Chance is a part of nature. If you take chances, it is most likely unsuccessful but worth it if it succeed. So, take every chance that comes to you. It could just change your life.
- Paul Cudia
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Take Every Chance
- Paul Cudia
'Di Pala Totoo Yun
Sabi nila wala tayong alam gawin kundi mag-aral, mag-aral at mag-aral. “Studying,” daw, “is your best pastime.” Bullshit. Ngayong fourth year lang ata ako natutong mag-aral – as in aral, yung nagbabasa ng libro (sa dorm, no less!), nagte-take down ng notes, sobrang nakikinig sa teacher – tapos may mga subject pa na ‘di nakuntento sa mga bagsak na long test at dispalinghadong perio – kulang na lang social life mo kunin na rin. May mga roomhopper pa na ‘di mahiya-hiya sa pagpasok sa kwarto mo, kulitin ka sa random na bagay, humingi ng pagkain mo, maki-facebook sa laptop na sobrang alaga mo, at makinood sa mga favorite TV series mo na ilang linggo mo pang tinorrent. ‘Di naman ako ganun ka-alone na tao na kelangang walang istorbo para gumana ng maayos. May mga time lang talaga – tulad ng pagsusulat, para sa ‘kin – na mas gagana yung utak mo ‘pag mag-isa ka. May mga time din na, alam mo ‘yun, tatamaan ka out of nowhere, na parang gusto mong gawin lahat ng klase ng requirements.
Pero back to the point, kahit ata yung mga pinakamasipag sa ‘min ‘di umabot sa point na pag-aaral na ‘yung pinakamaayos nilang pastime. Tingnan mo na lang yung Pisay grounds sa isang normal na araw, may mga tao sa gazebo, front lob, caf, volley court, basket court, tennis court, at dorm. Pagkatapos ng isang araw na may dalawang long test, tatlong quiz, ‘di matapos-tapos na experiment at crammed na skit, may gagawin ka naman sigurong iba kesa mahilo sa pinagsasasabi ni Samuelson, maaliw sa mga formula ni Leithold, at magbabad sa mga Greek letters ni Serway.
At alam niyo, isa pa lang ‘yun sa mga sinasabi nila sa isang Pisay scholar. May mga takot na baka ‘yung susunod mong iinumang jug ay may nakakalasong mercury, meron namang natatakot maging nerd, at meron namang ayaw lang talaga tanggapin ang challenge ng “premiere high school” ng bayan.
Para sa ‘kin circumstantial yung nangyaring panglalasong ‘yun. Blessing in disguise siya sa ‘kin kasi tingin ko ‘di ako makakapasok ng Pisay kung konti lang ‘yung mga nagback-out. ‘Yung sa pagiging nerd na ‘yan, apat na taon na ‘kong nag-aaral sa eskuwelahang ‘to, pumasa lang naman ako sa ilang universities, nagkaroon ng eye bags – eye bugs, whatever – nakakilala ng ilang magagaling na tao at natuto ng maraming bagay mula gitara hanggang genetics – pero kung ang definition mo ng nerd ay ‘yung taong nakadikit sa libro, ‘di na ako ‘yun, at kung ‘yung alam niya everything under the sun, ‘di rin ako ‘yun. Sa katunayan, ako na ata ‘yung isa sa mga pinakamalayong tao sa salitang nerd. At yung challenge naman, parte lang talaga ‘to ng buhay. Kelangan nating gumawa ng desisyon, at para sa ‘kin ito ang pinakamaganda kong choice sa mga pinagpipilian kong schools nung kumuha ako ng mga entrance exam na ‘yun.
Sa apat na taon ko dito sa Pisay, ‘di ko lang na-debunk ‘yung mga common Pisay myths na tulad ng mga nasabi ko, nasabi ko rin na marami akong nakuhang kaibigan, experience at last but not the least, edukasyon.
Kung nahalata mo na, ako ‘yung taong ‘di masyadong academic. Mas ok sa ‘kin kung, alam mo ‘yun, iba naman pag-usapan natin kesa conics at up and down quarks. Pwede siguro tayong maglaro ng helium synthesis game, pero... sige, ‘wag na nga lang natin pag-usapan ‘yun.
Kung binabasa mo ‘tong blog na ‘to, may nagsabi na na “your Pisay life without friends is pointless.” Para sa ‘kin ‘di lang naman Pisay life e – yung life na talaga, kasi kahit gano ka ka-gc (grade conscious) ke-kelanganin mo ang tao sa buhay mo. Seryoso. May isa nga akong kilala na ‘di na makausap ng isang buong araw dahil nalaman niyang bagsak siya sa isang long test. Buti na lang third year ‘yun. Ngayon? Ayun. Nagsasalita na at, at least, nakatawa na nung nakita ‘kong bumagsak siya sa isang long test.
May isa naman akong teacher (Pisay alumna) na nagsabi na para sa kanya, college daw ang pinakamasayang part ng educational life niya – hindi high school. Sobrang dali daw kasi ng UP. Ewan ko ba kung inspiration ang pinaparating niya sa ‘min, pero ibig sabihin lang nun, para sa ‘kin, e marami na siyang na-experience sa Pisay na sobrang nakatulong sa kanya sa college. May mga naririnig nga ako na yung mga kaklase ng Pisay alumni sa college ay nagagalit sa kanila kasi minsan bagsak naman daw sa test, pero parang bale wala lang. ‘Di nila alam, ilang version na ng “bagsak” ang naranasan natin dito.
Sorry nga pala kung na-bore ka sa mga walang kwenta mong nabasa sa taas. At kung nagalit ka na ‘di ko na mababalik ang iyong napaka-precious na oras. Pero akalain mo nga naman, ang haba na pala nito! Pagbigyan mo na lang ako sa isa pang hirit:
Sabi nga ng Brownman Revival, “hindi mo ma-ibabaon sa limot at bahala, kapag nabulag ka ng maling akala.” Hindi mo na nga siguro makakalimutan ang mga inakala mo sa Pisay noon. Pero sana, lalo na kung papasok ka pa lang ng Pisay, ok lang sana sa ‘yong baguhin ‘yun.
Kasi papahirapan mo lang sarili mo kung nagaalala kang isang “insurmountable challenge” ang Pisay. Hindi talaga e. Sigurado ako “challenge” siya.
Sigurado rin akong ‘di siya “insurmountable.”
- Marckie San Juan
Pero back to the point, kahit ata yung mga pinakamasipag sa ‘min ‘di umabot sa point na pag-aaral na ‘yung pinakamaayos nilang pastime. Tingnan mo na lang yung Pisay grounds sa isang normal na araw, may mga tao sa gazebo, front lob, caf, volley court, basket court, tennis court, at dorm. Pagkatapos ng isang araw na may dalawang long test, tatlong quiz, ‘di matapos-tapos na experiment at crammed na skit, may gagawin ka naman sigurong iba kesa mahilo sa pinagsasasabi ni Samuelson, maaliw sa mga formula ni Leithold, at magbabad sa mga Greek letters ni Serway.
At alam niyo, isa pa lang ‘yun sa mga sinasabi nila sa isang Pisay scholar. May mga takot na baka ‘yung susunod mong iinumang jug ay may nakakalasong mercury, meron namang natatakot maging nerd, at meron namang ayaw lang talaga tanggapin ang challenge ng “premiere high school” ng bayan.
Para sa ‘kin circumstantial yung nangyaring panglalasong ‘yun. Blessing in disguise siya sa ‘kin kasi tingin ko ‘di ako makakapasok ng Pisay kung konti lang ‘yung mga nagback-out. ‘Yung sa pagiging nerd na ‘yan, apat na taon na ‘kong nag-aaral sa eskuwelahang ‘to, pumasa lang naman ako sa ilang universities, nagkaroon ng eye bags – eye bugs, whatever – nakakilala ng ilang magagaling na tao at natuto ng maraming bagay mula gitara hanggang genetics – pero kung ang definition mo ng nerd ay ‘yung taong nakadikit sa libro, ‘di na ako ‘yun, at kung ‘yung alam niya everything under the sun, ‘di rin ako ‘yun. Sa katunayan, ako na ata ‘yung isa sa mga pinakamalayong tao sa salitang nerd. At yung challenge naman, parte lang talaga ‘to ng buhay. Kelangan nating gumawa ng desisyon, at para sa ‘kin ito ang pinakamaganda kong choice sa mga pinagpipilian kong schools nung kumuha ako ng mga entrance exam na ‘yun.
Sa apat na taon ko dito sa Pisay, ‘di ko lang na-debunk ‘yung mga common Pisay myths na tulad ng mga nasabi ko, nasabi ko rin na marami akong nakuhang kaibigan, experience at last but not the least, edukasyon.
Kung nahalata mo na, ako ‘yung taong ‘di masyadong academic. Mas ok sa ‘kin kung, alam mo ‘yun, iba naman pag-usapan natin kesa conics at up and down quarks. Pwede siguro tayong maglaro ng helium synthesis game, pero... sige, ‘wag na nga lang natin pag-usapan ‘yun.
Kung binabasa mo ‘tong blog na ‘to, may nagsabi na na “your Pisay life without friends is pointless.” Para sa ‘kin ‘di lang naman Pisay life e – yung life na talaga, kasi kahit gano ka ka-gc (grade conscious) ke-kelanganin mo ang tao sa buhay mo. Seryoso. May isa nga akong kilala na ‘di na makausap ng isang buong araw dahil nalaman niyang bagsak siya sa isang long test. Buti na lang third year ‘yun. Ngayon? Ayun. Nagsasalita na at, at least, nakatawa na nung nakita ‘kong bumagsak siya sa isang long test.
May isa naman akong teacher (Pisay alumna) na nagsabi na para sa kanya, college daw ang pinakamasayang part ng educational life niya – hindi high school. Sobrang dali daw kasi ng UP. Ewan ko ba kung inspiration ang pinaparating niya sa ‘min, pero ibig sabihin lang nun, para sa ‘kin, e marami na siyang na-experience sa Pisay na sobrang nakatulong sa kanya sa college. May mga naririnig nga ako na yung mga kaklase ng Pisay alumni sa college ay nagagalit sa kanila kasi minsan bagsak naman daw sa test, pero parang bale wala lang. ‘Di nila alam, ilang version na ng “bagsak” ang naranasan natin dito.
Sorry nga pala kung na-bore ka sa mga walang kwenta mong nabasa sa taas. At kung nagalit ka na ‘di ko na mababalik ang iyong napaka-precious na oras. Pero akalain mo nga naman, ang haba na pala nito! Pagbigyan mo na lang ako sa isa pang hirit:
Sabi nga ng Brownman Revival, “hindi mo ma-ibabaon sa limot at bahala, kapag nabulag ka ng maling akala.” Hindi mo na nga siguro makakalimutan ang mga inakala mo sa Pisay noon. Pero sana, lalo na kung papasok ka pa lang ng Pisay, ok lang sana sa ‘yong baguhin ‘yun.
Kasi papahirapan mo lang sarili mo kung nagaalala kang isang “insurmountable challenge” ang Pisay. Hindi talaga e. Sigurado ako “challenge” siya.
Sigurado rin akong ‘di siya “insurmountable.”
- Marckie San Juan
AGH! Schedules Just Blow
I’ve always loved making schedules, mainly because of the feeling I get when I imagine everything going exactly as planned, but also because of the great probability of actually accomplishing everything after laying out my goals within a reasonable timeframe – in other words, the anticipation of doing away with all my reasons to cram. I remember the time I got my new Starbucks planner, and I couldn’t wait to fill up the pages with checklists. As luck (or was it truly?) would have it, two consecutive hell weeks were right after that week, and I wrote down the expected deadlines of projects and homework on the smooth paper. Never having to cram was an exciting prospect for me: no more all-nighters! I don’t have to study continuously! I rushed into Monday with a positive outlook.
Eventually, those two weeks passed: Friday came, and the weekend started – but the thing is, I never got to carry out all of my elaborate plans. Why?
First of all, the divisions between the days were far apart, so there was a lot of space on the page allocated to each day for a truckload of things-to-do. I was lazy when I got home on that first Monday, so I figured that I could move some of what wasn’t due the next day to Tuesday night – some of which included a part of what I was supposed to study for this test; a fraction of that project, a consultation with so-and-so teacher. On the next day, I was tired and sleepy, so there was nothing else I could do – I’d cram what I needed to do during break tomorrow, and move the rest to Wednesday. Wednesday night came, and I was still lackadaisical as ever, so I shifted the requirements to Thursday; and so on, and so forth.
That’s the vicious cycle that procrastination pulls you into: stay up late; do nothing the next day because you can’t concentrate due to lack of sleep; stay up even later because you did nothing the whole day; fall asleep the next… really, at that point, you can struggle all you like, but the monotony will still make you feel like a mindless robot. Slowly but surely, the consequences of the cycle will build up, as it did one day when I found myself with a landslide of requirements, accompanied by the impossibility of getting decent grades while doing nothing. It’s quite sad, really – an entire night’s worth of sleep screwed up my long-term aims.
So what if I did work that night? What if I was really committed, and I was able to accomplish everything? Good for me, then! But just to pop that idealistic bubble, life doesn’t exactly go the way you plan it to: in fact, it never does. The cycle I told you about a while ago is, in actuality, devoid of all other outside interferences. Even with the scenario of my faithfulness to my agenda, what if, say, one of my clubs announced a meeting after school? That meeting would cause me to have to be fetched a full two hours later than usual, which would have wrecked my timetable, not to mention drain my energy. Or what if my mom suddenly told me that I had to go to this dinner (which happens a lot, really)? I’d get out of school at a normal time, but dinner would take about three hours, after which all the food would make me sleepy – and who can concentrate with a blurry mind?
Going back to the double-death weeks, I realize that my schedule was not as flexible as it should’ve been. At first glance, everything was laid out sensibly, but there existed this lack of allowance for anything – no plan B; no troubleshooting in the case of an emergency or a change of plans. But when I thought about it, even if I had allotted some free time for flexibility, I’d still not be able to do everything. My tendency to goof off, coupled with unexpected events, would destroy the comfort zone that sticking to my schedule creates for me.
Despite all of this, I don’t mean to say that schedules are a bad thing. In fact, they tell you what you need to do, and that’s great for forgetful people like me. It’s just that the moment a crack appears, your leaning on them will finally push through, and everything will crumble – the surge of panic that follows afterward is definitely not going to help, either, which just proves that relying on them completely is not going to work.
On a lighter note, it’s great to do things in advance when the circumstances allow you to – and when your schedule is versatile (as opposed to mine; it’s strangely difficult for me to make anything other than the obsessive-compulsive ones), you can get away with it. That’s one tactic you can employ to live with schedules, but as for me?
Goodbye, Starbucks planner.
- Andrea Alegre
Eventually, those two weeks passed: Friday came, and the weekend started – but the thing is, I never got to carry out all of my elaborate plans. Why?
First of all, the divisions between the days were far apart, so there was a lot of space on the page allocated to each day for a truckload of things-to-do. I was lazy when I got home on that first Monday, so I figured that I could move some of what wasn’t due the next day to Tuesday night – some of which included a part of what I was supposed to study for this test; a fraction of that project, a consultation with so-and-so teacher. On the next day, I was tired and sleepy, so there was nothing else I could do – I’d cram what I needed to do during break tomorrow, and move the rest to Wednesday. Wednesday night came, and I was still lackadaisical as ever, so I shifted the requirements to Thursday; and so on, and so forth.
That’s the vicious cycle that procrastination pulls you into: stay up late; do nothing the next day because you can’t concentrate due to lack of sleep; stay up even later because you did nothing the whole day; fall asleep the next… really, at that point, you can struggle all you like, but the monotony will still make you feel like a mindless robot. Slowly but surely, the consequences of the cycle will build up, as it did one day when I found myself with a landslide of requirements, accompanied by the impossibility of getting decent grades while doing nothing. It’s quite sad, really – an entire night’s worth of sleep screwed up my long-term aims.
So what if I did work that night? What if I was really committed, and I was able to accomplish everything? Good for me, then! But just to pop that idealistic bubble, life doesn’t exactly go the way you plan it to: in fact, it never does. The cycle I told you about a while ago is, in actuality, devoid of all other outside interferences. Even with the scenario of my faithfulness to my agenda, what if, say, one of my clubs announced a meeting after school? That meeting would cause me to have to be fetched a full two hours later than usual, which would have wrecked my timetable, not to mention drain my energy. Or what if my mom suddenly told me that I had to go to this dinner (which happens a lot, really)? I’d get out of school at a normal time, but dinner would take about three hours, after which all the food would make me sleepy – and who can concentrate with a blurry mind?
Going back to the double-death weeks, I realize that my schedule was not as flexible as it should’ve been. At first glance, everything was laid out sensibly, but there existed this lack of allowance for anything – no plan B; no troubleshooting in the case of an emergency or a change of plans. But when I thought about it, even if I had allotted some free time for flexibility, I’d still not be able to do everything. My tendency to goof off, coupled with unexpected events, would destroy the comfort zone that sticking to my schedule creates for me.
Despite all of this, I don’t mean to say that schedules are a bad thing. In fact, they tell you what you need to do, and that’s great for forgetful people like me. It’s just that the moment a crack appears, your leaning on them will finally push through, and everything will crumble – the surge of panic that follows afterward is definitely not going to help, either, which just proves that relying on them completely is not going to work.
On a lighter note, it’s great to do things in advance when the circumstances allow you to – and when your schedule is versatile (as opposed to mine; it’s strangely difficult for me to make anything other than the obsessive-compulsive ones), you can get away with it. That’s one tactic you can employ to live with schedules, but as for me?
Goodbye, Starbucks planner.
- Andrea Alegre
Time is Gold
Any Pisay scholar might have crammed once during their stay in Pisay. I was no exception. Most of the time, when I hear there is homework, especially when it is due for at least days, I tend to ignore it. And then I realized that it’s the day before the deadline. This scenario is common to almost all Pisay students. So, what differs is the way they handle it. For some, they would not sleep at all to finish all requirements. Others will ignore the requirement if they find it too hard to do. But, I realized during my stay here that during cramming, we become more efficient in working. Even though we cram because we’re inefficient, we are forced to be efficient. I would say that every time we cram, we learn to value the time we have, even if it is subconsciously. Over time we tend to cram less. But the reason why Pisay scholars cram even in their senior years is because every year, there are more requirements and they get harder. Or, they just want to have fun first than to work. The resourcefulness of Pisay students helps them get away from the requirements. They create papers as seem though they aren’t crammed (most of the time). But still, I think that time should be spent well. It can never be returned to you.
- Paul Cudia
- Paul Cudia
Pisay Has It's Own Vocabulary
25 words you learn to say and love when you're in PISAY
Pisay is a culture in its own right, and every culture has an intrinsic language. Here are some Pisay Vocabulary words (some, specific to batch 2010) you learn to love and treasure over your stay in Pisay:
1) Equilibrium
- Physics: a stable condition in which forces cancel each other out
- Chemistry: condition where the chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
- Economics: the break even point
- Social Studies: Peace and equality
- Relationships: the condition wherein your crush likes you back. Also known as MU or Mutual Understanding
2) LC
-A really cool girl from 1-Diamond, 2-Adelfa, 3-Potassium and IV-Photon
-Also, Laway-Conscious: to be unwilling to share drinks or food for fear of contracting or sharing saliva from people of the same/opposite sex
3) UBE
- A yummy purple treat made from native root-crops
- Also, Ultimate Bonding Experience, when studies get you down and you don't think anything else can cheer you up.
4) Walkout
- The scholar's dream come true.
- To escape the wraths of any teacher of a subject you dislike extremely because of his/her tardiness or general negligence.
5) STRess
- Pisay gives stress a whole new meaning: Stress starts with STR (Science and Technology Research), and ends with ESS (Economics and Social Studies)
6) Gaz
- Short for Gazebo; One of the three places batch 2010's cool people choose to hang out.
7) FLob
- Short for Front Lobby; the other place batch 2010's cool people choose to hang out.
8) Cafeteria
- Place where miscellaneous teachers go to escape their classes.
- Also the third place batch 2010's cool people choose to hang out.
9) Guidance Office
- GASP! There's a guidance office!? We wouldn't know. Batch 2010 doesn't hang at the guidance office.
10) Lib
- also known as: palamigan/bedroom
11) Nosebleed
- used to describe any requirement that is too difficult to accomplish, but we accomplish anyway.
- usage: "nosebleed yung econ test kanina"
12) P6
- Pisay's cute shortcut for everybody's FAVORITE subject, physics.
13) CAT
- 2010's second-year batch president
- Also: Citizen's Army Training. A component of PEHCAT which initially you can't wait to get started with until you reach drills and you can't wait for it to be over.
14) Blowout
- a word that Ma'am Bernal says does not exist
- but we don't care and use it anyway
- used to refer to anybody sponsored celebration for a special occasion (birthday, class plays, random libre)
15) Puyat
- A pisay scholar's standard and habitual setting
16) Cramming
- The art that every pisay scholar learns to master.
17) PDA
- Personal Digital Assistant - something most of us can't afford.
- Also, Public Displays of Affection; things that used to be rampant in specified areas until the installment of new security cameras
18) HHWWMPSSP
- Holding Hands While Walking May Pa-Sway-Sway Pa; a term coined by Mr. Rolando Reyes, first year ValEd
19) IR-man/woman
- Previously used to refer to a certain biology teacher but has since been revamped to refer to any discipline officer
20) UNO, DOS, TRES
- refer to different grade equivalents in increasing exasperation
21) shotgun
- the last resort to any impossible test; to throw random answers around when a test is multiple choice
- something all pisay scholars do at least once in their lifetime
- previously the primary medium for answering achievement tests until recent changes made achievement tests graded
22) laser
- the more high-tech from of shotgun: to pick one letter and go with it for the entire multiple choice test
23) penge-5
- phrase repeated to different people when scavenging for money to buy food
24) bat-6
- a phrase used for multiple purposes
- may be used to express disbelief: "Bat-6! May test ngayon!?"
- may be used to express frustration: "Bat-6, la kang kwenta."
- may be used at random: person to a random person: "Bat-6Bat-6Bat-6Bat-6Bat-6"
25) '010
- pronounced: o-ten
- a word with an ambiguous but somewhat vulgar meaning.
- Also, the best group of people I will ever meet. I love you guys <3
- Ada Agupitan
Pisay is a culture in its own right, and every culture has an intrinsic language. Here are some Pisay Vocabulary words (some, specific to batch 2010) you learn to love and treasure over your stay in Pisay:
1) Equilibrium
- Physics: a stable condition in which forces cancel each other out
- Chemistry: condition where the chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
- Economics: the break even point
- Social Studies: Peace and equality
- Relationships: the condition wherein your crush likes you back. Also known as MU or Mutual Understanding
2) LC
-A really cool girl from 1-Diamond, 2-Adelfa, 3-Potassium and IV-Photon
-Also, Laway-Conscious: to be unwilling to share drinks or food for fear of contracting or sharing saliva from people of the same/opposite sex
3) UBE
- A yummy purple treat made from native root-crops
- Also, Ultimate Bonding Experience, when studies get you down and you don't think anything else can cheer you up.
4) Walkout
- The scholar's dream come true.
- To escape the wraths of any teacher of a subject you dislike extremely because of his/her tardiness or general negligence.
5) STRess
- Pisay gives stress a whole new meaning: Stress starts with STR (Science and Technology Research), and ends with ESS (Economics and Social Studies)
6) Gaz
- Short for Gazebo; One of the three places batch 2010's cool people choose to hang out.
7) FLob
- Short for Front Lobby; the other place batch 2010's cool people choose to hang out.
8) Cafeteria
- Place where miscellaneous teachers go to escape their classes.
- Also the third place batch 2010's cool people choose to hang out.
9) Guidance Office
- GASP! There's a guidance office!? We wouldn't know. Batch 2010 doesn't hang at the guidance office.
10) Lib
- also known as: palamigan/bedroom
11) Nosebleed
- used to describe any requirement that is too difficult to accomplish, but we accomplish anyway.
- usage: "nosebleed yung econ test kanina"
12) P6
- Pisay's cute shortcut for everybody's FAVORITE subject, physics.
13) CAT
- 2010's second-year batch president
- Also: Citizen's Army Training. A component of PEHCAT which initially you can't wait to get started with until you reach drills and you can't wait for it to be over.
14) Blowout
- a word that Ma'am Bernal says does not exist
- but we don't care and use it anyway
- used to refer to anybody sponsored celebration for a special occasion (birthday, class plays, random libre)
15) Puyat
- A pisay scholar's standard and habitual setting
16) Cramming
- The art that every pisay scholar learns to master.
17) PDA
- Personal Digital Assistant - something most of us can't afford.
- Also, Public Displays of Affection; things that used to be rampant in specified areas until the installment of new security cameras
18) HHWWMPSSP
- Holding Hands While Walking May Pa-Sway-Sway Pa; a term coined by Mr. Rolando Reyes, first year ValEd
19) IR-man/woman
- Previously used to refer to a certain biology teacher but has since been revamped to refer to any discipline officer
20) UNO, DOS, TRES
- refer to different grade equivalents in increasing exasperation
21) shotgun
- the last resort to any impossible test; to throw random answers around when a test is multiple choice
- something all pisay scholars do at least once in their lifetime
- previously the primary medium for answering achievement tests until recent changes made achievement tests graded
22) laser
- the more high-tech from of shotgun: to pick one letter and go with it for the entire multiple choice test
23) penge-5
- phrase repeated to different people when scavenging for money to buy food
24) bat-6
- a phrase used for multiple purposes
- may be used to express disbelief: "Bat-6! May test ngayon!?"
- may be used to express frustration: "Bat-6, la kang kwenta."
- may be used at random: person to a random person: "Bat-6Bat-6Bat-6Bat-6Bat-6"
25) '010
- pronounced: o-ten
- a word with an ambiguous but somewhat vulgar meaning.
- Also, the best group of people I will ever meet. I love you guys <3
- Ada Agupitan