English Fest
Friday
Nag-message pala si Babe sakin last night pero hindi ko naman agad napansin. When I replied to her this morning, hindi na rin naman siya sumagot.
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Deretso IMC Diego. 45 minutes before 8 AM, dumating na rin ako. Teachers Pawlik and Shiene were the ones assigned to welcome the parents and guide where the pupils need to go. T. Pawlik asked kung mag stay ako. Then, I asked T. Shiene. Ang sabi ko, mag stay ako kasi sinabi ni T. Mae sakin na mag stay naman sila. My batchmates will stay, I haven't spend time much with them yet. Nakipag apir pa sakin si T. Pawlik. Yun nga lang, hindi ko alam kung anong ipapakahulugan sa reaksyon ni Shiene, para kasing ang awkward ng mga ngiti niya.
There was Trej and Jiro with their ate yaya. Dun muna kami tumambay for a while sa canteen habang nag-aabang sa iba pa. Wala pa rin kasi si T. Donna. Hindi na muna ako umakyat kasi nakakapagod magpanhik-panaog. When I saw T. Jean eating breakfast, naengganyo rin akong kumain. Malamang kasi, gutuman na naman ang mangyayari. Parang Buwan ng Wika lang. She asked kung sino mga magreresign na teachers. I told her T. Donna is one of them. So ayun. Asar na asar siguro si T. Jean kasi she's betting more to T. Donna than me with our Intrepid Pen. Oh well. May ganun pa nga pala kami. -_- She said T. Alva might be one of the teachers to be transferred in our branch. Ayun naman pala.
Kumain din si T. Donna pagdating. Iniwan naman kami ni T. Jean. T. Donna informed me about their background music what and when to play it. And if ever, I'll be the one assisting her, I suggested na isulat na lang din niya yung details para hindi ko makalimutan. Saglit lang din, marami ng dumating. Emil's ate yaya explained na baka mahirapan daw ang mga bata sa pagsusuot ng bestida kay Emil kapag nagpanggap na siya ng granny. Ayun daw kasi yung naging problema sa practice kahapon which I was not aware dahil nga busy ako proctoring the grade 1 for their exam.
Umakyat na kami sa MPH although T. Riza was texting me to wait for them para sa props. Kaso kelangan naming i-guide yung mga bata sa mga dapat nilang gawin at kung saan lang sila dapat mag stay.
I saw Reign and his mom. Okay naman pala costume ni Reign. T. Artie was asking kung nasan na yung performers ko. And Shin wasn't there yet. I asked Reign if he memorized the whole poem. Back-up plan just in case Shin won't show up. Reign would be reciting the whole poem alone.
I hurriedly contacted the teachers in Guada para sila ang kumontak kay sa guardian ni Shin kung nasaan na. Mag start na rin kasi yung program. Tapos, IMC Guada performers pa lagi una.
I was glad when T. Elsha called and informed me na dumating na sila Shin. Pero nahirapan akong hanapin sila. Then, they said naiwan pa raw yung box ni Shin. Her costume is Jack-in-the-box. Shin was just on time.
T. Ronnie was one of the technical support o tagakabit ng lapel or mic. When he saw me, he asked, "Bakit late na naman kayong mga taga-Guada? Andami niyo na kayang bata dito sa taas." Ngumiti na lang ako. Then he said, "Buti na lang talaga ang ganda ganda mo kaya okay lang yun", sabay yakap. Nadadaan naman pala si T. Ronnie sa charm. Naki-ride na lang ako sa kanya and I replied, "Ikaw naman T. Ronnie. Hindi naman abg ganda ganda. Ganda lang." He laughed and he rephrased his statement, "Buti na lang talaga ang ganda mo T. April eh."
Magpabola ka pa more Mapurul.
Shin and Reign started. Kaya lang hindi maayos na gumagana yung lapel mic nila. They cannot be heard by the judges. Muntik pang mahulog yung clown hat ni Shin. After they perform, tinanggal ko yung costumes nila kasi alam kong nahihirapan silang suot-suot yun. But then, they were called once again because T. Mayi asked the teachers to give my performers a second chance to be fair dahil nga sa faulty lapel mic. Buti naman.
