Behind the scenes of Winning
The original date of the contest was November 12. There were three categories, first is Programming, 2nd is Web Development, and lastly is Hardware Servicing. Dean approach me to be the coach for Hardware Servicing. and Annie to become the coach of Programming. Anita started to lecture the two students, it was Julie Ann and Catherine. Dean select Aaron to be the entry in Hardware servicing. Unfortunately we cannot find entry for Web Development since our bet is at vacation, we already have no hope on getting the overall champion.
As i attend the Committee meeting at El Jardin lingayen, i saw all the participating schools, on the meeting we are approximately 40 participating schools in pangasinan. That was the time i told myself, if i can have at least 3rd place, that would be okay for me.
As the day is near, the contest was postponed to November 20, then we have a lot of time to prepare. I ask permission to the college dean to provide us all the hardware needed with approval of the School Director. The SD is very generous on helping us with assistance of our Support Engineer. It was a good motivation on the part me and the contestant aaron.
Every night aaron and i is chatting and doing informal lecturing. "Eto tandaan mo to, what if NTLDR is missing" thats what im always saying, "alam mo na ba mag dual boot?" always follow up, "networking ng xp at 98 at vice versa, dapat tandaan mo lagi" those are always my words. Doing a motivation is not easy, sometimes i cannot provide coaching but since motivation is part of success, i always force the contestant to think positive always, and i can see thats is a big problem of aaron.
Aaron always tell me "malapit na ang contest sir, kelangan na natin ung gamit, paano tayo mananalo nyan pag kulang tayo sa gamit, un lang panlaban natin sa iba" its been always a word from him. So i even think and list down all the needed hardware to get complete. i try ask the School Director to buy some of the equiptment needed like UPS, but of course we are shy to ask since we are not sure if we will win.
On the last 3 days before the contest that was monday, aaron and i, urgently prepare all the hardware needed for practice. After the flag ceremony, the SD ask the Software Engineer to help us out on preparation of the event, i said to myself "sana di kami uuwi ng AMA na nakakahiya". Then that time our Engineer prepare all the needed equiptment.
On the last 2 days before the contest, aaron went to school as early as he can. Practicing all the given instructions. "Eto una mong gagawin, baklasin mo lahat, then ibalik mo, install ka ng OS ng XP at 98 na dual boot, at wag mo kalimutan mga drivers, at networking nya, tiyak yan kelangan mong knowledge" then he started. At afternoon, i called Engineer Fajardo to give some tips and tricks on other hardware that might add on his knowledge. At that time we are having problems with lack of software needed. "wala tayong windows 98, pano tayo install nito, tapos wala pa tayong printer na andito" then i suggest "yung printer n lang ni dean, paalam natin para bukas, tapos magdodownload ako ng 98 ngayon", then i can see that we have no more time for that... "matagal magdownload, how can we install it, bukas n lang ata" but i ask the software Engineer, and he provided me those... "ngayon probleman n lang natin ung list mga drivers para sa xp at sa 98", "mahirap hanapan sa 98" then i reply "we can madali lang yan, we need to choose hardware compatible with 98 and xp"... with almost a lot of conversation and lectures, i am still focusing on motivation "di ka pwedeng umuwi dito na tayo, kahit 3rd place lang ok na", aaron always replied "uuwi natin ang gold, di tayo papatalo", "lol, we are competing in all pangasinan schools and big universities here"... then ako pala ang nawawalan ng lakas ng loob, hehehe. at that time we didnt finish what we are doing, we almost go out the school at around 6.15, and the guard is waiting for us to go out. "bukas n lang natin pagpatuloy, dont forget to make a list on needed hardware, ung video card ko dadalhin ko n lang bukas", then we go home that time. Still at home we chat and chat planning for it.
A day before the contest, it was early morning when we list all down all needed hardware then we ask Engr jimmy to drive us to lingayen. This day, i almost forgot that i have my class in programming students. And another problem, we prepare on hardware servicing, but i was thinking about annie... "asan si annie, kelangan din sila sa psat mamayang 1?", "anie prepare na ba kayo?", annie replied: "kulang pa kami ng isa, ung, can we ask sir gerald to do lecture on this" then they call sir gerald. unfortunately, the pc of programming is not prepared, "mam sd kelangan ba ng 4 computers? kc 2 lang naiprepare nmin for chs, how about programming?" sd replied "yes apat daw", then i have a big problem... rushing it, we request sir amado with SD to rush the 2 computers....
The time we are in PSAT, we've got a problem, PC must be formatted in programming, "ha? e wala silang gamit doon" they dont even have power supply, so some of the CHS hardware are use first, CD rom and power supply just to reformat the PC of programmers... "kaw tlaga mam annie, kawawa kaming hardware" stated as joking, i just cant stop laughing coz we dont have the drivers of the PC, we just install purely OS, Compilers and database... "yan lang naman kelangan nyo eh tama na yan" we almost got finished at around 7 pm. "hatid n lang namin kayo sa dagupan, matagal ang jeep dito" then i ask my uncle to drive to dagupan. "daanan natin ung video card sa bahay aaron" "sige" i almost got sleep at around 11 so much tired.
The contest proper... everybody prepared, i am not aiming for overall champion because we dont have entry for web development, so i am only hoping at least 3rd place on the two category.
"aaron pasok ka na, tandaan mo lagi this is marking system, malaki ang puntos ng mga question so galingan mo sa pagsagot" then the contest started. "annie natatakot ako manood" during the contest we cannot talk to the participants, started at around 10... i lost my hope because aaron looks like a loser, he is the last one to get finish assembling the computer, "sir pumalya ung video card nyo, wala talo na tayo"... "ngee, marking system kaya, uulitin ko sayo, video card ay 1 point lang, how about the others di ba" another motivation. "tara kain muna tayo ng lunch sa labas" without knowing there is a free food "sayang gastos ulit, pag natalo ka bayaran mo lahat to ah" telling arron in a joke way. "asan kaya sina anita san kaya sila kumakain" we didnt see the programmer where are they. after that aaron enter the contest proper again to continue. then i saw annie saying "sir si aaron parang di nya alam ginagawa nya, parang nakakaawa" i have no answer on it, but i can see aaron face is like all negative... i ask jobert and charles to go to psat, progamming students to assist us on transportation of the computers after the event. but only jobert left. it is also the last time i use my motorcycle before it was sold. now the contest is over... there is a tie in hardware, we saw it is not us, so we lost hope, they said that are the 2nd and 3rd place "sir uwi na tayo, talo na rin tayo eh" , "di ka sanay sa discouragement noh, ok lang it is just a competition, there is always a loser", we are the only participant that left all the hardwares coz engr jimmy has an emergency. "talo na nga tayo wala pa tayo sasakyan, pano ung mga pc ng school, sasakay natin sa jeep, kawawa naman tayong tatlo nito." its jobert, me and aaron only. "oo nga uwi na tayo sir", i ask the guard if we can let the pc stay and they agreed. "salamat at di tayo magbubuhat now, talo n nga tayo tapos magbubuhat pa," then the awarding started at 8 pm. after waiting. anita and the others go home already. "sir ang tagal tagal, uwi n lang kami kasi wala na kami masakyan, itext nyo n lang kami sa nanalo", "kawawa naman kami, iiwan nyo kami dito"
Then only me, jobert and aaron is left. "3rd price: goes to...., 2nd price....", "wala talaga" if you only see our face. "champion hardware servicing: AMA DAGUPAN>>>>" ..." AMA Dagupan, asan sila???" ... then i said "PAMMA???"... they repeat it again "AMA"... "Whoaaa??? men i told you, its marking system, forget about that stupid video card point"... "ohhh????" ... then we are so much happy that time... who is clapping??? nobody is clapping except out sister school, ACLC Alaminos with the SD of ACLC mam tes and others. "Mam panalo kami, panalo na rin kayo", "oo naman congratulations" then they informed our school director, mam SD cant believe it... even anita cant believe it... then we have too much joy...
after they announce web application, we dont expect anything coz we dont have entry... we are not listening already, lol...
then they announce the programming... "uwi na tayo pabayaan na natin yang programming, hehehe" saying by joking but of course we are waiting... then they announce it programming AMA is got 2nd place, 1st runner up... "sir wala na sila dito" "then kayo n lang punta kayo dito... " again we recieve the award... so much happy...
but this is the most unexpected part as they announce the OVERALL CHAMPION... Overall champion... AMA DAGUPAN... i almost got to cry when we prove in ICT Skills competition despite that we dont have entry in web development we still got the highest point. coz we are only 2 school got 2 awards, but still we are on TOP... that was the 3rd award already...
and lastly they announce the winner or the contestant in trip to singapore, but of course i expect aaron... so di na ako na shock... but arron was so shock "ohhh??? ako?????????? haa?" "o si sya makapaniwala" "oo ikaw"...
then that was they story...
"wala tayo sasakyan, we only have this motorcycle, but we are happy"
"AMA Dagupan Champion" aaron is yelling in front of PSAT
"oi wag ka magulo matutumba tayo"
we go to libsong first to left the medals and plan to eat coz we are almost hungryy, hehehe...
"ohh xxxxx... champion.." aaron always saying
then we eat at jolibee lingayen, we are only 3 to celebrate temporarily, hehehehe. but i know 2morow is a big day in AMA. without annie and the 2 participant, ama will never be the overall champion, and aaron will not go to singapore, hahaha.
"wala na ako pakialam sa video card na nasira, hehehe" as i said even it cost thousand of pesos.
ama is so much happy on friday, eating and eating foods... etc... picture takings and posting of names... thats the behind the scenes of winning... and grammars are almst incorrect, hahaha,
Hope nobody cares…
year ago, i was on my deepest loneliness, and i use this bulletin board and some blogs to express my pains. as i read those bulletin and posted blogs which is still saved, i cant deny i develop self-pity on those times which i think there is no tomorrow, because i quit a lot of things, question running my heads why the world is so much unfair. because that time i lost everything even the value of my life. i wish nobody cares about those bulletins and blogs posted, and nobody reads it. coz i will be very shy to talk about it if you know the story of a girl who broke my heart painfully. and i hope nobody knows it because confidently, i dont want to return back and i regret everything i done before. i wish i didnt fall in love with her, and i wish i didnt became too serious, i wish i didnt planned my whole life and wasting a lot of times courting and following her. all i can say, i moved on from the past. and this will be the last time to talk about this to myself. you might wondering, i remember her while i write this post? no... i just remember the time i have accident on my wheels because of alcohol, because i dont know where to go, because i was crying while driving, because i think my life worth no more, and specially because of her. but all i want to prove to myself... i was wrong to give my whole life and love her, i was also wrong to hate myself, also wrong to forget myself and just care about her. I was wrong saying that my life has no more value at all, and i was wrong trying to suicide because of her. at this minute, i want to say i am sorry because i committed a lot of mistakes on my actions and thinking year ago. i hope nobody cares about the story, blogs and bulletin posted and nobody knows it, coz if you know it, hope you should know that i am confidently moved on, and i forget past. i love myself and not her anymore...