last night was a big night for my old high school. we celebrated our grand high school reunion with all the batches who graduated from the school. the organizers planned it for several months and finally it came into fruition. i was debating whether to join or not but was finally convinced. and i did not regret the decision. me and make-up are not supposed to be in the same sentence. but i had to put on war paint, don a cocktail dress and forced myself to wear heels for one night. it was worth the effort. i looked great, if i say so myself!
but what made the event more memorable was the people that joined it. i was glad to see so many familiar faces. i actually studied in a special public high school wherein there was only one section per year. yes, we were so few that we knew everyone by name. even if it was special, it was still a public school and that meant little facilities. i experienced sharing books, raffling off books and lacking books! we had to clean our own restroom and there was no light! i studied in a private school in elementary so a public school was foreign to me. despite the limited number of students, we still lacked classrooms. we had our classes in the canteen, in the library and finally on the stage!
aside from the lack of resources, i did learn a lot and had the time of my life. high school was really fun. our school was far from the highway so we had to walk. even tricycle drivers didn't want to take us to the school if they had a choice. my classmates and i encountered many goats and cows daily. despite all the trouble (we considered it trouble before) we survived four years together. we had to join CAT even if we were still third year high school students. we also had to pick up cow dung for fertilizers, performed incredible experiments and had our special cheating arrangements.
it's been thirteen years since we left our school. now the school has improved and most of its students are rich. they have a two-story building already, with facilities we never got to make use of. but if you ask me, i would still prefer my old school to the new one now. our primitive facilities before allowed us to be more resourceful and creative. i was actually the only one among my cousins who didn't study in a private high school. but i am thankful for that. i wouldn't have met and know such incredible people who are geniuses in their own rights.
but what made the event more memorable was the people that joined it. i was glad to see so many familiar faces. i actually studied in a special public high school wherein there was only one section per year. yes, we were so few that we knew everyone by name. even if it was special, it was still a public school and that meant little facilities. i experienced sharing books, raffling off books and lacking books! we had to clean our own restroom and there was no light! i studied in a private school in elementary so a public school was foreign to me. despite the limited number of students, we still lacked classrooms. we had our classes in the canteen, in the library and finally on the stage!
aside from the lack of resources, i did learn a lot and had the time of my life. high school was really fun. our school was far from the highway so we had to walk. even tricycle drivers didn't want to take us to the school if they had a choice. my classmates and i encountered many goats and cows daily. despite all the trouble (we considered it trouble before) we survived four years together. we had to join CAT even if we were still third year high school students. we also had to pick up cow dung for fertilizers, performed incredible experiments and had our special cheating arrangements.
it's been thirteen years since we left our school. now the school has improved and most of its students are rich. they have a two-story building already, with facilities we never got to make use of. but if you ask me, i would still prefer my old school to the new one now. our primitive facilities before allowed us to be more resourceful and creative. i was actually the only one among my cousins who didn't study in a private high school. but i am thankful for that. i wouldn't have met and know such incredible people who are geniuses in their own rights.
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