A Mothers appreciation

My parents always urge us together with my sister to practice our music instrument every time we got back from school. I can play piano and flute while my sister can play piano, flute and violin. We both started to study music when we were just 3 years old. But my sister has learned more instruments than me because of her interests.

Actually I am also interested to learn but not that much. So my mother is very happy every time we accomplish 1 music piece yet my father don't appreciate. I like my mother specially when my father tells us that we are not improving because every time we practice, its just the old pieces that we play. So my mother will reply back to him and say "that is why we call it practice". My mother always defends us every time our father say something negative about how we play our instruments. She always appreciates what we have done even its a little accomplishment we make to boost our egos and do more next time.

I won a COMPAQ

Ever since I learned to use computer with internet (because computers without internet now a days are somewhat seem useless) I started of dreaming to have a computer of my own. So every now and then I turn to my mom and said please buy me my own computer. Although I know it's hard to buy one just for own personal use because I know the amount is not that cheaper but I tried telling my parents.

All of a sudden my mother speak and said, OK here's a deal. "If this school year you became an officer of the class, not just an officer but the highest position, we'll give you a computer". As I have said on my previous post, I am also in the top of my class and I am not an ordinary student who aims just to get 80 or just to pass is its OK already. Although in my mind, how can I get that highest position as a president of the class.

The there came a time that the classes already started and after several weeks of entering school, comes the nomination of classroom officers. And eventually, I was elected as one of the officers of the class but do you know what position I got? President! hahaha, Yes. I said to myself in an instant I have a computer of my own.

So when I got home, I told my father "Dad, I am the president of our class" and you know whats his reaction? "weh! hindi nga", "hmm, are you sure? I will ask your Ate or your classmates if its true". It seems they don't believe me now that I am the president. Well maybe the truth is, now that I am, they don't have the money to buy me a new laptop or computer. But I understand, its OK if they cannot give it to me this time I can still wait the right time when. My dad called my mom in her office and tell her the news about our deal and they both laugh out loud on the phone maybe because they are scared how are they gonna get me my new laptop.

Unfortunately, I did not get a new laptop but instead my dad gave me his first personal laptop its a COMPAQ V2000 (with 1.8Ghz Intel Centrino, 1G memory, 80GB HDD, Wifi, Bluetooth, Firewire,etc. not bad after all) and said, "you can have my laptop instead Bam and we hope you like it and understand that at this point in time, we don't have enough money to buy you a new one", "this COMPAQ is good so I guess and we hope you will be happy". Although this is kinda old and big because its still 14" but I accepted it anyway and thank them.

Here's a sample picture of my laptop:

Time of Disappointment

In our class, I can say that I am not an average student. Most of my years I always earn incentives because of my high grades performances. So every quarter it's normal for me and to my parents to expect a certificate the school will give me because I am in Achievers Lists.

But my performance early this school year almost gave my parents disappointed. I know what I have done during the past quarter in our class. And I don't know why at this point in time in our class, most of the achievers really have a hard time in dealing with our subjects specially Math and Science which is the reason why I almost not included in the list.

My parents were called by my Math and Science teacher to come to school and talk to talk about what's happening to my performance for the last few months. So the parents of my classmates come to. And when they are there, they are talking what seems to be the problem why they are called to come. "Maybe my child is in Achievers List again", said other parents. But when teachers started to talk, it's on the opposite expectation. Until the teacher said, "I guess we need to talk one by one so I can explain it clearly, while others please step outside and wait for your turn".

To make the long story short, I still got my "Achievers List" certificate which I know I will have it because I know my performance. Maybe this time, I will minimized my playing online games in Facebook and computer because this makes me forget to study and exercise my homework when I am back at home.

My point is, "Give extra time to those subjects that are giving you extra hard time".