Family Day 2008

Our school held a Family Day once more. This year, more were able to participate because the school and the Student Council made sure to publicize the event while the current term still has sufficient weeks remaining. Uniform color assignments for each year level were posted beforehand.

The event kicked-off with a parade in the morning. As expected, our group has the smallest population because as Seniors, we are so used to the ways of the school hence our excitement towards such events had ceased especially that it meant getting up early on a Saturday morning and walking under the heat of the sun. Just the same, the law-abiding and self-proclaimed model student that I am, I came to school on time. Our colleagues who thought of avoiding the parade by coming late didn’t triumph however since the parade also started a little later than scheduled. We met them on the way and pulled them in the assembly.

We had so much fun while walking chatting about the most hilarious and nonsense things. Why not? We wondered about the purpose of the numbered poles stuck on the ground to label the small trees lining the sidewalks. Somebody suggested that those are markers for “eyeball” (slang for “meet”) so it’ll not be obvious if people plan to check-in in a lodge short-time. Instead of being seen checking-in together, they may just agree to meet in Tree No. 234 for a while so nobody will speculate what naughty business they have afterwards. HaHa :-) And we passed by a bar with a sign that says “[Bar's name] welcome the graduate’s of batch 2008” (emphasis provided) and our comical registrar who was walking with us remarked, “Be forgiving. Whoever composed that is a ‘dysfunctional literate’”

While we were nearing the campus grounds where the parade ended, I initiated a gimmick so that our small group will grab the spotlight: to halt until the Juniors had entered the grounds creating roughly 10 meters break of the line. As planned, the emcees noticed and reacted on the mic – exactly what we need to proceed while cheering loudly.

My whole family came for the event shortly after and they’re so supportive to wear blue which was our team’s color. I’m sure they enjoyed watching the activities that day. I myself joined the marshmallow-eating game where I partnered with a good friend Gracie where she tried to eat 15 big marshmallows stung together while I was wearing it like a necklace. We didn’t win but we sure had fun.

True to its theme “Bigger and Better”, this year’s family day was exactly that way especially that several sponsors had set up booths exhibiting their goods.