Showing posts with label goodbye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goodbye. Show all posts

Monday, June 7, 2010

"Jenny"

     I was browsing Facebook a week ago trying to read stats of fellow friends when I came across Evan's profile. "Paalam Jenny from the taft!". That was the exact words he gave. I was wondering why he was bidding goodbye to her  so I commented on it until I found out that "Jenny" was already dead. :(

     Anuman ang tunay na nangyari, my sincerest condolence to her. Hindi niya ako kilala dahil sa dami ng mga students from both La Salle schools sa taft. Pero one thing I know to her was that siya lang naman ang source ng lahat ng infos going on at Benilde and Manila. By the way, I am addressing him as a "she" kasi gay siya. A useful gay beggar, indeed!

     Pulubi siya kung maituturing dahil palaboy-laboy lang siya sa labas ng school. No permanent place to live at. Namamalimos lang kung saan-saan and most particularly nga ay sa labas ng campus. But what makes her different from other 'beggars' was that hindi lang siya basta-basta nanghihingi ng pera sa mga students. She always make sure na may makukuha kaming infos from her.

     Sometimes I wonder how she got all those informations e. Like alam niya kung kelan kami may pasok at wala. Alam din niya ang midterms and finals sched, enrollment scheds, kelan bayaran ng ganito at ganyan. Minsan tuloy feeling ko prophet siya e or fortune teller or baka may third eye siya. And what's funny about it was that she even know a lot more than us regarding school announcements and schedules. Nagugulat na lang ako 'pag dadaan ako sa harap niya at bigla na lang siyang magsasalita na may ganito at ganyan sa school. Whatever way that is let Jenny kept it on herself and leave to us as a signature of him in this history of La Salle.

     I know everybody will miss her. Sino na lang ang magsasalita sa gilid mo while walking at the street at sasabihing "hoy ganda, pengeng piso!", "Pogi barya naman dian!" Wala na! Isa pa sa nakakabilib sa kanya was that hindi siya mapilit 'pag di mo binigyan. Aalis lang siya as if nothing happens at pupunta sa next target. And by that attitude, I know  La Sallians loved her so much.

     Since wala na siya,  I do think that all were symphatizing on her including me, of course. And I am thankful that I belonged to the last batch that got a chance of having her at the taft. Sorry na lang sa new comers kasi hindi nila mawi-witness how useful Jenny was at both La salle institutions. :c

     Goodbye Jenny! Thanks a lot! :((

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Say Goodbye!: Last Day of Community Service

     Today is our last day in  our community service. We haven't prepare anything to day other  than the foods. We want to make this a day a memorable day to them but we haven't done  something remarkable.

     First we are not complete. Wala sina Cha and Calvin. We have planned to be completed on our last day to bid goodbye to them. Of course we  will miss them that is why we want to make our last day the best among the previous meetings.

     Second, we have planned to have awarding. Rob asked me to do this job. But unfortunately, I forgot to do so. I forgot to make a program and the certificates. I have a lot of projects to make. My mind is now focusing on my schoolworks. I didn't blame this stupid thing to my projects. Alam ko namang ako ang may kasalanan. Im so sorry for that.

     Third, we are not in the mood. Dapat nga mas energetic and mas excited kami ngayon kasi last day na namin. Dapat iwanan man lang namin sila ng remembrance na masaya. Yung walang aral muna. Party Peeps muna dapat.

     Kaya lang hindi ganun yung nangyari e. Well, they have enjoyed the food but I think the company was not. Parang minadali nga namin yung pagstay dun e. Nagstart yung supposed to be party ng lagpas 10:00am at natapos before 12:00 noon. Where in fact dapat tatagal ng 3 hours yung program.

     Isa pa sarado yung day care na pinagtuturuan namin. Kaya nagsiksikan kami sa bahay ni Ate Mabel, yung nanay na nagbabantay sa amin. Buti nga pinagamit niya sa amin yung bahay e. Salamat po.

     11:00 am na, kaya we have decided na pakainin na sila. Bumili kami ng 2 Andoks Chicken saka Liempo. Then 16 rices and 2 1.5-Liters of softdrink and 2 1-Liter of coke. Okay Solved. Ang bango gusto ko ring kumain. Kakainggit yung mga bata. HAHAHA. Well, pagbigyan na sila last day na naman namin e. Pero kakainggit talaga. Ang bango ng manok. HAHAHA

     After kumain Photo shoot na. Picture dito. Picture doon. Ako picturer. Tama nang wala ako sa lahat ng photos. Okay lang, ako naman kumuha e. Mas masarap sa pakiramdam na kahit hindi mo nakikita sarili mo sa picture alam mo namang ikaw yung kumuha ng picture na yun.

     Bago kami tuluyang maghiwalay, pinangaralan ko yung estudyante ko. Sabi ko sa kanya mag-aral siya ng mabuti. Ayaw kong maging adik siya tulad ng mga karamihan ng mga tao sa lugar na yun. Gusto ko maging mabuti siyang nilalang. Maging mabuting Pilipino.

     Sana sa ganung paraan naging memorable yung last stay ko sa lugar na iyun. Alam kong matatagalan ulit bago ako makakabalik dun o baka nga hindi na pero alam ko rin na sa oras na makabalik ako doon, hindi na ako kilala ng mga estudyante ko. Okay lang kung ganun kung magreremain naman sa kanila yung advice na binitawan ko sa kanya.

     Mamimiss ko yung mga batang ito. Kasi alam kong sa murang edad nila, alam na nila  ang salitang 'mahirap'. At sana nagsilbing aral ito sa amin. At sana nakapagbigay kami ng tulong sa kanila kahit sa kaunting paraan. :))

For photos, click here : Photos from first day to last :))