This is such an overdue post! I watched Pisay the movie a couple of weeks back and I must say that the feeling of nostalgia was so overpowering.
I trooped myself to UP Film Center to catch this movie since my plans going to CCP and have a cinemalaya movie marathon didn't push through. The movie was scheduled at 5pm and I got there around 4:45pm to buy some tickets. I was so overwhelmed the moment I stepped out of the IKOT jeep...there was just too many people! And as I walk my way to the ticket booth I could already see from afar: PISAY tickets SOLD OUT! Oh no! This can't be!!! Darn, I should've gone much earlier or probably called in to reserve a ticket.
I actually saw some batchmates: Po, Joana, Vina, Sandra, and Manchester! Well, they all had tickets already. I was contemplating of going home already, when I saw a line for the tickets to be sold "for standing room only". They plan to sell tickets after all those who have one already has entered. Well, since I'm there already and it seems that the movie is worth it, I decided to line up as well. It was just really a good thing that after a few minutes, there's this student who has an extra ticket since his friend wouldn't be watching anymore. Of course I immediately bought his extra and made my way inside the full movie house. It was hard looking for a seat, good thing that they added some monoblocks at the aisles. A few minutes before the movie started, Po saw me and invited me to join our other batch mates...good thing they had an extra seat reserved!
Even only after the first few minutes of the movie, nostalgia already hit me hard! Seeing the front lobby, the corridors, the classrooms, the laboratories... *sigh* Minsan din akong tumapak dun...I think all students of Pisay could relate to the movie. It was really different studying there...where almost all your classmates are valedictorians and salutatorians and champions of this and that quiz shows...Yes, it does add up to ones pride being able to study and finish secondary school in Pisay. We were considered the cream of the crop...creme de la creme. Second year pa lang we already had Chem, Bio, Physics, Algeb, and Geom! It was definitely a tough school! But more than the academic side, we were developed how to interact with different kinds of people. It was just like a mini-UP where we have classmates from as far as Davao and Cagayan.
I love my school! It was just a small community where everybody almost knows everybody. I did have a lot of great high school memories! High School life for me is the best. It was when I found the bestest friends that I have. Here are some memories that instantly ran through my mind:
- playing soccer at the muddy field and taking a bath at the back lobby or at the dorm
- strolling around the campus
- tambay at the front lobby
- the creek
- song trips with some batchmates playing the guitar
- cutting classes
- canteen food
- teachers who I will never forget
- practical tests (chem - identify the element/compound, bio - parts of the frog)
- right minus 1/4 wrong exams
- retreats
- cheating scandal
- high school crushes
Oh I did have a very colorful high school life! It's just really nice to have all these memories and more. But I think the best thing is that I still get to keep my bestest friends! I'm pretty sure to have them until we're all old and grey. =)
I trooped myself to UP Film Center to catch this movie since my plans going to CCP and have a cinemalaya movie marathon didn't push through. The movie was scheduled at 5pm and I got there around 4:45pm to buy some tickets. I was so overwhelmed the moment I stepped out of the IKOT jeep...there was just too many people! And as I walk my way to the ticket booth I could already see from afar: PISAY tickets SOLD OUT! Oh no! This can't be!!! Darn, I should've gone much earlier or probably called in to reserve a ticket.
I actually saw some batchmates: Po, Joana, Vina, Sandra, and Manchester! Well, they all had tickets already. I was contemplating of going home already, when I saw a line for the tickets to be sold "for standing room only". They plan to sell tickets after all those who have one already has entered. Well, since I'm there already and it seems that the movie is worth it, I decided to line up as well. It was just really a good thing that after a few minutes, there's this student who has an extra ticket since his friend wouldn't be watching anymore. Of course I immediately bought his extra and made my way inside the full movie house. It was hard looking for a seat, good thing that they added some monoblocks at the aisles. A few minutes before the movie started, Po saw me and invited me to join our other batch mates...good thing they had an extra seat reserved!
Even only after the first few minutes of the movie, nostalgia already hit me hard! Seeing the front lobby, the corridors, the classrooms, the laboratories... *sigh* Minsan din akong tumapak dun...I think all students of Pisay could relate to the movie. It was really different studying there...where almost all your classmates are valedictorians and salutatorians and champions of this and that quiz shows...Yes, it does add up to ones pride being able to study and finish secondary school in Pisay. We were considered the cream of the crop...creme de la creme. Second year pa lang we already had Chem, Bio, Physics, Algeb, and Geom! It was definitely a tough school! But more than the academic side, we were developed how to interact with different kinds of people. It was just like a mini-UP where we have classmates from as far as Davao and Cagayan.
I love my school! It was just a small community where everybody almost knows everybody. I did have a lot of great high school memories! High School life for me is the best. It was when I found the bestest friends that I have. Here are some memories that instantly ran through my mind:
- playing soccer at the muddy field and taking a bath at the back lobby or at the dorm
- strolling around the campus
- tambay at the front lobby
- the creek
- song trips with some batchmates playing the guitar
- cutting classes
- canteen food
- teachers who I will never forget
- practical tests (chem - identify the element/compound, bio - parts of the frog)
- right minus 1/4 wrong exams
- retreats
- cheating scandal
- high school crushes
Oh I did have a very colorful high school life! It's just really nice to have all these memories and more. But I think the best thing is that I still get to keep my bestest friends! I'm pretty sure to have them until we're all old and grey. =)
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