The School Year's Over...

...but our status as Mendelians 2007-2008 will never fade. Thanks, guys, for the memories we've shared. They'll forever be in our hearts, and we will always look back and cherish the ten wonderful months we shared. Although it is our fervent wish that the same Mendelians will stick together in Junior life, alas, it isn't in the Lord's plan. Nevertheless, I will never regret the fact that I became part of a great gang of 47 boys and girls na PINAKADABONG sa Science High. Nothing will ever compare to my Sophomore life. We only pass 2nd year high school once, and I am thankful that I was a Mendelian, because I cannot think of a better way to spend my life as a Sophie.

Hhmpf. Mwahugs. Tear-tear-tear. Oh, my God. Pagkadabong. Go mendel. I love you all. [ I CA_ _A YOU! :-) ]

-Dean

Let the Nosebleeding Begin!

Time check, it's half past two in the fair city of Butuan. More than ten Mendelians are inside a quaint internet cafe just outside the campus, Friendster-ing and whatnot. This is what we call "recovery".

Why? Just half an hour ago, our noses were bleeding and our brains were about to ish-plud. Yep, the 3rd periodic exams kicked off today, which consequently meant we had to fasten our seatbelts for take-off. Le Damn.

The real shit starts happening tomorrow, when Algebra, Geometry, Social Studies and Biology will be taken on the same day!

Well, I guess it's time to buy tissue paper and cotton to prep for the extensive nosebleeding.

Christmas Par-Tei

That time of the year has come again -- so fast, some might argue. But nonetheless Christmastide is here, and for us Mendelians, that can only mean one thing.

Christmas Party!

*unrelenting applause*

Mia and I, your emcees for the event, have finally put together our program.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Program

Invocation – Eden Quiwag, Camille Dueñas,

National Anthem – Cyra Ledesma

Opening remarks – Finn dela Victoria, Raymond Banac

Surprise Number – Boys

Cyra, Camille, Sunshine

Idriss

Duet – Finn and Eden

Virlynne and Princess

Lam and Rhodney

GAMES DAYON!

Statue dance

Maria Went to Town

Newspaper Dance

Egg Catching

Snacks

Coronation of Mr. and Ms. Christmas ‘07

Song Number – Eden EFFECTS, BAI, EFFECTS!!

Surprise ;-)

=Exchanging gifts=

DUET – Jayson and Jerico

CLOSING REMARKS – Mrs. Orgino

 

This is going to be a helluva lot of fun. I can tell. Haha. Well, I'll be posting back after the party to report all the FUN we will have had, so check back. ;-)

W.A.M! Victory Par-tei!

Can I get a big whuuut?

Yeah, baby! To celebrate our well-deserved, fairly-achieved victory, the Mendelians held a -- what else? -- VICTORY PARTY today, December 15, 2007, at the residence of our dear adviser, Mrs. Orgino.

Of course, the fun started with f---. FOOD, silly! I -- eherm -- led the prayer, after which throngs of food-lusty Mendelians rushed and, hand-in-hand, made the entire serving of lechon baboy dissipate within moments. Ka-zam.

And after that food-whoring session came games. Yep, yep.. what Mendelian party would be complete sans games? The quintessential paper dance, mixed version, ensued; Idriss and Mia won that event. The paper dance, male version followed (I forgot who won it). Then came the bring-me event, another party must-have. Jay, Mia and Jayson all won. Of course, we couldn't resist the hula-bira festivities, known also as the game of charades. After three tie-breakers, the boys' team won with the question "Where was Jose Rizal executed? What was it called then, and what is it called now?" *roll eyes* That was followed by Spin-The-Bottle. I won't enumerate all the dares made ("Dare or Consequence?"), but arguably the most hilarious was Mia and Rhodney's oh-so-romantic dance session. Haha. *rotfl*

After that, we all came inside to watch our winning presentation on TV. It wasn't dubbed, except for our opening dialogue; and it kicked ass. YEAH, BABY! THAT'S MENDEL ALL THE WAY!

But what would a victory party be without a victory? The win was made possible through the help of Mrs. Orgino, Ate Kathleen Liquigan and her adorable child Tennessee a.k.a. Aran Liquigan, us Mendelians, and the Almighty up above, most of all.

When you take all of the aforementioned, you get a kick-ass presentation worthy of the top spot. Don't believe me? See for yourself. Our presentation will hopefully be uploaded on YouTube soon, and when that happens, I'll post a link on this blog so you can view it. This is real, baby!

Stone-throwing in the Heavens! Whoever Gets Hit, don't get Pissed!

It's a lame translation of the Filipino adage "bato-bato sa langit, ang matamaan 'wag magalit." But it's a proper warning for this post.

Because of our rather unexpected garnering of first place in the Poem Interpretation contest, some people have alleged that we won through "unfair" means (I quote that word). Many have said that because of the recent win, we have become air heads and feelers. Still others say we dubbed our piece, which was allegedly the reason we won.

Well, here's what we say: WE WERE NEVER UNFAIR, WE HAVE NOT BECOME AIR HEADS, and NO, WE DID NOT DUB OUR PIECE. Although the opening dialogue between me, Idriss and Lam was dubbed so the audience could hear us, the poem itself was recited by us on-site. It was not dubbed. Unfair? How can we be unfair? Did we bribe the judges? You know well that ANHS' teachers have enough pride not to take a bribe for a contest like this. And air head isn't even in our vocabulary. Before the contest even commenced, we had told ourselves: "WIN OR LOSE, WE WILL BE HUMBLE MENDELIANS". You cannot blame us for being jubilant and exalted after it was announced that we won the contest.

WHO'S THE BEST? MENDEL! WHO'S THE BEST? MENDEL! No proud schmuck with a chip on his or her shoulder can change that. Can people JUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT IN A CONTEST, THERE ARE LOSERS AND WINNERS, AND THAT THE ODDS CAN'T BE ON YOUR SIDE ALL THE TIME. Duh -- life is a wheel; you have up-times and down-times, but people, IT'S BEST TO KEEP ON GOING!

BATO-BATO SA LANGIT, MATAMAAN 'WAG MAGALIT. You know who the fu--ing hell you are. Haha. Shame on you for throwing groundless accusations at us.

WHO'S THE BEST? MENDEL!

We Love the View From Here!

It all looks good from where we stand -- the TOP!

Yes! Section II-Mendel once again proved that where you stand is where you're bound to stay. Who ever said Section Three couldn't bag the first prize? 

Our Poem Interpretation presentation, depicting the poem "The Nature of Nature" by Pauline Hamblin, beat the competition during the recently-concluded Education Week celebration. Yep, yep, we did it again. Can I get three cheers for Section Mendel? Hip-hip-hooray!

Plus, other achievements. Our classmate, Idriss, bagged Second Place in the declamation contest held in connection to the same event. That's him below -- shameless on stage, dancing the 70s way to the tune of Papaya by Urszula Dudziak. He won 2nd place during that informal dancing showdown.

Another classmate, Kazu, was the champion during the Scrabble contest held, once again, in connection to Education Week. That's a handful of awards!

Congrats, Mendel! We showed them! The school year is barely over so we've got a lot more prizes to garner, guys! Let's give ourselves THREE thumbs-up!

p.s. a big shout-out and profuse thanks to Mrs. Orgino, our adviser, for her unending support, confidence and trust in us; and to her daughter and our trainer, Ate Kathleen, for her patience and will to teach us; and of course, who could forget Aran, for keeping us company throughout our practice sessions. Not to mention, she's as cute as an angel, too.