Reflections

31 March 2009 My Dear JC, Time runs so fast and finally the long wait is now over. You have come to one of the most exciting phases of your life – your high school graduation. They say that nothing compares with high school life. Now that you have been through the four years of high school, what can you say then? What have you done with your high school life? Have you given it your best? Have you seen life from there? Have you prepared yourself for a good future? Your future depends on how you live your life at the moment. Life is amazing. There is so much in life than what you are having now. There will be more wonderful things to come. Time will come that you will realize the meaning of your own moment. Each of your moments will come and you will shine beyond your own expectations. There are so many things to be thankful for: your parents, for having supported you all through the years; your teachers, for having guided you along the way; your friends, for having inspired you to be yo...

Graduation is an ending yet endings are beginnings of something beautiful. In life, there are always hellos and goodbyes. There are beginnings and endings. But what matters most is what happen between them. Between them is when you experience the joy of love, the pain of separation, the difficulty of struggles, the crisp of meaningful laughters, the sorrow of tears. Between them is when you discover yourself, when you know what you can do and what you want to be. Between them is a life solely your own, a life nurtured by your experiences and exposures, a life moulded by your joys and pains. Obstacles are many; roadblocks are everywhere. And the essence of life is not trying to overcome them but facing them as challenges along the way. They teach us lessons found not from books. What they give us is wisdom, and this is life-long. Today, you are at the crossroads of your journey. What paths you may take will make the difference in your life. And how you choose your paths depends on the v...

They were the first advisory class I handled from June til March. The first IV-JC I had was originally IV-MD and was turned over to me after the first quarter of SY 1996-1997. The next was I-JC upon my returned from my stint in RECSAM, Penang, Malaysia, SY 2007-2008. I am proud of my classes. I am proud of my students. With them, I was never called to the guidance office. I never had problems with them. Of course, there were times that these kids were amissed with their responsibilities. Things which people their age would normally take for granted. Some of them would come late to class. Some would not even come with proper ID, or proper uniform, or assignment or project. Some would not even inform their parents about PTA meetings, about card giving, about school activities. Some would just come and do nothing at all. There were originally 65 of them in the class. Unfortunately, despite my efforts to keep them whole and complete, I failed to make them hold on until the end. Four of the...