Hands which Shaped the Clay

After some probing around, I stumbled upon this blog: http://pisaywv.blogspot.com/ A blog about my alma mater... PSHS-WV, or Philippine Science High School - Western Visayas. A prominent name for an equally outstanding highschool. However, most of its scholars would prefer to call it "pisay"; for behind all the pomp and circumstance that the name carries, a human heart throbs - kept beating by the people that fuel it.


This post is dedicated to those people - the human hands who's finger prints are found imprinted on the country's greatest minds. (without raising my chair, including yours truly hehe )

Hmmm, so where do I start? Ah... so first we have maam Thess (The one in white). She's literally the first and last person you'll have to go to when studying in pisay. Being the registrar, maam Castor will be the one who'll sign both your enrollment papers and your realease clearance. That's why best friend ko to when its time to process our clearances. I still keep my school sealed five peso bills until now as remembrance. Hehe...

Behind Maam Thess is Maam Magno... ang super bait na Bio Teacher. Hmmm... I still can't forget that experiment where we disected earthworms... and ang final exam na parang game lang... hehe... the one na prang identification, kaya lang may blank for each letter and may corresponding number. So If you'll guess one word, makukuha mo na ang answer sa other questions. Basta... hehe.... I cant remember the name of the test kasi eh.

I dont know the other teachers na cause bago lang sila... hmmmm...

And nasa gym pala to... ahh the gym. Venue for after class practice sessions, talent shows, PE classes, Volleyball Matches, Technology Classes, bird poo dodging, and a lot more. Ahh memories.

Ok, so here's the Talent show I was talking about... On the left is the ever-so-hot maam sinfuego... filipino teacher. Hmmm... Kung wala si maam hindi siguro ako ganito ka galing mag tagalog... nyahaha. On the right naman is the ever vigilant Sir Dennis Joseph Garrido - Librarian, Choir Manager, and all around talent. Hehe... Watch out lang kayo when he's in librarian mode... nyahaha ulit...

When the mess gets too tough, we call on Manong Junior! Without him, the school will be one sweaty, pungent clutter of tables and torn up pieces of paper. He also has his trusty floor pollisher incase tamad na kami mag scrub ng floor. A trusty ally when the homeroom cleanliness contest comes by.

Si Tatay lando...Sir Libitaque... human microphone and our adviser way back when we were just little sampaguitas... 2nd year. Hmmm... when he was our advser we had the best homeroom, the coolest desks, the most futuristic bulletin boards and the strongest industrial fans in the entire school. Because of him, I never cheated again (until college that is.. oops). Because of him, we are forever knowledgeable on how the birds and the bees work. Haha! Congrats ulit sir on your promotion to humanities head.

More hot teachers. D ko na kilala ang naka white. Pero the one in yellow is our guidance councilor, Maam Thirza. She gave us direction when we were running blind... (or when we were simply covering our eyes) Siya rin ang nag ayos ng mga applications namin sa different colleges and scholarships. The one in pink is maam Leah. Soc sci teacher. Soc sci was never a boring subject when she was the teacher. Lagi nalang may acting, game shows, film showing. We made a novel ba as a final project. I made one intitle Ronin, samurai without a master. Sana I could get a copy of it. It was the longest story I ever made. And kahit forgetful ako I still remember some facts about the ming dynasty, oracle bones, and the correct pronounciation of Lao Tzu and Kungfutzu... (Confucius) Ewan ko kung tama anf spelling. Hehe.

Look, sir One and Maam Resa in one picture. Grabe, ito na pala ang faculty center... parang call center nga sabi ni sir Ed. Hehe... Sir One was our p6 teacher. Laging masy kasamang dance move yan every lesson. Para super sure na hindi kami ma bore. Tapos I remember pa the project na pinagawa niya... ang fastest gravity powered car. Hehe... That was the first time I learned how to abuse the mechanics of a contest, Siyempre we won that conest kasi ang car namin was composed of two parts. Isang launcher at isang roller. Basta... I wont dwell on the technical stuff na... basta madaya ang car namin kasi mouse ball lang siya at isang inclined plane on wheels. Si Maam Resa naman ang nasa likod. She used to be maam Yandog, kaya lang ngayon I dont know her surname na kasi she was just married. Congrats Maam! Ballet partner pala siya ni sir One. Chem teacher ko rin siya. And kahit na dreaded subject ko talaga ang chem, she made it fun and enjoyable na may halong drama at action sequences. SIya din ang yearbook adviser... oops... speaking of the yearbook... hehe... hehe... hehe...

The bio teachers! Currently studying the oil spill in Guimaras. I forgot Kung sino si sir na ka look alike ni Danfiel. Sir Laride ata, if Im right... Then next to him is maam magno... na describe ko na sa taas. Next, the one in orange is maam Biyo. The teacher with her own minor planet... Planet Biyo. Award niya ito for teaching excellence... along with a hefty cash prize and educational grant for our school. Siya din ata ang acting director ngayon. Hmmm... She looks like a superhero though... with green cape and all. Go maam Biyo... local celebrity na gnayon yan. Next is maam Zen. Math teacher, Actually tinuruan niya na kami ng mga integral and stuff and dapat alam ko na yan before college even started. I remember nga noon na magaling na ako mag integrate dahil sa kanya. Kaya lang forgetful lang talaga ako. Hmmm... Next is maam navarro. She won a Nissan Frontier!!! Cool! Hehe... and isang cool bio teacher din si maam. Hmm... what did I learn, basta mga genetics... mitosis miosis... and how they happen. Punnet Square ba yun, ang pagmamatch ng x and y dominant or recessive genes. Hehe... see... I stil remember kahit ECE ako. Hmm... I dunno kung sino ang big guy sa likod. Basta the one with the yellow shirt is sir Olvido. Tito ni Carina! Hahaha! Bad boy na teacher... laging long hair kung summer. And nag train din siya sa Japan, like sir Cerbo-san... hehe... Basta when sir olvido starts laughing, he cant stop na, kahit na teary eyed na siya. Once he laughed so much na hindi na niya kaya mag continue sa lecture so nag walk out siya. When he came back parang galit... seryoso ang face... pero after a few seconds he rushed out of the room laughing again... hahahaha!

Naku! napahaba naman ata ang entry na to... haay... How I miss Highschool life na... pa stroll stroll lang sa covered walk... basketball... counterstrike... girls... hehe... haay... If only I could turn back time... I would choose to be a high school student forever... or at least be with everyone in my highschool. 360 lang naman kami so we knida know everyone by face and name... *sigh* Thanks mga maam and sir for one of the happiest four years of my life. Ngayon ko lang pala na realize how lucky we were to have studies sa pisay. If not for the eduction but also for the values that they inculcate in us. Thanks sooo much...

Thanks to Sir Ed pala for the pics...