crush. I got my partner, Angelo. The first few minutes were very awkward, but I finally got him speak. I asked him why he is in SOS and he told me it was because his parents could not support him well. I've got to be honest, I wanted a different teacher at first but after I heard his story, I was touched and I realized there is a reason why I got him. It was to teach me to be contented because a lot of people have less. :)

time passes by.

        Time passes by so fast. It felt just felt like yesterday was the start of classes and now we're months away from ending our sophomore year. Before we know it, we're third year already. Time flies by fast just when you're enjoying it. So live your life to the fullest! :)

Time of our lives. :>

Christmas Party

Nothing else would make a student feel more festive than a school Christmas party. It’s the time when students are finally exam-free! No homework to do, quizzes to study & waking up early. Students love this time of year. Right after Christmas parties, it’s Christmas break!  Haaaaayyy, it’s time to relax ourselves. Christmas parties signal students that you’re relieved from stress! This is the time when you can do whatever you want, whenever you want. So, December 17 was Assumption-Iloilo’s date for Christmas parties. Whoooopee! We exchanged gifts, ate lunch together and fought with cupcake icing. It was FUN. The time has come to end the party, it was pretty sad. Minutes later, everyone has left except for me, Alice and Jacque. We stayed up ‘till 2pm. We took pictures and goofed off. For me, it was kind of funny how much I wanted to stay at home during weekdays, when I have no school; and how much I wanted to go school during boring old holidays. This is the last time we’re really united as a class, this year. This really is the time of my life, and I owe it all to St. Elizabeth family. :)

Play fest realizations :)

During the play festivals, I’ve learned that you need unity and cooperation to win. It’s not a work of an individual alone; it should be done by the whole section. So, if ever that united section wins, the whole class shares the award. I’ve also learned that it’s not only the major characters that make the play win, but the whole class. For instance, if the major characters’ acting is amaaaaaazing, but the technicals failed, the class still wouldn’t win. This made me realize that staging a play is like a band performing—even if the vocalist is awesome, but the guitarist and the one behind the keyboard doesn’t sound good, that band will pretty much just flunk. To make a good stage play, all the elements should work together to make the performance successful. Having the best characters is not enough to win a play, but you also need good technicals, as well. That’s why when it comes to performing, UNITY and COOERATION are the biggest words associated to success. Without these two things, it would just not work out. I’ve also realized that we should also listen to other people’s ideas, because sometimes they might know what they’re really talking about. Another thing I’ve learned is that we should learn to accept defeat. I remember one photo I found in tumblr which could also apply in the recent play fest—“Never expect, never assume.”

Well sadly, the best lessons are learned at the end. Anyway, I’ll just save it for next year and try to make it work for my section.

Final Play ;>

I was pretty sure everyone’s heart was beating so fast, it felt like exploding. It was the final play. Panic was felt in the air. Eyeliners and mascaras were smudged. Costumes were unworn.  A shoe was missing. Characters were late. Enamel paint scattered all around the floor.  This was the scene in our classroom that day. It was CHAOTIC. Hairsprays were on the floor. Curling irons left and the props, oh the PROPS, the poor recycled props were just left there hanging on. We agreed we’re going to watch Anastasia; sadly we can’t because preparing takes time. It was nerve-wrecking when we remembered that some other schools were watching us. “Girls, kadto na ta sa St. Anne’s.” That’s when everybody started to panic. When Anastasia was done, we entered the St. Anne’s hall hungry, so we started eating the bread that was for the feast. We prayed. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. It’s starting, Ohmygosh! A lot of thoughts were entering my mind, ‘What if they won’t be able to hear me?’, ‘What if I say the wrong lines?’ but they always tell us to THINK POSITIVE; always be optimistic.  It’s almost our scene, and now I could even feel my heart beating faster and it was as if it’ll go out of my chest. GOSH! Well, our play was totally different from our practices and TDR. It was as if we were staging a different play. I felt kind of hopeless when I viewed the audience and the only expression they had on their faces was boredom. Whaaaaaaaat?! Is our play really really boring? Maybe, it’s just because they could not understand the story. Our play ended the way we knew it: in a feast and happy ending. Finally, the nerve-wrecking event was done!

Technical Dress Rehearsal :D

             Everyone’s panicking. Was it the end of the world? Nope, it was just our Technical Dress Rehearsal or TDR for short.  Everyone’s panicking because this is like your big practice before the play day itself. It’s also our Mastery Test. If we get an O in this TDR—technicals and acting, then we have a big chance of winning in the play fest. I can see everyone’s nervous. Almost everybody’s trembling with fear.  The lead roles were obviously panicking more and I think they would almost faint.  The worst part for the leads was that they were so nervous they almost forgot their lines.  Make-ups scattered. Costumes, mixed up. Hair undone. Missing shoes. The whole class was panicking and the classroom was in complete disorder. Except for me, I was kind of excited actually. I felt the rush. I was kind of confident that we’ll somehow ace this TDR. I was feeling kind of positive that day. What made me forget about feeling pressured was the picture taking. We’re heading straight to the place where it will all happen. St. Anne’s Hall! Brrrrr. That was the first thing I kind of said as soon as I entered the place. It was very cold inside. I took a quick glance at the back, and then I saw a woman sitting half-way at the back. That’s when I started feeling kind of nervous.  I whispered to myself, ‘That must be the critic.’ Everything started the just the way we practiced. I was a village kid, a villager and a Greek masterpiece. Just how many times did I go out? I had no idea. Our play was kind of long. Most of the time I was on backstage, I had nothing to do so I ate some bread used for the feast. Our biblical play ended just as we know it. The moment of truth comes, the time of grading us. My heart beats faster and faster by the minute. “You got VS.” YAY! I’m pretty sure everybody’s happy! I mean, who isn’t. Everyone’s expecting a lower grade after all the noise back stage and the technical problem. The props, oh the rushed props. It turned out great; I guess we really should expect the unexpected.