NNHS 4TH YR. BATCH 2010-2011 RECOLLECTION
RECOLLECTION (here in the Philippines, not sure if the other countries do this) is an event for graduating students wherein they spend a day sharing a lot of things. It depends on what activities people organized. But most of the time, students reminisce a lot of memories, spend the day to the fullest, take pictures with everyone, give/receive "recollection letters" to/from their most special friends, learn a lot of lessons, and cry a lot. I didn't cry, I just got emotional since I prefer being happy than being sad in front of my friends.
Not all do this in the country though. Still, it can be celebrated in a simple or in an elegant way. Since we are in a public school, we celebrated it in a cheapest way (we just paid PHP50 for the place itself and we had to bring our own food). It doesn't matter if the place was just a few steps from our school, what matters most is the memories and how we're going to spend the day. Here are some notable pics I would like to share:
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[1] One of my favorite pictures from the recollection day, it was a shot from classmate.
[2] All students were obliged to have a nameplate with their desired name/nickname. Our section's name was white so our nameplates are all white and below the name is the quotation "doing your best is better than being the best". If you guys read my posts, that quotation came from the success of our musical play. Mine was "Jho" since its what my classmates call me.
[3] The second and the third guy are my classmates and were the representatives of our section. They are called on stage to share to every fourth year what makes our section unique. The guy in the middle (the second one) shouted to everyone how much he loves his girlfriend (who is actually our classmate and a close friend of mine).
[4] The guy with the yellow shirt (wearing a cap) placed himself along with the facilitators posing like he is one! Facilitators wear a yellow shirt. His shirt was originally white and he changed wardrobe after a few hours after.
[5] He is still posing like a facilitator for a while already! And later he was scolded. We all burst to laughter because of that! XD
[6] Our Math teacher (as well as adviser # 2, the one with glasses) received a "nice and warm group hug" from us! :D
[7] After the recollection, we went to Jollibee (a famous fast-food chain in the Philippines - with branches outside the country!) and tried their new "Coke Float" (a Coke with ice cream on top).
[8] A picture of us inside Jollibee! Take note that I'm the one winking! ;)
[9] A goofy picture of mine in Jollibee. I looked weird so I edited it and made it even more weirder! :P
Our teacher said that we should tell our parents to make a letter for us and we'll submit it to our teacher for the recollection day (without reading it already before even submitting!). My parents said they were too busy to make one (even just a really short one) and I was very disappointed. I asked my grandmother to make one for me and she said it was alright. I don't really mind it at all, I'm more close to my grandparents than my own parents. But somehow, i really felt sad when they told me they can't do one for me. It made me think that they really can't give me even just a few moments... I forced myself not to cry about it. So here's my grandmother's letter for me, short but meaningful for me, I translated it in English since it was originally in Tagalog:
For you Josephine;
In four years of persevering at facing difficulties while studying, finally you are about to graduate. "Congratulations" to you. Even though waking you up is a pain-in-the-ass (I think that's the best translation on how she wakes me up for school) everyday, I will never get tired of being patient, just for the sake of your studies.
I hope you continue your perseverance in college. I thank you for graduating and again "congratulations."
From your grandmother
I really felt happy reading the letter that time. It made me feel I'm special even to just one person... Most of my classmates cried when they read their letters but i didn't. Crying makes me think negative so I did my best to stay happy.
Nothing really special... just sharing it! :))
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