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Grade 11 - abmb1

𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺;

I was really nervous when i got out of jeepney. I walked very fast because; first, I don’t want to get late in my class even though it was just 11:00 am and second, I dont have any friends to talk with. I go straight to my building and searched for my classroom. It was tiring because my room was located at fifth floor and it was the last room. They we’re still students inside (AM shift students) so i decided to wait. Luckily, there was a girl who was also waiting beside me so, I approached her and said, "Dito rin room mo?" she nodded. We started to chat like we’re close already. I was happy that I survived the first day with Davy. Others thought that we’re classmates from our previous schools because we’re talking casually. I may say that first school has these feelings that like you’re throwing up but my first day was not that bad. I made friends and that day was good. 🤗

𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴;

I thought junior highschool was the best highschool life but I was wrong. Senior highschool has something that we don’t know. Normal days past by and I was getting attached to people that are just for temporary. To me, Junior Highschool was the last stage of me, being attached to people giving me a lessons, failures and happy memories. Normals days was just a one blink. Days, weeks and months of wearing my smile that they gave. Sometimes, I always wonder that these people was part of my life, that once in my life they we’re the reason why I’m happy. I was a blank paper back then, but these people painted sunflowers on me. They painted a smile in my face and a bump in my heart. 💗

𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘴;

Sabayang pagbigkas was the first contest that I joined in TIP. Because of this contest, i gained friends again from Grade 12. I learned that practice makes everything perfect. We we’re running out of time to practice our piece. Some groups quitted and gave up saying that they don’t want to join anymore and they gave up because the piece was too long. We only have 3 days to practice and everyone was thinking of also quitting just like other groups but we made a decision that we’ll continue this battle. We practiced and practiced until the program started, we performed it perfectly and wonderful. I was really thankful for all the time and efforts we sacrified, luckily we won. We became the Champion of Sabayang Pagbigkas 2019-2020; Team Bambino 🎋

𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴;

It was Intramurals Day! Everyone was excited for all the programs that the school prepared. I was there in the Entrepreneur Bazaar to sell food and drinks for students but that’s not the highlight. We supported our classmates who joined in contests specially my bestie Davy, who joined volleyball. In her first up until last game, I was there.. watching and cheering for her. Davy was really a good player and I was amazed on how she managed to play even though she’s really tired. In addition, I really had fun. We ate together and we watched dance and sing performances. I even have sleep over with Davy in her house (Our parents knew about this plan). My classmate, John Nicole was third place on Ms. and Mr. Intrams and of course, the team of Davy was the champion on volleyball.

𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺;

It was teachers day and we prepared a surprise and program for all our professors. We set our classroom with confetti papers and balloons. Michiko bought delicious cakes for the teachers. All of our professors received a very happy surprise from us. Others showed a dance and sing performances. We gave every teacher a appreciation note and speeches. It was just a little surprise for all the teachings they taught, for all the lessons and advices they gave to us and for having a small celebration for closing semester. It was the last party with our professors because second semester was approaching and that means we needed to change professors. Thank you to all teachers out there! ✊🏻

𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺;

June, the month that for some students are all waiting for and excited about, why? Because it’s the month for the first day of school for most students. And I’ve been really anticipating for it ever since I’ve enrolled in Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP). But before the actual first day of school, I’m really anxious to meet new people that day, because I’m worried that they may not be as friendly as I am and my past friends on other school. But luckily I’ve met this person on a social media,in Twitter, who I’m really close with right now. Her name is Angela, it was really unexpected when I saw her slide through my DM and ask me if I’d also enrolled in TIP. After that we had a long chit chat about our academic life, hobbies and what happened when I enrolled in TIP. At that time we’re still not sure if we were going to be on a same class, but when she informed me that we’re on the same section I was really happy. 

Now let us move on to the actually first day, I wasn’t as nervous as I was before since I’ve already known some of my classmates besides Angela because I’ve also met them online, not Twitter this time but Facebook. That day most of my classmates are so different from what they are right now, ‘cause that time they were all so quiet that only my group of friends who’ve met each other online are the one talking. After a week had passed we, ABMB1, had our very first group picture as a whole, which is really heartwarming.

After a month had passed, I’ve already been friends with most of my classmates already but whom I really close with are this so called ‘Group Study’ the name of our squad, but we ain’t really that studious only some of us are lol. But I’m really lucky grateful to meet them because they’re the one who you can really open your rants about and not worried to get judge.

Not only I’ve met friends from my classmates but I’ve also meet teachers that are really passionate with what they’re doing and teachers that I really appreciate. Especially our former adviser, Ms. Leah, she did not only treat us as her student but as well as her children.

This school year was really different from my past school year because I’ve done things that I haven’t really done before. One thing was joining dance competition here in TIP. Ever since I was on Junior High School I really am fond of dancing, but I’m too embarrassed to join ‘cause I’m not that confident yet. But this year, guess what? I’ve saved up enough confident for me to be able to join those dance competition. First competition was in the Buwan ng Wika Festival Dance, sadly we didn’t win that time but. Just this last month I’ve also joined the Street Dance Competition for the Intramurals and our group have been able to get the 2nd Place, I was really happy that time even though I wasn’t on the awarding ceremony because I was on a vacation trip that time. but I still am so happy just to know that I’m part of that group, the group that won. 

Hindi ko talaga ineexpect na sa TIP ako mag-aaral dahil wala naman ito sa aking pinagpipilian, Pero thankful ako na, sa TIP ako nag aral. Dahil dito ko nahanap ang mga iba't ibang klase ng tao kung saan binibigyan nila ako ng lakas at saya upang malagpasan ang aking bawat araw. Nung sumapit na ang buwan ng oktubre lahat ng mga tipians ay naghahanda na para sa nalalapit na intrams, halos lahat ng tipians ay super excited kung saan kinalimutan na nila ang darating na exam. Hindi naman natin sila pwede dudahan dahil ito ang kinahihintay ng lahat ang intrams ng TIP.

Sa pag sapit ng intrams hindi ko nagustuhan ang schedule dahil umaga hanggang gabi ang intrams, Pero pinilit ko pa rin ang sarili ko pumasok kahit na kulang ako sa tulog. Mabuti na lang na pinilit ko ang aking sarili na pumasok ,kung hindi nasayang lang ang aking pagkakataon na maka-bonding aking mga classmates at mga teachers. Ang saya kahit puyat kaming lahat , nag enjoy kami mag cheer sa aming mga classmate namin kahit talo sila patuloy pa rin kami sa pag suporta.

At wag na wag natin kalimutan ang mga pagkain tuwing intrams, kung saan mapapagastos ka talaga kahit sabihin mo pa sa sarili mo na hindi ka gagastos kahit piso . Magtataka ka na lang kung bakit may pagkain na sa iyong harapan at wala nang laman ang iyong pitaka. Sinong estudyante kaya ang hindi mapapagastos kung ang mga pagkain na binebenta ay masasarap. Ito ang mga naranasan ko sa una kung intrams sa Tip.

The day before that day unfolded, i was bombarded by mixed thoughts on how my peers would react on how i would present myself. A fortnight before that moment, i was already going over on what i would say to introduce myself in front, an audience of intellectuals. Inside my head are thoughts that are awesome, cool, and inspiring things that i would share with my colleagues to let them have a broad vision of how i might turn up. But because of my rather peculiar defect of choking when initiating a public speaking episode, my well-developed plan fell into ruins and i eventually succumbed to my less intelligent form and begun to utter words that just made me look brainless.  And that’s how my first day in TIP settled as the foundation of how my so called “new school, new life” resolution begun. But amidst failure and false expectations on myself, it was in TIP where i found a bigger world filled with different people of different beliefs and different beninggings that tells a different story, It was in TIP where the birthplace of my second home would be, It was in TIP where i met the people that would forever change the course of my life in many years to come.  tHes3 pEopl3---

These people brought joy and depressing moments in my life. 

But of course in every single social group there are always some that came past your standards of being “normal friends”. And i feel ecstatic to name quite a few of those people that was unearthed in this planet to ill speak of all those that came before our horizon. These individuals became my source of happiness and unfortunately wrong doings. I was influenced by crooked thoughts; my innocent mind was swayed to thinking such dirty and sinful things. And those people are no other than Mylene Molase and Jhel So.

  After my short dissing on close friends comes what i really thought of about this institution.  TIP is a place of focus, passion, and profound determination in each and every pupil that carries its name. In a span of a few months TIP has given me knowledge that is proven to be practical and useful in my everyday affairs. I chose TIP with the sole reason that it would benefit me more than it would on other institutions, and i am even prouder to say that my expectations were met. TIP has given me an opportunity of  a lifetime, to be under its mission and vision for all students is a privilege.

 This is me. I am this. I hope my very first blog made you smile..a bit. I like turtles. Thank you for reading this poorly written blog. Leave a like if you want more?? Its creative writing so don’t judge my grammar please Nazis are dead.

TIP is the eye of my storm.

It was in TIP where i met the people that gave color to my monochromatic life.

My first day of school in Technological Institute of the Philippines is memorable to me. I am very nervous even though I know one of my classmate because she was my schoolmate when I was in junior high school but we are not close. I came to school and I go up to the stairs and I was so tired because my room is located in fifth floor. When I finally got up, there are so many people in the hallway. I just waited outside in the place where it is not crowded. Then it was already 12:25 pm and I do not know where my room is so I went near to the rooms. A girl asked me what is my room number, I said 9514 and she is 9512. I thought that she will be one of my classmate so I am disappointed because I think she is kind. It is already 12:30 pm and the morning shift was already their dismissal so I am now getting ready to find my room then finally I got in my room and it was so quiet so while we are waiting for our teacher I am chatting my friends. Our first subject teacher arrived and I was nervous because she seems strict and terror. I thought that most of our teacher will be like her but after a few minutes she is kind and shows concern to her student. She introduce herself and discuss her house rules. Our first activity is introducing yourself but I am not called in the first day because there was no enough time. I am not used to a 2 hour class because when I was in junior high school, our subjects is only 1 hour. Our next subject teacher came and I can tell that she is a jolly teacher. There is a break between her subject, during the break time I am still processing what is happening to the way things work in senior high school. My friends and I had a video call, they are teasing me because I already have class. Back again to reality, it is already now our third subject and I am excited to go home. I chat my friends that it is already my last subject, they ask me what time is my class dismissal and ask if my subjects is 2 hour. They were shocked because they are not also used to have subjects that is 2 hours. Our last subject is different from the past subjects, the teacher discuss now the scope of our subject and there are a lot of things to study in this subject. Finally It was already our class dismissal. I do not know if our section is better than my past section but It is only our first day so I do not have a say on that. Many months past and there are some problems that our section is facing but I know that we will overcome this. There are events that I enjoyed even though I do not participate in some of the activities that is held because I enjoy more observing people than being in the spotlight.

1st week of school

So we are all strangers here, I don't know anyone besides my cousin who is at grade 12. The others seems to know each other so I can't easily vibe in with them. I pick the last part of the room to sit since I am really shy and nervous. Our subject for the 1st sem consist of; Organization and Management, Filipino, UCSP, GenMath, Eng001,Eng002,Earth and Life Science and PE.

The 1st day was usual introduce your name and all to all subject teacher. Break time came and I ask my seat mate her name and if she wants to go down. She said yes, so we went down to eat at canteen. The canteen is crowded but luckily we have a chair to sit in. Here we should clean our table after we eat for the next user of it. We ate silently there, well its understandable since its just 1st day but I am really a talkative person. I open up a conversation but the reply was short so I just keep my mouth shut. As I thought, maybe we are not close yet maybe soon. 2nd day came and the rules were introduce to us. The 5S which are: Seiri, Seiton, Seisō, Seiketsu and Shitsuke. It means to sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain. Also we got to have our 1st class pic when we are on our way to congre since its our PE. For the 4th day the teacher let us watch the video that was shown to us during our orientation with their motto "Mindfulness begets Mindfulness". It teaches us to be mindful everywhere we go and think other people to. The video shows also the rule of TIP that we need to follow. For the fifth day we are assigned to sit on our permanent sit it is by surname so me and my only know na classmate are no longer to be a seatmate. I am about to adjust again since I have new seatmate and I am nervous again. But i didn't saw it coming to be their friend in the near future. The 1st week was smooth the introductions are fun and also there are epic failed but its okay. Still nervous for the upcoming days.

Nutrition Month and Buwan ng Wika

We only celebrated nutrition month for 2 days but those days were fun. Its been a month since I transferred here and I kinda adjusted to the surroundings. Little by little I am following the 5S even in some fast food chain. So going back, I did not join any because I just don't feel joining but instead we supported our classmates. On the last day there are a game that titled as Nutri debate and the contestant are full of wit and wisdom. We even had our pic with our subject teacher in UCSP. For the Buwan ng Wika it is also 2 days but the difference is that we dont have classes for those days and we can wear civilian unlike for the Nutrition Month. For the 1st day we wear blue shirt. We have team names that represents region of the Philippines and their festives. Ours was Bambino Festival from NCR. Our adviser which is Maam Leah is busy since she is a Filipino teacher. Again, I didn't join any of activity I just like watching and cheering for our team. We also cheered for our classmates who joined the dance comp and sabayang pagbigkas. After their performance there were breaks and the other student have a chance to show their singing skills even our dearest teacher. For the 2nd day it was more of awarding tho we didn't win so much but we enjoy the event and I am looking forward for the another event.

Teacher's Day

So we celebrated it for a week since we want to gave appreciation to our dear teachers and if you're asking why our subjects are sched on different days so some of them we only met at thurs. Well they didn't know our plan since its a surprise. All through out the celebration it was fun and entertaining. Some of them got emotional since they didn't expect this. We also got emotional since the end of 1st sem is approaching that means they will be no longer our teacher. But if that day comes we won't forget their teachings to us. After the party of course we practice the 5s to maintain the cleanliness of our room.

Intramurals

So our 2nd grading examination has ended so it means that we are done with 1st sem and Intramurals week na!! So there are 16 teams, the theme of the intrams is Hunger Games. Well for the other team names they just created it since the districts in Hunger Games are 12. Our team is District 16: Careers our color is purple. Well all grade 11 schedule were Mon, Wed and Fri, while for the grade 12 were Tues, Thurs and Fri. Last day was the awarding so thats why we have the same sched with grade 12. The 1st day was fun since it ist the opening. I am a pm shift student but I go to school at exactly 6am in the morning since we have to prepare for our Benta since we are ABM students we need to sell foods there. We support our representative for muse and escort since our classmates are the one who presents our team. We also cheer for our classmates in the volleyball. For the whole intramurals I really enjoyed it since I gotta watch how amazing TIPians and I gotta cheered for my friends. Luckily we won at women's volleyball!! For the TIP voice our classmate also won, for street dance they got a place and for our Escort he got 3rd place. Even though we are not the overall champions we got to enjoy the event.

Here is my appreciation post to my friends which is attituders ❤

Many months passed, and now the Technological Institute of the Philippines- Quezon City is been my home. I experience a lot of things in this school and gain more friends during the intramurals. Intramurals are the most awaited part of our school. Many students are excited to experience it especially to the grade 11 students like me who are very new in this school. At first, I was a shy little girl who thinks that I can’t show my talent to everyone especially dancing. I’m a dancer during junior high school in our school. I can’t stop dancing because that’s my passion until intramurals will happen. And luckily there is a category of dancing, and I thought that’s the chance for me to show my talent to everyone. And my friends keep on saying “Wendy, Kaya mo yan sumali ka na,” that’s why I thank my best friend who pursues me to join in the competition.

 My friend and I joined the competition in the category of dancing. And yes! We passed the audition. After that day, we already practicing our steps because hip hop is a serious dance. We must practice the routines and facial expressions. Every one of us is tired but we don’t give up because that’s our dream and passion to win and to prove everyone that we're not just a dancer, we are a dancer with a great AMBITION. The competition is really near we should not throw away what we have been working on for a couple of weeks. But inspire them that this is what we want and this is our way to show our feelings towards dancing.

 Until the competition day comes, our group are very nervous we practice multiple times to not forget all the routines and to show what facial expression we should do.  Other groups are coming in the PE CENTER 1 which the event will happen. We pray so that the performance will be safe and that nothing will go wrong. Until our group was called. I'm nervous because I'm in the front and sometimes in the middle, I think I might make a mistake and forget about the steps. But I stand in the middle confidently and just go with the flow until the song started to play. I let myself sink into the performance to make a great move and to show the facial expression to make the audience feel our dances.

 On another day, it's an awarding day we're all nervous about the result. One of my members is crying because she thinks that she did something wrong. And when the mc said our category, we held our hands to comfort each other until

“The first place in the category of street dance, District 12: Mining!!"

I thought I just misheard the word that the mc was saying, but it’s true we won and the other members were celebrating and jumping because of happiness they’re experiencing that time. I'm happy about the result because that's our hard work, those times that were giving up and those times that we had trouble with financial. Those up and downtimes are paid off and replaced with a smile. Many of the students acknowledge us about our dancing skills and I’m about it. Dancing is been my best friend since elementary days and now no one my best friend really helps me to be confident and be proud of myself. 

The first day of school wasn't that bad and good for me. Well in fact, I went to school that day with my friend/classmate in elementary up until junior high school which is Jodie. Actually, we never intended to be classmates but I admit that I wished to be with her and she also did the same. Because of that, I never thought of thinking "aww I feel so sad 'coz I'm alone." When we entered the room, everyone was a bit quiet. It's not what I expected of course. We've been talking for days or even a week in a group chat even before the first day of school came. We got to met friends there so I expected we'll just going to have a mini meet up here but it seems like everyone is still not that comfortable enough to start a talk.

After minutes of the boring silence, well some of them are talking but still it's quiet, the teacher came and introduced herself. Well after that, she asked us to do the same. You know, the typical first day of class setting. As we introduced ourselves one by one, we got to know each other. From a boring silence a while go, it turns to a wild jungle wherein everyone was laughing out their lives.

Weeks have passed and everyone made their own circle of friends. While here I am still not that comfortable enough to start a friendship with new people. That's why I'm with Jodie everytime. After a month, slowly I got to meet new friends. It was Erica and Naomi. Although they still have their own circle of friends individually, we got to bond and in that moment, I completely felt comfortable.

Months have passed and I'm still blessed that I met these two. I met some like Joel, Dominique, Dado and more. We used to share our lunches together every break time. That's how we became much closer. Funny thing is, our favorite game which is "Chain reaction" led us to a more closer state. That game was so fun to play and we sometimes forget that we are actually friends because we tend to lose patience everytime we lose. Indeed, we consider that as a challenge to test how strong and steady our friendship is. Until now, January 9th, I'm still thankful that I met them. That I became friends with them. They are a gift thrown from heaven char hahahahaha. Eventhough, Jodie's still my favorite buddy, I love the thought that they became part of my life as well. At least now I can say that senior high school wasn't that useless and boring. I alearned that frienship doesn't go as fast as a speeding car, it'll take time. I also learned that there's nothing wrong if you'll do the first move to make friends. It's worth it if you meet someone like my friends. That's it. For me, that's the biggest thing I want to treasure here in my stay in Technological Institute of the Philippines. Stay positive love you ghorls.