#4 My highschool memories

I finished my secondary education at MSU-IIT IDS, and I could say it was one of the best experiences in my life. It all started at the first day of highschool, which others say the "first day high". My first day or week here in IDS was a bit discouraging it because my elementary friends ought to stay at La Salle Academy which where I finished my elementary. As days and weeks pass by I was able to adjust and find new friends and then from then on it was one hell of a ride. As the higher years said the first year was just only about having fun and meeting new people and the true obstacle is just waiting in the following years. Me and my friends in high school, especially in our first year were addicted to computer games specifically DOTA. Every lunch time we would sacrifice not eating our lunch just to play DOTA, we were always or sometimes late in our first subject in the afternoon which is Mathematics. After the afternoon classes we either play basketball of play DOTA but most of the time we always choose to play DOTA rather than play basketball. Simply said my first year in high school was just having fun and not have to worry about studying.

Summer has passed and classes are about to start. My second year is that, I can say was the most my craziest year in high school. Compared to my first year in high school, in my second year high school it not all about playing computer games and stuff, this time it was all about hanging out with friends and developing a special bond with our classmates. This as the higher years said will be the testing ground for  who are truly deserving to be called an IDS student, as second year students we already had difficult subjects like Statistics, Chemistry, Algebra and Biology. We were able to surpass this subjects by helping each other and thus a special bond with our classmates was formed. But school years always comes to a close, even though it was hard we had to say our goodbyes.

My third in year in high school was a bit disappointing because I didn't like my classmates. But I was able to adjust and it was not really that bad. On my third year I decided to join some extra-curricular activities and I chose basketball mainly because I love to play basketball and it was the sport that I grew up with. Our basketball team joined the Gas Petrones inter-high school basketball tournament. We garnered 3rd place out of eight teams who joined the tournament, thus we failed to obtain grand slam (on the previous two years we were back-to-back champions). On the last 3 or 4 months of our third year, we had our junior-senior promenade. It was a memorable one because our seniors had passed on their duties and responsibilities to the juniors as they leave the portals of IDS. Then again the school year came to a close.

My fourth in year in school was the year I cherished the most, simply because it was our last in year in high school. The only obstacle in our fourth year was our thesis defense. Then the rest are a bit relaxing because at that time we were all ready graduating students. We had a lot of activities in school and a lot duties, thus results in a lot of sleepless nights and overnights. This time we had no junior-senior promenade because of the typhoon sendong that affected many of our schoolmates and teachers. I could say that time was really fast at first it was just the first day and then graduation followed, it all happened in  just a blink of an eye. As graduation was fast approaching we did a lot of things in order to cherish or as we Filipinos say "sulit-sulitin mo na ang panahon" we wrote messages on our uniforms, some were from 

our teachers, some were from our classmates and batch mates and some were from the lower years. Tears were shed on this day and memories were made. On graduation day, I could say I was very excited but sad. Excited because another chapter of our life was closed and a new one was opened, sad because I didn't want to say goodbye to my friends. All in all I could say that high school life is indeed the best years of a persons life and I could say it was on hell of a ride.

#3 reaction to sweet unforgettable day

            Losing a loved is somewhat the most painful, heart breaking experience for us. It may take some time to move on or it may take an entire life time. Even though we have move on, we constantly think back of the memories we had with that special person and wish that we could be with that person once more in our life.

          Many said that even someone is already dead, they still continue to communicate to those who are living. Many believe that it is true but others does not believe, others believe based on their experiences. Many say that some stories are just made up and are used for entertainment. I do believe that the dead still communicates to the living, based on my experience. This is how it goes, few days or weeks had already passed when my grandmother passed away, I was able to have sightings that I saw her and could really tell that it was her. One day when I was at the city, I saw my grandmother riding in the front seat of a public utility jeep, it gave me shivers but I was happy because I was able to see her one more time, because at the time of her death she was in Dumaguete and I was not able to attend the burial of my grandmother. As my reaction to the selection "The Sweet Unforgettable Day", I could say that, that scenario where they felt the presence of their late mother could be true.

#2 me myself and i

Hello I am Lanz Gregory Emperado Banzuelo, 17 years old and the one and only son of Earl and Greta Banzuelo. Supposedly my name would be "keo" which means king or ruler but my parents wanted a longer name so they named me Lanz Gregrory, the name "lanz" came from a baby book that my aunt had and suggested it to my mother while my name "gregory" came from the name gregorio which is the name of my grandpa. My hobbies are surfing the net, playing computer games, playing basketball and going out with friends. 

My educational background, I finished my kindergarten in Mount Carmel Montessorri here in Iligan City, then my family moved to Pagadian City and stayed there for two years, and had my grade 1 and grade 2 in Montessorri Pagadian City, then my family went back to Iligan and I finished my elementary at La Salle Academy Iligan City, I finished my highschool in one of the so called best schools here in Mindanao, the MSU-IIT Iligan City Integrated Developmental School.

Most of the people who just know me by name and by face often describes me as a bully and an unapproachable person. But for those who have known me for a long time would say that I am talkative and funny and a very approachable person. So if you are reading this do not worry i wont bite, and i am a happy go lucky person :).

#1. i stopped by to say thank you to God

We are thankful that we live each day with something new in our life, we are always given more days to enjoy the wonders of life, and we are with the people we love and to be able to do it together with them. Who would not say thank you to the one who provided everything that we enjoy in life?

For me I am thankful to my family, my friends and classmates. Each and everyday they give different meanings to life. They are with in times of happiness or in despair, but sometimes there are times that we are in deep trouble that even the help of family and friends cannot help. That is the time i turn to God, to ask for guidance and help in what to do with problems, and He never failed to give me an answer, He is always there. That is why every time I go home and go to sleep, I always pray and thank Him for guiding me throughout the day and keeping harm away from me, I thank Him for the blessings He had showered upon me and my family and thank Him for giving us good health always. Thank you God for every thing that you had done.