Freshman Year:

• We used to have a classroom that when the whole class would jump at the same time, the whole building would collapse.
• We made a mini-basketball court at the back of the classroom, balls are made of crumpled paper.
• I used to inscribe the word “Duff” on all the armchairs of seats assigned to me.
• We had two Fil-Am classmates; Roseller Zeta and Robert Elkington
• I had a crush on Emily Solana
• We played “sipa” every morning, lunch time and afternoon
• Once, I had to go home during lunch break to take a shower because I drank too much Punch
• Suzanne once pushed me so hard towards the blackboard that I suffered an asthma attack because I sniffed chalk dust
• The groups SHAQ and SACARY were formed
• We managed to make all our teachers either cry or walk out on our class
• They said our building was haunted
• We used to play with BB Pellet Guns
• Sometimes we would shoplift Pop Cola’s and Siopao’s
• I was in the “Paul” section

Sophomore Year:

• Heterogeneous sections were used for half the school year
• I once fell off a chair because I was rocking it
• I used to sleep during Filipino and Math subjects
• We had a crush on Ms. Nancy Co
• I used to spray paint the word “Pinya” all over the campus in neon orange color
• I shaved my head (for the first time)
• Dropped the idea of courting Emily (basted), turned my attention to Apple
• Got depressed about my grades lowering during the second quarter
• Got sent to the Guidance Counselor’s office for a prank I did
• Seen so many kinds of nippies during the Student Council elections
• A new guy was added to the group; Vladimir Santillan
• I was in the “Timothy” and “Jude” sections

Junior Year:

• Joined the COTC (Cadet Officers Training Corps)
• Was given the nickname “Captain Planet”
• Got involved in a gang war that started with a volleyball and a face and lasted for about 2 hours
• Dancing La Cumbia and Swing were afternoon hobbies
• Got sent to Tanay, Rizal for the Red Cross Youth Jamboree along with Karen, Chris, Potsie and Mara
• Fresh blood were Maribeth Lagman, Cho Fontanilla, Ardee Ponce and Drei So
• Tried out to be part of The Zion team just for fun and I passed the application
• I was Assistant Literary Editor for The Zion
• I was a delegate for the Philippine Math Olympiad along with Christine Sicat
• Did a classroom skit with Apple and Grace, the theme song was Somewhere Down The Road by Barry Manilow
• Our class got into some stints with Sir Joselito Maun
• Went to TAPSA as an athlete for
  ]]> http://www.laidbacknerd.com/high-school-life/feed/ 0 http://www.laidbacknerd.com/puno-ng-mangga/ http://www.laidbacknerd.com/puno-ng-mangga/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:23:35 +0000 Jobee http://www.digitaltarlac.com/?p=69 Ten years passed since I graduated high school.

  This is for all my batchmates in Ecumenical High School. Go Blue Owls!

  puno ng mangga

  miss ko ang puno ng mangga
  dami nitong alaala
  natatandaan nyo ba ba?
  noong tayo’y mga bata pa

  dito madalas si sarah at suba
  dito naaksidente si brian miranda
  dito unang nasilayan panty ni secret
  at dito kami nag-away ni jobert

  tuwing mataas ang sikat ng araw
  sa lilim nito, tayo’y nakahambalaw
  at kung sakaling uulan
  panandaliang kubli ang mararanasan

  natatandaan nyo ba pag panahon na
  ang punong ito’y kayrami ng bunga
  tuwing hapon ay nanunungkit
  hanggang sa mga balikat ay mangawit

  sa ilalim nito, tayo’y nagtitinda
  ng halo-halo at kung anu-ano pa
  ano na kaya nangyari sa kanya
  tagal ko na ring di nakikita

  nariyan pa ba o wala na?
  ang ating takapagkalinga
  ng mga sikreto at drama
  ng ating mga lungkot at tuwa

  tunay na natutuwa
  kapag aking naaalala
  ang puno ng mangga
  sa ating eskwela

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