Sunday, September 18, 2005
people i met in high school
before everything else, there are things i forgot to mention in my previous entry.. first, i was named after the wrong month.. so what if their (my parents) birthdays are on April?! i was the new-born here and it was August.. to make up for that, i celebrate on April 1 too =p
it is not entirely true that i stalked boys during elementary, gracelle made that up.. or i just don't remember =p
anyway, let's talk about high school.. it started out ok.. i ended up in the same section that most of my classmates in sixth grade were in.. plus some transferees.. we were informed early on that we were the "science section" - whatever that meant.. well, all i know is that we had extra subjects and stuff (earth science on 1st year, advanced bio on 3rd year, advanced chem on 4th year, what was it on 2nd year?).. and that i was with people i like. no airheads, well - almost.
the other sections thought we were these nerds or something.. that we studied volumes of encyclopedia during recess (when we were reading Harry Potter and Judith McNaught novels ^^) and that we didn't know how to have fun (when there are movie marathons on weekends and bowling or billiards or sleepovers or wrestling matches ^^), but we didn't care. we were happy in our own little world.. very much so.
i have learned a lot in high school, and not just the stuff you get from books.. i have learned that even if you have the highest IQ in the batch, you can never be class valedictorian if you're as lazy as i am =p.. that being "nice" can get you higher grades than being smart (especially in a catholic school).. that being smart is independent of being shallow.. that nuns have a violent side ^^.. that some adults (teachers at that) are the most narrow-minded people.. that a teacher in religion can put dirt on your mind ^^.. that a magazine cut-out of a celfon may look like a real walkman for some =D.. and that highschool, wherever you are, will always be "typical"..
typical in the sense that they always have these groups of students like they have in teen movies.. so these are the groups in my school, im just not sure if i was able to include everyone =p AND let me just say that some people fit in more than one of these groups..
the elitists - the "smart" people.. their social life revolved around a very small circle of friends.. most of their friends are their classmates and did not mingle much with those in other sections.. excels in different fields individually, very diverse personalities, well-rounded as a group.. hence, giving others the wrong impression that they are "elitists," but i dont think it is elitist to hang out with people in the same wavelength of thinking.. who would want to be with people who do not get jokes that require a little mindwork? tsk.
the teacher's pets - i totally dislike them. never in a million years will i, or my children even, be in this group.. teacher pleasers. they get credit for following everything the administration says and wants them to do.. and the worst part is, they're willing to compromise their co-students than get in the bad side of the "oh-so-perfect-adults" of the faculty.
the unicorns - group of girls who think they're all that.. SOME of them are pretty to look at, the rest thinks that they are too - but all are total airheads if you ask me.. thinks that a lot of people are interested about what they're wearing, the latest in their love lives, the "conflict" within their group, etcetera.. oh, and yes, they also think that they're the most talented.. very narrow-minded bitches. i hate people who set lame standards.. and those who keep on using the english language and messing it up! mag tagalog na lang kayo, pwede? pathetic.
the jocks - yummy eye candies ^^ they're the guys who look great in suits during prom.. and they play great basketball.. and they're really sexy.. and they're sweet.. not much in the brains department, though ^^ some of them have cars, but then i am not really a big fan whenever guys parade their rides when we know that it's their parents' money they're spending, not their own.. la la la..
the silent types - they're just there.. sometimes you see them at the corridors but then you're not really sure if they're on your batch.. they laugh at your jokes, listen attentively, take down notes, etc. college comes and some of them are in sororities, have their nth boyfriend, and kick major ass ^^ the rest, i dont know.. vanished in thin air? ^^
the melrose gang - sex, drinking, and smoking in highschool were either cool or "sinful".. image was everything, they thought. and then some of them ended up pregnant (or had an abortion), drug dependent, and basically no future.. which was what they had coming.. and they thought they were so cool. puh-leez.
the insecure club - usually the poor, deprived souls that weren't able to incorporate confidence in their lives.. tried to make other people's lives a living hell.. thought that they were better than most people even when they're absolutely not.. thought that accomplishments made them superior.. almost as pathetic as "the unicorns".
finally, the fans - well, most of these came from lower years, especially freshies and sophies (juniors think they're almost cool ^^).. they crush on "the jocks", follow the trends set by "the unicorns", and idolize "the elitists"..
that's almost everyone! well, students, that is.. teachers have different groups too but i dont think im in the mood to write about them just yet..
so there, my 2nd entry ^^.. some people change, some do not.. im just glad that the friends i made in highschool are my friends up to now, whoever they turned out to be.. you guys are so irreplaceable ^^ high school has been the funnest ride ever, and it couldn't have been the same without you all.. *group hug* ^^ ok, il stop the drama na ^^ 'til my next entry! mmmwah!
thought overload @ 2:35 PM |
Sunday, September 11, 2005
how it all started
i'm on the verge of overloading on thoughts again.. i have learned that the best way to deal with it is to write or rant about something else - something totally unrelated to whatever is bothering me at the moment.. that's why il be writing about my personal history.. ^^ i like talking about myself, il let you know that this early =p
i was born on the 2nd day of August, 1984.. somewhere in Sta. Mesa, Manila.. being their first-born, my parents couldn't have been happier - and prouder.. i knew how to read before i turned 3 years old.. then i had to take up ballet as an extra subject or something while i was in prep school.. i looked like a tadpole-lizard hybrid in a tutu.. i just hope the medals were enough to erase that memory.. and then i had to go to another prep school cos there's some kind of rule on age or something.. i mean, come on. i was smarter than those in grade 2 according to the evaluation. hmpf. there was no more ballet (thank God), but then i was asked to play a cat in this staging of a nursery rhyme of some sort, and to dance "Singing in the Rain" with umbrellas decorated with crepe paper.. i may have been the smartest in the group, but i seriously think that my decision-making was very, very retarded.
and then we moved to Laguna ^^ just in time for me to start elementary.. still, i was an excellent student. the teachers loved me.. i joined lots of contests in and out of school, and won everything.. oh, except that one time i volunteered to be the class' representative for Vocal Solo and didn't even come close to winning =p (if gracelle didn't sing the same song i did and i sang first, i might have had a chance ^^ haha!) i was in the Little Friends of Jesus Club at that time too..
then came third grade.. it must have been hormones and adolescence and stuff that made me realize that i can stop pleasing the teachers.. the same reason that i started hanging out with the boys and playing games that made my immaculately white school uniform turn brown..
at fourth grade, the teachers started asking to talk with my parents, inquiring if there was trouble at home or whatever bcos they wanted to know why my grades were slipping.. being lazy just wasn't reason enough for them.. and then i slapped this classmate (jed perez ^^) because he touched my doll when i've already told everyone not to.. i dont think i slapped him that hard but he cried, my handprint on his cheek.. i started crying too when the principal told us that they'll be calling our parents if i dont apologize.. so i did. i was very obedient..
fifth to sixth grade revolved around volleyball.. sporty and boyish. frizzy hair and sunburn. i was so uncute.. *shivers* plus big shirts and baggy pants and rubber shoes.. i think i tried being a boy.. i wonder why.. and i didnt even try out for the school paper.. too busy with volleyball training for the STRAA meet.. loved mindoro! ^^
so that was that.. primary education. went through bruised knees, frilly hairbands, colored shoelaces, numerous slumbooks, braids, lacey socks, outfits i will never let my daughter wear, and crushing on "older" guys and dreaming that il live happily ever after with them.. i didnt feel anything special on graduation day. just that one of our classmates said that she'll be entering a convent in Tagaytay.. after a few years we found out that she didn't (hi renalyn! ^^).
anyway, highschool was a totally different story.. that will be my next entry if nothing comes up soon.. ^^
thought overload @ 4:31 PM |
