"So many quiet walks to take So many dreams to wake and there's so much love to make I think we're gonna need some time Maybe all we need is time And it's telling me it might be you All of my life "

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.

Reminiscence:"Looking Back"

A bachelor named Medwin Mariano and a lady named Cielito D. Mariano were destined to meet each other in Lord Jesus Fellowship (a Born Again Christian church). They’ve known each other more when there is play in their church where they acted as a couple and the rest is history. August 25, 1990 is the when they exchange their vows as lawfully husband and wife. A year ago, here I came a cute cute baby girl! February 09, 1991, 3:02pm to be exact. Actually I must be born in March but that what it happens. Cristine Margareth was the name they gave to me. If you want to know where my name came from, here it goes. Cristine? from Christine Jacob (my Dad’s favorite TV personality that time) and also we are Christians and the girl version of Christian is Christine. Margareth? this name was given to me from Margaret Tatcher. She’s the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. That’s the history of my name. I have a sister named Cielo Marjorie and brother, Martin Christopher is the name.

I end up my Nursery and Kindergarten at Cupang Elementary School. I won’t even forget the most embarrassing experience, the time I entered Kindergarten, have no teeth in the front part. Yes teeth! Meaning not only one but four and it lasted up to the end of my Grade 1 year. Other thing, I spent a hard time writing my name in script. As you know, my full name is Cristine Margareth D. Mariano. In grade three, here where my great career started, to be a secretary! (from grade school up to high school then college again?)*laugh* Grade four to six, a long journey I end up and graduated with honors.

High school. Yeah here it comes! Full of joy, exquisite experiences, lifetime moments you’ll cherish. I entered high school at Bataan Polytechnic State College. As i started being a high school student, i have also classmates since elementary up to high school like Jerome, Ahris, Diane and Christine. We're classmates for 11 years i think. Second Year(II-Quezon), little by little we're starting to bond with each other. So many events that bind us and lead us to more in tact relationship. Lots of personalities I won't even forget, here is Franz with an infectious laugh(i can't explain how he laugh, but i can say it's unique!)^_^. *huggles* . For my Junior year, here where i experienced the JS prom. I will never ever forget this memorable event in my life! Yahoo,life-changing I'll say..^^ Unexplainable feeling on my first and second dance.*giggles* . Senior Year. Our Last year in high school. I almost get in touch with everybody. I don't want waste time to be with them. We make every single day to make it extraordinary! My fourth year was the most meaningful and wonderful year though it has a sad part. Graduation. I saw the hard times and happy times we've been through. True that it's hard to accept that we'll be separating. But that's life! Important thing is we're still the Laboratory School "last batch" students, friends and family! Job well done.

Girl Turning into a Woman

"Cherish your past, live the present and work toward our future"
Almost two years ago when I attended my high school promotion ceremony. The ceremony that marked the beginning of my my new four years serious studies and making my own future. Some people say that high school isn't important - that what comes after that really counts. But come to think of it, high school was there to prepare us for what is to come. It was four years of learning and fun. It was four years of unforgettable experiences. For some of us, it was the first dance:) For some, the first kiss. It was the first girlfriend and boyfriend. For some, it was the first time without curfew. The short four years I have spent, that now just flown by leaving behind the loving memories of high school. "Everything change." Not all remain in their original form. From our physical to mental to social. We should have became smarter, more sociable and for some to be slight rebellious. But we should be aware of what the future holds for us. Now a college student, I'm in the great turning point of my life. I am no longer a girl rather I'm a lady or woman.
To survive and succeed, "accepting that i need to improve my weaknesses" gives me strength and push to strive more. Every night i ask myself "what i did right that day, what i did wrong and what can i do to improve the next day?". College is time to set our minds free finding a new way and looking forward to see our achievements in the future. Is it nice to say "I have found inside of me -- what i have worked for all those years?^_^