Prom is for Promiscuous

Well, well, the much awaited JS Prom has passed and I could say that I've had more fun in other places. Some were pretty much disappointed because they didn't get to participate in the dance. Sure, it's partly their fault but since I'm not a punctuality whore, I'll say that it's the program's fault. After greeting us and letting us sit after singing the national anthem - which, by the way, had a weird stuttering effect most probably due to the lousy audio capabilities of the school - and listening to the ever-so-repetitive prayer-song, they immediately started the per-section dance portion. It went something like:

"Since this night is going to be so exciting, let's start it off with the much prepared for dance portion!"

I wasn't all that surprised since I got to see the script before the program actually started, but for the others that didn't, they pretty much had the words "OH SHI-" written on their faces the moment they heard it. Our section was probably the luckiest out of the third years in terms of punctuality. I guess we were all present at the time even if we were the second to perform. Some were really disappointed because they didn't get to dance and showcase what they've prepared for so much, as I stated in the first paragraph. Something unfortunate also happened with my supposed prom date. She immediately left after entering the venue. Let's just leave that topic with quite an amusing quote.

"You don't see a crying girl in a short dress being chased by four to five people carrying a dummy on a usual night in a country club."

Well, all-in-all, I thought that the prom was pretty enjoyable but I seriously had better times in other places. If I were in charge of the program, I would probably insert a brief history of the prom at the start instead of starting immediately with the dance. And yes, I would ensure that they refill the buffet because they DIDN'T. Those bitches didn't give me a chance to get a second helping of the wonderful potato souffle. Hey, how do you spell that again? Let's just hope I'm right.

Oh yeah, I learned one thing, at least, after the prom. Prom is actually a shortened word for Promenade, am I right? Yeah, out of all the possible lessons that I could've learned, I learned that lousy one. XD

Late

I always wonder why I tend to write about things that happen weeks ago instead of writing them the moment they happen. Well, whatever. First up would be from when we went to Tagaytay last, last week. Usually, the on-the-way part would be the most enjoyable segment of the trip but I sadly wasted the car-ride moments by reading the novel 'Memoirs of a Geisha'. Why the hell did I read that instead of talking to them? Well, first of all, I couldn't really relate to the stuff they were talking about but I guess I had fun by just listening to them. Sad, isn't it? Maybe I would've been able to strike up a conversation if I sat next to them. Yeah, in the van, there were three rows. Each row had different topics that they were talking about. I, sadly, was seated in the first row, next to the driver. Yes, so it's either talk to the driver, or read the novel I brought along. Of course, I read the novel since I'm not that much of a conversationalist. Plus, what in the world could a driver and a student of my age talk about?

I wouldn't write about when we actually got to Tagaytay though. There really isn't much for me to write about, since I didn't take part in 1/3 of the activities that were planned. So, next up would be V-day. Why do I call it V-day? It's because I don't know whether it's Valentines, Valentine's, or Valentines' Day. Yes, that's another sad thing.

Anyway, a few of my friends were planning to go out, watch a movie, and eat dinner together. But wait, there has to be some sort of catch, right? Sadly, there was. There were supposed to be three couples in that outing, including two single people and that already includes me. The other single person backed out because of 'lack of money' as she put it. I knew I would get stuck with those couples. I wanted to back out as well but they kept persuading me to go. Then, two more didn't go. They had their reasons. So that left us with one (!) couple, two people with partners who didn't go, and me, who had no partner to begin with. Well, that night went out fine for me, I guess. It was fun, regardless of all those partners. I'm happy 'cause I got to watch the movie I wanted to see (it sucked beyond reason though), and I ate in the restaurant I wanted to eat in (Yeah, that succeeded after successfully, yet shamefully, evacuating the other restaurant/cafe which had an overpriced menu. Hey, don't call me cheap. The cheapest thing on their menu was worth 60 pesos and that's bottled water!)

Decision

A pretty interesting topic came up this week: my plans for college. I never really thought about it that much. I guess it wasn't my plan but my mother's. She worked hard to support her family and now she wants me to transfer there. I used to think that it would be alright. I thought that nothing would change. Maybe I just never thought about it.

After graduating here, I'm supposed to transfer there and continue my with my college education there. I just realized what I would be leaving behind after being asked and persuaded to stay here by a few of my classmates. I kept telling them that it would be hard to say no to her after all her hard work and patience. It all ended with them telling me an oh, so overused line.

"You'll never know until you try."

Guess what, I actually did. I sort of regretted that decision, but at the same time, I felt a little relieved. It's like a load taken off my back or something like that. When she replied to my little query regarding 'what-ifs' about transferring and staying in the Philippines, I was a bit worried. She said things like wanting to feel like a family after a long time, she wanted to not waste time, since life is short. I didn't know how to reply to that until 3 hours passed and I actually did. At first, I didn't want to reply yet but I think I accidentally pressed the send button after being used to send something after typing something long in Yahoo mail. ._.

Well, enough of that drama. LOL! XD I actually had two other unfortunate things happening to me before this happened. Let me enumerate them for you.

1. I wore my PE-shirt backwards to school. It's a good thing someone noticed immediately while I was on my way to the third floor. If anyone asks me about it, I'll tell them that it was for a presentation.

2. Tricycle-related mishaps. I kept messing up when getting tricycles. There's already this place where tricycles gathered for students and I didn't know which one was available until one of them screamed at me. I guess you can imagine the other tricycle-related mishaps if you know how horrible I am at commuting.

And now, I'll be ending this post with four very special words: 'That', 'will', 'be', and 'all'.