Siblings By Nature....

From the day they had graduated, I never thought that I could find friends again, for the reason that there’s nobody left in our organization and I didn’t even know someone who is still in that field. Not until I met those five people (Monique, Ate joy, Jorelle, Rem-rem and Ate Karen), whom I feel at ease with, I know they can catch up with my weirdness and childlike attitude. Seeing them for the first time alarmed me, “this is the answer to what my kuya had told me during my debut.” Meeting them is like meeting the powerhouse. It is very unexpected. Honestly, I never thought that we will be as close as what we are today. And I’m thankful that we clicked.

It is funny whenever I think of them. They were very young and I’m like their younger sister! Maybe you are thinking right now, how it happened and if it is possible? It’s true that you can really learn from the youngsters. 17 years of my life, I’m just a home-school-home kind of girl. I never experienced discovering things. Yet, today, that I’m 18 years old, they helped me discover things, things that I never thought I could discover and could have tried. Honestly, from the day it all started (the discovering thing), I almost initiate hanging out with them, whenever I wanted to. As day passed by, all the stories up my sleeves has been shared to them. I’m their little princess. And I’m really happy and thankful that they treat me that way. I always dream of having siblings who can take good care of me as a princess. Meeting them makes me feel blessed, knowing my dreams start to finally happen. Though we are not brothers and sisters by blood, I always make it a point that in my heart and in my mind they are my brothers and sisters. With them, I feel safe and loved. I belong again, as I say! It is the same story as the powerhouse, but now that we part ways, those five people fill-in my sadness and loneliness. Now, I’m afraid of losing them too, I’m afraid that all these things will come to an end, and most of all I’m afraid of being alone again! I honestly don’t want people I cherish so much to leave me again.

It’s hard being alone, especially when you’re used of having someone who ruined your normal day with their abnormality. All my happy memories have been shared with them. I really hope that all these things will be treasured always and forever. Everyday I’m so excited to go to school, for me to see them at the Council Office. Then, from there, we will make fun of others’ secretly, we don’t want to be in trouble of course. Monikers’ started to burst out like Memo, BNB, Boss, Yahoo and so on. We can also come up to a new segue, for the reason that people tend to commit errors and do telepathic communication. I guess we are well-trained by my kuya who can criticize every single error that he could find. Lastly, Invented hand signals are practiced by many. All these things I learned will surely be learned by the next people who will meet people like them, and everything that they will learn from each other will inspire them to live life to the fullest. As they inspire me. It’s a wonderful feeling when people give you importance. It’s very overwhelming that if we are not complete none of the plans will happen, I don’t know. I guess everything fall out the way I wanted it to be. All the laughter and the sadness that I felt are worth showing. I may not be fond of saying what I feel but I know in their hearts that they happy with me too. The way I am with them. So this is how it feels to have siblings huh! Someone’s looking for you when you are not around, someone checks on you when you don’t feel good, someone protects you, someone cheers you up when your down, someone trust you, someone shows you the right paths and someone who will make you feel that you’re not alone. For once, there will be no what ifs because everything has been fulfilled.

Friendship Never Ends....

It’s almost nine months since the powerhouse graduated. From then, there was never a day that I never think of them and there was never a day that I never miss them. The first few days were really hard for me. Especially when all the things I see at school reminds me of them. Seeing group of students hanging out at the Cafeteria and at the CSC make me smile and get envied knowing we used to be those students who spend most of our time at CSC and Cafeteria doing what we used to do, making fun at each others’ mistakes, telling our own stories and lastly criticizing professors and co-students. Laughing at Kuya Sonny’s criticisms, Ate Denise being always late at class and at our meetings, Ate Paola’s little patience and little eyes, and Ate Rezzelle’s meowmeow – these are the things that I really miss. I remember during my 18^th birthday party, Kuya Sonny told me that “You should find friends who will lead you the way we led you”. And that’s what I’m doing right now. They really taught me a lot of things.

Things I learned since the powerhouse graduated:

1. If a couple of strangers are destined to be friends, they are going to be friends.(Ate Den)

2. Parting ways doesn’t necessarily mean “GOODBYE”. Sometimes it is a test of knowing how strong your friendship is.

3. Keeping in touch is really important

4. Being the President of COMMARTS can make you grow insane.

5. Library and Webster has been my best friends.

6. Cafeteria is not that nice to hang out at (if I’m not with them).

7. Council Office is the much wanted place to hangout.

8. Powerhouse is unbreakable by time and distance.

9. Carbonara, Palabok, and Special Spaghetti are really the BEST.

10. Mr. Barrientos is THE BEST mentor and adviser.

11. One Tree Hill and Powerhouse is the same.

12. Being a tambay doesn’t necessarily make you Jologs (ate Den).

13. Compliment from the same professors they had is overwhelming.

14. They really give considerations to smart students.

15. Criticisms are oh so funny.

16. Karen, Paola, Rezelle, Sonny, and Denise are Friends “always and forever”

Sooper delayed..hahaha

Everyone is looking forward for Christmas since it is a season of love, sharing, and giving. Countdown is really normal which starts when the so-called “ber” months come in. Months had passed and December finally came and the countdown begins that really excites people more and more. Wish lists already ready and so are the food for the Noche Buena. Godparents start to play hide and seek to their godchildren. Haha! Just kidding (but in reality, and at some point I know, I’m right).

Christmas plays a big part on everybody since it’s the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ. And since we’re talking about Jesus Christ, let me share you a story. I attended a mass last year, 20^th of December if I’m not mistaken, and the sermon really amazed me. The priest discussed about Christmas of course, but not “Christmas” the event but “Christmas” the word. He said that texting really influenced the people. Why? Because when we are texting we tend to shorten the words and when we get used to it, we almost apply it to our everyday living. So how does that relate to Christmas? Having got used to shortening words, we tend to apply it when we greet people through text, cards, emails, and gifts. We tend to write “Merry Xmas” which the priest said was very improper. Then the priest related it by talking about Mathematics; being “X” is an unknown variable – unknown meaning unfamiliar, strange, and so on. Therefore, when you use that in greeting someone, you tend to lose the real meaning of it, which is in the first six letters of the word, which is “Christ”. Amazing isn’t it? Honestly, I’m one of those people who tend to greet using the “Xmas” thing. Funny but true, thanks to my favorite priest, from then, I never tend to greet “Xmas”, since I never forget what he had told us during the mass.