Mr. wEbStEr!! hElp mE dEfiNe tHis wOrd pLs...

Love. What is love? As we all know, love is a really broad topic which could be debated by anyone, anytime. No matter how we define what love is, we will only have countless discussions and limitless debates about it. Actually, no one could really justify the real meaning of love but instead one could just define love as the way they see or feel it.

Love is defined in the dictionary as a strong affection or attraction for another arising out of kinship or personal ties. But is love really based mainly on attraction or affection for another person? Shouldn't it also be based upon the way you feel it or see it?

For me, love is everything and everywhere. The trees, flowers, the sky, the sun, the people, animals and basically everything we see. Those things were made because of love. If not for love, I guess not even a single cell on this world will exist. Not you, nor me will be able to stay on earth and be able to live the way we want it to be. God started it all. He was the one who first spread and showed love to the world. If not for his love, earth will not be as lively, as colorful and as vibrant as it is right now. So inorder to thank him for the love he has been giving us, we should also be responsible enough to take care of the things he has been giving us. If not for Him, will we be able to live? I guess not.I believe in what people say that "Love is God and God is Love."

They say love can move mountains. Yes, I believe that. Love can move mountains though not literally. Love can change anyone. One can be changed because of the one he or she loves or one can be changed by the love the person he or she loves gives him or to her.

I hear many people say that love has changed them in many ways. Some say that because of love they were able to live a blissful life. Some say that because of love they were able to find the real meaning of life and even found the one whom they truly love. But despite these happy recollections, some would still say that love made their lives really miserable. But in what ways does love make some lives miserable?

Personally, I have already experienced how to love and be loved. To love and be loved feels good especially when you know that the one you love also feels the same as you are. But consequently when you love, you should also be ready to get hurt. Sometimes in love you should always be ready to face the pain and always expect the unexpected. Its when you expect that you get hurt. For example, your expecting that somehow the one you love will also love you the way you wanted to be loved by that person. But instead of getting the love you think you deserve, the one you love doesn't love you back and thus love another person.

Ofcourse, who wouldn't be hurt by that? All along you have been expecting that there is a possibility for the both of you to be together but then that dream just came crushing down when you realized that the one you love loves somebody else and sad to say it's not you. You would then think of stupid reasons why everything happened just like that. You even cry every night to at least release the pain. But then you'll soon realize that you're already having a hard time getting over a person, especially the one you love.

Based from my personal experience, forgetting and getting over a person is not that easy. it would really take time. As people say, time could heal the wounds of the past and I really do agree with that. One might get over a person in a minute, in a minute or worst, years. Sometimes you just have to let time pass and just try to forget everythingto avoid being hurt. But sad to say, even how hard you try to get over a person, you still feel the pain; you still feel hurt. Sometimes you tend to move away, ignore or don't even talk to the person just to tellyourself that you'll be able to hide the pain and get over the person. But deep inside you, you'll just realize that your love for that person never subsides but instead it grows more. You even cry yourself to sleep sometimes trying to reminisce the past and trying to get over the person completely. But the more you ignore the person, the more it gets hurt and the more it becomes harder to move on.

Young as I am, I can say that I already say that I have already experience some lessons in love and these are as follows:

1. Never love a person more than yourself
2. Learn to control your emotions.
3. Do not give your all. Give yourself some worth.
4. Don't love a person one sidedly. (This really hurts!)
5. Tell the person you love what you truly feel.
6. Try to let go and move on.
7. Don't be a martyr.
8. Do not expect too much.
9. Love the person according to the kind of love he deserves.

The tenth is that in love you should always know that there are NO RULES. You may follow a certain list but eventually that will just simply fade away. You'll just realize that when you love a person you learn to love everything about him- even the negative traits.

Now tell me Mr. Webster, could you really define love? How about true love?

pRiNcEsS hOuRs...

Lately, I've been very hooked to a television show. Its title is Princess Hours. Its korean title is goong which means 'palace' or 'love in the palace'. This show is starred by Eun-Yoon-Hee who plays the role of princess Janelle. Joo-Ji-Hoon plays the character of prince Gian. Kim-Jeong Hoon as prince Troy and Song-Ji-Hyo as Monique.

The story is about an ordinary girl being married and eventually falling in love with the prince. They were to marry according to the will of the great king and his bestfriend. They promised to each other that they will make their grandchildren marry each other. At first, Prince Gian dislikes her because he finds her so annoying. Princess Janelle later started to have feelings toward the prince but hides it instead because she believes that the prince still loves her ex- girlfriend, Monique. The story complicates when prince Troy, the prince's cousin started to fall in love with Janelle. As Troy's feelings deepened towards Janelle, Monique tries to get back her boyfriend (Prince Gian) but then eventually gives up. Troy also gives up because he saw how both of them (Janelle and Gian) love each other so much. Gian then finally realizes that he also has feelings toward Janelle. The story ends in Macau where the royal couple remarried in a Catholic Church and with Janelle having a possibility of carrying the royal grandchild.

I like the story so much because it pictures the dream of every girl- to become a princess. I believe being a princess is every girl's dream. Living in their own palace and sharing dreams with their prince charming. Who doesn't want to be like that? But we all know that in reality fairy tales don't come true- they don't exist. If they do exist, only a chosen few gets a chance to live a fairy tale life. Through the story, I knew that being a prince or a princess is not that easy. Being a royalty also means carrying with you the responsibilty to lead the people, most especially the country. In the story, I pity the lives of the royalties so much. Eventhough it seems that they get to have everything they want, it doesn't really mean like that. Like for example, Prince Gian never cared to have a dream because no one asked about it and no one even cares if he has his own dreams or not. He never even cared to make his own decisions because somebody will be doing the decision for him which is quite not fair for him. He has his own life but he can't live it by himself but instead other people decides and lives it for him.

I also like the character of Janelle because she really was a fighter and eventhough she was already living in the palace she did not change her real self but instead showed it to everyone. Unexpectedly, everyone in the palace learned to love her because of her very bubbly character. Even the very stiff prince learned to like her and eventually loved her. She makes everyone feel happy especially the great queen (Gian's grandmother). But she also hides her sadness and pain because she feels that her husband doesn't love her and that she alraedy feels something for her husband. But eventhough, she still manages to smile and be happy because she believes that problems will eventually pass.

Troy, the cousin of Gian was the prince who wanted revenge. Because of Prince Marco's death(Troy's father)Troy and his mother lived away from the palace. They both stayed in England. After 14 years, they came back in Korea with a plan to regain the king's position and to make Troy a prince again. Unexpectedly, Troy falls for Janelle because he believes that they should be the ones to become the royal crown prince and princess if not for his father's death. But as he struggles to fight his love for Janelle, Janelle falls in love deeper to Gian. This made him rage and he even wanted to fight more and get the prince's position. Eventually, he gave up because he saw how much Gian and Janelle love each other.

Monique was Gian's ex- girlfriend. Gian even proposed to her but then rejects him because she wants to fulfill her dream- to become a famous ballerina. As she tries to keep Gian away from her mind, she found herself love him even more. That's why she tries to get him back but then she failed because Gian alraedy liked Janelle at that time. She regrets of letting go of her love for her dream but then she can't turn back the time. But eventually she lets go of her love and moves on.

Isn't the story exciting guys? But I won't spill much of the story more because I might spoil the excitement (I actually know what will happen in the story because I already saw it.) So watch Princess Hours Mondays to Thursdays after Maging Sino Ka Man. Enjoy watching guys! Have fun!

tHe lAsT dAnCe...

Two weeks from now, UP High will once again hold its yearly Junior- Senior Promenade. It is a time of the year where the juniors and the seniors bond together and have a good time. Last February 17, 2006 was my first promenade and I had a wonderful time experiencing that especially that I shared it with my batch mates and the seniors. At first, I was nervous especially during the afternoon practices because we practice how to walk with our partners. During the first week of the practices I never talked to my partner because I thought he was hostile and he won't talk to me because he was a senior. I don't really expect that he will talk to me especially because of what happened during the past Intramural games where we had petty fights. Besides during those times, I guess he was having a fun time talking to his friends. But as the days of practices passed, i learned that he was not really that hostile at all. He was just shy, just like me because he too was afraid that I might not talk to him too.

During the Prom night, I was very nervous because I don't know what will happen eventually during the night. But everything went well as what we have practiced. I learned there that men really became gentlemen during that night. They were gentleman enough to make the girls get some food first before getting food for themselves. There was also a rule that the man should never leave his partber alone so it means that he must accompany his partner wherever she goes. I was surprised that my partner was really such a gentleman to accompany me wherever I go. And I was also surprised to see my guy classmates do the same thing too.

The dancing part came and I was also surprised that everybody was alraedy dancing and was really having a fun time. We were all dancing with the seniors and it felt like we somehow forgot the past happenings during the Intramurals.

I guess during every prom, everybody looks forward for the last dance. They say that you should have your last dance with a person really special and close to your heart. But sadly, I didn't find anyone special to my heart to share my last dance with but instead I shared it with a friend. But eventhough I am still happy to see my classmates and batchmates to share the last dance with the ones they really consider special.

Now, we're going to celebrate another promenade but I'm not looking forward for that last dance. But instead, I'm looking forward for the fun and excitement that I had last year. I hope to have a more exciting and nicer prom this year so that I can keep it in my treasure box.

tHe diLeMma...

tHe pRobLeM wiTh mEn iS...

Men are not really vocal and expressive of what they truly feel towards a person. They don't say what they truly feel but instead they even deny it and won't accept the fact that they truly feel something towards a person. I even experienced it myself and it really hurts but anyway that was the past and let's not bring the past back anymore. (hehehe..) Men are also sometimes vain. It's not bad to fix yourself but at least not over do it right? Sometimes, I see men so conscious with what they wear, how they look. They even look at the mirror more often than girls do! And for me, that's disgusting. It seems like their not confident with themselves and that's not good, is it? Men don't consider the feelings of other people. In fact eventhough if they know that the person is already hurt, they still continue what they are doing because they think it feels good to have fun with other people. Men also love to hurt people physically. That's very true according to my own experience. They really love to punch, pinch, and do wrestling especially to their close friends. But sometimes I find it bad because that sometimes result to real fighting and fighting is bad, right? They always love to tease people especially the girls. I don't really know what's with that but I think it's also not right to tease other people because they don't know that deep inside they are already been hurting the feelings of that person they are teasing. Another thing that disgusts me about men is that they are more talkative than girls. According to a book that I read a year ago, men talks a lot more than girls do. Isn't that disgusting? But it doesn't mean that men couldn't be trusted anymore because I also know a lot of guys who could keep secrets too. Men are so careless with their things. I even find my guy classmates' things scattered in the floor. That's why they always lose something. They don't take care of their own things, how much more to other people's things? Men are sometimes irresponsible because they could not manage to be responsible of some important things. I won't really elaborate with this because it's already self explanatory. Men are sometimes lazy. That's very true because sometimes men don't do the things which they should do. Instead they cram and pass it on the deadline. With this, men are also stubborn that makes them so hard headed and they don't follow instructions. My classmates even prioritize basketball more than cleaning the classroom. And I guess that concludes what the problems in men are.


tHe pRobLeM wiTh wOmEn aRe...

Women are so vain. Yes I admit women are vain. That's because they always face the mirror and make themselves beautiful. I am not against that beautification or improvement of oneself's physical appearance but as I've said don't overdo it, right? Women are also super sensitive. They tend toget angry easily over things and do not really understand the real situation. Women loves to spend so much with clothes, shoes and bags. I myself would love to shop for those things but still I have the control in myself and I know my limits. But honestly, women are like that. They spend beyond their limits just to fulfill their wants. Women are also childish. I myself am also childish. I tend to act that way because it feels good to be a child once again but sometimes when you over do it, it becomes really annoying. Women are also stubborn because they always want to do some things in their way which is not good because being stubborn can also lead to accidents and unfortunate events. Women also love to talk about other people's lives. Backbiting is bad as we all know and we should not to do that so as to prevent hurting other people's feelings. The thing that I really happened to hate about women is the period. I hate it so much because it sometimes stops me from doing the activities that I really like to do most of the time. Women also are close minded sometimes which makes them look so self centered. I guess we women should open our minds to new perspectives so that we'll grow more as a person. We women also takes other things for granted. Because sometimes we tend to be self centered we sometimes take things for granted. We only think about ourselves and do not think about things that may affect us in the future. And lastly, women also become so fashionista that they become so over acting to look at. Sometimes they wear necklaces like these and add another like that which makes the person really look so over acting with her style. Sometimes you don't even think of it as a style because they over do it.

A tEaChEr's dAy oFf...

KYSD or the Know Your School Day is a time of the year where students have a chance to be teachers or to be memvers of the UPHS staff and faculty. It is also a chance to experience the life of a teacher or as a staff even for a day or two. KYSD is also a program of the Student Council of UP High. Students become the teachers while the teachers are also given a chance to at least rest for awhile from teaching the students.

Last January 24, 2007, KYSD officially opened with the blessings of the SC president and of the UP faculty and staff. ID's were given to students who applied for the positions they desired and the key of responsibilty was also given to the student principals and staff as a sign that they are already the ones responsible of the school and especially of the students.

For four years I have already been joining the KYSD and I find it really fun and exciting. I find it nice because at least once a year I have the chance to experience the life being a teacher- studying the lessons and preparing something for your students and stuffs like that. But with this I also am responsible for the welfare of my students because I am already their teacher so I should still maintain order in my class as much as possible. But truly, maintaining order and controlling your students is not really that easy because you must also be a good leader and show to them that you can also be responsible enough to be a teacher.

Being a teacher does not only mean sharing the lessons that you should discuss. You must also be able to share what you know, how you react on certain things, how you feel and be able to respond to your students' emotions. As a teacher you must also know how to have a connection between you and your students.

I admire teachers very much because they are the ones who shape our knowledge as an individual while in school and they also help you succeed in life. Though many times, our teachers scold us I think we should even thank them for that because like our parents, our teachers also want us to be in the good side and not go astray. Through the years, our teachers have already been sharing everything they know and instilling into our minds the important lessons in life. Lessons in life can't be found in books. They are being experienced and I'm glad that our teachers let us experience those things and to let us stand in our own feet. Sharing what they know and what they have is their passion.

Our teachers are our second parents and we learn a lot from them and we even admire them for everything that they have taught us. As the years pass and as the number of students graduate from UPHS increases, they grow more as a person not only learning from their experiences but also learning from us too. As our teachers would say, its a give and take cycle- we learn from them, they also learn from us.

This is my senior year now and I would like to grab the opportunity to thank our teachers. I want to thank them for everything they have shared. I'd like to thank them for always being there for us, their students and for never giving up on us. I'd also like to thank them for the patience and time that they heve been spending on us. I also thank them for their hardwork and perseverance because if not for that, we might not be able to acquire the knowledge we have and the lessons in life that we now know through them. Those lessons in life are the most important tools in life which we may use for survival. I'd also like to thank them for the laughters and the tears we have all been sharing throughout these years. I just hope that as we move forward to our own lives, we may never forget every little thing you taught us.

By the way, here is the copy of the song which I personally composed for the tribute for the teachers. This was the tribute song of the seniors to the teachers. This is a song of thanks to everything they taught us. I don't really have a title for it but I guess I'd just call it the KYSD theme. Here it goes:

KYSD Theme

I. We, never thought we'd come this far
Never realized it all
The prints we made as we pass the sands of time

II. And you, showed us the way and led us there
Gave us the love and care and shared
Those memories, in our hearts will never leave

Chorus:
Now we say to you, thank you for everything
For all the teachings and knowledge you have shared
And now we say to you
We're grateful that we have you
For all the times that we need you
Thank You..
If not for you we won't be here now saying thank you

III. We've been through a lot all of these years
But through those times we're at our worst
You never left us and encouraged us

IV. And now, as we face the road ahead
We hope to still see you there again
As we move forward and as we try to reach our dreams

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
Though we have never been that good enough for you
We're glad you still believed us and carried us all through

(Repeat Chorus twice)

tHe bOoK..bOw...

Greetings to you all bloggers! Now I'm going to write about the book that really captured my interest. This book is entitled the Angels and Demons. The title may sound something about evil but actually the book is not only about evil. It is actually about an adventure that led to many discoveries. It is really a thriller, I tell you.

Now, the book starts with the death of a scientist named Leonardo Vetra who invented the first specimens of antimatter in the world. By the way, antimatter is opposite to matter. Anything that comes near it or even touches it will annihilate instantly, leaving no trace of both matter or antimatter. Now back to the story, the protagonist of the story is Robert Langdon- a world renowned symbologist. A scientist(Maximilian Kohler) from CERN ( a nuclear institute in Geneva, Switzerland) called him and asked for his help to investigate about an ancient symbol branded on the chest of the dead scientist. Langdon is a symbologist and he knows that the symbol on the chest of the scientist is a symbol of the group called Illuminati.

Vittoria Vetra (the daughter of Leonardo Vetra) then arrives from her scientific research in the Baltic Seas grieving for her father's death. Upon her arrival, she meets Langdon and Maximilian Kohler tells her about her father's death. Langdon then explains to her the symbol in her father's hest and tells her that an ancient brotherhood was involved in the killing of her father. Kohler then asks her about the secret research which she and her father has been doing. At first, she doubts that their research led to his father's death but then eventually agrees and shows them their research- the antimatter. Vittoria then shows them specimens of the antimatter and how the antimatter works- how it annihilates matter in a few seconds. When they went to see the Haz-Mat Chamber(Hazardous Materials Chamber) Vittoria, Langdon and Kohler knew that the biggest specimen of antimatter has been stolen by somebody.

With this, both Langdon and Vetra flies to Rome after receiving a call from Rome that involves CERN. After this, they went on an adventure to look for the antimatter and for the 4 lost priests (the preferiti) and also discovered many things about the church, the real reason behind the death of the pope, and the involvement of the Illuminati brotherhood.

I like the book because of its adventures and the secrets that it tells as the story unfolds. It also tells a lot about the secret rituals of the church when they elect a new pope. The even find out who the killer is because of their constant will to find out who the real killer is. In the end, they became successful and was able to accomplish their mission despite the deaths of the preferiti and the explosion of the antimatter. They were still able to save the lives of many people and saved the Catholic Church from being ruined.

mY dReAmS....

I'm so happy today. After receiving the news that I passed the UPCAT, I really became ecstatic. After months of preparation and waiting for the results I can now finally breathe. It's not only that I passed the UPCAT that made me happy but also because I can already assure myself of my future.

College education is not only important for me, but also for my family. I believe that if I graduate with a degree in college I could easily find a job and be able to help my family. This is one of my dreams- to help my family in any way I can. I know our family is struggling to survive because I can see that both of my parents are having a hard time finding ways to sustain our needs. Our family doesn't fight over small things not even money. I am happy to say that eventhough we are struggling to live, we still manage to live with dignity and also live happily. Though sometimes we don't have money we still manage to smile and look at the bright side of the problem because I guess our family has a happy disposition and that makes me so proud to have them.

My next dream is to find a good job with a high salary. I think everyone dreams of it and so I want to fulfill that dream of mine. I want to help my family financially. Sometimes when we're on money crisis, I hate to ask money from my mother because I always think that I'm already old enough to find for my own money but I also know that I'm still not capable of doing that. That's why right now I already want to find a job to at least lessen the burden that my family has. But right now that I'm about to graduate from high school I guess this dreams of mine are not that far to reach anymore especially now that I passed the UPCAT.

When I get to find a good job, I would like to start a business where all of us can participate and be involved. This is my mother's dream but anyway I also think that this will ba good idea because I guess it's also one way to have a family bonding, right? We could bond and at the same time earn. Isn't that nice?ther's dream but anyway I also think that this will be a good idea because I guess it's also one way to have a family bonding, right? We could bond and at the same time earn. Isn't that nice?

And to finally conclude this topic, I would also like to build my dream house. That dream house will be really nice and it will be situated near the sea. I think that's also everyone's dream- to have a dream house by the sea. But anyway, I want to make that house for my family because I want to make them comfortable and at least make them feel the king and the queens of our home. I would like to make that home a new haven for us and that will be a new haven also for new memories. I want to make them feel happy always so that they will always bring with them happy memories wherever they go.

Its not wrong to dream,right? Dreaming is free and I think it's also a privilege which everybody should possess. So, don't stop dreaming guys because in dreaming there is no price to pay only hopes and dreams.

wHaT dOeS iT tAkE tO bE a fAn?

Well, first of all, I just want to greet you guys a good day and ofcourse I would also like to thank you for viewing my blog. And now, here I am again and I will a new entry for my blog.

This entry will be about my weekend. But hey! Don't worry I won't make it so detailed and boring. My weekend was really nice, I must say. Despite the long examinations we just had it was a great reward for me when I went to SM last Saturday to see the PDA Scholars. Well I guess you already heard about PDA or the Pinoy Dream Academy. It's a famous show in ABS-CBN and there they show the talents of the PDA Scholars. These PDA Scholars stayed in the academy for a few months or so and then they get to be eliminated one by one until the grand scholar of the season will emerge. But anyway, I was so happy that last Saturday I got a chance to see 12 of the 20 scholars. I saw them all and they were singing and saying how grateful they are to be in Cebu again and stuffs like that. As usual, they showed off their talents in singing and they promoted their albums , shows and the usual cliche and stuff. There were so many people there screaming and cheering for their idols and they were like those crazy fanatics who would die for their idols.

The crowd was huge and I myself experienced the risk of joining this crowd. I was pushed, and someone even stepped on my foot! It really hurts even until now. but though, I then realized that it's not only me who experienced those things but I guess everyone there who just wants to see even a glimpse of their idols even from afar, even for a second. I also realized that those people there just like me are people whose happiness is also because of their idols. For these people, seeing their idols even for a second is like a lifetime achievement and happiness to them. I mean they are the kinds of people who will never leave their idols no matter what.

To answer the question,"What does it take to be a fan?", well I might as well answer that based on my experience. Being a fan is hard- considering all the risks which you will be facing. Many incidents have happened before wherein people get hurt or even die because of the will to see their idols. You might even be a victim of snatchers without even noticing it. But if you are a fan, those things will certainly be erased immediately because all you think is about seeing your idol. All you want to do there is just scream and shout the name of your idol and cheer for them like crazy. Seeing your idol will already maker you feel so ecstatic and you feel so happy. You even feel that their achievements are also yours. But though even with these thoughts, we can never deny that there are also external factors which we must all consider.

It is okay to be a fan but ofcourse we also have to think of the risks. We must ensure our safety all the time so that we might as well continue shouting the names of your idols without being hurt or damaged. After all, what will our idols be without us, right?

aT lAsT wE'rE fReE!!

The long week of examination is finally over. Everyone feels so happy about it especially me. At last we can already go back to our usual routines and stop studying for examinations. Periodiccal Test is when everybody in the school becomes so busy to study their lessons. It is also a time when everybody has to come home early to prepare themselves for the incoming examinations. For me, periodical examinations are sometimes dreadful beccause they give me the fear that I may not pass in a specific subject and might eventually fail. But eventhough I still feel kind of good about it because it is also the time when you learn to assess everything you have learned for that specific quarter. Now, it is the third quarter and it is considered to be crucial because if you have a failure in this quarter, you might have a difficult time passing a certain subject. In that gase, you might not even graduate eventually. I remember, when I was in my sophomore year when I failed in my Algebra 2 subject in the third quarter. Ofcourse, I was really shocked. It was the first time to fail in a subjevt and it really made me feel so bad. I even cried because of it. During that time, I had the fera that I may not pass second year and I might as well be kicked out from UP. I was also afraid to tell my parents about it because I guess they really expected too much from me considering that I as an honor student during my elementary years. Since then, everytime the third quarter comes, I simply cannot hide my fear that I may not pass again because of my experience. That made me have some trauma during periodical exams.

But certainly, that event in my life made me strong in many ways. It made me strive harder to do well in my studies so as not to fail again in the subject. It also made me study even better and listen to the teacher intently yo avoid getting zeroes dduring quizzes and long tests. Ofcourse during that time, I cannot afford to fail again even in those short quizzes and exercises. But most of all, it made me really become a person full of optimism. During the time that I was depressed because of my failure I always tend to become pessimistic and always hope for the worst. But then I realized that thinking negatively will not do me any good. It will just pull me dowm and will depress me more. That made me realize that after every fall you must learn to stand up anfd fight again because no matter what happens it's you yourself who will be affected with everything you do to yourself. That's why now even in the worst situations, I still manage to smile and think positively. Everything happens for a reason and I'm glad I finally found the reason why I'm still here in UP and it's because of striving harder and trying to strive for excellence.

After all, that's what UP stands for right? STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE....

hey there!

Whew! I can say this week was really not that good. Having long examinations in Math and Filipino is not that great, right? But though I did have a fun week and I enjoyed spending it with my classmates and batchmates. When we had our English class last Thursday, we were talking about our yearbook and how the yearbook committee is going to go about it. As I was listening to our discussions about the yearbook, I just realized that we are graduating soon and we just have to spend our last days in school happily. As I look back from our freshman years, I realized how far we have gone as a batch and how loving and how bonded we became. During our freshman years, we had a lot of misunderstandings as a batch and I must say that we were really not that bonded. But I'm proud to say that our batch really survived a lot. We know we had a lot of stupid things done over the years but all those stupidity only gathered us as one.During Intramurals, I can really say that the batch really work hard to give ourselves victory during the awarding ceremony. But the Intramurals was also one way of making our batch close and be united. Our batch didn't not get close even when we were in our sophomore years. When we were in our second year, we still had that kind of thinking wherein we have to isolate ourselves from the previous class we had in our first year. What I mean is, Bartlett just have to be with the Bartlett people and Villamor with the Villamor people. It's really not good but that's a fact we could not hide, right batchmates? Our isolation in our junior years helped us to get close as a batch because I think we realized that we must be one as a batch and we could not cling to other people but only to ourselves and to our classmates and batchmates. Now we are in our senior year and I thank God now for giving me this chance to meet all of these wonderful people and for letting me share my almost four fabulous years with them. I know we still have a lot ot go through especially now that we are graduating from UP. I will never forget all of these people, the school and everybody I met during my highschool years. It might be so corny to say but I love my batch because I can never really think of other bunch of people whom you can really laugh, cry, shout, sing, dance and share your love with. I'm so proud I entered UP as my school and I will never forget this part of my life meeting this lovable people.