Reminiscing is one of my favorite pastimes :)
1. Who was/were your best friends?
♥ My barkada since Grade School, but in High School, I was closest to Jeco, Ongson, Lin, and Tif.
2.What sport/s did you play?
♥ I was good in badminton but sucked in volleyball. (Do patintero and touch taya sa lines count?)
3. What kind of car did you drive?
♥ Didn't drive. But our driver Dodong drove a laspag Toyota Hi-Ace.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
♥ (a) If it's only 6pm, then we're probably still in the classroom playing cards/Quizzmo or talking and laughing our heads off at something silly. (b) In Virramall. (c) Having a mini, self-invited night-swimming party at Lin's. (d) On our way home so we could get ready for dinner at Chili's.
5. Were you much of a party animal?
♥ Nope. Although I was a senior when I experienced my first 5-clubs-a-night with Lin, I'm more of a homebody. And I don't think the 5-clubs count if we only stayed for 5 minutes at each one. Haha.
6. Were you considered a flirt/player?
♥ Haha. No.
7. Ever skip school?
♥ Only time my friends and I did was in 7th Grade. We were supposed to attend our Confirmation practice but decided to hang out at Ongson's place instead. Someone spilled the beans so the school started calling our parents trying to look for us (the folks knew where we were). News got to us and by lunchtime, we went back to school (separately at different arrival times, ofcourse-- yeah, we planned it down to the littlest details. Haha.) with our made-up excuse letters on hand.-- (One blamed the absence of her driver, the other dentist, and etc.). The teacher didn't believe us (What?!?? I know!) so we spent a good deal of the afternoon at the Prefect's office. Haay...fun times.
8. Were you a nerd?
♥ I got good grades (but not honors-class-good) but I don't think I was a nerd.
9. What's your funniest memory in school?
♥ Ooohh...WAY TOO MANY. Here's a link to our partially-archived shenanigans: http://www.lilmissmischiefs.blogspot.com
10. Did you get suspended/expelled?
♥ Nope.
11. Can you sing the fight song?
♥ I can sing it in both fast and slow tunes. Haha.
Beloved school, your song we sing, your banner we raise high. Immaculate Conception...We're white and blue, immaculate for you. Our alma mater, I-C-A. Our alma mater, I-C-A.
12. Who were your favorite teachers?
♥ Ms. Calayo (English): Funny as heck.
13. Favorite class?
♥ Sewing, Cooking, Baking (super fun; these 3 never did feel like schoolwork), English, and Trig.
14. Your school's full name?
♥ Immaculate Conception Academy
15. School mascot?
♥ Don't think we had one...
16. Did you go to Prom?
♥ Yup.
17. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
♥ Would LOVE to relive it again, but I wouldn't change a thing.
18. What do you remember most about graduation?
♥ Giggling with Lin while singing our grad song (Madonna's I'll Remember) on stage.
19. Favorite memory of your Senior Year?
♥ Tons. I really can't choose just one. The whole senior year was memorable-- and crazy! On top of the usual school stuff: homework, projects, exams, we were applying for colleges, taking their exams, doing CAT exercises (which were totally useless, but still fun), having our grad photos taken, making the yearbook, planning the Class Night, sponsoring for Days With The Lord, organizing the Christmas party, practicing for the Intramurals, hosting a POP Concert for our AP Class, and getting ready for finals, the Grad Ball, and our Graduation at the same time.
And even with a schedule as hectic as this, we still managed to spend our free time staying late in school doing absolutely nothing. (And fit in a few impromptu swimming and sleepover parties as well.)
But really, I wouldn't have it any other way. That was the BEST year in High School. :)
20. Did you have a job when you were on your senior year?
♥ Nope.
21. Where did you go most often for lunch?
♥ Anna's forever! Haha. Miss those fried rice and mashed potatoes with gravy combo! Talk about carbohydrates overload! (Lin: Carbohydrates overload is when...)
22. What did you do after graduation?
♥ That day? Had lunch with my family. That summer? Went to Eastern Europe with my mom and sis.
23. When did you graduate?
♥ March 21, 2001.
24. Who was your Senior prom date?
♥ Kelvin. Who also turned out to be my blockmate in college. And no, I had no idea.
25. Are you going to your ten year reunion?
♥ Yup!
26. Who was your homeroom teacher?
♥ I remember Ms. Lim, Ms. ? (who supposedly had a relationship with our 3rd Year English teacher), and Ms. Cabrera, darling!
27. Who will repost this after you?
♥ Umm...maybe Tif or Jeco?
28. Who was President of your class?
♥ Aina.
29. What were you voted as in your senior year?
♥ Was the secretary in class because of my undeniably refined penmanship. (Haha.) And I was put against Jeco for the Best Crammer in 4th Year. She won, deservingly so. Lin was a nominee, too, right? Haha. Crammer friends!
30. What were your accomplishments in your senior year?
♥ Academically, I think the only awards I received were Chinese honor ones. But I only got those mostly because of memorization.
I think personally, though, it's when I got in the Cheerdance Group (for our yearly Intramurals) during our Senior Year. I've always dreamt of being part of our ICA Dance Troupe but for yearsss was too shy to audition (and I never did).
So at the last year (the crammer in me) of High School when they were looking for cheerdancers, I just went for it. Passed both auditions and had a BLAST during the Intramurals. It was such a personal thing that I knew I had to do it, even if it meant missing out on another school program in LSGH where a former President was set to do a talk.
I've no idea where my pompoms are now but I still have my cheerleading outfit in my closet as a reminder that sometimes (Warning: about to turn dramatic) you don't really need to overthink things and you have to learn how to let go of your fears and inhibitions. Just go for it and take a risk. Take a leap of faith. :)
And here's a beautiful Mark Twain quote I got from Lin's page:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain
Now if only I had a sailboat..
