THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

“a countdown of our last days in NNSF before our High School Graduation
way back on March 23, 2002

March 1–6, 2002
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Asus! Ga review kuno…ga eugad sa grounds ag mag inistorya, hinibayag, pa Navitas, diretso it Baybay, Makato, sa Beach House ni Vanessa, Jesie P., Joanne ag Ronna pa Dongon sa kaeasay ga pang eat-as, agto sa Fish Farm ni Nelgie ag baktas pa Camanci, sa Mango Plantation ni Sheila Joy. Kada adlaw may naka schedule nga warang sa baeay it classmate. Warang and hidya-hidya galore! Nasulit-sulit do last few days…hahaha!

March 7–8, 2002
CHECKING OF NOTEBOOKS
Dali lang gid graduation, ga pa check eon it notebooks. Kataeamad kuno ki ah! Ro mga owa it lecture naloka…haha mawron ki, mga eaki gid, mga tamad mag kopya it lectures!

March 7–9, 2002
SIGNING OF CLEARANCE
Haaaay…stress ta mag papirma! Abo penalty sa late ag absent sa klase. Hambae ko gid, tama si Ma’am ag sir, “andam mga pasaway! sa Clearance kita ga kita”.

March 9, 2002
RECOLLECTION DAY
Ano ron, gaalin kami karon? Hehehe…emote-emote gali. As if nakunsensya sanda. May moment gid ang kara nga indi malipatan hu…perfect! May nag hug abi kato kang…ahahaha, bongga! Now you know?

March 14–15, 2002
FINAL EXAM
This is it! Daya eot ah gid da. Final exam eot ah! Pahuwara lang abi ako, last eon dah promise..hehehe!

March 16, 2002
CAT-I GRADUATION
Uhum! Graduate kuno, nagbunga man do pinasilak ag pinauean. Natapos man do pinamati ag pinasensya kay Sir Vega ag sa amun nga super cute nga Corps Commander...gosh! Si Papa Joef!

March 20, 2002
CONFESSION DAY
Sa Numancia Catholic Church ga kumpesar…missing si Christy kun? Hato, sa Fisheries, nagpabilin kaibahan si Dodong… nag convert? Haayz!

March 21, 2002
RECOGNITION DAY
Para sa first year to third year da…uwa ta kita haeabot nga fourth year…hehehe

March 22, 2002
DO DAY!
Cleaning day and preparation. All out rehearsal it graduation song (Through the Years). Chillax and bonding time.. mga incomparable moments.. memories, memories…

March 23, 2002
GRADUATION DAY
8:00 AM – Baccalaureate Mass
1:00 PM – Commencement Program
Graduate eot ah kami. Saeamat gid sa tanan-tanan. Mix emotions gid ah, kainit pa abi! sa back stage gin held do graduation agud solemn..hehehe. Kanya-kanya it moments. Sige eang, pasugti, graduation eon man. Hay Paalin da, hasta lat-ah dikara? Bukon ah! Ga reunion ta kita kada dag-on... (Japhet? Christy? Remember?)

PLUS!! AFTER GRADUATION ESCAPADES

March 24, 2002
AT DE MATEO’s PLACE, Pusiw

Nag invite si Japhet ag Dodong it ‘thanksgiving lunch’. Me ganun! Makara gid dun eh, gin pakilaea ni Japhet si Rannel kay Judah sa tricycle nga naka parking sa guwa..perfect! Ham-an kay Judah eat-ah nhe? Ahahaha…nahuya man abi si Rannel, tag may huya pat-ah imaw kato. Kanami pagpa blotter! Hay si Christy? uwa ta ka join? Sambilog pang ugtasan man abi, nahuya man kuno imaw…arte-arte!

March 25, 2002
AT PELAYO & TORDECILLAS’ PLACE, Baybay, Makato
Tapos eon do graduation, pero uwa pa gihapon naayawi… Sinukob do Baybay, Makato..do mga banal kanday Vanessa nga house (Iris, Grace Jasmin, Jumelyn, Junessa, Suzette, Mark Leyson, Frederick, Joaquin etc.) do mga may pagka wild kanday Jessie Pelayo (Charlette, Christy, Japhet, Rannel, Jesse, Mark, Adam, Rheyen, Rizalin, Dodong, Margaret, Geralyn, Joanne, Jocey, and all others…) pero nag join man dayon tanan pag swimming kaibahan si Ma’am Lilia.. Hay, kanami, kasadya.. Those were the days!

FAREWELL

Yes, we can’t find words to say ‘goodbye’. With smile in our hearts, but there’s a tearin our eyes. So sad. Surely we’ll be missing each other most! Why goodbye instead of hello? Hello to start and smile to a happy heart. We have to say goodbye to the friendship and all the ups and downs in four long years. Yes, every graduation is not the end. It is a fulfillment of a dream and a promise that March 23, 2002 is the beginning of our future!