danhenry's time capsule of remembrance...

On the very first day of high school, I was so immature. All the childish toughts were still dominant in my personality. These were a result to 3 years of schooling in an all-boy school. I know that its odd to hear that students from Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC), a catholic school, would have students who are so-called kiatan. But it is inevitable that boys would be boys. We show off what we have to be on the top. Pride is the result of such actions. Don't wonder why I have too much pride.

I know that it was wrong that I brought that prideful attitude in UP. What can I do? It was who I was. I was wrong and I admit. As time passed, I knew that I had to change my attitude. It was a long process. I think it is impossible that this habit to cease. I admit that it is hard to contain my pride. My ego is just so easy to target. Even little side comments bother me. I want to change.

I want to be remembered as Dan Henry, the person who really wanted to change for the better.

Together with the changing process, I was so filled with laughter. In some instances, my laugh is so sarcastic that it makes other people feel bad. I don't know why but I easily laugh when other people are in mild accidents (i.e. matakilpo ). But not all times that I laughed were the times that others were in bad incidents. I laughed with people mostly. Whenever we had time to bond an just talk, all of us laugh. We laugh when funny moments are recalled. We laugh when we do something weird. We are just being joyful.

I want to be remembered as Dan Henry, the one who laughed with you during good and bad times. The one who makes people smile with his actions. The one who sess life as a simple thing.

A project for me is done with content, not the decorations and other miscellaneous add-ons. For me, the content is the thing that is important in a project. A project is given to enhance researching skills, writing skills, and some other skills. But art projects are those that need to be designed. I believe in the principle simplicity is beauty. I hate designing because I don't know how! (it's my opinion)

I want to be remembered as Dan Henry, the one who always sees things simple and unsophisticated.


But that most important thing that I want to be remembered is being a friend to those who needed a friend. A friend who has a helping hand. A friend who could have pushed you down but helped you back up. A friend who laughed with you in happy times and mourned with you during bad. A friend who didn't leave you hanging. A friend whom you can lend you a crying shoulder. A friend whom you could ask for advice. A friend whom you could release your anger to. (e.g. punch.., not joking!)

I don't want to be remembered just because I am the son of a faculty member or because I was a member of the batch.

I don't want to be remembered as the harsh CWTS officer who was blinded with power. Instead, I want to be remembered as the blinded officer who saw the error of his ways and accepted it to change eventually.

But most of all, I want to be remembered for what I am, not what I had.