DAY 46, 2008: HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS

Salut! How are you doin' folks? I had a wonderful day today. Here's why:

DAY 46, 2008: HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS

Roadblock: Recurrent Asthma

I woke up with a terrible asthma attack. It's recurrent, you know. I am supposed to have asthma at age 21. I should know. I had asthma when I was 1, 3, 6, 10 and 15 years old. The pattern is obvious. After 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... years gap. I wasn't able to go to school, as a result. I'm missing a lot.

Destination: Fort Bonifacio High School
Task: Sautee People

At around 1 pm, I went to FBHS, my alma mater (FYI: alma mater literally means "good mother" in Latin). Today's the caucus or Meeting de Avance and election of the FBHS Senior Red Cross Youth Council. I'm an alumni of the school and the council as well. As the meeting started, I had my eyes on new faces. These people were the next ones to lead the council. I was bored when the first few sets of candidates sat on the hot seat (sumalang as a slang in Filipino) and were sauteed in
their own cooking oil (ginigisa in Filipino slang or idiomatic expression). I think you know what I mean. for those who doesn't know what I mean, 'sauteeing people in their own cooking oil' is a process by which a person is thrown with questions that provokes revealing details from them of events and interactions in the past or their true self. I happen to ask only one question because of lack of time. My question is: "Being an officer is being a leader. So, my question is, for you, what is leadership?" I wasn't satisfied with the candidate's answer. The most laconic answer to that would be: Influence.

Hall Pass: Quite a Reunion

After that, i was supposed to go home because a pile of paperworks is threatening my weekends. I want to rest on those days, although I still have tasks ahead of me. As I was walking towards the main gate, I saw Jerick, my classmate; and Patrick, Reginald, and Barry, who happens to be schoolmates and friends of mine. It's been quite a while since we talked and have seen each other. Jerick told me that Aidz, or Adrian; and Sonny are also here. They were at school because of the Student Government's Anniversary. After minutes of searching, I found them. Some chit-chat here and there and that's it! I miss them so much and the times we shared in 4th year.

Pit Stop: Home

Went home directly after that. Watched TV programs and listened to the Magic Organ, my favorite collection of classical music. Today's a great day. I hope morrow's too. Ciao!