(the author of this blog is lazy to put something here so…)
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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August 12, 2019
I was at my house, scrolling through my phone, when suddenly my sister asked if we could go somewhere. We decided to have some family bonding at Taguig, specifically in Mckinley Hills.
Mckinley Hill is famous for its mall, which is the The Grand Canal Mall. The mall has the perfect replica of the famous Venice Grand Canal in Italy.
It was 4 in the afternoon when we left our house. Papa, Mama and the rest of the family rode to our car. I took a nap for a bit and suddenly my mom woke me up and ask me if I can use the Waze App. We all aren’t familiar with the place so we used the app to navigate the mall, but it’s surprisingly easy enough to locate. (Waze App is cancelledt)
But we are kinda pissed because we are stuck on a traffic.—the Taguig traffic.
We now arrived and the parking lot was huge. (hurrah) did i mentioned that their is a parking fee? Now i metioned it. Like I said the parking lot is spacious so you dont have to worry if there will be no room for your rusty car. (kidding)
We entered the mall and took the escalator. There are alot of bazaars there. From clothing, to gadget accessories. but it’s kinda overpriced. NO JOKE. But it sells good quality items so your money won’t go to waste. We ate at All4U Unlimited Grill ShabuShabu which cost 1,400 pesos for 2 persons, not bad if you have a really large appetite. They serve us FRESH SRIMPS! mouthwatering Fish Cake, Beef Briskets, and of course my favorite Pork belly.
After we ate that load of food, we used the restroom and i was astonished with the details of it. It is actually really surprising to see a well groomed restroom. It has background sounds inside that makes me think of Italy. It is clean and neat, but bare in mind to bring tissues before entering because you’ll never know
AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR TRIP
The Venice Grand Canal is just wow. They somehow brought a piece of Italy in the Philippines. The canal was surrounded with fairy lights almost fireflies in the eyes. There are alot of mimer (the one you throw money with and they move) that adds to the Italian feel of the place. One for sure stands out the most. The Gondola. For only 400 pesos you’ll experience the Italian feel of romance. So to all lovebirds out their! The Gondola ride is a must.
No dates are perfect without the FOOD. YES YOU READ IT RIGHT. The Canal is surrounded with different variety of food that melts your heart.
With all that Italian atmosphere surrounding me, our trip in that mall was great. I got to spend time with my family. That day we really felt like we were in Italy.
Losing a Father at a very young age is really hard. I can still remember how painful and miserable it is. May 06, 2009. My 9th birthday. For me, that was the best birthday ever. Because i spent that whole day with my Papa. Yes, it’s not grand but spending time with my family is all I ever wished for. I didn’t know that, that will be my last birthday with him. We’re not really a family goal. I have 3 brothers and I’m the only girl. My parents are always fighting since we were kids. I remember the last time my Papa and Mama had a big fight, that was when my Papa moved out of our house and went to Bacolod, our province. While my father is in Bacolod they are in good terms. Everyday our father is calling and asking how are we. He promised me that he will be back soon. He said that he was just finding himself. February 19, 2010. My mother and us siblings our happily eating our dinner, when we got a call from our tita who’s the sister of my father, saying that my papa died due to motor accident. After hearing those words i felt nothing but pure pain. I’m still 9 years old that time and i have nothing to do but to cry. Seeing my Mom silently sobbing breaks my heart. We’re hopeless. Thinking that our family will never be complete again hurts me. I don’t know what to do that time. My mama is depressed, my brothers are also in pain and I’m still young and can’t help but to hug them and assure them that everything will be alright. At a young age it really opened my eyes.
After graduating in elementary, I moved out to my tita’s house (whom i consider my 2nd mom and family). It is actually hard being away from your true family. But I always said to myself that i need and have to do this for my future and for my family’s future. There were times that i needed a hug from my mom and brothers because I’m super tired, but i can’t do anything about it ’cause they’re away from me. I just cry and said everything to God and to myself that everything will be alright soon. I am forever be grateful to my mommy and daddy (tito & tita) and to my ate’s and kuya’s (cousins) that treated me like I’m really part of their family.
After everything I’ve been through, here I am still fighting. If I were to ask if how I cope up, I keep myself busy to forget all the pain. Doing the things that make me happy, spending time with my self and to other people who lift me up. Yes, it’s still hurts me every time i remember him but I always keep saying to my self that everything happens for a reason. I’m okay now, but there is always something’s missing in my heart. My family, friends and of course God keeps me going. I always think that I have to keep pursuing my dreams, because I know that even he’s not here anymore, he will be the happiest if i achieved all of the things I prayed for. I always dream of becoming a flight attendant, because that was their dream for me. After those happenings, it molded me to become an independent person. I’m scared of depending to others, because I feel like they will eventually leave me. Experiencing those helped me to be come the woman I am today. It feels like that it became my foundation in everything.
If there is something that I regret, that is not spending a lot time with my father. But it’s a lesson learned now. We should all spend our time with our family and to the people we love, because we don’t know what tomorrow will bring us. If I will be given a chance to go back to the past, I will surely take it. I will make the best memories with him and cherish every moment that he’s here with us. And to say to him that he is the best father in the world. My friends and family, especially my mom helped me to overcome my fears. I placed to my mind that I have to be strong for my mom. Because I’m not the only one who suffer, if there is the one who’s really hurting the most that is my mom. I need to be strong for her. My brothers and I do everything for our mom to forget what happened. It is still better to face your problems and get over it afterwards. Right now, I can finally say that I’m really okay. Because I accepted what happened. Yes, Its still hurts a little because i felt like i also to blame for what happened but day by day I’m finding my will to live and continue what I’ve started. I have a lot of lessons that I learned after that experience. And those are; Treasure your time with your family. Always forgive. Love and forgive yourself. Don’t be harsh on yourself because we tend to blame ourselves for the things we have no control of. I am Trisha Anne L. Sablon , and that is my story. Cliche may it sound but Live your life to the fullest. Because there, you will find the happiness you’ve been looking for.
Here is our model wearing the school’s blue shirt partnered with black high waisted pants, bucket hat and white windbreaker jacket with silver zipper and simple pockets. This look screams casual that will surely be an ideal look for students especially during rainy days. She is also wearing a pair of white rubber shoes. Simple but definitely the go-to shoes of students. Makeup can reveal the personality of a person. For this casual look, our model’s pretty face was prepped with good quality products. Her makeup shows her simplicity but her smile proves that she has a unique quality that people will love. Careline products and Maybelline lipstick were used to enhance her features and to accentuate her natural beauty.
The act of expressing ones talent and skill is a vital role on enhancing ones self-esteem. Singing is an act of producing musical sounds using the voice. I remembered getting along the tunes of Barney, and playing my favorite songs from Dunkin Donuts album starring Joey De Leon.
Singing made me express my thoughts and feelings like Jess in the Bridge Of Terebithia, he express his skill through his love for art and painting. This made him believe in himself even more. He pushed himself on what he love doing the most.
I remembered locking myself in my room and singing in front of the electric fan, this made me like a singing robot. One time I pretended that I need to poop so I can sing inside the restroom, it felt like I am in a concert. I took maybe an hour to finish taking a bath because I always sing, and sing, and sing, until Yayang knock and tells me that I am going to be late for school.
I always stand on our 3-seater sofa and pretend that it was my stage and my toys are my audience I always snatch my mother’s brush so it will serve as+ my microphone. I remembered one time, when I dive into my audience, which resulted a lump on my forehead because I was amazed when singers dive to their audience and carried by them.
At school, I was commended by many because of my voice. I was flattered.
I was about 12 years old my voice gradually hit puberty stage and made a drastic change on my voice. It was the time when my voice keeps on cracking and people keep telling me SINAYANG MO LANG BOSES MO. I was like Jess at some point, I gave up on singing because people look at me as if I am a loser.
After 4 years when I was grade 10, our school will be conducting an English month. My teacher called me and talked about joining our schools singing contest, I was anxious. I don’t know what to say to her. I just told her “Maam panget po boses ko. Iba nalang po“. My confidence isn’t as high as before. I thought maybe after how many years of hiding my voice to everybody, they will be shocked on how big the difference it was like before.
The next day, my teacher approached me again and told me that if I don’t join our batch would have no representative at all. I don’t want to let my batch down so I decided to join. Every practice my classmates always accompany me. I noticed there support from my practice to my performance on stage. That’s where I found my Leslie (Molabots). Leslie helped Jess to not give up on something he really likes; she pushed Jess not give up on his dreams. Mine is similar to them because they appreciate what I love doing and even supports until the end.
When I moved to perpetual I was scared to show my voice to my classmates because I was anxious about it. What if they don’t like it? I remembered they first discovered my voice when I was using my earphones, the sound was too much that I didn’t even noticed that I was singing. They praised me that time. Like how Leslie discovered Jess passion, Jess was sketching on his sketchbook that he didn’t notice Leslie was behind him and amazed on what he was doing.
I realized change wasn’t bad after all, In fact it may teach you to embrace yourself, change the way you see life, and help us grow as a person. We also need to surround ourselves with Leslie’s, positive people that will accompany you to your journey.
VAGUE NEWS
I was scrolling down on Facebook, when I noticed a picture of a celebrity who reportedly had died because of a heart disease. The picture shows the photo of the celebrity, the year when he was born and the current year when he was assumingly died, and a REST IN PEACE and a huge YOU WILL BE MISSED sign. The picture made a huge noise to the public. The photo started spreading and everyone had gone crazy about it. A lot of people left a message saying ”may his soul rest in peace” and ”Patay na siya? Idol ko paman din siya”. Moments later, a video went out of the blue, it was a video of the celebrity clarifying that he was not dead, he was completely healthy, he explained the reason why he was hiding behind the spotlight, it was because of personal matters.
At that very moment people where deceived because of a picture that went completely out of nowhere claiming something which apparently isn’t true yet people still romanticize the situation. One question popped in my head that made me dazed up. WHAT IF EVERYTHING I SEE ON THE INTERNET IS NOT REAL.
That time I realized that one click on social media can make a huge impact to a person’s life. For instance, the story of the celebrity made the internet explode with false information, and everyone thinks he was actually dead when he’s not.
Fake news is toxic to the general public. Instead of actually knowing the truth, people are being misled to the point that people only focus to what they see but not knowing the whole truth.
In our generation, the existence of digital media and the advancement of technology had made a huge impact on our information gathering. But not all information are reliable. In some cases, we are bombarded by information we became unsure of who to believe or which sources are legitimate. Some broadcast networks or news writers place hoax or hidden agenda to persuade people. There are many ways to spread fake news;
Victim Stance, the victim believes he or she is always morally right, is not responsible or accountable for their actions, and is entitled to sympathy from others. For instance, Gretchen Diez, a trans woman who used a woman’s comfort room. Chayra Ganal, the janitress who told Diez to use the men’s comfort room because its vacant. Diez was offended and recorded everything happened. most of the Pilipinos would rather listen to her side of the story, because they would rather side with the person who can exercise her rights and would do anything to let their voice be heard. The reason why this is still considered fake news, because the netizens only listen to the partial truth. The one side of the topic, they didn’t look into other perspective of this issue. They only believe on what they see but couldn’t look the larger spectrum of this topic.
Fake news can be everywhere, especially in social media platforms. In a matter of seconds it will spread like wildfire and can exploit people’s take in the truth. But even though there are cons on fake news, of course there should be pros in them. Fake news made us think critically and to always take a second glance in the articles we see. We even look for other articles related to that specific issue. There are few website that can be used to identify authenticity of an article or news.
One example of spreading fake news is in the form of Memes or satire. Memes are eminent nowadays especially to us millennials. But people tend to use other peoples photos and videos for their own personal entertainment without the owner’s consent. Sometimes this are funny but bear in mind that we should consider the feelings of the people we use in those satire jokes. Memes can also be misleading and make false impression to the person, it can greatly affect the person’s life because public display of identity. When a meme was created out of the authorities, people tend to remember the way the internet remembers that person. Which is stupid, because the people would sum up the personality of that person just because of the news they saw in the internet, they wouldn’t care if it will have a good or bad impact to that person.
As I am approaching to the end of this essay, I realized that finding the truth is not easy because of the gross number of users who uses internet on a daily basis on spreading news and why fake news can be a source of confusion, misconception and discord in our society. That’s why we need to be knowledgeable on distinguishing authentic and reliable sources. We shouldn’t blindly trust whatever we see right away in the internet. That’s why we have Google Search and different broadcasting channels, so that we can assure ourselves, if our first source of information is legitimate. We should also be aware of what kind of influence the internet can do to every individual who is using it. As a Filipino youth I encourage people to take part of changing social media into a platform that is accessible for reliable information gathering.
presumably died, and a REST IN PEACE and a huge YOU WILL BE MISSED sign. The picture made a huge noise to the public. The photo started spreading and everyone had gone crazy about it. A lot of people left a message saying ”may his soul rest in peace” and ”Patay na siya? Idol ko paman din siya”. Moments later, a video went out of the blue, it was a video of the celebrity clarifying that he was not dead, he was completely healthy, he explained the reason why he was hiding behind the spotlight, it was because of personal matters.
At that very moment people where deceived because of a picture that went completely out of nowhere claiming something which apparently isn’t true yet people still romanticize the situation. One question popped in my head that made me dazed up. WHAT IF EVERYTHING I SEE ON THE INTERNET IS NOT REAL.
That time I realized that one click on social media can make a huge impact to a person’s life. For instance, the story of the celebrity made the internet explode with false information, and everyone thinks he was actually dead when he’s not.
Fake news is toxic to the general public. Instead of actually knowing the truth, people are being misled to the point that people only focus to what they see but not knowing the whole truth.
In our generation, the existence of digital media and the advancement of technology had made a huge impact on our information gathering. But not all information are reliable. In some cases, we are bombarded by information we became unsure of who to believe or which sources are legitimate. Some broadcast networks or news writers place hoax or hidden agenda to persuade people. There are many ways to spread fake news;
Victim Stance, the victim believes he or she is always morally right, is not responsible or accountable for their actions, and is entitled to sympathy from others. For instance, Gretchen Diez, a trans woman who used a woman’s comfort room. Chayra Ganal, the janitress who told Diez to use the men’s comfort room because its vacant. Diez was offended and recorded everything happened. most of the Pilipinos would rather listen to her side of the story, because they would rather side with the person who can exercise her rights and would do anything to let their voice be heard. The reason why this is still considered fake news, because the netizens only listen to the partial truth. The one side of the topic, they didn’t look into other perspective of this issue. They only believe on what they see but couldn’t look the larger spectrum of this topic.
Fake news can be everywhere, especially in social media platforms. In a matter of seconds it will spread like wildfire and can exploit people’s take in the truth. But even though there are cons on fake news, of course there should be pros in them. Fake news made us think critically and to always take a second glance in the articles we see. We even look for other articles related to that specific issue. There are few website that can be used to identify authenticity of an article or news.
One example of spreading fake news is in the form of Memes or satire. Memes are eminent nowadays especially to us millennials. But people tend to use other peoples photos and videos for their own personal entertainment without the owner’s consent. Sometimes this are funny but bear in mind that we should consider the feelings of the people we use in those satire jokes. Memes can also be misleading and make false impression to the person, it can greatly affect the person’s life because public display of identity. When a meme was created out of the authorities, people tend to remember the way the internet remembers that person. Which is stupid, because the people would sum up the personality of that person just because of the news they saw in the internet, they wouldn’t care if it will have a good or bad impact to that person.
As I am approaching to the end of this essay, I realized that finding the truth is not easy because of the gross number of users who uses internet on a daily basis on spreading news and why fake news can be a source of confusion, misconception and discord in our society. That’s why we need to be knowledgeable on distinguishing authentic and reliable sources. We shouldn’t blindly trust whatever we see right away in the internet. That’s why we have Google Search and different broadcasting channels, so that we can assure ourselves, if our first source of information is legitimate. We should also be aware of what kind of influence the internet can do to every individual who is using it. As a Filipino youth I encourage people to take part of changing social media into a platform that is accessible for reliable information gathering.
On a warm sunny day of August 14th I have spent the day with my friend Mitch. Actually me and Mitch don’t talk to each other that much, so this is a really big opportunity to get to know him. We chose to have lunch in Sm Sta.Rosa because of the food that they serve there is mouthwatering so we can enjoy our getting to know session.
While Mitch is actually sipping his Okkinawa Milktea, He started our conversation by simply asking my birthday and threw the same question on him. Mitch was born on the 13th of November. a scorpio. He has brother who is 8 years younger than him. He is from Barangay Platero, Biñan, Laguna. He is a proud part of the LGBTQIA+. Mitch is very much open to his parents and supports him all the way. He is a gregarious and upbeat person, so it’s impossible for him not to gain friends easily.
Mitch mentioned his love for broadcasting and he was a former FIAT STAFFER and wanted to pursue it in the near future. He also loves dancing and vlogging. He is really fond of watching Local Movies. We also shared secrets to each other, Like he never (ever) had a girlfriend. He also opened up about having a boyfriend.
We are actually very moved with our “getting to know” session. We realized that it’s actually time go home. We took pictures so that will serve as remembrance of the day we talked about ourselves. After this we are friends in all our social media accounts . We built friendship after that day and at this very moment Mitch and I are a really good friends.
“Ay naku Kuya, binago na yung schedule ng mga teachers at estudyante this year eh. May klase pa yung mga teachers tsaka ang high school naman may CAT.” I was dissapointed, because I want to brag to my teachers what’s happening to me in UPHSL. I also want to see what are the reactions of my friends to see who I am today.
I’m on my way to Colegio de San Pedro to visit them. When I was writing my name on the visitor’s log, I heard students shouting. “Sino bang bibisitahin niyo sa oras na ito?” a guard asked me, “Ay, yung mga teachers po sana at yung mga kilala ko pong schoolmate. Uwian na kasi nila eh.”
“Sir, pwede nalang po ba manood ng CAT nila ngayon?” The guard nodded and told me to make sure he won’t get in trouble. I thanked him and headed inside the campus. Then to my shock, my co-officers were also there and watching CAT drills. I ran to them and gave them a bear hug. We talked to each other while the cadets were doing some drills. I saw my junior officer walking towards me and said, “Sir Gab, pwede po bang samahan niyo po ako sa inspection lang? Kasi sir wala po yung kwatro namin, eh nakatoka kami ni kwatro sa inspection, tas wala lahat ng officer may hinahawak na platoon, sir.”
I asked her why me? “Sir kasi po mas stricto po kayo sa mga ganyan. Tsaka po sir dating ex-o din kayo sir diba? so alam niyo po yung mga dapat meron ang isang kadete sir.” I agreed to observe the cadets.
“Tikas nga!” their platoon leader commanded the cadets to rest as another officer inspect their paraphernalia. Then, I noticed a cadet, who didn’t brought anything, I found his tuck-in lousy. It made my blood boil, I went to the commander-in-charge and told him, “Tignan mo oh. Walang dala tas lousy pa yung tuck-in ni Kuya. Gawan niyo yan ng paraan.”
When he was executing his punishment, I went to the alumni officers and talk to them, “Si Kuya parang ako nung nagtatraining tayo noh?” I laughed while I remnisce. We all laughed and talk more about our memories in CAT.
My S3 walked to me and pat my shoulder and said, “Gab, napapansin ko mas nagoopen-up ka kila Curt. Mas nakakausap mo sila kaysa sameng pamilya mo. magkwento ka naman dyan.” while she jokingly slap my face. I smiled at her. “bumawi ka naman samen. ang dami mo na kayang na miss na get-together.” They were giving me those puppy eyes. They are doing it again, guilt tripping. I know that I’ve been neglecting them ever since I’ve made my “nomi” Fam. “Sorry na…ano bang gusto niyong malaman?”
“Lahat Gab.” They said with eyes waiting for my response.
Okay, “Let’s get things straight…”
April 25 2002, was the day an angel a cutiepatootie was welcome in this world, to spread happiness and positivity and love.
FASTFORWARD
2015 was the year I won at a singing contest. That day, I was filled with joy and pride. Everyone in my family, was there and cheering for me. My classmates who were so proud of me. Especially the teacher who asked me to join this competition.
I sang Luha by the Aegis. I know, who knew a child like me can reach those notes with ease. You may think that I’m joking around, bitch no. I reached those notes like a pro. That’s why I got home the medal for champion. Even though during the performance my pants keeps on falling, because it had no belt in, that’s why I was gripping my pants the whole performance.
December 8 and 9,2017 was THE night. One of the most crazy, stomach turning, eye opening night for me. That night I really let myself go. like go all out or nothing. That day was where the “Nomi” Fam was created. During our sessions, I sometimes tell them my problems and happenings around me.
Then after a couple of drinks, Dear Lord! I was fucking wasted.
The next day we decided to have another session. This time we are all martyrs for drinking alcohol again with a very VERY awful hangover. This was the first time I tried smoking cigarette (MARLBORO BLUE). I felt so liberated.
“Baliw ka bat ginawa mo yon? SOP NO. 9–“
I cutted him “No Smoking. Yea Yea i Get it. bawal yon. Pero i doesn’t mean na ang sama ko nang tao. tyaka triny ko siya then siguro after 2 months tinigil ko den siya.”
“Buti nalang talaga tinigil mo.”
I gave him a smirk “Moving on.”
April 2017, SUMMER TRAINING ACTIVITY TIME! The most awaited month of my life. The month I get to met other students who I can spend the rest of my summer. When I arrived at Sta. Catalina, I saw a lot of new faces. I was excited to be friends with them.
In our first week, I got to be close to different schools like, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Colegio de San Agustin, and Catholic School of Pacita. Because we get to sleep in the same barracks. We did some shenanigans inside and outside the barracks.
In that camp, we had these special platoon that you have to try-out before you get in. It was the Silent Drill. Where we get to execute different kinds of drills with a rifle. It was cool watching and executing them, so I tried them and I got in. The remaining weeks we had in our STA, all I did was practice for our performance of Silent Drill on our graduation. It was nerve-wracking practicing those stunts, because you have to make sure your rifle doesn’t fall or slip in your hands.
There was an audition for platoon leader, then me, Ali, Darren, and Jc tried it out. But only Darren got rejected. I was the platoon leader for Bravo First, Aliyah was in Alpha First, then Jc is in Bravo Second.
On our graduation day, it was a very bittersweet day for me. Cuz’ I might not see again after a few months or even years, the people who made my summer the best summer I have ever had.
The sixteenth of February 2018, We had our senior Prom at Bellevue, Alabang. It was one of the most treasured nights I had. We dance until we can’t feel our feet. We ate a whole feast, and did some passing over.
That night I was the only one who had a very unique tuxedo. My coat had a stream of diamonds on the button side of the tux, and the rest was plain navy blue. I was shining, shimmering, and splendid that evening.
I looked at my friends and told them, “Remember that day? The day of our Last Platoon Drill.” It was one of the most awaited event, because I get to compete with my batchmates. It make me want to give our all.
After all of the presentation it was time for them to announce the winners, We were very confident that we can win the competition. Because we knew that we trained, we gave our everything, our blood, sweat and tears for that presentation. Then when they were gonna announce the champion, “champion ay ang…IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY.” We were all in shock. Like, wtf? Why were they the champion? Then they announced that we were the first runner up. Me and our S3 cried out of joy and frustration. We were thankful that we were in first runner up, yet we knew that we deserved the title champion.
Sept 2018, Dana invited me to train with her to prepare for university week. After the training we met the coach for volleyball Men Team B he said, “Iho,alam mo naman yung rule dito, pag sumali bawal ng umalis.” I simply nodded, even though i dont know what he was talking about. He asked me to pass some papers then I asked him why, he said it was a secret. At first, I didn’t want to play for Perpetual, but I took it as a challenge. Then the next day, I gave him the requirements and said, “Welcome to the team.”
That was also day, I get to talk to my crush since second week.
Nov 2018, I was nervous, it was my first official game and I was playing for Perpetual. Because was holding the name of Perpetual, and that university is one of the well known university in the Philippines. So the pressure on my shoulders are kinda giving me that nerve-wrecking feeling.
We got to compete against De La Salle Canlubang, it was intense. They got the first set of the game. But we won the second and third set. I was in all of the sets, yet I didn’t give any score in any of the sets, because they kept on getting blocked on every of my attacks.
That day made me realize that I have to keep on playing, That I have to improve myself. so that every attacks that I give no one can block it. I pursue in every game that I play, nothing else but to be better, if not better than great in my work.
December 2018, We rented at a private resort, with the whole team. We celebrated our christmas party there. It was one of the best moments of the team. I was so drunk , I felt like my body wasn’t cooperating on what my brain wants. We sang a lot of songs, because we rented a karaoke machine.
While the others were having fun, me and George went to a quiet place, and drunk talk to each other. He doesn’t know what crazy shit he was doing while me, in the other hand, was well aware of my surroundings. When George left me, I went to take a shower, take note that I was completely naked at that time. Then, George went in and poured out all his rants to me, while I was taking a shower and naked.
I took a nap then, when I woke up, I hurriedly went a random plant and poured my guts out. My teammates were shocked and worried, especially Sannel, he held my hand until we were in olivarez. Then we didn’t went straight to our houses, rather we went to Nethsue’s place and relax there.
December 27, I didn’t attend my regular training because I felt there was this excruciating pain that is happening somewhere in my stomach. While I was walking home with MacMac and Kaira, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit. The next thing I knew, I was vomiting my ass out. While I was busy spewing shit from my mouth, they were busy laughing their ass out from my pain.
When I arrive at my house, I tried to act normal. like really tried not to look in pain. Luckily, they didn’t notice. Yayang went to me and ask what happened in school then, we just talked about it then I went to bed.
February 24 2019, was the day me and my team really trained for the championship against Trace Colleges Los Baños. It was do-or-die game. Honestly that day we are not nervous at all, we really aim to win the gold. All the 5-30’s, all the endless running in the oval will payoff today.
When we were doing our stretchings, we were talking about what would happen after this game. We were emotional that time, cuz’ that will be our last game.
When the game started, the first set was pretty intense. The Trace won that set, but we were either two or three points behind them. Actually in all of our sets, we were close to their score. We owned the third set, they had nineteen points and we had twenty-five. But on the fourth set, they won.
The Trace college won the championship while we had first runner up. It was a bittersweet day for us, because we knew that there will be no more games after this.
March 2019, I was invited by my coach to be part of their team in an ODL (one day league) in Sinalhan, Sta.Rosa. I was very excited because it really is my first ODL. I was playing with my former teammates Sannel and Arvin. And yeah it is actually really fun playing with different people. AND WE WON. My first ODL we were champions.
April 10 2019, was my first recognition day. It was my first time being part of the honors. I didn’t expect to be one of them, because I was a volleyball player that time and somehow I successfully balanced my school works and my training.
When I received a text from my adviser telling me that I was an honor, I didn’t believe at first. Then she said that I didn’t got any grade lower than 85 and my average was around 90. I never knew that I could achieve those kind of grade in my senior year. That’s why I had mixed emotions that day, both in disbelief and joy.
April 13 2019, I woke up around 6AM to prepare for the day. Our call time was 7AM at Jolibee. When it was 7, I didn’t saw Steph and the gang. So I waited for them until 9. I was kinda pissed at them, because they didn’t arrive at the planned time.
When we arrived at Star City, we were so excited. We talked about what rides should we try first, then we decided to ride the Vikings. While we were at the line, I was laughing at Gerald and Faye’s scared faces, while Jehna was putting up a brave face, then Me and Kryzle were just simply excited.
After a warm up at the vikings, we went to alot of dungeons and one of Jehna’s string, one of the handles tore off, because Faye and Kryzle’s grip was so tight and they just pull her all the time. It was one of the funniest moments during that day.
After that, we went inside Snow World, and rode a long slide alot of times. Then we talk besides an artificial fireplace, then some of us sat on the bench while the others were having a SNOWBALL FIGHT! We just kept on throwing snowballs at each other until our hands would feel numb. Me and Jehna explored and admire the ice sculptures, when she suddenly ask “Ano kaya lasa nito?” then she licked the ice and her face after tasting it was priceless! She said it taste like wet socks. I dared her to stick her tongue for ten seconds then let’s see if her tongue would be stuck. “Game!” She stuck her tongue out, then her face turned into a frown when she taste the ice again. I was laughing so hard! We return back to the group to take a picture, with the white bear. It was one of my gifts for the birthday girl.
We ended the day with the Star Frisbee, one of my favorite rides. Because I get to see the city lights! I also felt like I was flying. I was getting Jehna to look at the city lights, but when the ride got faster, she didn’t get to appreciate the stars and city lights, because she and Steph shut down. I didn’t care much because like GUYS! THE CITY LIGHTS AND THE NIGHT SKY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!
“You know guys, at first I didn’t like CAT at all tsaka hindi ko din gusto maglaro sa perps. Tas ayoko din kumanta sa harap ng madaming tao dati. Sa una nga eh, hindi ko masyadong feel yung mga kasama ko dyan sa Star City.” Then they gave me a confused look.
“Ano daw? Eh bat ka sumali?”, “Bat ka nagtagal dyan sa perps?”, “Tas sa CAT naman, bat ka sumali? pinahirapan lang naman tayo noon dyan eh.”
“Oo mahirap siya…pero
At first I didn’t want to do this kinds of stuff. I didn’t want to train to become an officer because I knew that the journey will be hard. I didn’t want to join the volleyball team in Perps because I was scared that I might not meet their expectations. Then I thought that they were snob or not my kind of group.
But when I took the time to set those aside, I learned to love what I’m doing. I enjoy the training even though it was difficult because I was with a group of people who would tell me that I can do it. I let myself in the team, because they taught me to believe in myself. Also to always improve and work hard in every of our training. Time just flew by whenever I’m with them, it flies so fast that a single day isn’t enough to be with them. My day would be filled with challenges but with the people around me, I feel like I could do anything with them by my side.
Gabriel Angelo 