I started my highschool life (1999-2000) at Dominican College, I was 13 year old when I'd came to see reality, my first impression about the school rules was that it was very strict. Whenever I commit little violations, I thought I will fail or be poor in deportment. My very first nanay/adviser was Ms. Luisa Bono at I-Masikap, she was one of the many amazing persons I've met. She was very sincere, considerate and funny. I reckon one time, I lost my I.D. I was very scared of Ms. Bayugo, then she laid a hand on my back and said 'bukas mo na pa-sign yan, hanapin mo na lang muna', right then I felt all my fears drain out of my body, I felt relieved and hope. The following day I found my I.D. and I need not to go to the office anymore, I was very thankful that I had her even just for once in my life. Whenever I'm with her there's no moment that passes by without us having a good conversation, She was the teacher who will not stop explaining until you understand the lesson, she was very persuasive and patient. I missed her so much now that she's not around anymore.
I wanted to be in the Math club but I didn't make it so I just went to Science club and there I met Paula. The very first schoolmates I'd met were Jeanne, whom I had befriended since interview day and Aleah, who was very friendly, she even shook my hands upon introducing herself. On my first day, people were nice to me, they said that I looked like their old friend Jovi/Joby. Meg-Meg was my "ka-chikahan". My very first friends were Catherine, Genevieve, Pamela, Ysa, Beng and Gwen, then Jasmine, Lorraine, Ciara, Cristina, Jacuts, Claire, Marietta, Den and Joanne.
When I first learned about Dominican I wanted to be a nun but then I had discover many other things I could do aside from being a nun and so it grew and grew until I didn't like the idea of entering the congregation. I joined the Obstacle in our Sportsfest I just couldn't remember what place we'd won.
It so sad that my relationship with my first friends didn't get through from all the trials that life had put on us, my friend Catherine didn't continue her studies with us, it seems that there was a gap growing among us, the closeness I had with them changed into a distance and so I met my other new friends which were still my friends until now. They were: Geny, whom I cried my heart out to, Jeanne, Madelyne and Beng
The freshman life was over (2000-2001), I belong now to II-Mabini the advisory class of Miss Mildred Mejia. Ms. Meji, as we call our pretty adviser, was a very responsible adviser, not only that she was the best when it comes to teaching her lessons she was also a compassionate friend to us, I can never forget the time she hugged me so tight, we were good friends. Sometimes she's strict but that's only because we're getting unbearable. My classmates that were my "kaharutan", Mendo, the girl with the cool hairstyle, Rescy and Casey, the "imagination girls". Then the new friends I'd found: Nicolene, a funny gal, Karen, who made me feel important, Alyssa, a sweet girl, Marga, Camille and barrios. Beng, Jeanne and Geny were still my friends. I had experienced many things, one morning at Bio class, Ms. Meji thought that she saw Danica sitting on my chair who at that day was absent, the issue became serious, she insists that she saw Danica, and so I, thinking that Danica was on my seat when she's really not there jumped off my chair and tremble, I got really shocked and scared, I almost cried. I was still a Science club member. One of my happiest experience was our cheering, this was my very first time to join a cheering competition and I was glad that we kept our place and won 2nd place which was good.
