Thursday, August 16, 2007
PALakPAK.
Parang sembreak lang eh.
oYES. Ang haba ng bakasyon dahil sa kapalpakan ng uhm, gobyerno? Haha. Dang tatange magbigay ng announcement. Nakikinabang naman kami. Ngayon lang umulan oh. Tsk2. Haha. Napaka-araw kahapon at nung Miyerkules eh. Tss. Haii. (:
Para kasing dangbulok na nitong blog ko eh. Salamat nga pala sa mga bumibisita. Hihi.
Katulad nung napangako ko, ipopost ko dito yung ateneo essay ko. Hai. Kaya ito. Nakakahiya man, para sa inyo! HAHA. Sana talaga makapasa ako. XD
ALYANNA JEAN MALIWANAG
ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL-SOUTH
8th of June 2004, my first day in High school, is when the event that I will never forget took place. It was actually just a usual first-day-of-school day. We introduced ourselves and our adviser talked and talked and talked. Our class then also elected a set of new class officers. My friends and classmates know me for my talkativeness and activeness in class. Before the election took place, I had kid my friends to nominate me as the class muse and at the same time the class escort. As usual, they laughed at my joke. But I really didn’t expect that they would nominate me for the position of president, and what made me more surprised is that I was elected.
Before, I was able to handle a good position already but only in clubs and other mini school organizations. I was also the Vice President of our student council way back 6th grade, but it is different from being a class officer. That was the first school year that I would be handling a normal position in my class. I have been a muse way back 2nd grade and 5th grade, but muse is just a fancy position.
The title really challenged me. As what I have said, it was my first time to be a real class officer and how fortunate I am to be a class president. Right after I have been put to position, I knew that I would be shouldering a big responsibility. As days passed by, I have proven that I was right. Different teachers asked me to do some stuff and lead the class. Honestly, it was really hard.
I am actually used to leading people, but I am not used to leading a class. I am used to leading small groups. In the student council, our sub-unit head is always there to help us as well as my co-officers to help me. On the other hand, in a class, you are not really sure that you’re adviser is always there to guide you. More often than not, they are the ones who are asking the president or the class to do the tasks. Since I am the president, I can not fully depend on other officers because I am their leader and I am the one who should decide.
I guess I did my job well. In the next three years, I have been elected as president again. The position really made my high school life more colorful and more challenging. It also let me discover things about others and most especially, about myself.
Decision-making is one of the tasks a class president needs to be good at. The decision of the class depends on his or her decision. I believe that I am a good decision maker. In my four years of service, my decisions have always turned out good. Our class has always gained awards and praises from different teachers.
In doing the tasks that people asked me to do, I have also proven that I am really a patient person. I admit that I am not good in giving orders, but my patience helped me in asking my classmates to do the things they can contribute. I also believe that my patience is one of the factors that has helped me survive in the different obstacles I encountered and will still be encountering as a class president. I often reach the point of giving up, but because of my perseverance and optimism, I always succeed.
I am a happy person, in the opinion of my classmates. They say that my “super laugh” makes them happy and cheer them up. Sometimes I intend to hide my feelings to them because I know that I am one of the class’ sources of joy. If I show them that I am gloomy, there will be a possibility that they will also feel gloomy. Though I hide my feelings and pretend, I still get benefit from it. I sometimes forget my problems and become happy throughout the day.
In every activity or task that we do, I always make sure that we pray first. I have great faith in God and I believe that He will help us in the errand we are about to do. In my experiences, I have proven that praying is really a powerful armor in any battle we go to. Because of this, my faith in God strengthens.
One thing that I love in being a class president is that I can help and serve my classmates. Honestly, I always think of others before myself, because I don’t know how to make myself happy so I serve others. Whenever I see them smile, a smile also is seen in my face.
Being a class president is what defines me. It shows who I really am to others and likewise to myself. I learn different things from others and different things about me. To sum it up, this position really gave a big impact on me.
There you go. So, what do you think? - . -
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