Last November 30, 2007, Promet Philippines went to a Boracay Trip. Everybody was excited because aside from our Project Manager, none of us was able to visit the enchanting place. There were 18 of us including our two clients. We rented two vans and traveled for 7 hours to reach the island (normally it would take 4 to 5 hours but we made several stop overs and I was sick during the trip so I was one of the factor to slow them down).
We had some activities while we were there. We had fun doing the banana ride, island hopping and snorkeling. We enjoyed our 3 days stay there and as proof, here are some of our pictures. 
The full set of our Boracay pictures can be viewed here.
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This blog is more than 4 months old already but I guess I haven’t really introduced myself to my readers. I wrote the article below in my old blog, which I deleted. Here is my short story.
Some years ago, in a far away land, was born a brilliant child who is destined to change lives of many people (I am not entirely sure of this but for now I think that’s my purpose). She grew up to be a quiet, smart, loving girl and she is favored by her father above her other siblings (I am not sure of this, too, but my father used to say that I am his favorite daughter).
I attended a public school in elementary where I was accelerated to Grade 1. I never studied nursery or pre-school, and if that happened in today’s generation you can call me a gifted child then. My teacher never noticed me, until I started sleeping in her classes. She would wake me up and gave me several kinds of punishment like answer the problems she wrote in the blackboard or flash cards at me with mathematic equations that I have to answer as fast as I can. I just made her amazed because even though I slept most of the time I usually answered her questions correctly. But then, teachers still hate sleeping pupils so I never got to the honor list. I just found out that I was her favorite pupil when I was already in high school.
I was an honor student from grade 2 to grade 6 plus my parents were so proud since I was awarded Best in Science because I used to compete with other schools in science quizzes. I was so innocent that time that I didn’t know how brilliant I am (hahaha!).
Anyway, I took an admission test in order to be admitted in the school where I will be spending my secondary education and I was so confident that I will pass the exam but I never expected to be on the top list. I was popular during my high school days. But my teachers hated me because they thought I am a nerd.
My college days were brighter than my high school because I got to know the value of life and friendship. I was friendlier and I actually had several groups of friends. I am not the silent type anymore. I can talk from sunset to sunrise if there is someone kind enough to chat with me and listen to anything I say. Friends were more important for me than my family then, but too much of anything is not good, so God started to teach me (us actually, my friends and I) some lesson. Until now those friends are still my bestfriends because we passed the tests that came our way (hehehe).
I graduated college without flying colors but I was happy because I went to the most prestigious school in the country and being admitted alone is an honor (;)). Currently, I am working in an outsourcing company.
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If somebody will ask me to choose between high school and college as the most unforgettable part of a student’s life, I will choose college. Why? Because I’ve done more silly things than I did in highschool.
My highschool life was boring, I never got to learn how to drink, I never cut classes and I was always present even if there’s a signal-number-2-storm coming. While I learned a lot of not-to-do-things-while-studying in college. Even my best buds now are my classmates in college.
I learned to drink alcoholic drinks in college. As a matter of fact, there were times when we attend classes and we’re drunk. We just stare absent-mindedly at the teacher not understanding a word he’s saying. We were clueless to the day’s lessons and worse we’re late and don’t have assignments.
Sometimes we would skip classes and go to the mall, watch a movie or sing in a videoke bar. No wonder we had low grades. But who cares? We passed anyway. Hahahahaha!!
I also went to lots of places when I was in college. My friends and I often went to Guimaras and spend our weekend in the beach. Come Monday and our brains are empty but we’re happy, we had lots of fun!
Some other stuffs I learned in college:
* I learned to climb closed gates when we stayed so late in the internet cafe doing some projects(?)
* I learned to sleep in other people’s boarding house even if I have mine
* I learned that group study is more enjoyable than studying alone because you’ll have people to talk to
* I learned that gossips are more interesting than discussing lessons
* I learned that big screens can hold more attention than blackboards
* I learned to sleep while pretending to be reading
* I learned that reporting is quite easy when you are tipsy
However, I won’t recommend this to students. I’m just thankful that I’ve been through this, that I get to experience how to be hard-headed and different.
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