You never really leave scihi.
You take it with you.
It’s sappy and mushy and corny, I know. But observing myself take zoology tests or science and society tests or calculus tests, even finance and accounting tests in Ateneo, there’s a lot of scihi in my taking them.
I’ve never visited the school since I graduated, I might do so this Christmas break. But I hear a lot of feedback, straight from my brother, from my mom, from teachers, from other students, from alumni. Most of them stress how things have changed.
Well I don’t really think so. Maybe not yet.
I hear there are a lot of disappointing things but I do hear things to be proud of too. Especially when we widen our comfort zones and look everywhere else.
What I really want to say is this: work and make love with the people and the things you don’t like. Seriously. Because what really saddens me is hopelessness, and that only during college do we get to really appreciate what we’re going through in high school.
A lot of people fail because they fail to appreciate both what’s pride-worthy and what’s disappointing. Worse, we pick the wrong careers, the wrong schools, and fail everyone else.
Maybe scihi isn’t much. But that’s not the point and believe me it never is.
The thing is we chose [deliberately or thanks to older people] scihi and it seriously is one of those oops-no-turning-back kind of choices. We could only do so much.
I think the people who win are those who do what they can.
Even with this much.
Now I can and want to win
so I’ll take scihi with me.
Sometimes, it’s that simple.
Karl Vendell Satinitigan
Batch 2004
4 January 2007 at 8:48 am
So true, Karl. Allow me to comment on stuff, though it’s pretty hard to not copy everything you wrote, haha.
“You never really leave scihi. You take it with you. It’s sappy and mushy and corny, I know.”
>>> Oh but as sappy and mushy and corny as this is, it’s oh-so-TRUE. Besides, mush is good.
“but I do hear things to be proud of too. Especially when we widen our comfort zones and look everywhere else.”
>>> This does not only apply to Sci-hi but to our country and the world in general. Sometimes we’re too focused on the negativity that we forget to see how blessed we still are. It’s just a change of perspective.
“work and make love with the people and the things you don’t like”
>>> This is true, because no matter where we are in life, whether we’re in high school or in college or in the workplace, we’re bound to not like things, people, and whatnot. It’s human nature. They exist and they will continue to exist, so we might as well live with it, conquer it, hell, even love it—-instead of being bitter, hopeless, and in that sense accepting defeat.
“A lot of people fail because they fail to appreciate both what’s pride-worthy and what’s disappointing. Worse, we pick the wrong careers, the wrong schools, and fail everyone else.”
>>> Again, there are always two sides to everything. Since nothing and nobody’s perfect, EVERYTHING is bound to have flaws. We just have to accept that. And besides, the bad stuff exist so we can appreciate the good even more. Oh and lol at the last sentence.
“I think the people who win are those who do what they can. Even with this much.”
>>> It’s not what life throws at you that matters, but how you deal with it.
“Now I can and want to win so I’ll take scihi with me.”
>>> Now if we can all think like this.
Oh yeah Karl, did you get to visit Sci-hi? Hehe see you in Manila nalang.
-Gia Luga
Batch 2004
5 January 2007 at 12:01 am
What I really want to say is this: work and make love with the people and the things you don’t like. Seriously. Because what really saddens me is hopelessness, and that only during college when we’re out in the world do we get to really appreciate what we’re going through in (high school) the Philippines.
A lot of people fail because they fail to appreciate both what’s pride-worthy and what’s disappointing. Worse, we pick the wrong (careers) choices, the wrong (schools) politicians, and fail everyone else.
Maybe (scihi) the Philippines isn’t much. But that’s not the point and believe me it never is.
The thing is we chose [deliberately or thanks to older people] (scihi) the Philippines and it seriously is one of those oops-no-turning-back kind of choices. We could only do so much.
I think the people who win are those who do what they can.
Even with this much.
Now I can and want to win
so I’ll take (scihi) the Philippines with me.
Sometimes, it’s that simple.
>> Is it really, Karl?
4 February 2007 at 7:18 am
I knew it and i’m so proud of you guys. I felt so honored and privileged to be “once upon a time” a part of your school (and of your life) albeit, so short. My experience here in the western world made me more appreciative of what we have then and I will always treasure these. You people and our beautiful place (God’s so good to us don’t you that) are but blessings.
4 February 2007 at 8:32 am
sir bio?… Sir libres?
4 February 2007 at 10:49 am
Yes. Keep this thread it’s worth my time and keeping you in touch.
8 June 2007 at 8:42 pm
true…. you bring scihi with you…. it’s true in my case..
24 June 2007 at 10:48 am
so true…
i’ve realized just now how much sci hi’s affected me, in both good and bad ways.
when i first entered college, my first thought was that, it was HUGE! i had gotten used to our 2 hectares of quiet corners and familiar spaces. (this however is only my freshman point of view.. so i don’t know yet how i’ll feel after five years, lolz) we had to interact with other people again, people from different worlds so to speak…
isn’t it true that once you become a senior it feels as if the school’s become a part of you? it really becomes your second home.
no matter how far you go, ccnshs will always be a part of your heart, whether you want it to be or not…
btw, i have a question to ask? how many months after graduation did you guyz get your actual diplomas?
ps: congratulations to kuya karl for winning candy magazine’s blogger of the month award!
27 February 2008 at 4:48 pm
all alumni of scihi please join our new alumni site, students are welcome to join also:
http://www.scihi-cebu.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=171
let us unite and address this concern together post your ideas on the site and we will go from there…..