oUt oF tHe bLuE..

“Wow! I am a junior now!” These words were kept
back in my intellect as I am preparing for the launch of another year in school
that night of June 9 as if I can’t consider the truth that I will be in my 3rd
year of studying in High School. Tomorrow will be a big day. I will meet once
more my ever enthusiastic and lively classmates whom I keep on missing last
vacation. Although I was quite nervous to face this big world again wherein I
may meet old and new faces that I can be interacting with this stay in this
institution.

Waking up early was not my ‘trip’ during the relatively
short summer break. I tend not to sleep early then because of either watching
my favorite T.V. shows, surfing the internet, texting, or soundtripping which
results in an unearly time of waking up. So when I got up my bed, it was June
10, it is the time to go to school. I was still catching up with waking up this
early once again. As I woke up, the sun also made its presence felt by showing
its shiny glow towards my sleepy eyes.

I can’t still believe that I will be in my 3rd year until
breakfast time. On that time, I became excited to go to school and face the
world that is waiting for me. Suddenly, I became more alive and was like in
hurry in finishing my energy booster.

In my second year in SAAP, I was a consistent late
bloomer or should I say I don’t like going to school that early. Maybe it came
from my mind that I don’t want to be called an ‘Early Bird’,seriously.

On my way to school, I am still thinking what may happen
during the day. Will it be a happy heavenly day or will I have a curse of a day
in school with many unfortunate happenings. When I got in the facade of the
familiar main gate, I already saw a lot of Augustinians waiting and standing at
the gymnasium. I smiled immediately and I thought, “Mas may excited pa
sa’ken.”

I was not that alone for a long while because I saw some
of my classmates as I was also standing in the gymnasium. We exchanged our Hi’s
and Hello’s to one another and started talking about a lot of things most
especially the recently passed vacation. But our chit-chat session was
interrupted when the Welcome Program started. In this particular instance, more
and more of my classmates had already arrived too. I also saw our new
classmates and greeted them and also to our former classmates. When it was the
time to start the short program, we shortly stopped our word exchanges once
again and also because our Class Adviser is around. (It’s hard to be scolded
right at the very start of the school year, isn’t it?)

When we got in our classroom, it was so evident that time
that we are divided into groups of friends but still our relationship to all is
tight. Because it was the first day, we sat wherever we wanted. When the time
that our adviser had arrived, she said that we have to introduce ourselves to
her only since us classmates know each other already. Introducing myself in
front is one of the things that I do not like doing during the 1st day but I
surpassed this easy task. The same was on the other teachers that we will
introduce ourselves to them. But still, the whole day was still a chit-chat
day. Still no sign of school stress but we were already reminded of what we are
going to do the following days.

Early this school year which tends to be the 1st day
also, I was challenged with a huge responsibility. I would be the new Sports
Editor of our school publication. That is extremely a huge responsibility for
me realizing a lot of things. I don’t want to upset my teacher. A lot of
expectations are brought to me so I will do my very best to fulfill this
responsibility.

The school is not just a place for friends. I realized
during the day that I must know what is the real reason why I am here. I am
here to learn, learn, and learn. It’s not just mingling to others. I must learn
a lot more things, not only in academic subject but also the ethics of having a
good discipline to become a better person. And I should study hard to support
the needs of my family. My parents are working their hearts and lungs out just
to send me to an astonishing school like SAAP. I should do that for them.

After the day in school, I had so much fun and happiness.
But the days will come. It will be getting harder each passing day. And I
realized one more, “Whew, I hope it’s always the first day, because the next
days are not like this day.”

~ by jmcs on June 12, 2008.