Rfl Cstllo. Add some vowels to get my name right. I live somewhere in Manila but I study somewhere in the Cordillera. I used to blog everyday, but there's just a lot of other things that keeps me busy these days.
We had this pre-activity every English class wherein a classmate of ours would give idioms or vocabularies in front of the class and everyone (except the one in front) would guess the meaning. I think I was in either Third Year or Second Year when one of my classmates gave the phrase "A Bun in the Oven", which means...Pregnant.
I remember the time when my seat mate/friend and I would suspect a classmate of ours if she was pregnant. But, our suspicions were wrong (thank God!) that she not and was never pregnant. Our school is against such act. Especially towards students. But of course, not with teachers and other employees. Our Religion class even includes an anti premarital sex topic and other related stuffs. Still, some students violate this rule. Former students were either dropped out or were not allowed to go up the stage and get their diplomas. Luckily (I think), none of my batch mates did not go up the stage because of this reason but because of poor grades or breaking a lot of school rules.
Just minutes ago, I was "stalking" an old friend of mine from my old school in FB. Yes, we were friends back when we were in Grade School. We even ride the same school service/tricycle together. I remember having her as a recess and lunch buddy. But, that was years ago. Now, I don't talk to her (and a lot of my Grade School classmates) and I don't have news about her. Except when I added her as a friend (and other GS classmates) in FB. That's why I had a chance to "stalk" her. Just look at her About Me section and her Photos. So, while reading the About Me section, I was surprised to see a "single mother, soon" there. Okay, so maybe she typed that down just for the lulz. But when I saw an ultrasound picture of a fetus (or was it just an egg cell? :P) and saw comments about it, I was rather shocked about it. She?! Pregnant at 16?! My age?! Like, WTH is happening in this world! But what shocked me about was the comments, one was begging to be a godmother and the baby be born in this country, and the others, just plain "yay's" for her. And since I was stalking her, I do not want to leave a comment there.
I am not angry or anything about that old friend but I'm just shocked about it. I remember her story to me that she was born when her mother was just 17 or 18. Was it because of lack of security? Or lack of actual knowledge? I had classmates during High School who have mothers who gave birth when they were just teenagers but no, my classmates are not like my old friend. Are we just lucky to have Pasig Catholic College as our Alma Mater that taught us the phrase "doing at the right time, at the right place for the right reason"? Or are we just lucky enough to have our Religion teachers teach us the value of teenage life? Or our advisers become our advisers despite of the problems we had with him/her? OR AM I just lucky enough to know that there's really a God who has a better plan for me?
For some odd reasons, I think the reasons stated about are true. But, it's not actually lucky now, it's for real. And now, I'll really be praying for that old friend of mine. For her to love her baby like her mother really loves her. And for her to love her baby like God loves her as His child.