N u t r i - M o n t h C u l m i n a t

On July 28, 2017 , Asian College of Technology Bulacao campus held their Nutri-Month Culminating 2017. The activity lasted for a long day, and boy, was it tiring. Since I was also a participant in one of the activities being held on that day. I am writing this blog for me to be able to share to you all my experiences on that day.

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First, it started out with a parade, otherwise known

as a 'Nutri-walk'. The parade was only held inside the campus and thus, was only a short walk. It was also compulsory to wear visors representing the fruit we chose, which was Watermelon. One by one, each sections of the Junior High department presented their cheer on stage. Finally, it was our turn, the grade 9-Justice's cheer. Our cheer went, " watermelon watermelon...etc. "

After everyone had presented their cheer, everyone was asked to stay in the lobby and participate in the Zumba which was led by Sir Dan, our Music, P.E and Health instructor, and some other teachers and students.

It was around 8:00 am , close to 9:00 am, that the Zumba officially came to an end. But that's not the end, There was one more activity left before we could move on to the afternoon activities. It was the Nutri-chef. Exactly right after the Zumba, participants were asked to prepare and head over to the quadrangle near the elementary classrooms. Our representatives were Kaye Alegado and Nadine Geraldez. While the non-participants, like me, were told to stay in the lobby and not go to our classrooms. We were also not allowed to go near the cooking area and watch the participants . So , some students went to the canteen, some slept or either played/talked with their friends. I was one of the people who took a nap and later, woke up and went to the canteen.

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When the Nutri-chef was over, it was already close to lunchtime so everyone was hungry. But before we could leave, Ms. Floramae Arain told us to gather in the lobby and pick off the trashes on the floor. If our area had any trashes, we wouldn't be allowed to leave but, fortunately, our area was clean so we were able to leave early. Next, the participants of the Mr. and Ms. healthy were reminded that they only had until 1:00 pm to prepare and eat lunch. Being a participant myself, I ate my lunch quite quickly and changed into my costume. My costume represented our fruit which was watermelon. The one who did my make-up was Kaye, a major in beauty care. Also the dress I wore was adjusted by Alyssandra Saranza to fit my size since it was too big for me. I also had the help of Angel Thaniela Pedrano. She was the one who made my props. and gave me tips. I had the support and help from everyone around me and I was quite grateful for that.

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And finally, it was time. As time passed, the lobby was slowly filled with spectators and the judges had already taken their seats. The program started around 2:00 pm in the afternoon

Once everyone was prepared and gathered at the backstage, the audience was asked to keep quiet for the opening prayer which was led by Ms. Tiffany , our adivisor and Science teacher.

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After the opening prayer ended, the emcees, Sir Hero Jorge and Ms. Floramae Arain went on the stage. They welcomed the audience with a pleasant afternoon as background music could be heard amidst all the chatters and anticipation. I could hear all of them quite clearly from the backstage, and anxiety grew within the pits of my stomach. I tried to calm myself down but alas, it was time. We formed a line, same as during practice and when the music began, we walked out into the stage, in front of the audience and the judges. Once we were in our positions, we did our production number with Ms. Mechaila leading us.

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After our production number, we made our exit to give way to the boys. This time it was the boys production number.

After the production number, it was time to introduce ourselves.

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Mid-way during the presentation, the winners from the Jingle Competition performed again on stage. It was the Grade 10-Perseverance.

And right after their performance, the glee club performed to give us more time to change into our formal attire.

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All of us posed before leaving the stage and changing into our formal attire in a hurry. I changed into my blue and white colored cocktail dress. Everyone else also changed and they looked great in their outfits. Then we headed off once again into the stage and posed once more for the audience before the judges made their final decision on who would be one of the top 5.

Surprisingly, I was included in the top 5 for female, together with Nakatsuka Ayumi[Grade 10], Kiara[Grade 10] , Lordes Dacua [Grade 8], and Abigail [Grade 8].

And the boys who were picked for Top 5 were Ricardo, Yoshi[Grade 10], Angelo Loranas[Grade 9], Rohn Yunting[Grade 9] and Andrei[Grade 8]. Once the top 5 candidates were chosen, it was time for the question and Answer portion.

One by one, the top 5 candidates were told to choose from the box of questions. The one who got to pick first was Ricardo, followed by his partner, Kiara. Then it was Yoshi's turn and then Ayumi. Next was Andrei, then Abigail. Afterwards, it was Rohn and then Lordes. And finally, it was me and Angelo's turn, my partner. Angelo got to pick first before me. I was the last person to pick and answer. My palms had gotten sweaty becuse of my anxiety and the wait had me on guard. When it was finally my turn to pick, I whispered 'goodluck' to myself and then diving into the box to pick. The question I got was : "If you will rank the following, namely, health, wealth and family according to their importance, how will you rank them and why?" As I soon as I read the question, I immediately formulated my answer in my head. Sir Hero read the question twice before handing me the microphone. I took a deep breath before answering. I don't remember much about my answer, but I was relieved when the audience clapped. We all had to watch a presentation by the dance club while the judges decide who would be crowned as Ms. and Mr. Healthy 2017.

Several awards were given such as : Mr and Ms. Photogenic , and People's choice Award. As well as and Runner-up and 1st runner-up for both male and female category.

And the one who was crowned as Mr. and Ms. Healthy 2017 was Ricardo and Thessalonica Angeline P. Mayol a. k .a me. To be honest, I was very surprised. I honestly didn't expect anything. But, I was quite happy that my effort paid off. I'm glad that I didn't disappoint my friends and family who supported and cheered on for me. Afterwards, I took photos with my friends and changed clothes and immediately went home. That was how my experience during July 28, 2017 went.

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