Home Economics (HE) Room/Building- I used to water the plants here in during my 6th Grade. With matching bomba pa sa poso and pirting scrub sa salog, dapat ma-islide ang muagi sa ka-shine..Haha
The JICA Building- It houses the grade 6's rooms. I was in Section 3 and our room was on the first floor, the third room from the left, facing the flagpole..So many memories are flooding whenever I glance at this photo. Haaaay, asa na kaha tong mga kadula nakog tubiganay og soccer tong elementary??
DWCES Grounds- This used to be an open field, the roofs I guess are just constructed a few years after we graduated cause we used to have an open graduation practices here (ahem, sako lang ang malingkuran) on the early weeks of March under the heat of the sun. We also used to play tubiganay, bagoongay, soccer (kick ball rather!), alotanay, 21, volleyball (during Sir Gibonen's class). Who could forget the exercise or the calesthenics after singing "Ako ay Filipino"? Haha, definitely not me.
ALS Room- This used to be a regular classroom (my Fifth grade classroom under Ms. Rosalinda Valdez) but as you can see, it is now the Alternative Learning System Classroom. I could still remember how Demi and Ian had a fist fight on this exact corridor..With matching labayanay bato pajud, pirting ilag kay usisera man..haha
Again, this is the ALS Room now, where it used to be my fifth grade classroom. I used to clean those windows 10 years ago!! Saka sa bangko kay di kaabot, plus butangan pag floorwax (asa ka ana, bintana butangan floorwax!!) ang bintana para daw shine tan-awon (ingon sa akong maam). Haha, hantud karon dili yata japon kaya abuton kung walay bangko.. =)
Main Canteen- Canteen nga diba? So I used to buy foods and drinks here, the Siopao ni Manong (I saw him last week and he's still selling there) that only costs P2,00 is the typical merienda of the "pupils" (elementary gud mao pupils lang sa, haha) in West. Oh, (My personal merienda that I always buy here) pati diay bihon na tag P3.00 pa dati and leche plan na tag P8.00 and coke na tag P6.00. But usually, bihon lang og coke akong merienda, usahay saging..
Entrance to our room- Well, you can't actually see the door of our room cause what this is the door of the Section 6, ours is the right adjacent of that door. We used to hang-out here with my classmates and we used to practice pa"shinay" (read it as shaynay) salog against the other sections (specifically, the section 6!). I wasn't able to shot a clear view of our classroom since a teacher is watching me and she made me really conscious. So next time na lang..
The Gymnastics/P.E Room-This is where we used to have our Grade 6 PE classes under Sir Gibonen. It doesn't look like this before, it was just a simple open room with no walls, just grills. I could still remember how nervous I was when I'm standing at the balance beam with the time pressure to cross it and win the game for my team since I'm no good in balancing (just an ordinary game of crossing the beam first, not gymnastics, okay?). Kung taga-West ka, kabalo ka asa dapit gisabit ang bell..just for fun lang..haha
The Covered Court- The gym is also one of the significant places inside WEST. We held programs here, searches and pageants, quiz bowl and art contests, practices, graduations (for my siblings' kindergarten graduations). A lot had happened here. Two events that really stand out: when our classmate won the Ms. Science (we rocked the gym and konting kantsaw sa Sec. 1 haha), and when tripped and fall on my knees in front of so many people (told yah, I have balancing problems, and so kakahiya!!).
The Flagpole- We hold here our flag ceremony and those who lead the flag ceremony activities (singing of the national anthem, etc) shall stand on top of this stage. I have to mention the times when we used to play "water, earth, ground.. ( I can't remember the others) in this flagpole and when we try to climb the pole but to no avail (haha, ambisyosa di gani kasaka sa puno, flagpole pa!). We also hang our bandaritas here during some special occassions and took some class pictorials here.
A Much Clearer View of our Classroom- That's our room in grade six!! The door on the right..Haha, i thought I wasn't able to shot a photo of it but I did. But I promise to have a clearer photo of it next time. I have only two words for this photo: Grade Six. It says it all.
This particular place brings so many fond memories of my childhood. Whenever I enter the gates of West, I can't help but feel nostalgic and remember all the memories that happen 11-9years ago. Next year, it would be a decade since I graduated in this school. I'm amazed that time flies so fast that I still couldn't believe it been 9 years. If you would ask me, I still remember the time when I first entered West as a transferee. It's feels like an old friend from the past. That's the effect to me whenever I visit my old school. So many had changes but familiar places still greets me like an old friend. Once for a while in our busy life, we should at least find time to visit our former schools. Its gonna be refreshing. As for me,West was my childhood. As simple as that. As what the song goes: "Dadiangas West Central Elementary School, I'll always cherish you in the future (today was the future of that past) for the good things you've given in my life, which shielded me against all strife..Dadiangas West, Dadiangas, West, to me you are the BEST, I'll always protect you from adversities, I love and care for you always.." See?, I still memorize the DWCES hymn!! Wohow! West is the Best!!
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