My high school life
I was just a simple student at my school, a student who is unnoticed, very quiet and not a friendly, When i was in Elementary I was not used to talking to people, inside the classroom I was a quiet student, I was so shy when I first went to my school, I remember the enrollment, i was incoming grade 7 that time, I'm so nervous because I'm not used to not being with my mom, but I did enrolled myself.
My first impression
The first thing I saw was this large letter of our school name that looked like a crown, there are really big differences compared to my school in elementary, it’s bigger and of course more students.
The first time I saw it, I immediately thought that I would have a hard time at this school, I need to make big adjustments because the new environment and i need to practice myself how to interact others, to have many friends.
When you enter you will see a very large basketball court slash a large ground, from the left you will see our english building while at the right is the corridor and guidance office.
What did i do first?
My first day of school was not easy, of course I was a child, I was so scared that time, I just went along with what the teachers were asking me to do.
*Introduced yourself*
I was so nervous when we introduced ourselves in front, I don’t know where I drew the courage to be able to speak up front of my classmates and teachers. "**yes i did it!**" ( *i said to myself*)
when i got home, i opened my diary notebook (which was trendy back then) and wrote down what happened all day at school, it's just sad that I didn't found my diary to show here.
After 3 weeks
I have already met a friends, one of my classmates and I began to talk to some of my classmates too, I enjoy to talk and get to know them more.
this is our **corridor**, ito yung palaging nilalakaran ko when I go to my classroom, on its side it is located our small canteen.
And this is my very **first classroom**, in these bleachers I always sit here when I get in too early because the rooms are not vacant yet, there are other students in our classrooms.
March 20, 2014
we had an activity called "first aid" we taught us how to handle an injured people or if we are injured. I really enjoy what we did, besides we learned, i have more friends because we have an interaction to this activity.
It's normal for students to have an earthquake drill at school, to know what to do when an earthquake occurs at school or anywhere else.
But I don't know why other students smile when there's an earthquake drill at school, because maybe they're weirded out by what's happening (I'm also guilty hahaha, i don't know 🤣) but I know it must be taken seriously.
A student will never lose a favorite place in there school and this is my favorite place, it gave me so many memories, this is the place i saw my crush because their classroom is nearby, so of course this is what I always look forward to during our recess time haha (*di mawawala yung crush time sa highschool, laging may oras jan bhie hahaha)*
and this is our **court**, on the side there are bleachers that we sometimes hang out when we have P.E subject or physical education subject, this is also the one that gave me a lot of memories, this is where my studenthood was formed, especially when there is a program, My most favorite of all even it is sometimes boring haha
We can feel to our teachers how grateful we are to have them, we provide letters, chocolates and flowers, sometimes we also have intermission activities in the classroom, showcasing our talents, I will never forget that I sang in front of my teacher "*salamat*" by yeng constantino even though my voice was not that good haha but i am confident to that. 🤣
Sometimes there was a sudden program, our principal spoke for the upcoming activities that we can participate.
Our **intramurals**, each grade year has intermissions to showcase the different talents of the students, there are dancers, there are groups of singers, there are also unique talents.
And the most memorable event, the prom night, there are different students that attend in prom.
*The buhat upuan*
those who don't want to dance because it's awkward for them, they just sit all the whole time.
*Stick to one*
They on the other hand, have boyfriends or girlfriends who only want their bf's or gf's to dance.
*The abangers*
Waiting for their crush to dance, waiting for the moment.
*The restless*
He/she wants to dance everyone, even he/she did not know that person.
*The nag-eenjoy lang*
He doesn't care what he/she looks like, as long as he/she enjoying every moment.
*What kind of prom students are you back then? 😊*
So many memories in highschool life, there are happy ones, sad ones, there are expected events that that we are not prepared for but we enjoyed it at the same time.
It's sad that it's just the speed of time, we can finally realize that we should have given our best and done the things we used to stop because of being shy or we are not confident of but at the end of the day the most important of all is that we **enjoyed and we will share happy memories which we will carry until we get old.**
**Thank you** for reading my story, i start creating this story last month but I just finished it today because of my laziness haha (sorry)
Lastly I want to thank those who supported and read my two articles, I don't know how to thank all of you and of course my sponsors, thank you for giving my articles support and trust to sponsor my account even though I'm not that good at writing yet, thank you very much! ❤️
*Photo credits to Bagong silang high school - Alumni Facebook page.*
*Here's my other articles* :
**My first article**
https://read.cash/@KristineLife/our-life-without-a-father-how-we-survived-a489964f
**2nd**
https://read.cash/@KristineLife/a-fangirl-who-stepping-out-of-her-comfort-zone-27869e1a
Till my next story!
Annyeong!
A fangirl who stepping out of her comfort zone
Lahat ng fans ay naghahangad na maka punta sa concert ng kanilang iniidolo, pero karamihan sa mga ito ay hindi afford ang pagbili ng tickets, kagaya ko.
Pero nagkaroon ako ng pagasa noong sumali ako sa isang group chat ng mga kagaya kong fans, hindi ko akalain na mapipili ako mabigyan ng ticket sa darating na concert ng aking iniidolo, pero nagkaroon ako ng doubt.
1. Ako ay isang introvert
Introvert- a person who prefers calm environments, limits social engagement, or embraces a greater than average preference for solitude.
Source: Dictionary.com
Kahit isang fans wala akong naging kaibigan, usually sa chat ko lang sila nakaka usap iba parin kapag sa personal, natatakot ako na baka wala akong maka usap doon, takot akong ma-OP or out of place.
2. Takot ako bumyahe mag-isa
Simula bata pa lang ako hindi ko na kaya ang mag isa, nasanay ako na palaging may kasama lalo na kapag sasakay ng jeep or kahit anong sasakyan, hanggang highschool ay ganon ang nakasanayan ko.
Hindi ko alam kung tutuloy pa ba ako, bigla kong naisip yung mga naghahangan na makakuha ng ticket na to, yung iba nagiipon para makabili lang at makita ang idol nila, samantalang ako pupunta nalang.
Nilakasan ko ang loob ko at nagpa alam kay mama, una hindi talaga sya payag dahil alam nya na hindi ako marunong bumyahe, pero ako mismo nagulat sa sarili ko at sinabi ko sakanya na **"Ma, kaya ko po to."** pinagkatiwalaan ako ni mama, kaya pumayag sya, pero halata sa mata nya na nagaalala sya para sakin.
March 30, 2019
Umalis ako na ang tanging dala-dala ko lang ay 100 pesos sa bulsa ko at syempre ang lakas ng loob, na realize ko na ganito pala talaga kapag humahanga ka sa isang tao, handa mong **baguhin** ang sarili mo.
Inalis ko lahat ng takot ko at bumyahe ng masaya, parang ibang tao ako nung araw na yun, hindi ako natakot makipag usap, magtanong kung saang lugar na ba ako.
At finally nakarating narin ako sa **Smart** **Aranete Coliseum** kung saan gaganapin ang concert.
Sobrang daming tao, hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimulang humakbang, hindi pa naman nagsisimula ang concert kaya marami pang nakapaligid sa isang fast food na mga kumakain ng mga fans, umupo ako sa gilid at binuksan ang cellphone ko at syempre si mama ang unang bumungad sakin, sabi nya sa chat, "**nasaan kana**?" kaya naman sumagot ako na "**nandito na po ako**" tumawag sya sakin para makasigurado kung kamusta na ako dahil nagaalala parin sya, halos ilang minuto din kami nag usap dahil nga wala naman akong nakausap dito.
8:30PM
Magsisimula na ang concert, marami ng tao ang nakapila papasok sa Coliseum, kaya sumunod ako sa pila, hanggang sa maka pasok na ako.
Umupo ako sa bandang gitna para kitang kita ko at may umupo rin sa tabi ko kaya nakapag usap usap kami about sa aming idol, sobrang saya ko that time kasi nakahanap ako ng makakasundo ko at naisip ko unti-unti ko nang tinatanggal ang pagiging introvert ko.
Nagpapasalamat ako sakanila dahil tinulungan ako na mabago yung sarili ko in a good way.
Hanggang sa matapos ang concert, mas marami pa akong naging kaibigan, walang ng mas sasaya pa sa araw na iyon, hindi ko akalain na magiging ganon kalaki ang impact sa buhay ko, masasabi ko talaga na **nabago ako nito**, nabago ako ng pagiging isang **fangirl**.
Until now, dala dala ko parin ito, mas naging pala kaibigan ako, kaya ko na bumyahe na magisa na walang takot, masasabi ko na hindi narin ako gaano ka introvert pero hindi parin naman extrovert.
Sa isang araw na yun ang daming nagbago, kaya **hindi talaga masama ang sumubok, mag take ng risk, lakasan ang loob at higit sa lahat ang ngumiti.**
*At last*, hindi ako magiging fangirl kung wala akong iniidolo (syempre😁), maraming salamat dahil sa pagbibigay inspirasyon.
At dito na natatapos ang kwento ko, alam ko simple lang ito para sa iba pero para sakin naging malaking parte ng buhay ko ang nabago sa simpleng pagkakataon na ito.
**Maraming salamat** sa pagbabasa, hindi ako magaling mag kwento, ako po ay bago pa lang magsulat dito, maraming error pero handa po akong matuto.
Till my next story!
Annyeong!
Our life without a father (how we survived)
2010 since papa left us, he left the house because he and mama could no longer get along, I was in high school that year as well as my siblings.
Some nights I cry, I'm not used to not having a dad, no support from him, I blame myself, I think, it wouldn't have happened if they hadn't had children, they would not have quarreled over money if they had not had a child. I neglected my school, I became weak but I did not rebel, I was just sad and very affected because I have many friends with broken families, I never thought that would happen to me either.
I haven't seen mama cry even once, I see in her the effort to revive us, her childrens, whatever job it is my mama entered it, she will do everything even if she is very tired, knocking on neighbors to offer laundry in the morning and at night she ironing our neighbor's clothes, she look very tired and i cried again, I couldn't do anything.
Irealized, I need to study hard, I need to see the smile in her eyes, I need to make her happy, I can't be weak because I can see that my mama is doing all and stay strong for us, I see that she can handle everything so I should be able do that too, i should be strong for her, for my siblings, I worked hard to study, until I graduate to senior high school, I was happy because I had a voucher for senior high school, it means free education, I studied in senior high school for 2 years before going to college and finally i am college now, I'm so happy because I'm close to my dream, I'm close to repaying my mama's hardships.
I'm taking an exam at the university I'm going to go to for college, I reviewed, i had no pressure that time, I just enjoyed it.
after a few weeks the results came out, I searched for my name but it was not on the list of passes, meaning I did not pass the exam, anoooother heart break i faced again.
But i was not discouraged, they said **"***Just cry but fight again***"** We can no longer change destiny like to my father or to my family.
**How i handle another heart break?**
I just look at my family especially to my mom, to get strength and I'm okay again, fighting again, i just realize, that's life, full of surprises.
Mom has stopped doing laundry for our neighbors because my older brother worked in a fast food restaurant, so he was the one who supported all the household expenses, but there are a lot of expenses at home, I don't want to add to my brother's expenses, I also can't stop studying because I need to hurry up so I can help my brother, I also need to work and at the same time fulfill my dream of becoming a teacher.
I searched, asked questions to my friends, What school has free in college education so that I can reduce what my brother's thinking on expenses and finally I found a school who recommended my one of batch mates in highschool.
June 13, 2019, I am enrolled. I'm in my first year college.
I thought if I gave up because I didn’t get into the university I wanted, I couldn’t go to college, I can't fulfill my dreams, but God is very kind to me, he made a way, it is true that
there is no trial given to us that we cannot bear.
2021
I am now incoming 3rd year college, I'm so close, I am very happy because my family is here for me, they supported me until today, even my papa is not beside us, we were able to because of love and being strong with each other, nothing really beats love and a strong family even without support of "haligi ng tahanan" (father)
**Hi! this is my first article, I'm not good at English at the same time telling a story so bear with me please, jebal!**
till my next story! Annyeong!
@KristineLife
