*The first batch of posts in this blog are composed of some of the poems, columns, and stories I had written in the past few years. Hopefully, I will be able to add fresher contents soon. Anyways, for my first ever post in my first ever blog, I am going to share the first ever personal note I have shared in Facebook to my high school classmates (in Benguet State University - Sec. Lab.).
Dear Four-One Batch 2008 Bords,
Remember the time when one of our favorite instructors in high school, Ma’am
Judith Cuntig, gave us a lecture on life instead of our usual Chemistry Lab
lessons? I cherish the lessons she had imparted to us during that fateful day.
In fact, I even wrote them in my journal, for them to be preserved in ink
forever. In short, wala kasi
akong magawa ngayon kaya mangungulit na lang ako.
So I rewrite them here, hoping that many of us, and maybe even some of those
who will stray on this note, will pick a thing or two from it.
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Shampoo models. Wacky shot during our yearbook pictorial.
I am very lucky (and grateful) to be able to spend my high school years in the
company of these super cool and very kind people. Photo by BSU-SLS. |
1. Society may have a low standard, but always
aspire to have a higher standard. It does not mean that you put yourself in a
pedestal, but you should not have a low standard.
2. It is better to learn from the mistakes of
others than to go through the process yourself.
3. At this time of your life, don’t think you are
falling-in-love, because at this time of your life, you are still building your
principles, and you still do not know what you want. (We were in third year high school that time, so we were about 15 to 16 years old. This was before the K+12 program was implemented.)
4. The feeling of happiness is unexplainable when
you receive your first salary; especially if you know that it is all yours,
that you have no baby to buy milk for, etc.
5. Don’t let yourself be courted in the street, let
the guy meet your parents to know if he is really serious.
6. How to know (kilatis) a guy: If the guy is doing those nice things to
you, but does not do it to other people, then the guy is X. Of course he may
treat you special than the others, but still he should also some of that care
to other people, not only to you.
7. Have a good posture. No slouching, no
cross-legging in the wrong way.
8. If you really have a very, very strong feeling
for a person, but you have a priority in your life, don’t admit to that guy your
feelings, and just tell him that if you are really meant to be, then you will
end up with each other in the future.
9. Your head is above your heart. Instead, surround
yourself with friends.
10. Minimum requirement before marriage/boyfriend:
College degree and a job.
11. When you pray for rain, bring an umbrella.
12. Don’t tell someone you love him/her, if you are
not ready to die for that person.
13. A relationship is very sacred.
14. If you walk along the streets, the guy should
always be near the road, and let you be on the safer side. #
To Ma’am Cuntig, if ever you had the chance to read
this note, thank you so much! You were always a great instructor, and aside
from the science lessons, you also taught us things beyond atoms.
To my bords, I miss and love you all (subject to
#12.) Remember that sentence from our Values Education subject? “Keep your
underwear on.” Arf! =)
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