For four years, I was one of the most recognizable faces in high school. But as I make the jump to college, I somehow reinvented myself again. I am back to being unknown, in an institution where excellence is an even higher mountain. However I will make sure I end up being recognizable once I finish my degree in college. Before I finish my first year in college, I wanted to share memories of four years in high school.
This book takes us to my personal journey to the four glorious years I spent with you. Along the way, I had numerous successes and personal failures, but I persevered to bring out the best that life can ever have. I made numerous friends all throughout my four years in high school, whether they were my batchmates, upperclassmen or lowerclassmen, they brought tremendous memories in high school. I would also like to share some of the favorite things I had done while not studying in school, as well as the oddities that surround them.
First year was definitely an adjustment year, with new seats, lockers, new students, new uniforms, and a whole day schedule that will surely drive me nuts. It was a hard, but peaceful transition from grade school to high school. Second year was more of the same, but I was starting to get the groove on. However I experienced a crisis during my second year, as my class started to unravel and spin out of control. Then in 3rd year, I became the elder brother to the lowerclassmen. Perhaps I spent 3rd year both tragically and triumphantly, coupled with the loss of several friends whom I couldn't seem to patch things up and the forgettable season of my favorite team. And fourth year was also both a triumph and tragedy. I not only graduated, but I also saw my favorite team won a championship. It was also the best of times, and also the worst of times, as I witness one person close to me walk away for good, and I lost a member of the family. This was definitely the best part of my life. But now I have to adjust again.
Even though I started my college education, I still keep in touch with my lower class friends. Still regarded as their "kuya", I continued to dedicate myself in helping them reach their dreams. It was a worthy experience, but as a college student there is a long, long way to go.
Once I finish college, I hope these underclassmen will understand what I've experienced throughout my colleg life as well. So this book will definitely help you in reaching for the stars.
This book takes us to my personal journey to the four glorious years I spent with you. Along the way, I had numerous successes and personal failures, but I persevered to bring out the best that life can ever have. I made numerous friends all throughout my four years in high school, whether they were my batchmates, upperclassmen or lowerclassmen, they brought tremendous memories in high school. I would also like to share some of the favorite things I had done while not studying in school, as well as the oddities that surround them.
First year was definitely an adjustment year, with new seats, lockers, new students, new uniforms, and a whole day schedule that will surely drive me nuts. It was a hard, but peaceful transition from grade school to high school. Second year was more of the same, but I was starting to get the groove on. However I experienced a crisis during my second year, as my class started to unravel and spin out of control. Then in 3rd year, I became the elder brother to the lowerclassmen. Perhaps I spent 3rd year both tragically and triumphantly, coupled with the loss of several friends whom I couldn't seem to patch things up and the forgettable season of my favorite team. And fourth year was also both a triumph and tragedy. I not only graduated, but I also saw my favorite team won a championship. It was also the best of times, and also the worst of times, as I witness one person close to me walk away for good, and I lost a member of the family. This was definitely the best part of my life. But now I have to adjust again.
Even though I started my college education, I still keep in touch with my lower class friends. Still regarded as their "kuya", I continued to dedicate myself in helping them reach their dreams. It was a worthy experience, but as a college student there is a long, long way to go.
Once I finish college, I hope these underclassmen will understand what I've experienced throughout my colleg life as well. So this book will definitely help you in reaching for the stars.
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AWESOME STORY! CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HIGHSCHOOL WAS SO DIFFERENT BACK THEN! HOPING FOR MORE YEARS TO COME IN HIGHSCHOOL SINCE I'M JUST A FRESHMAN ( 6 years because ot the K-12 system crai ��)
~L.R. BATCH 2019-2020 T-T
It's L.R. from five years into the future :) High school was tough, and an unfortunate chain of events drove me to mental illness. As of the moment however, things are okay, so there's nothing to worry about. I still can't believe I wrote that at age 13 in Grade 7, though here I am writing this at age 18 in Grade 12.
I can confidently say that I'm a completely different person compared to my 13-year-old self; however, one sentiment did remain.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE HIGHSCHOOL WAS SO DIFFERENT BACK THEN!"
First of all, high school isn't one word. Secondly, OB, now being run by UP graduates, feels almost completely alien when looking back at 2014, and while it pains me to say this, I do admit that wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
With that said, my high school life has come to an end, and I'll be off to write another chapter of my life at Ateneo de Manila. Hoping for more years to come in college (what a shitty sentence construction).
~L.R. BATCH 2019-2020 :>
Hey. It's LR, another five years into the future. I might do this regularly every five years now.
Anyway, I didn't pursue my studies in Ateneo. I chose UPLB instead. I had some regrets here and there. A lot. College life wasn't the rainbows and flowers I imagined it would be.
The first two years were sucked away by the COVID-19 pandemic. The next half was spent on adjusting myself to the culture of the university. I'm in my last semester now, being delayed for an entire year.
Made some friends. Lost some. Rekindled with others. Messed up a lot.
I would often say that these were the worst five years of my life. But you know what? Just like what I said last time, one sentiment did remain.
"I do admit that I wouldn't have wanted it any other way."
I've grown wiser, my mind sharper, not just in studying but in navigating my way through the whirlwind of tragedies that we call life.
Maraming maraming salamat, UP. Sa lahat ng paghahamon na naranasan ko, idinurog mo ang aking pagkatao; subalit, ako'y nabuo muli nang mas mulat, mas masipag, at higit sa lahat, mas may puso para sa taongbayan. At dahil diyan, ibinibigay ko ang aking lubos na utang na loob.
The next steps in my life? Finish my thesis. Get into graduate school (fingers crossed). And hopefully, enjoy my 20s.
To LR in 2030, I hope you have lived with profound joy, gratefulness, and love over the course of the last five years.
(Oh, and I hope you still keep in touch with your high school friends. We love them.)
- LR, UPLB, Batch 2020
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