- Adrian Salvo
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Mahirap ang Buhay Kung Wala Kang Mga Kaibigan
Isipin mo, nakaupo ka sa caf at kumakain ng lunch at nagsasawa na sa mga nakikita mo dahil apat na taon ka nang doon tumatambay at nakatunganga habang nagpapalipas ng oras. Nakikita ang mga taong masasaya at nagtatawanan habang gumagawa ng iba't ibang bagay, mga homework, project, nagjajamming sessions, nantitrip ng mga lower years at nagkukwentuhan. Hindi ba't parang ang saya makisama sa kanila? Yan ang natutunan ko, kung hindi ko nakilala ang mga kaibigan kong handang tumulong sa lahat ng oras, hindi siguro ako tatagal ng apat na taon dito sa Pisay. Lagi silang nandyan upang makiramay, makisama, tumulong sa mga projects, makipaglokohan at higit sa lahat, tumambay. Hindi ba't mas masaya naman yun kaysa mag-isa mong inaantay ang pag-galaw ng orasan at paglipas ng oras.
- Jasper Cacbay
- Jasper Cacbay
Hindi ito Science o Math
Marami akong natutunan sa Pisay. Natuto akong mag-cram ng todo kahit hanggang sa last minute deadline. Syempre, may mga natutunan din ako sa sciences at math (dapat lang.) Natuto akong magbalanse ng chemical equations, hanapin ang area sa pagitan ng x-axis at isang function, kabisaduhin ang limpak-limpak na scientific names ng mga hayop at halaman (kahit panandalian lang) at gumawa ng motor gamit ang magnetism! Pero kahit sangkatutak ang nalaman ko sa sciences at math, ang nakaimpact sa akin sa Pisay ay PE!
Hindi naman ako ang pinakamalusog na tao sa mundo at hindi rin ako ang pinakamaliksi at sporty. Kung tutuusin, mas gusto ko pa ang upu-upo lang at patulug-tulog lang. Sa dati kong school, nakaka-surive ako sa PE kasi maraming written test at mas kaunti ang practical test. Karaniwan naman, puro katutubong sayaw ang itinuturo sa amin. Kaunti lang din ang natutunan kong sport kasi may isang pokus lang sport sa isang taon, tapos puro katutubong sayaw at gymnastics at physical fitness.
Sa Pisay, talagang inabangan ko na ang sciences at math at naihanda ko ang sarili ko kung saka-sakali mang bumagsak ako. Ika nga nila "cream of the cream of the crop" ang mga tao dito kaya talagang mahirap ang subjects. Talagang na-culture shock ako sa PE kasi hindi dinadaan sa written exam, mas madalas naglalaro lang ng sports. Ang mas nakakagulat sa akin, halos every quarter ay ibang sport na ang nilalaro namin! Nung una, hirap akong mag-adjust. Madalas masakit ang katawan ko pagkatapos ng PE. Pero nung nasanay na ako, mas naeenjoy ko na ang game. Siguro nga hindi ako ang pinakamagaling, pero masaya na ang paglalaro ng sports; hindi lang ito dahil sa grades. Mas dumami rin ang range ng sports na kahit papaano alam ko ang rules at alam ko ang basic skills. Isa pang naging impact sa akin ay nabawasan ang pagiging tamad. Ngayon, kapag wala na akong ginagawa, hindi na ako mapakali. Maya-maya, may hawak na akong bola ng volleyball o kaya naman, raketa ng badminton at nakikipaglaro. Ang totoo nga niyan, napapaisip pa ako minsan na sana maganda ang height ko para maging player ng isang sport.
Siguro, mas madalas maisip ng ibang tao na kapag lumabas ka ng Pisay, nerd ka lang o mahilig ka lang sa academics. Pero para sa akin, astig din ang PE sa Pisay, kahit weird isipin.
- LC Castellano
Hindi naman ako ang pinakamalusog na tao sa mundo at hindi rin ako ang pinakamaliksi at sporty. Kung tutuusin, mas gusto ko pa ang upu-upo lang at patulug-tulog lang. Sa dati kong school, nakaka-surive ako sa PE kasi maraming written test at mas kaunti ang practical test. Karaniwan naman, puro katutubong sayaw ang itinuturo sa amin. Kaunti lang din ang natutunan kong sport kasi may isang pokus lang sport sa isang taon, tapos puro katutubong sayaw at gymnastics at physical fitness.
Sa Pisay, talagang inabangan ko na ang sciences at math at naihanda ko ang sarili ko kung saka-sakali mang bumagsak ako. Ika nga nila "cream of the cream of the crop" ang mga tao dito kaya talagang mahirap ang subjects. Talagang na-culture shock ako sa PE kasi hindi dinadaan sa written exam, mas madalas naglalaro lang ng sports. Ang mas nakakagulat sa akin, halos every quarter ay ibang sport na ang nilalaro namin! Nung una, hirap akong mag-adjust. Madalas masakit ang katawan ko pagkatapos ng PE. Pero nung nasanay na ako, mas naeenjoy ko na ang game. Siguro nga hindi ako ang pinakamagaling, pero masaya na ang paglalaro ng sports; hindi lang ito dahil sa grades. Mas dumami rin ang range ng sports na kahit papaano alam ko ang rules at alam ko ang basic skills. Isa pang naging impact sa akin ay nabawasan ang pagiging tamad. Ngayon, kapag wala na akong ginagawa, hindi na ako mapakali. Maya-maya, may hawak na akong bola ng volleyball o kaya naman, raketa ng badminton at nakikipaglaro. Ang totoo nga niyan, napapaisip pa ako minsan na sana maganda ang height ko para maging player ng isang sport.
Siguro, mas madalas maisip ng ibang tao na kapag lumabas ka ng Pisay, nerd ka lang o mahilig ka lang sa academics. Pero para sa akin, astig din ang PE sa Pisay, kahit weird isipin.
- LC Castellano
Mahirap Makibagay sa Mga Tao Sa Pisay
Mahirap makibagay sa mga tao sa Pisay, malalait at mapagtatawanan ka talaga ngunit kelangan mong makisama, tanggapin kung sino ka at panindigan kung sino ka talaga. Sa paraang ito ay matatanggap ka rin ng mga tao, pakikisamahan at hindi na pagtatawanan at lalaitin.
- Jasper Cacbay
Friday, March 12, 2010
Why is the Leche Flan Better Than A Prom Date?
Note: Here is a note I posted in facebook on November 30, 2007. Surprisingly enough, a lot of people “liked” it, some who don’t even talk to me in school. So I guess I’ll share it to you guys, too.
1. Hindi magsasabi sa’yo ang leche flan ng "no" at "I'll think about it".
2. 'Pag nawala o kinuha sa'yo ang leche flan mo, 'di ka iiyak at maglalaslas.
3. Walang pakialam ang leche flan mo kung panget ka man o mataba o maraming pimples.
4. Pwede mong pindut-pindutin, himas-himasin at dila-dilaan ang leche flan. Hindi siya magagalit.
5. Kung ngayon ginusto mong magkaroon ng leche flan, mamayang lunch meron ka na.
6. Pwede mong gawin ang kahit anong gusto mong gawin sa isang leche flan, at 'di pa rin kayo magkakaanak.
7. Kung sa unang kagat ay naayawan mo yung leche flan, pwede mo namang itapon o ibigay sa iba.
8. Wala namang masama sa not having the courage to ask a leche flan.
9. Isang kainan lang ng leche flan, satisfied ka na.
10. At kung hindi man, pwede ka namang mag pangalawa o pangatlo.
Pero...
1. Kung sakaling mag yes man sa'yo ang isang leche flan, walang espesyal at nakakakilig don.
2. Di mo pwedeng ipagyabang sa barkada mo na "Meron na akong leche flan!"
3. Di mo maiimpress ang isang leche flan kahit mag long sleeves ka at mag wax ng buhok at
mag Axe. (yung promdate rin hindi, but she might see the effort.)
4. Pag may ibang lalaking humawak sa leche flan mo, medyo kadiri na yon at aayawan mo na.
5. Kahit gano ka katagal makipagtitigan sa leche flan, di ka pa rin kikiligin.
6. Walang espesyal sa isang "first kiss with a leche flan".
7. Di ka pwedeng makipag holding hands with a leche flan.
8. Pag nag corny joke ka sa leche flan, di siya tatawa. (Di rin naman tatawa yung prom date,
pero malay mo deep inside her heart is smiling).
9. Kahit gaano ka kagaling kumain ng leche flan, isa pa rin siyang leche flan. Pero kung
naging magaling kang promdate, pwede pa kayong maging more than mag-promdate.
10. kahit gaano ka espesyal yung leche flan, di mo matatandaan yung experience for the rest
of your life.
Hope you enjoyed reading this. XD
- Adrian Salvo
1. Hindi magsasabi sa’yo ang leche flan ng "no" at "I'll think about it".
2. 'Pag nawala o kinuha sa'yo ang leche flan mo, 'di ka iiyak at maglalaslas.
3. Walang pakialam ang leche flan mo kung panget ka man o mataba o maraming pimples.
4. Pwede mong pindut-pindutin, himas-himasin at dila-dilaan ang leche flan. Hindi siya magagalit.
5. Kung ngayon ginusto mong magkaroon ng leche flan, mamayang lunch meron ka na.
6. Pwede mong gawin ang kahit anong gusto mong gawin sa isang leche flan, at 'di pa rin kayo magkakaanak.
7. Kung sa unang kagat ay naayawan mo yung leche flan, pwede mo namang itapon o ibigay sa iba.
8. Wala namang masama sa not having the courage to ask a leche flan.
9. Isang kainan lang ng leche flan, satisfied ka na.
10. At kung hindi man, pwede ka namang mag pangalawa o pangatlo.
Pero...
1. Kung sakaling mag yes man sa'yo ang isang leche flan, walang espesyal at nakakakilig don.
2. Di mo pwedeng ipagyabang sa barkada mo na "Meron na akong leche flan!"
3. Di mo maiimpress ang isang leche flan kahit mag long sleeves ka at mag wax ng buhok at
mag Axe. (yung promdate rin hindi, but she might see the effort.)
4. Pag may ibang lalaking humawak sa leche flan mo, medyo kadiri na yon at aayawan mo na.
5. Kahit gano ka katagal makipagtitigan sa leche flan, di ka pa rin kikiligin.
6. Walang espesyal sa isang "first kiss with a leche flan".
7. Di ka pwedeng makipag holding hands with a leche flan.
8. Pag nag corny joke ka sa leche flan, di siya tatawa. (Di rin naman tatawa yung prom date,
pero malay mo deep inside her heart is smiling).
9. Kahit gaano ka kagaling kumain ng leche flan, isa pa rin siyang leche flan. Pero kung
naging magaling kang promdate, pwede pa kayong maging more than mag-promdate.
10. kahit gaano ka espesyal yung leche flan, di mo matatandaan yung experience for the rest
of your life.
Hope you enjoyed reading this. XD
- Adrian Salvo
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Life Lessons
If you were to ask me how I feel, as a senior very nearly graduating Pisay, I’d say, “Well, I’d think, by this time, it would have dawned on me that it’s all over now.” When I think about the Pisay hardships I’ve encountered, the academic obstacles I’ve thrown aside, the sleepless nights I’ve had to endure, the stress I’ve had to fight back, the valuable friendships I’ve formed and broken, all of it is just dust in the wind. I have but the cold and distant memories. I can hold on to them, and maybe even relive them. But the experiences themselves are pretty much gone forever.
Wow, all this talk about memories got me thinking: Why is it that I remember so much about the people I’ve come across, (batchmates, teachers, or whatnot), I remember the situations, I remember the Pisay campus, I remember the experiences I had with my friends way back in First Year; but when it comes to my actual highschool lessons:
I just completely black out. I mean, if you asked me to give the formula for kinetic energy for a particle moving in a semi-circular path, all you’d get from me is a blank stare. And to think I knew this so well last year. Or how about the value of sin θ if θ equals π/8 radians? I knew this, once. But that’s about it. Or even if you asked me to enumerate the process of how a deoxyribonucleic acid becomes a strand of RNA through transcription and translation within the nuclear envelope, I would just walk away. Amazingly, I was forced against my will to memorize exactly just that, mere hours ago.
With the mere fact that I had completely stifled the memory of all these academic lessons shows just how much useless data I can retain at a certain period of time. By the time summer vacation ends, I would have forgotten much more than half of the information that was taught to me in the classroom, which brings me to my main point: the “actual” lessons you’ve learned from textbooks and applied in long tests are less infinitely important than what you’ve learned and what you’ve done throughout the whole damn thing. You learn who you are. You learn how to deal with peers who are different from you. You learn to pace yourself. You learn how to cope with failure. And you learn how to kick back up and get back on track. And sometimes, you do something that would change someone’s life.
At the risk of digressing, I just wanted to share this one story, in hopes it could inspire someone. I read a webcomic on xkcd, wherein the alt-text read (and I quote), “And the ten minutes striking up a conversation with that strange kid in homeroom sometimes matters more than every other part of highschool combined.” This couldn’t be truer in my case. Well, there was a time I was that strange kid who no one really wanted to talk to. I was quite the loner for a time. And despite my outgoing, loquacious and confident façade, I was so insecure, and I didn’t know at that point if I could cope.
So there I was, eating in the cafeteria by myself one day early in the school year, when that one classmate I didn’t expect to pass my way asked if he could eat beside me. I was surprised, but I didn’t really mind. As he sat beside me, we got to conversing about our lives and what was pretty much going on. I don’t quite remember how the flow of our conversation went, but I do remember genuinely declaring, “Shit. It’s not like I matter anyway.” (Or something along those lines). It was then, when my cafeteria seatmate (and now, my new good friend) then replied hastily, “Oh, no. Of course you matter.” What struck me was how sincere and honest he sounded.
The fact that this was someone I had rarely talked to at that point made the effort to make me feel better about myself was nothing short of astonishing. Someone who I hardly knew gave me the real self-assurance I needed to get through the day. That one remark helped me build the foundation for a better self-esteem I had slowly been building that year. That enigmatic cafeteria seatmate and I actually became pretty close friends as the year progressed. However, he may never know, though, how much that one remark helped me because it just seems ridiculous in retrospect.
In conclusion, don’t underestimate the little things that have an effect on you or the learning experiences you could impart on others. It is experiences like those that stick to people so much more than any theory on quantum physics could.
Wow, all this talk about memories got me thinking: Why is it that I remember so much about the people I’ve come across, (batchmates, teachers, or whatnot), I remember the situations, I remember the Pisay campus, I remember the experiences I had with my friends way back in First Year; but when it comes to my actual highschool lessons:
I just completely black out. I mean, if you asked me to give the formula for kinetic energy for a particle moving in a semi-circular path, all you’d get from me is a blank stare. And to think I knew this so well last year. Or how about the value of sin θ if θ equals π/8 radians? I knew this, once. But that’s about it. Or even if you asked me to enumerate the process of how a deoxyribonucleic acid becomes a strand of RNA through transcription and translation within the nuclear envelope, I would just walk away. Amazingly, I was forced against my will to memorize exactly just that, mere hours ago.
With the mere fact that I had completely stifled the memory of all these academic lessons shows just how much useless data I can retain at a certain period of time. By the time summer vacation ends, I would have forgotten much more than half of the information that was taught to me in the classroom, which brings me to my main point: the “actual” lessons you’ve learned from textbooks and applied in long tests are less infinitely important than what you’ve learned and what you’ve done throughout the whole damn thing. You learn who you are. You learn how to deal with peers who are different from you. You learn to pace yourself. You learn how to cope with failure. And you learn how to kick back up and get back on track. And sometimes, you do something that would change someone’s life.
At the risk of digressing, I just wanted to share this one story, in hopes it could inspire someone. I read a webcomic on xkcd, wherein the alt-text read (and I quote), “And the ten minutes striking up a conversation with that strange kid in homeroom sometimes matters more than every other part of highschool combined.” This couldn’t be truer in my case. Well, there was a time I was that strange kid who no one really wanted to talk to. I was quite the loner for a time. And despite my outgoing, loquacious and confident façade, I was so insecure, and I didn’t know at that point if I could cope.
So there I was, eating in the cafeteria by myself one day early in the school year, when that one classmate I didn’t expect to pass my way asked if he could eat beside me. I was surprised, but I didn’t really mind. As he sat beside me, we got to conversing about our lives and what was pretty much going on. I don’t quite remember how the flow of our conversation went, but I do remember genuinely declaring, “Shit. It’s not like I matter anyway.” (Or something along those lines). It was then, when my cafeteria seatmate (and now, my new good friend) then replied hastily, “Oh, no. Of course you matter.” What struck me was how sincere and honest he sounded.
The fact that this was someone I had rarely talked to at that point made the effort to make me feel better about myself was nothing short of astonishing. Someone who I hardly knew gave me the real self-assurance I needed to get through the day. That one remark helped me build the foundation for a better self-esteem I had slowly been building that year. That enigmatic cafeteria seatmate and I actually became pretty close friends as the year progressed. However, he may never know, though, how much that one remark helped me because it just seems ridiculous in retrospect.
In conclusion, don’t underestimate the little things that have an effect on you or the learning experiences you could impart on others. It is experiences like those that stick to people so much more than any theory on quantum physics could.
10 Reasons Kung Bakit Pangit Makipag-group Kung Kaya Mo Namang Mag-isa
1. Mahirap silang hagilapin.
2. Maglalampungan lang sila sa harap mo.
3. Ikaw gagawa ng halos lahat (o lahat) ng mga inassign sa inyo.
4. Maraming excuses.
5. Last minute mawawala.
6. Kung anu-anong ipagagawa sayo.
7. Pinapakialaman yung mga ginagawa mo.
8. May makikipagtalo sayo.
9. Aalalahanin mo pa yung contributions nila.
10. Walang mangyayari kapag nagmmeet-up kayo.
- Jill Listano
2. Maglalampungan lang sila sa harap mo.
3. Ikaw gagawa ng halos lahat (o lahat) ng mga inassign sa inyo.
4. Maraming excuses.
5. Last minute mawawala.
6. Kung anu-anong ipagagawa sayo.
7. Pinapakialaman yung mga ginagawa mo.
8. May makikipagtalo sayo.
9. Aalalahanin mo pa yung contributions nila.
10. Walang mangyayari kapag nagmmeet-up kayo.
- Jill Listano
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Salamat, Jake Sabandal
“Woohooo! Tapos na perio! Masayaaaa! @_@ auti.”
“OMG. Last Perio naa!”
“Go Batch 2010!”
“Shet. Natapos na rin!”
Sabi ko, sabi nila, sabi natin lahat, sana SANA matapos naaaa. 4th year na ako, at syempre lahat tayo nagsasabi na pagod na tayo and stuff. Kahit siguro simula pa noong first year. “Tae. Ang hirap ng long test sa Earth Sci” plus andyan pa ang usual math rants. Hindi pa kasama dyan lahat ng rants sa iba pang subjects (katulad ng p.e., sorry na. lamapa ako DATI.) at sa buhay buhay natin sa dorm, sa backlob, sa front, sa gazebos, sa cr, sa caf, sa shb, sa astb, sa bahay, sa LOVE(lol.), sa friends ekla.
Inaamin ko, noong grade six ako, simple lang buhay ko. Masaya ako araw-araw pumapasok, anti-soc ako, close –to-man hater pero hindi, at syempre “matalino” daw ako. Masaya ako na nine o’ clock pa lang nang gabi ay tapos ko na lahat ng kailangan kong gawin – maski project pa yan, review para sa contest, magbasa, mag-aral, gumawa ng homeworks. At vague lang ang alaala ko na super nagpuyat ako para mag-aral.
Noong magtatake na ako ng test para sa Pisay, naisipan kong ibagsak yung test. Hindi ko naman talaga gusto mag-Pisay, gusto lang nila. Mas gusto ko kasama ko pa rin yung mga kaibigan ko sa elementary hanggang sa high school. Kaso, “minalas” ako, nakapasa ako. Oh well.
Noong first year ako, hindi ako taga-main campus. Well, sa Mindanao kasi kami nakatira noon so yeah doon ako nag-aral. Noong mga unang lingo ko sa Pisay, sobrang nag-aaral ako lagi at minsan lang magliwaliw. Noong grade school ako, never ako umuwi na lampas sa trenta minutos after dismissal. Hindi rin ako mahilig lumabas ng bahay kasi dahilan ko, masakit sa paa maglakad ng napakatagal. Pero noong nag-Pisay ako natuto ako makipag-kaibigan sa mga tao. Autistic na ako noon pa man pero mas naautistic ako noong mas nagkaroon ako ng friends. Sobrang parang ako “High School the best ever”, kahit na hindi pa ako nangangalahati. Natutunan ko rin na mag-aral. At hahaha, dl pa ata ako. Tapos natuto ako mag-library for the sake of requirements. Natuto rin ako mag-transpose at mag-solve ng mga polynomial functions. Natuto ako makipag-catfight, umiyak, ma-“inlab”. At dahil sa Pisay mas nadrive ang competitive spirit ko.
Pero summer ng first year ay bumalik kami ng maynila since taga-dito naman talaga kami. Akala ko bakasyon lang pero sabi ng nanay ko, lipat na lang daw ako sa Main kasi sa Manila na ulit siya nagtratrabaho. Nagulantang mundo ko. Hindi pwede. Kung kailan ko mahal na yung campus naming doon ako muli lilipat. Pero whew, buti wala ng slot! Hooray! Sobrang saya ko. Kaso, noong Mayo 31 taong 2007, tinawagan ni Ma’am Yazon ang nanay ko para ipahatid na may isang estudayanteng nagngangalang Jake Sabandal na lumipat na ng campus kaya may slot na daw ako. Nasira ulit ang pag-asa ko. AT NOON, KINAMUHIAN KO SI JAKE SABANDAL (kung sino man siya) pero sa huli akin rin pala siyang pasasalamatan(makikita niyo mamaya).
Para gawing maikli ang isang mahabang talata, nag-enroll ako sa Pisay-Main. II-Champaca. Dalawang taon na pero sariwa pa rin sa akin yung mga tingin ng tao noong pumasok ako sa room namin. Lahat sila parang “Sino yan?” pero mas conyo. Hahaha. Pero mabilis rin akong nagkaroon ng mga kaibigan.
Kung babalikan, masaya ang 2nd year. Maraming requirements, oo, pero masarap balikan ang mga alaala. Yun pa yung parang walang paki sa buhay mga tao. Tapos syempre, since bago ako, andami ko natutunan. Nalaman ko na may kaibahan ang front lob, backlob, caf at dorm at napakabihirang pagkakataon lang daw na magsama-sama ang mga tao mula sa iba’t ibang lugar. Buti na lang dormer ako kaya may natutulugan ako ‘pag lunch break samantalang sila sa benches natutulog o ‘di kaya sa la mesa. Nadiscover ko rin na totoo pa lang sobrang talino ng mga tao sa Pisay. Natuto rin ako mag-Geometry at Algebra. At grabe, natuto rin ako mag-chem, though dati hindi ako nakikinig masyado(ata.). Natuto rin akong magka0crush na sobrang dami, as in sobrang rami. Tapos nalaman ko mula sa ibang tao na “responsible” daw ako. Culture shock ako dati eh. Parang castout pa ako. At lagi ako inaasar na autistic at syempre, dati pikon ako. Pero noong sinabi ni Ma’am Sagucio (<3 champa adviser) na ‘wag daw ako paapekto so yeah, after noon mas naauti sila ‘pag wala akong reaction.
Natutunan ko rin na:
* Mas madali ang geom. Sa algebra.
* Na pag-inintindi ang physics ay makakakuha ka ng 1.5
* Nalaman ko rin na hindi na pala English favorite subject ko kasi Social Science na rin at Biology
* Masaya pala mag-try ng sports
* Kailangan ng displina sa buhay
* Kailangan magpuyat para magkadisiplina
* Napakafulfilling na pala ng makita na nakapasa ka sa isang long test o quiz
* Mas SOBRANG fulfilling ‘pag uno ka sa isang test
* Hindi nakakatawa na bumagsak kahit sa quiz lang
* MASAYA maging DORMER
* HINDI pa la masama si JAKE
* Napakaswerte ko na sa Pisay ako nag-aaral
Kasi minsan nga sumakay ako ng taxi, tapos noong nalaman ng driver na sa Pisay ako, grabe, sobrang pinuri niya ako(kahit medyo hindi nag-aaply) at bilib daw siya sa mga estudyante ng Pisay. AS IN. Nahiya ako sa sarili ko noon kasi dapat pala mas nagsisikap ako hindi lang para sa sarili ko kundi pati paa sa bayan.
Pero kung masaya noong second year, mas masaya noong third year. Adventure ng sabi ng iba. Naniniwala ako doon. Napakabilis nang panahon dito sa Pisay kaya parang iglap lang lahat. Grabe noong second year, pahirap mga requirements pero sobrang bagal ng panahon. Noong third year naman, kung kailan maraming breaks(na “dapat” ginagamit sa STR. Hahaha). Tapos mas naging close ang batch at habang tumatagal ang panahon, mas dumadami ang love teams ng batch. Noong una, ‘di ko yun mainitindihan pero ako’y sumsangayon. Nakakabaliw nga ang pag-ibig. Alam mo yun, parang araw-araw iisipin mo kailangan niyo magkita o kahit na magkatagpo sa hallway. Narealize ko rin na tama ang matatanda na hadlang nga ito sa pag-aaral. Naalala ko, halos lahat kami sa room ko noong third year, kung hindi may ka-ym, may ka-text. Tapos minsan, nine o’ clock na hindi ka pa rin nagsisimula sa mga gawain dahil hindi mo magawang isignout yung ym at syempre, hindi rin patatalo mag-text ang mga tao hanggang sa macheck op na.
Sobrang hirap noong third year dahil pressure ang lahat. Kahit Math, STR, Physics(na kung minsan ay negative something ang score ng isang tao. Sobra. ),Chem, Bio at iba pa. Natutunan ko noon na dapat matuto ka isantabi mga bagay na hindi makaktulong sa iyo o sa pag-aaral mo. Pero too late na nga. At lagi nga, nasa huli ang pagsisi.
Ngayong fourth year ang pinakamahirap sa lahat. UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE ang lahat. Kung ito man ay negative o positive pressure, walang makakapagsabi. Tsaka dito mo na rin napagtatanto na “Matatapos na. Matatapos na”. Pero sa kabila nang paglapit ng finish line, dito mo talaga maiisip kung ano talaga ang natutunan mo. Hindi naman puro acads lang ang ibig ipahiwati ng “natutunan” kundi marami pang iba.
“Natuto ka ba madapa?”
“O, natuto ka na ba ng Chem?”
“Natututo ka na ba magmahal?”
“Natututo ka ba magpatawad?”
“Natuto ka bam aging isang mabuting kaibigan?”
“Natutunan mo na ba yung mga trig function?”
“Natututo ka ba makisama?”
“Natuto ka ba sa Pisay?”
“May natutunan ka ba?”
Dahil, tunay din ang kasabihan na ang isang tao ay hindi magbubuhay mag-isa. At ang ibig sabihin ng may natutunan ay hindi lang ang acads na ilang taon mong pinagpuyatan at pinaghirapan ngunit pati na ang panahon na iginugol mo para maabot ang finish line.
Pagdating sa acads, sobrang dami kong natutunan. Marami na ang mga equations na nasolve ko, marami ring hindi(hindi ako magaling sa math), maraming madugong essay na ang naisulat, marami ng project na napass/hindi na pass, marami nang ups and downs sa long tests at perios. Marami na rin akong nabasang aklat at kung ano pa mang photocopied handouts pero hindi tutumbas doon ang halaga ng natutunan kong pakikisama sa iba’t ibang tao, pakikipagtulungan, pagmamahal, pagkapoot, at pagdiriwang. Hindi matuumbasan ng kahit gaano pa kahabang code sa python ang haba ng sanaysay na iniukit ng Pisay sa akin at sa puso natin lahat. Ngayon, malapit na ang lahat sa finish line, pero may panahon pa tayo na pwede pang lubusin. ‘Ika nga, “No Guts. No Glory.”, kaya lubusin na natin at gawian ang ‘di pa nagagawa pagkat sa mga mahalagang pangyayari ang mga ito na mas lubusang maaalala mo pa pagkalipas ng maraming taon na ‘di gaya ng mga constants na maaari mabura sa iyong isip.
Ngayon kung iisipin, mas marami akong natutunan sa buhay dahil nag-Pisay ako. SOBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG HIRAP. Pero, wala naming hirap na hindi na hahanapan ng kaginhawan, ‘di ba? Hindi ako matuto ng displina kung hindi ako nag-Pisay. Hindi ako matuto ng maraming bagay kundi ako nag-Pisay. Hindi ako matuto na ang proseso ng pag-aaral ay ‘di madali. Ngunit, higit sa lahat, hindi matuto maging isang ISKOLAR NG BAYAN. Aba, mahirap ata yun. Kaya nga, kahit mahirap, dito ko rin pag-aaralin sa future ang anak ko kasi ito ang adventure na dapat hindi i-miss. PRAMIS.
KAYA PARA SA AKING MGA MAKABULUHANG NATUTUNAN SA PISAY MAIN CAMPUS, MARAMING SALAMAT JAKE SABANDAL. Kung ‘di ka lumipat ng campus ay hindi rin ako malamang makakalipat at doon pa lang ay maiiba na ang aking tadhana. Masaya ako na ito ang aking naging tadhana. At nga pala, natutunan ko rin na kahit gaano man kahirap, mahal na mahal ko ang PISAY, hindi lang ang mga parte nito (friends, happiness, BATCH 2010! The BeST!) kundi ang kabuuan nito plus JAKE SABANDAL. Hahaha.
- Nikki Plata
“OMG. Last Perio naa!”
“Go Batch 2010!”
“Shet. Natapos na rin!”
Sabi ko, sabi nila, sabi natin lahat, sana SANA matapos naaaa. 4th year na ako, at syempre lahat tayo nagsasabi na pagod na tayo and stuff. Kahit siguro simula pa noong first year. “Tae. Ang hirap ng long test sa Earth Sci” plus andyan pa ang usual math rants. Hindi pa kasama dyan lahat ng rants sa iba pang subjects (katulad ng p.e., sorry na. lamapa ako DATI.) at sa buhay buhay natin sa dorm, sa backlob, sa front, sa gazebos, sa cr, sa caf, sa shb, sa astb, sa bahay, sa LOVE(lol.), sa friends ekla.
Inaamin ko, noong grade six ako, simple lang buhay ko. Masaya ako araw-araw pumapasok, anti-soc ako, close –to-man hater pero hindi, at syempre “matalino” daw ako. Masaya ako na nine o’ clock pa lang nang gabi ay tapos ko na lahat ng kailangan kong gawin – maski project pa yan, review para sa contest, magbasa, mag-aral, gumawa ng homeworks. At vague lang ang alaala ko na super nagpuyat ako para mag-aral.
Noong magtatake na ako ng test para sa Pisay, naisipan kong ibagsak yung test. Hindi ko naman talaga gusto mag-Pisay, gusto lang nila. Mas gusto ko kasama ko pa rin yung mga kaibigan ko sa elementary hanggang sa high school. Kaso, “minalas” ako, nakapasa ako. Oh well.
Noong first year ako, hindi ako taga-main campus. Well, sa Mindanao kasi kami nakatira noon so yeah doon ako nag-aral. Noong mga unang lingo ko sa Pisay, sobrang nag-aaral ako lagi at minsan lang magliwaliw. Noong grade school ako, never ako umuwi na lampas sa trenta minutos after dismissal. Hindi rin ako mahilig lumabas ng bahay kasi dahilan ko, masakit sa paa maglakad ng napakatagal. Pero noong nag-Pisay ako natuto ako makipag-kaibigan sa mga tao. Autistic na ako noon pa man pero mas naautistic ako noong mas nagkaroon ako ng friends. Sobrang parang ako “High School the best ever”, kahit na hindi pa ako nangangalahati. Natutunan ko rin na mag-aral. At hahaha, dl pa ata ako. Tapos natuto ako mag-library for the sake of requirements. Natuto rin ako mag-transpose at mag-solve ng mga polynomial functions. Natuto ako makipag-catfight, umiyak, ma-“inlab”. At dahil sa Pisay mas nadrive ang competitive spirit ko.
Pero summer ng first year ay bumalik kami ng maynila since taga-dito naman talaga kami. Akala ko bakasyon lang pero sabi ng nanay ko, lipat na lang daw ako sa Main kasi sa Manila na ulit siya nagtratrabaho. Nagulantang mundo ko. Hindi pwede. Kung kailan ko mahal na yung campus naming doon ako muli lilipat. Pero whew, buti wala ng slot! Hooray! Sobrang saya ko. Kaso, noong Mayo 31 taong 2007, tinawagan ni Ma’am Yazon ang nanay ko para ipahatid na may isang estudayanteng nagngangalang Jake Sabandal na lumipat na ng campus kaya may slot na daw ako. Nasira ulit ang pag-asa ko. AT NOON, KINAMUHIAN KO SI JAKE SABANDAL (kung sino man siya) pero sa huli akin rin pala siyang pasasalamatan(makikita niyo mamaya).
Para gawing maikli ang isang mahabang talata, nag-enroll ako sa Pisay-Main. II-Champaca. Dalawang taon na pero sariwa pa rin sa akin yung mga tingin ng tao noong pumasok ako sa room namin. Lahat sila parang “Sino yan?” pero mas conyo. Hahaha. Pero mabilis rin akong nagkaroon ng mga kaibigan.
Kung babalikan, masaya ang 2nd year. Maraming requirements, oo, pero masarap balikan ang mga alaala. Yun pa yung parang walang paki sa buhay mga tao. Tapos syempre, since bago ako, andami ko natutunan. Nalaman ko na may kaibahan ang front lob, backlob, caf at dorm at napakabihirang pagkakataon lang daw na magsama-sama ang mga tao mula sa iba’t ibang lugar. Buti na lang dormer ako kaya may natutulugan ako ‘pag lunch break samantalang sila sa benches natutulog o ‘di kaya sa la mesa. Nadiscover ko rin na totoo pa lang sobrang talino ng mga tao sa Pisay. Natuto rin ako mag-Geometry at Algebra. At grabe, natuto rin ako mag-chem, though dati hindi ako nakikinig masyado(ata.). Natuto rin akong magka0crush na sobrang dami, as in sobrang rami. Tapos nalaman ko mula sa ibang tao na “responsible” daw ako. Culture shock ako dati eh. Parang castout pa ako. At lagi ako inaasar na autistic at syempre, dati pikon ako. Pero noong sinabi ni Ma’am Sagucio (<3 champa adviser) na ‘wag daw ako paapekto so yeah, after noon mas naauti sila ‘pag wala akong reaction.
Natutunan ko rin na:
* Mas madali ang geom. Sa algebra.
* Na pag-inintindi ang physics ay makakakuha ka ng 1.5
* Nalaman ko rin na hindi na pala English favorite subject ko kasi Social Science na rin at Biology
* Masaya pala mag-try ng sports
* Kailangan ng displina sa buhay
* Kailangan magpuyat para magkadisiplina
* Napakafulfilling na pala ng makita na nakapasa ka sa isang long test o quiz
* Mas SOBRANG fulfilling ‘pag uno ka sa isang test
* Hindi nakakatawa na bumagsak kahit sa quiz lang
* MASAYA maging DORMER
* HINDI pa la masama si JAKE
* Napakaswerte ko na sa Pisay ako nag-aaral
Kasi minsan nga sumakay ako ng taxi, tapos noong nalaman ng driver na sa Pisay ako, grabe, sobrang pinuri niya ako(kahit medyo hindi nag-aaply) at bilib daw siya sa mga estudyante ng Pisay. AS IN. Nahiya ako sa sarili ko noon kasi dapat pala mas nagsisikap ako hindi lang para sa sarili ko kundi pati paa sa bayan.
Pero kung masaya noong second year, mas masaya noong third year. Adventure ng sabi ng iba. Naniniwala ako doon. Napakabilis nang panahon dito sa Pisay kaya parang iglap lang lahat. Grabe noong second year, pahirap mga requirements pero sobrang bagal ng panahon. Noong third year naman, kung kailan maraming breaks(na “dapat” ginagamit sa STR. Hahaha). Tapos mas naging close ang batch at habang tumatagal ang panahon, mas dumadami ang love teams ng batch. Noong una, ‘di ko yun mainitindihan pero ako’y sumsangayon. Nakakabaliw nga ang pag-ibig. Alam mo yun, parang araw-araw iisipin mo kailangan niyo magkita o kahit na magkatagpo sa hallway. Narealize ko rin na tama ang matatanda na hadlang nga ito sa pag-aaral. Naalala ko, halos lahat kami sa room ko noong third year, kung hindi may ka-ym, may ka-text. Tapos minsan, nine o’ clock na hindi ka pa rin nagsisimula sa mga gawain dahil hindi mo magawang isignout yung ym at syempre, hindi rin patatalo mag-text ang mga tao hanggang sa macheck op na.
Sobrang hirap noong third year dahil pressure ang lahat. Kahit Math, STR, Physics(na kung minsan ay negative something ang score ng isang tao. Sobra. ),Chem, Bio at iba pa. Natutunan ko noon na dapat matuto ka isantabi mga bagay na hindi makaktulong sa iyo o sa pag-aaral mo. Pero too late na nga. At lagi nga, nasa huli ang pagsisi.
Ngayong fourth year ang pinakamahirap sa lahat. UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE ang lahat. Kung ito man ay negative o positive pressure, walang makakapagsabi. Tsaka dito mo na rin napagtatanto na “Matatapos na. Matatapos na”. Pero sa kabila nang paglapit ng finish line, dito mo talaga maiisip kung ano talaga ang natutunan mo. Hindi naman puro acads lang ang ibig ipahiwati ng “natutunan” kundi marami pang iba.
“Natuto ka ba madapa?”
“O, natuto ka na ba ng Chem?”
“Natututo ka na ba magmahal?”
“Natututo ka ba magpatawad?”
“Natuto ka bam aging isang mabuting kaibigan?”
“Natutunan mo na ba yung mga trig function?”
“Natututo ka ba makisama?”
“Natuto ka ba sa Pisay?”
“May natutunan ka ba?”
Dahil, tunay din ang kasabihan na ang isang tao ay hindi magbubuhay mag-isa. At ang ibig sabihin ng may natutunan ay hindi lang ang acads na ilang taon mong pinagpuyatan at pinaghirapan ngunit pati na ang panahon na iginugol mo para maabot ang finish line.
Pagdating sa acads, sobrang dami kong natutunan. Marami na ang mga equations na nasolve ko, marami ring hindi(hindi ako magaling sa math), maraming madugong essay na ang naisulat, marami ng project na napass/hindi na pass, marami nang ups and downs sa long tests at perios. Marami na rin akong nabasang aklat at kung ano pa mang photocopied handouts pero hindi tutumbas doon ang halaga ng natutunan kong pakikisama sa iba’t ibang tao, pakikipagtulungan, pagmamahal, pagkapoot, at pagdiriwang. Hindi matuumbasan ng kahit gaano pa kahabang code sa python ang haba ng sanaysay na iniukit ng Pisay sa akin at sa puso natin lahat. Ngayon, malapit na ang lahat sa finish line, pero may panahon pa tayo na pwede pang lubusin. ‘Ika nga, “No Guts. No Glory.”, kaya lubusin na natin at gawian ang ‘di pa nagagawa pagkat sa mga mahalagang pangyayari ang mga ito na mas lubusang maaalala mo pa pagkalipas ng maraming taon na ‘di gaya ng mga constants na maaari mabura sa iyong isip.
Ngayon kung iisipin, mas marami akong natutunan sa buhay dahil nag-Pisay ako. SOBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG HIRAP. Pero, wala naming hirap na hindi na hahanapan ng kaginhawan, ‘di ba? Hindi ako matuto ng displina kung hindi ako nag-Pisay. Hindi ako matuto ng maraming bagay kundi ako nag-Pisay. Hindi ako matuto na ang proseso ng pag-aaral ay ‘di madali. Ngunit, higit sa lahat, hindi matuto maging isang ISKOLAR NG BAYAN. Aba, mahirap ata yun. Kaya nga, kahit mahirap, dito ko rin pag-aaralin sa future ang anak ko kasi ito ang adventure na dapat hindi i-miss. PRAMIS.
KAYA PARA SA AKING MGA MAKABULUHANG NATUTUNAN SA PISAY MAIN CAMPUS, MARAMING SALAMAT JAKE SABANDAL. Kung ‘di ka lumipat ng campus ay hindi rin ako malamang makakalipat at doon pa lang ay maiiba na ang aking tadhana. Masaya ako na ito ang aking naging tadhana. At nga pala, natutunan ko rin na kahit gaano man kahirap, mahal na mahal ko ang PISAY, hindi lang ang mga parte nito (friends, happiness, BATCH 2010! The BeST!) kundi ang kabuuan nito plus JAKE SABANDAL. Hahaha.
- Nikki Plata
Monday, March 8, 2010
Pisay ay Tubig
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Animo’y salamin.
Walang tiyak na kulay.
Nagbibigay repleksyon,
Sa kapaligiran.
Nakikibagay sa kulay,
Ng kalangitan.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Walang tiyak na hubog.
Sumusunod sa hugis,
Ng kinalalagyan.
Nakikibagay sa ukit,
Ng kinatatayuan.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Madilim.
Ngunit kapag naarawan,
Lumilinaw, kumikislap.
Nagniningning.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Matibay, matatag.
Anumang balakid at problema.
Kayang sumira,
Ng matibay na bato.
Kayang ukitin,
Ang matigas na lupa.
Kayang patahimikin,
Ang mainit na apoy.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Malikot, magalaw.
Patuloy na dumadaloy.
Sa pinakamaliit na siwang.
Sa pinakamakipot na daan.
Umaagos tungo,
Sa walang hanggang katapusan.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Likas na elemento.
May kalakasan,
May kahinaan.
Ngunit nilikha upang maging,
Kaiba sa lahat.
- Bea Garcia
Animo’y salamin.
Walang tiyak na kulay.
Nagbibigay repleksyon,
Sa kapaligiran.
Nakikibagay sa kulay,
Ng kalangitan.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Walang tiyak na hubog.
Sumusunod sa hugis,
Ng kinalalagyan.
Nakikibagay sa ukit,
Ng kinatatayuan.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Madilim.
Ngunit kapag naarawan,
Lumilinaw, kumikislap.
Nagniningning.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Matibay, matatag.
Anumang balakid at problema.
Kayang sumira,
Ng matibay na bato.
Kayang ukitin,
Ang matigas na lupa.
Kayang patahimikin,
Ang mainit na apoy.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Malikot, magalaw.
Patuloy na dumadaloy.
Sa pinakamaliit na siwang.
Sa pinakamakipot na daan.
Umaagos tungo,
Sa walang hanggang katapusan.
Ang Pisay ay tubig.
Likas na elemento.
May kalakasan,
May kahinaan.
Ngunit nilikha upang maging,
Kaiba sa lahat.
- Bea Garcia
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Si Miss Take Ang Pinakamagaling na Guro
Noong ako ay bata pa, tinuruan na ako ng magagandang asal. Tinuruan nila ako maging malinis, masipag, at maging kapanipakinabang. Tinuruan nila akong magdasal, maniwala sa Panginoon at maging relihiyoso. Tinuruan nila akong maging mabait sa ating kapwa at sarili. Tinuro nila sa akin kung paano maging isang mabuting tao. Lahat naman ng ito ay pumasok sa aking pag-iisip.
Nang ako ay magpuntang Pisay, naranasan ko lahat ng hirap ng pagiging isang estudyante. Naranasan kong bumagsak, naranasan kong magpuyat nang sobra-sobra, naranasan kong maghabol ng mga grado, naranasan ko matambakan ng bundok ng mga gawain. Lahat ng ito ay nagdulot ng pagod sa aking sarili at magdulot ng stress. Minsan, dahil sa stress, ay hindi na tayo nakakapag-isip ng tama. May nagagawa tayong masama. Nakakasakit tayo ng mga tao sa ating mga paligid. Nakakalimutan natin ang mga tinuro sa ating maging mabuting tao. Tayo ay nagkakamali.
Sa buhay natin, madami ang pwedeng pagpilian. At depende sa napili mo ang kalalabasan. Dahil sa mga resulta ng ating mga pagkakamali, minsan tayo ay natatakot na magkamali ulit. Ayaw na natin maulit ang masamang nangyari kaya’t maaaring hindi na natin piliin ang kilos na nagdulot ng mali. Tayo ay natuto sa ating pagkakamali dahil alam na natin ang kalalabasan at kung gaano nasaktan ang ating sarili at ang mga tao sa paligid.
- Cleo Rojo
Nang ako ay magpuntang Pisay, naranasan ko lahat ng hirap ng pagiging isang estudyante. Naranasan kong bumagsak, naranasan kong magpuyat nang sobra-sobra, naranasan kong maghabol ng mga grado, naranasan ko matambakan ng bundok ng mga gawain. Lahat ng ito ay nagdulot ng pagod sa aking sarili at magdulot ng stress. Minsan, dahil sa stress, ay hindi na tayo nakakapag-isip ng tama. May nagagawa tayong masama. Nakakasakit tayo ng mga tao sa ating mga paligid. Nakakalimutan natin ang mga tinuro sa ating maging mabuting tao. Tayo ay nagkakamali.
Sa buhay natin, madami ang pwedeng pagpilian. At depende sa napili mo ang kalalabasan. Dahil sa mga resulta ng ating mga pagkakamali, minsan tayo ay natatakot na magkamali ulit. Ayaw na natin maulit ang masamang nangyari kaya’t maaaring hindi na natin piliin ang kilos na nagdulot ng mali. Tayo ay natuto sa ating pagkakamali dahil alam na natin ang kalalabasan at kung gaano nasaktan ang ating sarili at ang mga tao sa paligid.
- Cleo Rojo
A Place Like Home
A prison or so it seems. There were curfews for everything; sleeping, studying, even coming to and fro the dorm. The only people you knew or talked to were your roommates, you were afraid to room hop, it was ironic really, and so many people around you but so few to talk to. Being an intern seems so isolated a life, surrounded by strangers, a cold, dark and singular experience. But then no ice stays frozen forever, you warm towards your roommates and feel comfortable around them, you start room hopping with impunity, you become a part of society of interns. The dorm was a place where everyone's acquainted at the very least, a place where it feels like home. You learn to bend rules, play, stay up late, and countless other things you wouldn't normally do. You see your report cards start showing lower grades every quarter and pretend you do not care. The truth is, the dorm isn't just somewhere you live for fun, it can also teach you a lot; discipline, responsibility, self-reliance, helpfulness, among other things. By thrusting you through hostile environment, you come out better person. "Pressure makes diamonds" as the saying goes. The dorm makes you a better person, I learned to work for myself, but not hindered me from making friends. The truth is, the dorm is not just a home, and not just a brotherhood but it’s a proving ground. Boys enter but leave men, ready for any challenge the world has to offer.
- Ryan Salamat
Pisay is Love
- Luis Estrada
7 Things I Hate About You
- Your Tests.
Admit it. There are just things in Pisay that only the Science Scholar are subject to, and one of those unique thing we’re exposed to are tests so hard, you’d think they were designed specifically for us to fail. Well, not all tests are like that, but compare ours to say, tests from your old school, ours is just seriously... much more difficult. Makes you wish you were back in grade school when you don’t have to study to pass, or even ace, a periodical exam. - NO sleep,
- And homework too.
Another unique thing we have in Pisay is the load of requirements we have. I mean, requirements are a part of school life, but the sheer amount of stuff we have to do every week is just too much. And because we’re all good and stuff that we actually TRY to finish them all, we end up going without sleep at night, ESPECIALLY during Hell Weeks. And often, you end up cramming some of them because you weren’t able to finish all of them during that sleepless night. Annoying, right? - Your Caf that has no fans
Another annoying thing in Pisay is the lack of fans in the caf. Now, this might be too biased since I almost always hang out in the caf, but seriously. A considerable portion of the student population buys their food and spends their break periods in the caf, so why not invest in making that small time of relaxation we have even better? - Teachers who think they’re everything, don’t know which to prioritize.
Every school (I think) has their own terror teacher, but in Pisay, where the best of the best are concentrated, there is also a concentration of terror teachers who give out requirements so hard, attempting to do them would mean NOT doing your other requirements. Compounded with #2 and #3, this just makes us lose even more sleep and rely on chemicals to keep us awake and not faint. - The (almost) failing grades that we all get, just know it hurts.
Just a bit of advice to those who will and might read this who still studies in Pisay: everyone will get something that’s line of 2 at least once in their four years, so don’t sweat about it. Some subjects in Pisay are designed specifically to ‘challenge’ our minds, a.k.a. fail us, and to make us study even harder. As long as you keep it on the passing range, you’re just fine, I tell you.
And the 7th thing I hate the most that you do:
- You made me love you.
- Your friends
- Your `mates.
The best people you’ll ever meet in Pisay would be your batch mates and your friends. Something about going through hell together makes even extremely different people work together and bond. The thing with Pisay is that the batches are often very diverse, and you WILL end up hanging out with people who you wouldn’t think of hanging out with if you didn’t go to Pisay. And besides, going through hell with friends is better than nothing. - And teachers too.
Just as there are terror teachers, there are cool teachers. These are often the very young and new ones who are friendlier with students, don’t really on terror to control them, and, more often than not, are the younger Pisay alums that have been through the same thing that you guys are going through right now. These people will be your best allies, so never get on their bad side. - Classes that require no tests
These are probably the best classes out there. There will be some subjects that will replace, say, a PERIO with another requirement, and if you’re lucky, there are those that don’t give out tests at all. More common though are those that do give tests, but are ridiculously easy that you don’t have to study for it (a quick skim through the notes will help though). Don’t take these subjects for granted, these instant unos will pull your GWA up. Seriously. - You make me laugh, you make me cry, I guess that’s both I’ll have to buy
- Memories of mine while with everyone when everything’s alright
Pisay memories are the most unique ones out there. There are just things in life that will only happen in Pisay and nowhere else. It’s these things that make the Pisay experience unique, and what makes going through all that hell worth it. You may not have the best grades, or the most friends, but remember that the people you hung out with in Pisay are the best of the best, and that you studied under the best teachers in the best high school in the country, and that’s already something. When you reach that point in school years when there isn’t anything to do, you WILL miss the things you had to go through.
And the 7th thing I like the most that you do:
- You made me love you.
The Pisay experience is the best there is, and when you guys are in our position (seniors after the fourth quarter perios) you will love Pisay, and miss all the memories you gained during those four years.
- Luis Estrada
Sa Apat na Taon Ko sa Pisay
Sa apat na taon ko sa Pisay, marami akong natutunan. Unang-una, malamang, mga lessons sa Math, Science at iba pa. Sa ComSci, siyempre marami. Yung mga Javascript, CSS, html and stuff. May mga Calculus, Geometry and Trigonometry pa from Math. Sa sciences naman, may Acid-Base neutralization, Quantum Theory at Central Dogma. Gumaling naman ako sa softball dahil sa PE, nakakita ng mga luray-luray na mga katawan sa Health at nanakit ang paa sa halos isang oras na pagmamartsa sa CAT. Sa English at sa Filipino, pinilit kaming pag-aralan yung buhay-buhay ng mga iba’t-ibang taong mula sa nakaraan kahit sa tingin naming ay hindi naman talaga naming magagamit sa pang-araw-araw naming gawain.
Kung hindi rin ako nag-Pisay, hindi rin ako matututo maglaro ng Magic the Gathering card game. First year ako nung nadiskubre ko yung game mula sa dalawa kong kaibigan na hindi ko na sasabihin ang pangalan. Tapos tinuruan na nila ko kung pano siya laruin.
Isa pa, sa Pisay din ako natuto mag-Dota. Una ko namang nakita ang larong to sa mga taong may laptop sa dorm. Tinuruan din nila ko nung nagtanong ako sa kanila. Ngayon, magaling na ko magDota.
Minsan naiisip ko, kung hindi ako nag-Pisay, malamang marami akong hindi alam na alam ko ngayon, pero hindi naman ako nahihirapan sa pag-aaral. Para sa’kin, masaya na ko na naging parte ng buhay ko ang buhay Pisay.
- John Paul Ferreria
Kung hindi rin ako nag-Pisay, hindi rin ako matututo maglaro ng Magic the Gathering card game. First year ako nung nadiskubre ko yung game mula sa dalawa kong kaibigan na hindi ko na sasabihin ang pangalan. Tapos tinuruan na nila ko kung pano siya laruin.
Isa pa, sa Pisay din ako natuto mag-Dota. Una ko namang nakita ang larong to sa mga taong may laptop sa dorm. Tinuruan din nila ko nung nagtanong ako sa kanila. Ngayon, magaling na ko magDota.
Minsan naiisip ko, kung hindi ako nag-Pisay, malamang marami akong hindi alam na alam ko ngayon, pero hindi naman ako nahihirapan sa pag-aaral. Para sa’kin, masaya na ko na naging parte ng buhay ko ang buhay Pisay.
- John Paul Ferreria
Do We Look Like Nerds?
People think that Pisay students only know how to hold and read a book. Truths is though, even if people see us nerds, geeks, or the like, we are all well-rounded in both academic and sports. We, Pisay students, are a true statement to the saying "Never judge the book by its cover".
- Ryan Salamat
Pisay Survival Guide
Mahirap mag-blend in sa Pisay, lalo na pag galling ka ng public school. Grabe ang culture shock pagdating mo. So eto ang ilang tips, based sa mga natutunan ko. Asteeg!
1. Wag mo subukan mag-english kung’di ka sanay. Magmumukha kang tanga.
2. May t******ng magsasabi na “subukin” dapat ang gamitin. Hayaan na lang ito. Practice mo ang iyong patience at self-control.
3. Magpakaloner para mukha kang cool at mysterious. Kool!
4. Wag makipag-usap agad sa opposite sex. Iisipin nila bakla ka o kayo na. Hindi maganda kasi dapat nga cool ka.
5. Lagyan ng band-aid ang pimple para magmukha kang dangerous at rebel. Mahilig ang babes sa hygiene at band-aids.
6. Wag magkagusto sa art teacher mo. Malulungkot ka lang.
7. Wag gumamit ng slacks. Gumamit ng maong at iba pang matitigas na pantalon para stand out ka sa crowd. Ok din ang polka dots at stripes.
8. Magsuot ng shades habang P.E. para maging astig tignan.
9. Magkagusto sa pinaka-plain tignan sa klase. Siya ang magiging hot pagdating ng fourth year wag ka mag-alala. Promise.
10. Malalaos ang magaganda at pogi sa batch pagdating ng fourth year. Magiging astig ka rin wag ka mag-alala. Ituloy mo lang ang pagiging loner para may cool image ka.
11. Mag-cosplay ka kung gusto mo. Auti.
12. Kumain ng marami sa caf. Enjoy mo na. Di magtatagal magkakasakit ka rin.
13. Iboto ang pinakaastig na pangalan kapag pipili ng batch council. After all, wala ka naman kilala sa kanila di ba?
14. Kung ikaw ay dormer, magdala ng maraming cup noodles. Tip lang.
15. Kung ikaw ay dormer at bored, manood sa kung ano ang nangyayari sa likod ng dorm. May wildlife dun.
16. Umattend ng dorm party. Masaya ‘yun. Kahit di ka dormer.
17. Wag ka magdala ng gitara sa kung saan-saan. Mukha kang douchebag.
18. Magkacrush ka sa ibang section para pag-usapan ka ng classmates mo. Para mukha kang hot di ba?
19. Maging close ka sa adviser mo kung astig siya. Yeah!
20. Mag-aral ng mabuti habang madali pa ang lessons.
21. Wag mabahala sa matataas na grades ng classmates mo. Bababa din yan promise.
22. Wag sumali sa yahoo groups ng klase. Puno inbox mo. Istorbo.
23. Wag makipagtext sa kaklase bago matapos ang taon. Malulungkot ka lang.
24. Pag tapos na ang taon, wag malungkot. Act tough. Para cool ka di ba?
25. Habang summer, wag gagawa ng social networking accounts. Di daw astig yun eh.
26. Pagdating ng second year, wag maging snob sa mga dating kaklase. Maging cool ka lang.
27. May dadating na bagong mga estudyante. Cool. Kaibiganin mo sila kung gusto mo.
28. Maging sporty sa second year. Masaya magbasket sa pisay.
29. Magtry ng kung anu-anong bagay. Di ka na first year so ok na.
30. Masanay sa late na dismissals. Ok lang yan wala ka naman social life since cool ka di ba.
31. Masaya ang second year. Enjoy ka lang!
32. Asti gang mundo. Wag kang panira.
33. Mag-cheer para kay Manny Pacquiao.
34. Kapag may corny na teacher, tawa ka lang sa jokes niya. No choice ka eh.
35. Magpahaba ng buhok. Magiging astig ka!
36. Kapag may bagong teacher na galing sa Pisay dati, kaibiganin siya. Asteeg!!
37. Sumali ka rin pala ng dorm league, masaya yun!
38. Makipagkaibigan sa mga taong astig. Astig sila hanggang matapos ang hayskul!
39. Third year na! Whoo!
40. Siguro naman kilala mo na mga kaibigan mo di ba? Good.
41. Wag masyado intindihin ang prom. Sasakit lang ulo mo.
42. Mahal ang retreat. Mag-ipon ka na. Unless may eme funds ka.
43. Wag masyado matuwa sa 1:40 na dismissal. Di siya ganun kasaya pag nagtagal.
44. Mag-ingat sa mga teachers na babaeng mukhang lalaki. Boring sila.
45. Masaya ang chem ng third year kung astig ang teacher mo. Swerte mo na lang kung bumalik siya ng pisay.
46. Pag mag-aask ng date, dapat bongga. Yung may streamers, maraming ilaw, dancers, banda, dinosaurs, PCR machines, Stick-O at Piolo Pascual. Mag-ingat lang kay Piolo. Servandoh!
47. Kapag naturn down, umiyak na parang wala nang bukas.
48. Kapag kinabukasan ay malungkot ka pa rin, umiyak ulit.
49. Pag umiyak ka ulit, balik ka sa statment sa taas. Kung di naman, read on.
50. Wag magpagupit bago ang prom. Di magandang idea yun
51. Wag pilitin ang kaibigang Iglesia na pumunta sa prom. Sayang ang efforts mo’tol.
52. Wag magkaron ng default date. Siguradong di matutuloy. Tae
53. Magbasa ka ng libro. Makakatulong ito kapag wala kang masulat sa tips list mo sa fourth year.
54. Wag uminom ng alak sa afterparty. Masama yun. Though ok lang din para maging astig ka. Kaso di mo rin malalaman na astig ka since lasing ka nga di ba? Shet. Einstein.
55. Maging detective ka kasama ng roommate. Hours of fun!
56. Tawagin na Nig ang maitim na kaibigan.
57. Wag uminom ng alak sa retreat. Self-explanatory. ‘Di ba?
58. Magdasal ka kahit minsan sa buhay mo. Malaking tulong yun.
59. Si Spongebob ay kathang-isip lang. Tanggapin mo na ang katotohanan na ito.
60. Wag ka mag-dota. Nakakaadik daw eh.
61. Matuto mag-skateboard. Para dagdag chances kay Avril Lavigne. Go fourth year!
62. Habang bakasyon, sumali sa field bio. Sobrang saya promise.
63. Wag mag-review sa AHEAD center. Daming bakla.
64. Simula na ng fourth year. Ikaw ay magdrama na aalis na kayo sa PIsay kahit may isang taon pa naman talaga.
65. Sabihin sa sarili na magiging high honors ka. Kahit alam mo sa sarili mo na di yun posible. Yehey.
66. Kung ikaw ay Truth, mandatory ang truth bonding.
67. Alisin ang libag sa katawan. Kadiri eh.
68. Maghanap ka ng girlfriend. Kool.
69. Magcelebrate ng birthday kung may pera.
70. Kung wala ay umiyak ka.
71. Magbasa ng maraming comics. Yebah!
72. Bumili ng scanner kung webdev ka.
73. Mahalin ang bayan mo. Communists rulez.
74. Bawasan ang consumption ng caf food. Baka nag-accumulate na masayado sa katawan mo ang cyanide na laman nito.
75. Pag ang adviser mo ay hapon, siya ay atakihin dahil sa ginawa niya sa bayan mo. Kalayaan!
76. Mahalin ang adviser mo pagkatapos. Forgiveness nga daw di ba.
77. Wag awayin ang best friends mo. Sayang yung last year niyo pareho.
78. Mag-aral para sa UPCAT. Importante ang future mo.
79. Mag-take ng ACET. Di mo na kailangan mag-aral.
80. Mag-take ng DOST exam. Maghanda sa mind blowing questions.
81. Wag gawin ang project na “Design of a Laminar Flow thermal Convection device for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) DNA amplification of Bacterial DNA”. Mahirap siya at mahal.
82. Sakaling wala nang SAMAPI, buhayin ito kasama ang kabanda. Loads of fun.
83. Pag nagkaroon ng bagyo, mag-organize ka ng concert na 50 pesos ang bawat ticket. Masaya yun.
84. Magkunwari na nag-eexperiment para malibre ng pagkain ng research teacher.
85. Kapag may gusto bilhin sa Megamall, magpasama ka sa adviser mong hapon.
86. Kapag walang magawa ay lumabas at magmall. Sayang yung time di ba?
87. Kung bibili ka ng headphones, Sony ang piliin. Matibay!
88. Makinig sa The Bends ng Radiohead. Magandang album.
89. Mag-ingat sa Rage Against the machine. Baka maging rebelled ka.
90. Mag-ingat sa facebook. Nakakadistract.
91. Malalaos ang friendster. Haha!
92. Mag-ingat sa poker. Ito ay masayang laro.
93. Mag-chess ka sa free time mo. Mababaliw ka.
94. Wag maging judgemental. Kilalanin muna ang tao. Malay mo may mahanap kang kaibigan na di mo aakalain.
95. Magsisi dahil di mo sinunod yung sinabi ko sayo tungkol sa plain mong kaklase dati. Sabi sa’yo magiging hot siya sa fourth year eh. Tsk tsk.
96. Sipagin ang palanca. Huli naman na eh.
97. Mag-order ka sa Chowking. Masarap yung congee at chao fan. Pati gulaman!
98. Mag-graduate ka! Wag ka umiyak. Kahit alam mong gusto mo at marami ka mamimiss. Ok lang yan. Di pa kayo mamamatay pwede ba. UP lang naman din kayo halos lahat eh.
99. Sumulat ng mga tips para sa susunod na generation ng mga Pisay students.
100. Maging asteeg katulad ko. Yeh!
- Ren Marquez
1. Wag mo subukan mag-english kung’di ka sanay. Magmumukha kang tanga.
2. May t******ng magsasabi na “subukin” dapat ang gamitin. Hayaan na lang ito. Practice mo ang iyong patience at self-control.
3. Magpakaloner para mukha kang cool at mysterious. Kool!
4. Wag makipag-usap agad sa opposite sex. Iisipin nila bakla ka o kayo na. Hindi maganda kasi dapat nga cool ka.
5. Lagyan ng band-aid ang pimple para magmukha kang dangerous at rebel. Mahilig ang babes sa hygiene at band-aids.
6. Wag magkagusto sa art teacher mo. Malulungkot ka lang.
7. Wag gumamit ng slacks. Gumamit ng maong at iba pang matitigas na pantalon para stand out ka sa crowd. Ok din ang polka dots at stripes.
8. Magsuot ng shades habang P.E. para maging astig tignan.
9. Magkagusto sa pinaka-plain tignan sa klase. Siya ang magiging hot pagdating ng fourth year wag ka mag-alala. Promise.
10. Malalaos ang magaganda at pogi sa batch pagdating ng fourth year. Magiging astig ka rin wag ka mag-alala. Ituloy mo lang ang pagiging loner para may cool image ka.
11. Mag-cosplay ka kung gusto mo. Auti.
12. Kumain ng marami sa caf. Enjoy mo na. Di magtatagal magkakasakit ka rin.
13. Iboto ang pinakaastig na pangalan kapag pipili ng batch council. After all, wala ka naman kilala sa kanila di ba?
14. Kung ikaw ay dormer, magdala ng maraming cup noodles. Tip lang.
15. Kung ikaw ay dormer at bored, manood sa kung ano ang nangyayari sa likod ng dorm. May wildlife dun.
16. Umattend ng dorm party. Masaya ‘yun. Kahit di ka dormer.
17. Wag ka magdala ng gitara sa kung saan-saan. Mukha kang douchebag.
18. Magkacrush ka sa ibang section para pag-usapan ka ng classmates mo. Para mukha kang hot di ba?
19. Maging close ka sa adviser mo kung astig siya. Yeah!
20. Mag-aral ng mabuti habang madali pa ang lessons.
21. Wag mabahala sa matataas na grades ng classmates mo. Bababa din yan promise.
22. Wag sumali sa yahoo groups ng klase. Puno inbox mo. Istorbo.
23. Wag makipagtext sa kaklase bago matapos ang taon. Malulungkot ka lang.
24. Pag tapos na ang taon, wag malungkot. Act tough. Para cool ka di ba?
25. Habang summer, wag gagawa ng social networking accounts. Di daw astig yun eh.
26. Pagdating ng second year, wag maging snob sa mga dating kaklase. Maging cool ka lang.
27. May dadating na bagong mga estudyante. Cool. Kaibiganin mo sila kung gusto mo.
28. Maging sporty sa second year. Masaya magbasket sa pisay.
29. Magtry ng kung anu-anong bagay. Di ka na first year so ok na.
30. Masanay sa late na dismissals. Ok lang yan wala ka naman social life since cool ka di ba.
31. Masaya ang second year. Enjoy ka lang!
32. Asti gang mundo. Wag kang panira.
33. Mag-cheer para kay Manny Pacquiao.
34. Kapag may corny na teacher, tawa ka lang sa jokes niya. No choice ka eh.
35. Magpahaba ng buhok. Magiging astig ka!
36. Kapag may bagong teacher na galing sa Pisay dati, kaibiganin siya. Asteeg!!
37. Sumali ka rin pala ng dorm league, masaya yun!
38. Makipagkaibigan sa mga taong astig. Astig sila hanggang matapos ang hayskul!
39. Third year na! Whoo!
40. Siguro naman kilala mo na mga kaibigan mo di ba? Good.
41. Wag masyado intindihin ang prom. Sasakit lang ulo mo.
42. Mahal ang retreat. Mag-ipon ka na. Unless may eme funds ka.
43. Wag masyado matuwa sa 1:40 na dismissal. Di siya ganun kasaya pag nagtagal.
44. Mag-ingat sa mga teachers na babaeng mukhang lalaki. Boring sila.
45. Masaya ang chem ng third year kung astig ang teacher mo. Swerte mo na lang kung bumalik siya ng pisay.
46. Pag mag-aask ng date, dapat bongga. Yung may streamers, maraming ilaw, dancers, banda, dinosaurs, PCR machines, Stick-O at Piolo Pascual. Mag-ingat lang kay Piolo. Servandoh!
47. Kapag naturn down, umiyak na parang wala nang bukas.
48. Kapag kinabukasan ay malungkot ka pa rin, umiyak ulit.
49. Pag umiyak ka ulit, balik ka sa statment sa taas. Kung di naman, read on.
50. Wag magpagupit bago ang prom. Di magandang idea yun
51. Wag pilitin ang kaibigang Iglesia na pumunta sa prom. Sayang ang efforts mo’tol.
52. Wag magkaron ng default date. Siguradong di matutuloy. Tae
53. Magbasa ka ng libro. Makakatulong ito kapag wala kang masulat sa tips list mo sa fourth year.
54. Wag uminom ng alak sa afterparty. Masama yun. Though ok lang din para maging astig ka. Kaso di mo rin malalaman na astig ka since lasing ka nga di ba? Shet. Einstein.
55. Maging detective ka kasama ng roommate. Hours of fun!
56. Tawagin na Nig ang maitim na kaibigan.
57. Wag uminom ng alak sa retreat. Self-explanatory. ‘Di ba?
58. Magdasal ka kahit minsan sa buhay mo. Malaking tulong yun.
59. Si Spongebob ay kathang-isip lang. Tanggapin mo na ang katotohanan na ito.
60. Wag ka mag-dota. Nakakaadik daw eh.
61. Matuto mag-skateboard. Para dagdag chances kay Avril Lavigne. Go fourth year!
62. Habang bakasyon, sumali sa field bio. Sobrang saya promise.
63. Wag mag-review sa AHEAD center. Daming bakla.
64. Simula na ng fourth year. Ikaw ay magdrama na aalis na kayo sa PIsay kahit may isang taon pa naman talaga.
65. Sabihin sa sarili na magiging high honors ka. Kahit alam mo sa sarili mo na di yun posible. Yehey.
66. Kung ikaw ay Truth, mandatory ang truth bonding.
67. Alisin ang libag sa katawan. Kadiri eh.
68. Maghanap ka ng girlfriend. Kool.
69. Magcelebrate ng birthday kung may pera.
70. Kung wala ay umiyak ka.
71. Magbasa ng maraming comics. Yebah!
72. Bumili ng scanner kung webdev ka.
73. Mahalin ang bayan mo. Communists rulez.
74. Bawasan ang consumption ng caf food. Baka nag-accumulate na masayado sa katawan mo ang cyanide na laman nito.
75. Pag ang adviser mo ay hapon, siya ay atakihin dahil sa ginawa niya sa bayan mo. Kalayaan!
76. Mahalin ang adviser mo pagkatapos. Forgiveness nga daw di ba.
77. Wag awayin ang best friends mo. Sayang yung last year niyo pareho.
78. Mag-aral para sa UPCAT. Importante ang future mo.
79. Mag-take ng ACET. Di mo na kailangan mag-aral.
80. Mag-take ng DOST exam. Maghanda sa mind blowing questions.
81. Wag gawin ang project na “Design of a Laminar Flow thermal Convection device for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) DNA amplification of Bacterial DNA”. Mahirap siya at mahal.
82. Sakaling wala nang SAMAPI, buhayin ito kasama ang kabanda. Loads of fun.
83. Pag nagkaroon ng bagyo, mag-organize ka ng concert na 50 pesos ang bawat ticket. Masaya yun.
84. Magkunwari na nag-eexperiment para malibre ng pagkain ng research teacher.
85. Kapag may gusto bilhin sa Megamall, magpasama ka sa adviser mong hapon.
86. Kapag walang magawa ay lumabas at magmall. Sayang yung time di ba?
87. Kung bibili ka ng headphones, Sony ang piliin. Matibay!
88. Makinig sa The Bends ng Radiohead. Magandang album.
89. Mag-ingat sa Rage Against the machine. Baka maging rebelled ka.
90. Mag-ingat sa facebook. Nakakadistract.
91. Malalaos ang friendster. Haha!
92. Mag-ingat sa poker. Ito ay masayang laro.
93. Mag-chess ka sa free time mo. Mababaliw ka.
94. Wag maging judgemental. Kilalanin muna ang tao. Malay mo may mahanap kang kaibigan na di mo aakalain.
95. Magsisi dahil di mo sinunod yung sinabi ko sayo tungkol sa plain mong kaklase dati. Sabi sa’yo magiging hot siya sa fourth year eh. Tsk tsk.
96. Sipagin ang palanca. Huli naman na eh.
97. Mag-order ka sa Chowking. Masarap yung congee at chao fan. Pati gulaman!
98. Mag-graduate ka! Wag ka umiyak. Kahit alam mong gusto mo at marami ka mamimiss. Ok lang yan. Di pa kayo mamamatay pwede ba. UP lang naman din kayo halos lahat eh.
99. Sumulat ng mga tips para sa susunod na generation ng mga Pisay students.
100. Maging asteeg katulad ko. Yeh!
- Ren Marquez
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Cramming
Isa sa mga pinakaimportanteng bagay na natutunan ko sa pisay ay ang pagcacram. Noong ako ay nasa elementarya pa lang ay wala sa aking bokabularyo ang salitang 'cramming', dahil dati ay kung hindi ko nagawa ang isang takdang aralin ay hindi ko na talaga ito gagawin pa sa loob ng silid-aralan dahil ako ay isang batang marangal noon. Ngunit sa pisay kung hindi ko nagawa ang isang takdang aralin ay icaram ko pa ito dahil ito na lamang ang humahatak pataas sa aking marka. At ang pagkacram ay isa palang efficient na bagay dahil magagawa mo ang isang takdang aralin ng mabilis(yun ay kung hindi ka mangongopya). Ngunit ang pagkacram ay hindi isang epektibong bagay dahil nabebeat niya ang purpose ng pagiging takdang aralin ng isang gawain dahil kung crinam mo ito ay hindi mo ito ginawa sa iyong bahay. At ang pagkacram ay hindi rin nagiging epektibo kung ikaw ay nangongopya lamang dahil kadalasan ay hindi mo maiintindihan ang iyong kinopya.
- Lennart Panton
- Lennart Panton
Perseverance with Study Tips and Surviving School
Xcrossfacekillahx’s guide to Teamwork and Self
The title itself explains why people really get into so much trouble, not only in grades but in their self-personality. This is why they need help from others and be responsible in anything you do.
When less than 10 people, do home works, more people often copy from their classmates, or copy from other batch mates, who may have the same set of home work like you do.
There are times we need to borrow materials like lab gown, ball pen, and notes just to pass. It’s like to survive in a jungle.
Here are some tips from me so that you can study and pass hopefully with flying colors.
1. Do well in discussion and listen to your teacher’s lectures. It will be mostly helpful when taking long tests or periodical exams.
2. Take down notes as much as possible if you need to have something to review besides the book.
3. be creative, especially in art or drafting class. Simplicity will not give you a good grade in these subjects.
4. Take advantage of walk – out classes whenever possible.
5. Have friends you can rely on. You will be probably best buddies for the rest of the school year.
6. Do assignments early and finish before time.
7. Make your exam seemingly easy by thinking.
8. Don’t leave your things anywhere else and bring them with you.
9. Small is cool. When you bring everything you need at school with all unnecessary things at home, it is cool with fewer loads.
10. Know your schedule at all times. There is time for everything.
11. Group projects should be done way ahead of schedule.
12. Observe curfew hours (related to #10). Thanks to the discipline officer, it has moved back an hour. School curfew schedule is now from 6:00 PM to 5:30 AM. Dorm curfew is now 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM.
- Karlos Utanes
The title itself explains why people really get into so much trouble, not only in grades but in their self-personality. This is why they need help from others and be responsible in anything you do.
When less than 10 people, do home works, more people often copy from their classmates, or copy from other batch mates, who may have the same set of home work like you do.
There are times we need to borrow materials like lab gown, ball pen, and notes just to pass. It’s like to survive in a jungle.
Here are some tips from me so that you can study and pass hopefully with flying colors.
1. Do well in discussion and listen to your teacher’s lectures. It will be mostly helpful when taking long tests or periodical exams.
2. Take down notes as much as possible if you need to have something to review besides the book.
3. be creative, especially in art or drafting class. Simplicity will not give you a good grade in these subjects.
4. Take advantage of walk – out classes whenever possible.
5. Have friends you can rely on. You will be probably best buddies for the rest of the school year.
6. Do assignments early and finish before time.
7. Make your exam seemingly easy by thinking.
8. Don’t leave your things anywhere else and bring them with you.
9. Small is cool. When you bring everything you need at school with all unnecessary things at home, it is cool with fewer loads.
10. Know your schedule at all times. There is time for everything.
11. Group projects should be done way ahead of schedule.
12. Observe curfew hours (related to #10). Thanks to the discipline officer, it has moved back an hour. School curfew schedule is now from 6:00 PM to 5:30 AM. Dorm curfew is now 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM.
- Karlos Utanes
Five Things I Learned in Pisay
In the four years of my stay in Pisay, there are some things that I have inevitably learned. Whether I like them or not, these lessons sure are a pain in my neck.
1. Wake up early - I am a dormer. Everyday is always a battle in the bathroom/showers. I realized that not only waking up at seven will not only make me late for class, but also make me miss breakfast.
2. Eat Breakfast – In my four years in this school, I have learned that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Without breakfast, I would be crawling down the stairs after my 10:00 math class. Though this year, there are breaks in between classes, so I can have breakfast even though it’s late (that is, if teachers won’t take our free periods).
3. Sleep “Early” – Sleeping a 2 am in the morning doesn’t really help at all. Doing homework, chatting with friends and staring into space will start to get to your body if they are done on a daily basis starting from 10:00 in the evening. I started sleeping earlier during the last few weeks of this school year and it sure has it’s merits.
4. Procrastination is Bad – As a Pisay student, I am not excempted from those who cram their heads off during the day of submission of a requirement. It takes a toll on your mind and body to do all those computations and typing during lunch break.
5. Make-up Tests are Hard – The Post-quarter Exams sure are a pain if you take three in one day, right after the perio. I’ll make it a point to follow the four lessons above so that I don’t end up in a hospital again this year.
- JM de Guzman
1. Wake up early - I am a dormer. Everyday is always a battle in the bathroom/showers. I realized that not only waking up at seven will not only make me late for class, but also make me miss breakfast.
2. Eat Breakfast – In my four years in this school, I have learned that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Without breakfast, I would be crawling down the stairs after my 10:00 math class. Though this year, there are breaks in between classes, so I can have breakfast even though it’s late (that is, if teachers won’t take our free periods).
3. Sleep “Early” – Sleeping a 2 am in the morning doesn’t really help at all. Doing homework, chatting with friends and staring into space will start to get to your body if they are done on a daily basis starting from 10:00 in the evening. I started sleeping earlier during the last few weeks of this school year and it sure has it’s merits.
4. Procrastination is Bad – As a Pisay student, I am not excempted from those who cram their heads off during the day of submission of a requirement. It takes a toll on your mind and body to do all those computations and typing during lunch break.
5. Make-up Tests are Hard – The Post-quarter Exams sure are a pain if you take three in one day, right after the perio. I’ll make it a point to follow the four lessons above so that I don’t end up in a hospital again this year.
- JM de Guzman
No Man Is An Island
In the four years that I've studied in Pisay, I learned that no man is an island.
No matter how intelligent you are, or no matter how intelligent you think you are, there will come a point/points in time when you would need people to rely on --for homework, for groupwork, for favors, as outlets, and whatnot. This is when you say, that's what friends are for right? And indeed, that's what friends are for. Interestingly, in my four years here, I also learned that, whether we consciously think about it or not, we all have our hierarchy of friends, depending on their closeness to us. You can think of these hierarchies as concentric circles, getting smaller and smaller, with you as the center.
Skipping the FC (feeling close) category, first up are those friends you make in class. These type of friends may be the people who are transiently valuable to you (and your academics hehe), for these are the people whom you are stuck with (for a year at least). Being classmates, these are the friends you'd most likely group with during group works, ask questions from regarding deadlines, and copy notes from among other things. They're the people you see day in and day out, from 7:30 in the morning up til around 4 in the afternoon. You endure the wrath of your teachers together, scurry through the travails of schoolwork, as well as enjoy the fun moments in class. Occasionally, you share stuff with each other under the notion that nothing comes out of the four walls of the classroom. And that's how your friendship with each other grows.
Eventually, friends you make in class could develop into friends. Basically the only difference from the former is that you continue to share a bond, be it through a joke, an experience or whatever, that is beyond the realm of the classroom. But the differences end there. In fact, this category, for formalities sake, is for the people who actually manage to befriend you, even without being your classmate.
Then there are those friends you actually look forward to see or talk to. This type of friends would be your good friends. You are more open to them since you have learned, with time, to be more comfortable with them, and even trust them. More often than not, you have quite a lot of things in common with your good friends, and these similarities enable you to do things -- such as play sports, read books, pass away idle time -- together. Of course you don't gain these types of friends in a jiffy. In fact, you may have to invest some of your time and trust to be able to get such friends. Rest assured that good friends are worth the investment, for they will always be there for you, especially when you least expect them.
There are rare instances when you make special friends around campus. No, they're not the kind whom you call autistic, jeer at, and/or otherwise pity. Rather, they are the type who makes you feel warm, foolish, and charmed all at the same time. Some would go as far as to call it a state of mutual understanding, but most conservatives still try to mask it under the tag “special friends”. Whatever you name it though, the person who belongs to this category holds a special place in your heart, which, if fuelled may even grow into something more than friendship.
Next in the hierarchy are your best friends. They are closer to you than your good friends in the sense that they have endured the test of time, and you have a deeper understanding of one another. You tell them anything and everything because you know you can. And even when you don’t say anything to each other, sometimes you just know if anything is up, because, well, you’re best friends. You experience life together, through hell or high water and these best friends are the friends who are never afraid to stab you in the front. Most would end their hierarchy there, but I think that the last in the hierarchy would have to be your true friends.
And this type of friend, I believe is the rarest because these are your best friends who have withstood the test of the test of time (that’s right, the test of the test of time). They are the friends who stay, even after seeing the darkest aspect of you, which is to say that they really know you, inside and out. Such a level of friendship is achieved upon the realization and acceptance that infinite distances exist even between the closest of friends. Yet what’s wonderful about it is that the friendship still lasts, and has become naturally self-sustaining. This though, in my opinion, is the farthest you can go, in terms of friendship. Anything beyond this point would fall under the jurisdiction of romantic love, and I think you’d better consult a priest and perhaps start buying your engagement ring for that.
Now to cap off this entry, I’d like to leave you with a saying to ponder on, and it goes: “No matter how rare true love is, true friendship is rarer.”
No matter how intelligent you are, or no matter how intelligent you think you are, there will come a point/points in time when you would need people to rely on --for homework, for groupwork, for favors, as outlets, and whatnot. This is when you say, that's what friends are for right? And indeed, that's what friends are for. Interestingly, in my four years here, I also learned that, whether we consciously think about it or not, we all have our hierarchy of friends, depending on their closeness to us. You can think of these hierarchies as concentric circles, getting smaller and smaller, with you as the center.
Skipping the FC (feeling close) category, first up are those friends you make in class. These type of friends may be the people who are transiently valuable to you (and your academics hehe), for these are the people whom you are stuck with (for a year at least). Being classmates, these are the friends you'd most likely group with during group works, ask questions from regarding deadlines, and copy notes from among other things. They're the people you see day in and day out, from 7:30 in the morning up til around 4 in the afternoon. You endure the wrath of your teachers together, scurry through the travails of schoolwork, as well as enjoy the fun moments in class. Occasionally, you share stuff with each other under the notion that nothing comes out of the four walls of the classroom. And that's how your friendship with each other grows.
Eventually, friends you make in class could develop into friends. Basically the only difference from the former is that you continue to share a bond, be it through a joke, an experience or whatever, that is beyond the realm of the classroom. But the differences end there. In fact, this category, for formalities sake, is for the people who actually manage to befriend you, even without being your classmate.
Then there are those friends you actually look forward to see or talk to. This type of friends would be your good friends. You are more open to them since you have learned, with time, to be more comfortable with them, and even trust them. More often than not, you have quite a lot of things in common with your good friends, and these similarities enable you to do things -- such as play sports, read books, pass away idle time -- together. Of course you don't gain these types of friends in a jiffy. In fact, you may have to invest some of your time and trust to be able to get such friends. Rest assured that good friends are worth the investment, for they will always be there for you, especially when you least expect them.
There are rare instances when you make special friends around campus. No, they're not the kind whom you call autistic, jeer at, and/or otherwise pity. Rather, they are the type who makes you feel warm, foolish, and charmed all at the same time. Some would go as far as to call it a state of mutual understanding, but most conservatives still try to mask it under the tag “special friends”. Whatever you name it though, the person who belongs to this category holds a special place in your heart, which, if fuelled may even grow into something more than friendship.
Next in the hierarchy are your best friends. They are closer to you than your good friends in the sense that they have endured the test of time, and you have a deeper understanding of one another. You tell them anything and everything because you know you can. And even when you don’t say anything to each other, sometimes you just know if anything is up, because, well, you’re best friends. You experience life together, through hell or high water and these best friends are the friends who are never afraid to stab you in the front. Most would end their hierarchy there, but I think that the last in the hierarchy would have to be your true friends.
And this type of friend, I believe is the rarest because these are your best friends who have withstood the test of the test of time (that’s right, the test of the test of time). They are the friends who stay, even after seeing the darkest aspect of you, which is to say that they really know you, inside and out. Such a level of friendship is achieved upon the realization and acceptance that infinite distances exist even between the closest of friends. Yet what’s wonderful about it is that the friendship still lasts, and has become naturally self-sustaining. This though, in my opinion, is the farthest you can go, in terms of friendship. Anything beyond this point would fall under the jurisdiction of romantic love, and I think you’d better consult a priest and perhaps start buying your engagement ring for that.
Now to cap off this entry, I’d like to leave you with a saying to ponder on, and it goes: “No matter how rare true love is, true friendship is rarer.”
Monday, March 1, 2010
Responsibility
Pisay taught me way back in second year what it really means to be responsible, and no, I am not only talking about studying hard for tests and submitting requirements on time.
My sophomore year was the toughest for me. I will spare all the details but what is important to know is that year, I was almost literally down in the pits daily, always tense, ignoring schoolwork. I could say that the experience has actually caused me to degenerate; my character values actually worsened. By the time I fully appreciated how much I needed to regain-my habits, values-I felt as if I was carrying a weight enough to crush me twice over. While I dislike having to truly express how I felt before, I find it necessary to be honest. Feeling desperate perhaps, I tried to look outside for help but quickly realized, that none would come. .If I wanted to become a better, happier guy, well, its going to have to be all me, no matter how difficult.
The experiences I had in my sophomore year taught me that responsibility not only meant doing your assigned task regularly, it also meant deciding for yourself what you want to become. It meant you had to handle yourself well. It meant being the captain of your own ship.
It wasn’t easy of course because it also meant that there is the possibility of going against the values of friends or what attitudes were “in”. This responsibility perhaps first manifested itself when I decided what kind of person I wanted to become. Essentially, after imagining the person I wanted to be, I tried to inculcate in myself the values and attitudes that this imaginary future me possessed. I did it because I wanted to be able to respect myself, even with the possibility of alienating myself from others.
This now leads me to another lesson I learned that I learned. I found out that I actually had the power to choose how I respond to any situation, even if I could not control the situation itself. This meant that if I found myself in a certain position where I am pressured to do things that I believe is not good for me, regardless of the people involved, I had the capacity to detach myself from it. Friends are one grand example, especially in high school. We know that peer pressure is one immense factor in determining how a person will mature. This means that we should actively seek out amd befriend those people from whom we can learn from the most. We want to be in good company so that we will also be good. In the end everyone will be reinforcing each other. At the same time if you find yourself connected to those whose values and attitudes you do not like, what’s stopping you from loosening the ties in search of others? You should not be afraid to risk alienating those you call friends, after all, this is still just high-school. It is much more important to develop yourself than to tie yourself to others. Further, I believe that we must all be persons who can stand for our own beliefs and stay by them in spite of what others say. I believe in fact that this is the main goal of a high school education.
Yes, I am thankful because Pisay has helped me understand this. There are other things that Pisay has taught me but to elaborate on it would require hours of deeply personal conversation. Why wont it be? These things Pisay has taught me, has made me who I am now.
- Deo Estanislao
My sophomore year was the toughest for me. I will spare all the details but what is important to know is that year, I was almost literally down in the pits daily, always tense, ignoring schoolwork. I could say that the experience has actually caused me to degenerate; my character values actually worsened. By the time I fully appreciated how much I needed to regain-my habits, values-I felt as if I was carrying a weight enough to crush me twice over. While I dislike having to truly express how I felt before, I find it necessary to be honest. Feeling desperate perhaps, I tried to look outside for help but quickly realized, that none would come. .If I wanted to become a better, happier guy, well, its going to have to be all me, no matter how difficult.
The experiences I had in my sophomore year taught me that responsibility not only meant doing your assigned task regularly, it also meant deciding for yourself what you want to become. It meant you had to handle yourself well. It meant being the captain of your own ship.
It wasn’t easy of course because it also meant that there is the possibility of going against the values of friends or what attitudes were “in”. This responsibility perhaps first manifested itself when I decided what kind of person I wanted to become. Essentially, after imagining the person I wanted to be, I tried to inculcate in myself the values and attitudes that this imaginary future me possessed. I did it because I wanted to be able to respect myself, even with the possibility of alienating myself from others.
This now leads me to another lesson I learned that I learned. I found out that I actually had the power to choose how I respond to any situation, even if I could not control the situation itself. This meant that if I found myself in a certain position where I am pressured to do things that I believe is not good for me, regardless of the people involved, I had the capacity to detach myself from it. Friends are one grand example, especially in high school. We know that peer pressure is one immense factor in determining how a person will mature. This means that we should actively seek out amd befriend those people from whom we can learn from the most. We want to be in good company so that we will also be good. In the end everyone will be reinforcing each other. At the same time if you find yourself connected to those whose values and attitudes you do not like, what’s stopping you from loosening the ties in search of others? You should not be afraid to risk alienating those you call friends, after all, this is still just high-school. It is much more important to develop yourself than to tie yourself to others. Further, I believe that we must all be persons who can stand for our own beliefs and stay by them in spite of what others say. I believe in fact that this is the main goal of a high school education.
Yes, I am thankful because Pisay has helped me understand this. There are other things that Pisay has taught me but to elaborate on it would require hours of deeply personal conversation. Why wont it be? These things Pisay has taught me, has made me who I am now.
- Deo Estanislao
Bakit Ako Tamad
May Long Test, naglalaro lang...
May quiz bukas, ano naman?
Perio na, natutulog lang...
Buhay ko ang katamaran
Hindi ko alam kung bakit
Nakuha ko itong sakit
Kahit anong aking pilit
Sa akin 'di na mawaglit
Ngunit Bio ba'y kailangan
Kung ako'y Engineer naman
Aanhin ang tinandaan
Kung walang paggagamitan
Sana'y naging mas maaga
Pagpili ng kursunada
Bagay na gusto talaga
Ang tinuturo noon pa
- Janjan Ersando
May quiz bukas, ano naman?
Perio na, natutulog lang...
Buhay ko ang katamaran
Hindi ko alam kung bakit
Nakuha ko itong sakit
Kahit anong aking pilit
Sa akin 'di na mawaglit
Ngunit Bio ba'y kailangan
Kung ako'y Engineer naman
Aanhin ang tinandaan
Kung walang paggagamitan
Sana'y naging mas maaga
Pagpili ng kursunada
Bagay na gusto talaga
Ang tinuturo noon pa
- Janjan Ersando
Reflections
The Latin root of the word ‘reflection’ is reflectere, literally meaning ‘to bend back’. ‘Reflection’ has come to be interpreted as a reviewing of our inner thought and emotional processes, a type of consciousness which differentiates humans from other creatures. To be able to reflect is a wonderful gift, one that I am about to utilize now in writing about the time I have spent here in Pisay.
Writing about what I learned in Pisay, especially with our final year in high school coming to a close, is as difficult as pulling teeth. It both pains and elates me to finally come to terms with the fact that graduation is just a few weeks away. I believe that I will be glad to be rid of the stress and the schoolwork for some while, but who knows if the university I’m planning to enter is any easier? The future feels so uncertain. And yet, if I look backwards to the past, I feel overwhelmed by the onslaught of memories. Memories that I never want to forget.
I believe that Pisay will always hold a special place in my heart. This may perhaps be attributed to the fact that I have moved around so much. After all, Pisay is the eighth school I’ve attended in my life, and the school in which I spent my formative juvenile years. Prior to attending Pisay, the shortest time I have ever stayed in a school was around five and a half months while the longest used to be two years and three and half months. After graduation, I would have been here for a total of four years. While this may not seem long or particularly noteworthy to others, I consider it a great milestone .
Seeing my parents have get-togethers with their friends of 30 something years, I used to wonder what it would be like to live in one place and interact with individuals who weren’t related to but you have known for a very long time. There is a saying that the amount of time does not equal the strength of the friendship – namely that it is possible to feel closer to someone whom you’ve known for five minutes than someone whom you’ve known for years. Though this may be true to some extent, my time in Pisay has taught me that there is a distinct element of solidarity, familiarity and trust between individuals who have spent time growing alongside each other – an ingredient of a relationship that cannot be attained in any way other than facing trials and adversity together. Having the opportunity to attend Pisay has contributed in nurturing close friendships with others.
In this high school, I have met people from all walks of life. A lot of these people eventually became my friends. Through four years, I have watched how people have changed and grown - some vertically, some horizontally, some in the realms of maturity and personality. Having had the opportunity to observe this has meant that Pisay has become like a second home to me. I feel comfortable even in the presence of batchmates who I do not know too well because somehow we’ve adapted to a peculiar and unique way of Pisay life and thus have an inherent understanding of one another.
One of the most notable and significant things I have learned in Pisay is what friends are. They are the people who make fun of your hair, who steal your food, who tell you corny jokes, who say and do the craziest things, who have incredibly generous natures, who give the best hugs, who let you copy homework, who lend you shoulders to cry on, who stand up for you, who try to understand you, who trust you and who, most importantly, accept and love you for who you are – quirks and all. The friends that I have made at Pisay will undoubtedly last me a lifetime, or failing that, provide me with a benchmark to assess what a great friendship should be like. Without these people, I doubt I would have made it through high school.
This Science High School has simultaneously humbled and emboldened me in a lot of ways. Earlier on in my life, I was frequently obsessed with being one of the best, and felt the need to academically excel over others. I regularly achieved this desire – regularly enough to eventually make me complacent in the knowledge that I would always be one of the best. For example, I used to perform excellently in Mathematics compared to my peers. People looked up to me and I was given the opportunity to attend competitions. Then came my first year at Pisay. Suffice to say, I soon found that Mathematics was truly not my strong point in the realm of individuals who were equally academically gifted. From this experience I learnt that there will always be someone out there who is better than you, and that aiming to be consistently best in everything is not a realistic goal. That being said, I learnt that the most important thing is to try, and to not expect things to fall into your lap. Something is always gained when you push yourself to be the best you can be.
The intense workload placed on the students by Pisay, whilst admittedly not always enjoyable, has taught me valuable life skills. First and foremost would be the ability to manage my time properly and deal with stress. Another lesson learned is the fact that procrastination will always serve to ultimately place unnecessary pressure on myself. Whilst I may not have completely overcome the tendency to procrastinate, I have learnt that putting things off makes the project and its impending deadline appear a lot more difficult to handle than it actually is. Tackling projects head-on and doing things like research and study in well-spaced increments make for a better, more polished result than attempting to cram everything in one or two nights beforehand.
I believe that my time in Pisay has aided in molding me to be the person I am today. It has provided me the impetus to visualize new possibilities, it has helped me differentiate my innate strengths from my innate weaknesses, it has enhanced my intellect and provided me with sophisticated thinking skills and fostered a sense of drive and ambition. Due to my time at Pisay, I find I am now better equipped to overcome adversity and personal challenges. I have at my disposal an arsenal of skills to handle not only tertiary education, but life itself.
- Courtney Mathay
Writing about what I learned in Pisay, especially with our final year in high school coming to a close, is as difficult as pulling teeth. It both pains and elates me to finally come to terms with the fact that graduation is just a few weeks away. I believe that I will be glad to be rid of the stress and the schoolwork for some while, but who knows if the university I’m planning to enter is any easier? The future feels so uncertain. And yet, if I look backwards to the past, I feel overwhelmed by the onslaught of memories. Memories that I never want to forget.
I believe that Pisay will always hold a special place in my heart. This may perhaps be attributed to the fact that I have moved around so much. After all, Pisay is the eighth school I’ve attended in my life, and the school in which I spent my formative juvenile years. Prior to attending Pisay, the shortest time I have ever stayed in a school was around five and a half months while the longest used to be two years and three and half months. After graduation, I would have been here for a total of four years. While this may not seem long or particularly noteworthy to others, I consider it a great milestone .
Seeing my parents have get-togethers with their friends of 30 something years, I used to wonder what it would be like to live in one place and interact with individuals who weren’t related to but you have known for a very long time. There is a saying that the amount of time does not equal the strength of the friendship – namely that it is possible to feel closer to someone whom you’ve known for five minutes than someone whom you’ve known for years. Though this may be true to some extent, my time in Pisay has taught me that there is a distinct element of solidarity, familiarity and trust between individuals who have spent time growing alongside each other – an ingredient of a relationship that cannot be attained in any way other than facing trials and adversity together. Having the opportunity to attend Pisay has contributed in nurturing close friendships with others.
In this high school, I have met people from all walks of life. A lot of these people eventually became my friends. Through four years, I have watched how people have changed and grown - some vertically, some horizontally, some in the realms of maturity and personality. Having had the opportunity to observe this has meant that Pisay has become like a second home to me. I feel comfortable even in the presence of batchmates who I do not know too well because somehow we’ve adapted to a peculiar and unique way of Pisay life and thus have an inherent understanding of one another.
One of the most notable and significant things I have learned in Pisay is what friends are. They are the people who make fun of your hair, who steal your food, who tell you corny jokes, who say and do the craziest things, who have incredibly generous natures, who give the best hugs, who let you copy homework, who lend you shoulders to cry on, who stand up for you, who try to understand you, who trust you and who, most importantly, accept and love you for who you are – quirks and all. The friends that I have made at Pisay will undoubtedly last me a lifetime, or failing that, provide me with a benchmark to assess what a great friendship should be like. Without these people, I doubt I would have made it through high school.
This Science High School has simultaneously humbled and emboldened me in a lot of ways. Earlier on in my life, I was frequently obsessed with being one of the best, and felt the need to academically excel over others. I regularly achieved this desire – regularly enough to eventually make me complacent in the knowledge that I would always be one of the best. For example, I used to perform excellently in Mathematics compared to my peers. People looked up to me and I was given the opportunity to attend competitions. Then came my first year at Pisay. Suffice to say, I soon found that Mathematics was truly not my strong point in the realm of individuals who were equally academically gifted. From this experience I learnt that there will always be someone out there who is better than you, and that aiming to be consistently best in everything is not a realistic goal. That being said, I learnt that the most important thing is to try, and to not expect things to fall into your lap. Something is always gained when you push yourself to be the best you can be.
The intense workload placed on the students by Pisay, whilst admittedly not always enjoyable, has taught me valuable life skills. First and foremost would be the ability to manage my time properly and deal with stress. Another lesson learned is the fact that procrastination will always serve to ultimately place unnecessary pressure on myself. Whilst I may not have completely overcome the tendency to procrastinate, I have learnt that putting things off makes the project and its impending deadline appear a lot more difficult to handle than it actually is. Tackling projects head-on and doing things like research and study in well-spaced increments make for a better, more polished result than attempting to cram everything in one or two nights beforehand.
I believe that my time in Pisay has aided in molding me to be the person I am today. It has provided me the impetus to visualize new possibilities, it has helped me differentiate my innate strengths from my innate weaknesses, it has enhanced my intellect and provided me with sophisticated thinking skills and fostered a sense of drive and ambition. Due to my time at Pisay, I find I am now better equipped to overcome adversity and personal challenges. I have at my disposal an arsenal of skills to handle not only tertiary education, but life itself.
- Courtney Mathay
