Pros and Cons (My 1st Year High School Life)

Being in a private school made me miss all the fun of being in a public school. Added to that, the strict rules on being a latecomer and excuses in special quizzes and exams, the fun of having Athletic Meet and Girls' Scout Camping every year,quiz bees outside the school, and many more extra curricular activities done outside the school, it made me long more for the good old days in my old Alma Mater. Sometimes I was spending free time thinking of what could have happened if I didn't enroll in that private school. Maybe I could have had more quality time "enjoying" my first year of high school life.

Anyway, if I had things that I didn't like in that school, there are also some things that I loved about it. I loved my Science and Algebra class. It gave me the right foundation of learning later on in my high school and college life. I loved how I wasn't treated as a foreigner in this school where they treated you like someone special for most of us came from different schools in Nueva Vizcaya (within the vicinity of Santa Fe and Aritao). Unlike before when I transferred from Baguio City to Santa Fe (see Something Different for the story), they labeled me as an American, and they always monitor each move that I do. This time, it was different. Almost all of the Valedictorians, Salutatorians, Honor Students were in that particular class where you would feel that everybody is in tight competition with each other. Competition, rumors, gossips, and worst: detraction. They would like to know your past and other issues to distract you from being competitive. And me? I DIDN'T CARE. I had an attitude before not to care on such things. I care about what could make me feel happy (like the extra curricular activities outside the school) and sleep. I just kept quiet. The more quiet you are, the more they cannot find anything about you. I would like to remain as a stranger if that's the cost of having a peaceful life.

To top all that, I loved my P.E. subject where we could play Volleyball and Basketball--in competition with the person who appeared to be the apple of my eye that time. She was the captain ball of the other group because she was the best player so far, both in volleyball and basketball. she was just so amazing that in her petite height and skinny body built, she could hit the ball so hard that it reaches outside the court in volleyball, or she can throw the ball from the 3-point line in the basketball court straight to the ring. She could lay-up the ball, which is her favorite thing to do in basketball, or drive in a hook shot which left my jaw dropping with awe. She never fail to amuse me everytime she is holding a ball for she can do lots of tricks out of it. I admire the most the way she let the ball turn on her different fingertips like a planet in the solar system then suddenly she would let it slide onto her left hand, going to her arms, passing through her back then gliding to her right arm and right hand. She was so talented I thought that I worshipped her at the back of my mind and wished I could do the same. I also admire the way she dribbles the ball back and forth in between her legs while she shifts her steps. She was really like the professional basketball players. I was so proud of her, she could do what men could do! She was an athlete in the school where she came from (which is also a public school). I remember, her name was so famous in every Provincial Athletic meets as the champion for track and field category. I've heard a lot about her from my friend who was the volleyball team captain in elementary. She would always mention her name which is unique (clue: the alphabet >.< ) as the best and most popular athlete in the province. This time, I finally get to meet her in person and take note, she's my classmate whom I see everyday of my first year high school life! =)




**To be continued... ^_^