Remember Me This Way...

As we all know, I am one of the graduating students in the University of the Philippines High school this year. We will be parting ways already. It hurts to think of it but on the other side, it’s an triumph for we had finished our high school life. Well, that’s life. We just have to go on and live life to the fullest.

But how will I want to be remembered in UP High as a student? A friend? A classmate?

--As a STUDENT, I want my teachers to remember me as the fighter. Fighter in the sense of academic performance. Because, since I entered this school, I had a hard time maintaining my grades and joining in the honor’s list. When I was still in elementary, I was a consistent honor student. I think the lowest rank I got was when I became the rank 5 in class. My usual rank before is either the topnotch or the second honor. I don’t know what happened to me when I became an Iskolar ng Bayan. Maybe because the quality of education between my former school was different with UP’s system. Honestly, I am struggling with my UP life. I experienced failures in my weakest subject, Mathematics. Even if I failed on it, I didn’t give up. Indeed, I really did my best after what happened. I experienced having a line of seven grades just when I transferred here. It was not pleasant to the eyes if you can see a red mark or a line of seven grades. Since then, I am doing my very best not to fail again and to have good grades especially in Math.

--As a CLASSMATE, I want them to remember me as the happy-go-lucky one. That despite all my problems, I still manage to laugh and make other people laugh. I really love to laugh all day because it makes me stress-free. It is also a good feeling to bring joy to your classmates even in a simple way. I thank God that He has given me this gift, the talent of letting people smile.

--As a FRIEND, I want my friends to remember the simple me. A friend that they can always count on. The friend who was always there when they needed someone. And also, the friend who never forgets painting smiles on their faces.