When I was…
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I learned that it’s not good to jump and step on some kid’s foot even if I didn’t mean to. I got punched on the stomach by the kid. (My kindergarten teacher made me squat for eternity as a punishment. So I had to be careful the next time I needed to jump; I had to watch out for other kids’ feet). |
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I also learned that it’s not wise to punch other kids’ stomachs when your foot is stepped on. (The other kid got punished too.)
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| 6 years old
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I learned that my classmates had better crayons which color better and notebooks that had smoother pages than my “Corolla” crayons and “Peacock” notebooks. |
| 8 years old
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I learned that it’s no use arguing with a person ten years older than you. No matter how sound your argument is, to him you’re just someone ten years younger.
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| 10 years old
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I learned that it would be easier to learn to ride a bicycle if you owned one. (I did learn to ride the bike and it was uhm….you guess right - difficult.)
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| 11 years old
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I learned that how the grown-ups treated you often depended much on whose son or daughter are you, or how influential your parents are in the community.
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| 12 years old
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I learned that being rich or being poor is not relevant in school except when I broke the tradition by being probably the first to graduate from elementary school with first honors and not being able to donate a lechon to the class party. I could still remember the disappointed looks on some of their faces.
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| 13 years old |
I learned that it was okay to think that Marcos was bad when almost everybody you knew in
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| 14 years old
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I learned that friends are priceless jewels.
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| 15 years old
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I learned that arguing about religion with your religion teacher is an exercise in futility.
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| 16 years old
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I learned that reaching your dream is like journeying on stairways and you only have to begin by climbing one step at a time. It so happened that the most difficult part of the journey is choosing which stairs to climb on.
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Only a week to go and I'll be celebrating another birthday. I couldn't help reflecting on what my life has been so far , and what kind of life should I look forward to in the coming years. I guess life has to be lived the best way that we can… and one way is to learn from the lessons of our past.
TNB -
kinahanglan gyud ko mag “to be continued” ani da.
Salamat kaau, adto nya ta inom ta.
Posted by siu at October 15, 2007, 12:22 pmsus, kung naa pa lagi ko diha sa sugbo, sulngon jud ta mo’g tagay hahahahah.. lami raba kaayo ang tanduay white nya parisan og red horse, isagol bah ibutang sa yahong dayon kutsara-on hahahahahaha…
Posted by tinuod nga botbot at October 15, 2007, 1:19 pmbai, asa man diay ka ron bai?
Posted by siu at October 15, 2007, 10:53 pmsa makati, naa man intawn diri ang akong panginabuhi… pahinumdumi lang nya ko sa beerday nimo bai para i-synchronize nato ang atong inom…. magdownload lang sad ko’g beer sa website sa san miguel hahahahahaha
maayong buntag diha..
Posted by tinuod nga botbot at October 16, 2007, 7:49 amTNB - makati hmmm… mora daghan ra ba tentasyon diha da. Di ko kalimot kay guidala ko sa ako cliente diha sa “Tribu Diwata”… ambot kung ngano ang ilang mga diwata dili man pak-an. Ga-inom ra hinoon mi ug beer.
Bitaw, kung maka-ari ka give me a call.
what an interesting take. if i made one myself right now it would most certainly be rather less interesting than yours.
i think insights like this come later in life when you have the years to look back on and the depth to perceive what they stood for.
i don’t have them yet. i don’t mind waiting though.
torni Siu, basin kuyabog pa siguro tong mga diwata nila maong wala pay pako.. hehehehe
sige, holy week uli ko cebu.. sakto sad bah kay ting-init naman na.. mangliki man atong mga tutonlan ana so kinahanglang mabasa.. lami biya kaayo ang tubig sa mandaue, yellow ang kolor hehehehe
Liz, yeah… your right but somehow that made me feel rather older.
TNB, no problem… ingna lang ko para makapalit ko ug ice daan. he he he
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17 years old and onwards — you learned nothing? hahahaha.. jst kidding..
nice flashback… it’s really great to reminisce our past lives coz it contributed a lot on who we are today…. and to look forward is a sort of motivation that drives us to be who we want to be and what we want to be regardless of the odds that may come along…
advance hapi beerday nalang diay attorney og hinaot nga magka-igit-igit ka’g pas-an sa mga grasya nga mo-abot sa imong kinabuhi.. hinaot usab nga magkapuliki ka’g sagang sa mga grasya nga ibusdak sa imong panimalay.. og pagabuligan ka sa mga inadlaw nga panginahanglan og hatagan ka’g saktong kusog aron atubangon ang mga hagit sa kinabuhi og hinaot usab nga hatagan pa ka’g igong katakos og kaisog aron sa pakigtigi sa bisan unsang bagyo o unos nga mosuway sa pagkuso-kuso sa imong malinawong pagpuyo..
Posted by tinuod nga botbot at October 15, 2007, 11:50 am