the best birthday gift ever
woohoo!
nothing could describe this feeling. we won! what seemed like a dream was finally made into reality. we won first place in the cheering competition. and God even gave more, we were second place in over-all. and we won most disciplined and most organized level. WOOHOO! we won four over five tarpaulins!!! so powerful.
it was me and sir leo's original plan to make history with this batch. and i though this dream was lost when we were practicing because everyone was so stubborn. everyone would not like to participate and everyone was not in rhythm with everyone else's actions. in addition to this, when i saw the costume for the cheerers, i lost all hopes of fighting.
earlier this week, my artistic pride was greatly crushed and pulverized. i was demoralized. like in anime, if their soul is being sucked out, the white bubbles on their eyes diminish and they die. i felt that that was happening to me. the cheerer's costumes were a mess, the cheerdancer's costume were a wreck, the printing of the year level's logo on the intrams shirt was a disaster. everything was not going fine. on practices, people are not participating. people are supposed to meet at 6am in the morning but everyone becomes complete at 7:15, 5 minutes before assembly. there is not a day that i do not shout and get angry at people. i walked out, i shouted my lungs out, i was moody. and i was easily irritated with people approaching and saying "sir, pwede mag-cr?" "sir, hanggang anong oras tayo?" "sir, pwede na bang umuwi?" "sir, pwede bang mag-fountain?"
on the first day of intrams, it was fine. but i got annoyed in the faculty room. *top secret issue* and i had to go to someone else's house to finish the costumes. the dream even became even more foggy on the second day of intrams. i think every minor games the people were defaulted. our championships were lost. goodluck naman! hindi na ako umasa.
when everyone was preparing, i tried so hard not to get mad. but everyone was becoming annoying again. everyone was asking "sir, kelan po ibibigay ang costume?" kahit katabi na nila nung may nagtanong ng ganun, itatanong pa rin. i hate it, i was not given a chance to stay at one place. i was running back and forth. to the faculty dining and into the quarters. back and forth, back and forth. i was so tired and annoyed with everyone.
but when they are in their positions, i cannot hold back my tears. my kids will perform. im so happy. im so happy that i had teary eyes. i was telling everyone "galingan nyo ha. kaya nyo yan. galingan nyo." with a shaky voice and with eyes filling up with tears. my students tell "wag ka umiyak, sir. gagalingan namin." but i cant help it.
and then, they peroformed and i was nervous all this time. i think i was even more nervous than their parents. but when they've finished, i was able to breathe again. i did not expect anything. im just glad that they were able to perform well.
awarding came, and i did not mind any of it. at that time, i know that i will not be able to make my dreams come true. me and sir leo would not be able to make our dreams come true. but then, announcement came. surprised at first, but everyone was wild. the people wearing green were all jumping, there was chaos at our side. happy chaos. if im not mistaken, consecutive announcement of winners and special awards was for us. so people were jumping, screming, crying nonstop. in the pictures, people's mouths were open, smiling screaming. it was so fun. that was the best moment for me, not because of the awards. but because everyone was happy. everyone was excited. gotta love it.
just like what demetillo says....
YEAH BABY!!!!
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feel the strength! BRIGANTES PREVAILED!

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