Yesterday must have been life’s idea of a bad joke. Wishing for something to happen is fun, with all the laughter and endless prayers that come along with praying for that wish to come true. But when it actually comes true, something just doesn’t feel right. Wishing to have A(H1N1) at school was fun, with all our what-if’s and if-only’s. But when it actually did come, well it was truly a different thing.

Expectations ran high when Ms. Lacanlale excused our teachers out of their classes in an emergency conference outside our classrooms. Obviously it was urgent, they didn’t even bother getting a room to discuss. Rumors began to circulate within the classroom, “Swine flu’s reached AA.” - “School’s going to be suspended!” - “Who’s the girl who got A(H1N1)?”. Everyone was talking. When classes finally ended, everyone was asked to gather. Something very important was going to be announced, was all they said. Confirmed. It must be a Swine Flu case for an emergency batch meeting to arise. Yes. There it was. Ms. Lacanlale announcing to the microphone that AA did have one confirmed case. Yes. We were getting suspended for 13 Days. Yes. We were getting quarantined. Every rumor, now confirmed. What now?

We weren’t going to slack off, that’s for sure. Tons and tons of assignments were placed on us. Every subject had its own homework. Ugh. With thirteen days at our disposal, teachers were sure to have made something out of it. /:) But, what now? I’m not particularly happy about the suspension. WHY? I’ll tell you why. We go to school on Saturdays. More school-time. Less me-time. Preparation time for the Fair’s been cut off. Students may be okay with it, but we’re not. Committees will be rushing everything when classes resume, that’s for sure, especially those whose jobs require preparations before the fair starts. And personally, I’ll lose my school-mode. What? It takes me so long to get used to school and now that I’m getting the hang of it, it’s gone. What sick joke is that?

Ugh. Whatever. I’m not really happy. The only reason I am is that we’re given extra extra time to prepare for the IP. That’s one thing I’ll be honest about. More IP time. Yey. HAHA. But yeah. That’s all. Weigh the pros and the cons. You decide if it’s good or not. /:) All I’m saying is, this must be life’s idea of a bad joke.

Labels: A(H1N1), Quarantine, Thirteen Days