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On this day, I remember with fondness and thankfulness those people- children and comrade in arms, who used to form my days of priorities.
For schools are never the concrete buildings or the saintly regal name in stainless letters, or inter-office memoranda; schools are about the chubby kids running around the campus keeping up with the lean ones; schools are about the youngsters writing intently on their math test paper, brows crossed and scrambling for the perfect solution; schools are about parents huddled together during the Christmas program, cameras in hand clicking away.
Schools are about PEOPLE and there is no other more important reason to teach in school and stay in school than the people we meet, affect, change, save. No matter what the difficulty, regardless of the tiredness, underneath all the frustrations, THAT is what makes all the seeming thanklessness pass- caring for people that REALLY matter.
None matter more than the pre-schoolers who teach us patience, the teens who discover character, the parents who approach us in friendship, and the teachers who demonstrate commitment.
In conclusion to an era, this is my final tribute to those people who have mattered.
let it go,
let it roll right off your shoulder
don’t you know
the hardest part is over
let it in,
let your clarity define you
in the end
we will only just remember how it feels
our lives are made in these small hours
these little wonders, these twists & turns of fate
time falls away,
but these small hours,
these small hours still remain
let it slide,
let your troubles fall behind you
let it shine
until you feel it all around you
and i don’t mind if it’s me you need to turn to
we’ll get by, it’s the heart that really matters in the end
all of my regret will wash away some how
but i can not forget the way i feel right now
our lives are made in these small hours
these little wonders
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away but these small hours
these little wonders still remain
(song courtesy of “Little Wonders” by Rob Thomas)
:] i miss KFC
Comment by cutecute — August 8, 2008 @ 3:54 pm
Gone are the days….
Comment by Edge — August 8, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
now i know…
i miss u…
KFC…
Comment by h.p. — August 8, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
i still carry the wonder years with me; i do not forget.
‘You very much matter.’– you do. all of you.
Comment by FG — August 9, 2008 @ 8:19 pm
i miss the way it used to be.
we will never truly forget.
and i am deeply sorry, the revolution died.:(
Comment by northstar — August 9, 2008 @ 9:08 pm
i miss everything about upmb. without all my teachers, i never would have found myself. these school sure made my high school the best time of my life. though things have changed, everything will remain in my heart.
Comment by j.b. — August 9, 2008 @ 9:09 pm
keep moving forward.
Comment by willow — August 9, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
the last picture was during my senior year (i think), i remember being part of the “red rocks”, hehehe, awww… i miss the old svdpc soooo.. much, now i have no reason to visit UPMB… it pains me not to be able to do anything! if only i were a billionaire hehehe ^_^_^ (keeping things light ^_^_^)
Comment by kate — August 9, 2008 @ 11:42 pm
In college, no one can replace the secret ingredient of our ‘perfect recipe to happiness’ back in high school. That is why I am truly thankful that those four years of my life had been and will always be as rewarding and as fulfilling as it used to be. Change may be inevitable, but everything that happened to me in UPMB will stay the same forever.
Comment by betina — August 15, 2008 @ 7:47 pm
i truly miss everything about the old upmb.all those memories will forever be stored in my heart. there could never be anything that can compare with and replace the old upmb.thank you so much for all the times that we’ve shared,for all the lessons and values the kid’s learned from your patience and dedication. thank you so much for REMEMBERING THE TITANS on my bday. we owe you a lot.whatever becomes of them in the future, it’s thanks to you!!!
Comment by meydz — August 16, 2008 @ 2:32 pm
You see being efficient and effective are two different things… Not my forte…
We’re not going to let you commit “suicide.” Think about it. Hahaha! Still can remember that? ^_^
Comment by SILLY PSYCHE — August 16, 2008 @ 11:40 pm
nice pictures huh…i feel like crying…hu! hu! hu!
Comment by venus — August 17, 2008 @ 12:42 am