What You’ll Surely Expect in a School Program
So you want to see your adorable kid in his/her cute costume sing and dance in a school program.
What you should do is get up from your chair and find a good spot.
Because if you stay rooted in your seat, you will not see anything but this.
And while I’m sure your kid will be spectacular, don’t expect your fellow parents to see that.
Chances are, they will not see anyone else but their own child through their camera’s viewing screens. Unless of course, your kid is blocking their view.
ann:
Bakit naman kasi walang stage para kahit nasa likod ka kita mo at makukuhanan ng picture ang anak mo.
LC: natakpan na nila yung stage
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14 January 2008, 1:08 pmfeng:
haha! familiar situation ito.
which reminds me, malapit na family day sa school ni Nico at kelangan maghanda ng mataas na upuan.
LC: sa amin, bale wala ang matataas na upuan, dahil nagtatayuan talaga ang mga magulang. nung first year ng anak ko sa school, nahihiya ako na gawin yan. pero ngayon, 2nd year na namin sa school…. aaaah…. LABAN! hahaha!
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14 January 2008, 3:58 pmLynn:
Guilty ako dyan. Every school program, strategic ang pwesto ko. Plus I bring tripod so I can take the video and take pics at the same time.
LC: hehehe, may tripod pa ha? kami ni hubby, tig isa. he has the camera, i take the video, pero mas madali yung style mo. next time i’ll bring a tripod
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14 January 2008, 7:47 pmKongkong622:
That is why we are always early. Most times, nag-seset up pa lang andyan na kami. Syempre, gusto ko full view
LC: haha! ako rin maaga. kasi, dun ako sa unahan uupo!
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14 January 2008, 8:41 pmmanilenya:
hehehe dapat pinagtutulak mo yang mga nasa unahan…para feeling stage mom ka lol!
LC: guilty! hahaha!
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15 January 2008, 1:08 amjulie:
Cess, ganyan talaga especially if there is no elevated stage. When we have the Family Day in JASMS, the grounds are big and the children are placed not too near each other kaya ayun, hindi nagsisiksikan ang mga parents. We still arrive early though to get good seats, mahirap na
LC: oo nga e. the stage in my son’s school is elevated naman, about a foot or two nga lang :D. funny nga e, last december, the teachers decided to put the chairs far back , such that there’s an empty space in front of the stage for us shutterbugs. tutal nagugulo lang ang mga chairs pag nagpe-perform na ang mga bata.
im going to transfer my son to another school when he reaches grade 1, siguro i should take a look at the prospective school’s bulwagan first. hahaha!
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15 January 2008, 10:47 amjho:
may official photographer yung school for school activities. pero marami pa din kaming mga parents na kumukuha ng kanya-kanyang pwesto para makuhanan ng larawan ang sarili naming mga anak. Dapat i-suggest nyo na magkarun ng stage yung school.
LC: meron dati official fotog sa school namin, pero i guess nobody hired his services. i mean, maganda pa camera ko sa kanya hahaha!
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15 January 2008, 12:26 pmmalaya:
naku ganyan din dati sa school ni Ponks. mga ulo ng parents mapapanood mo. kung sino pa matanda sila pa ang pasaway, di ba?
LC: ah oo. meron talaga sobra na pasaway. pinaka hate ko yung alam naman nilang nagvi-video ang mga parents, tapos dadaan sila sa gitna ng hindi yumuyuko. so ang ganda ng bumbunan nila sa video namin. i say politely “excuse me” and so far, sumusunod naman.
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15 January 2008, 1:53 pmZherwin:
hehehe.
they should have at least show the courtesy of sitting down kahit nasa unahan, akala mo tuloy sila yung pinapanuod hehehe
LC: ay naku, you’re right. dyan, hindi ako guilty. i stay at the back of the pack and let my camera do its tricks :).
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15 January 2008, 2:16 pmMari:
The school should build a stage that’s high enough for everyone to see all the performers, even if all the spectators are seated down. Wala sigurong budget para diyan. Oops. He he
LC: korek haha! baka para magawa ang project na yan they would need to increase the tuition fee… di bale na lang, magtiyaga na lang kami na mababa ang stage
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15 January 2008, 4:14 pmannamanila:
I know how frustrating that could be, Cess.
Shouldn’t there be a stage? And seats for the audience?
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15 January 2008, 6:54 pmraqgold:
hahaha, i can relate. isa rin akong super mini na kahit nga sa grocery i need someone to reach the upper shelves ano. pano pa kaya sa mga ganyang shows? alam mo buti dito they make sure na ang asa unahan would be the kids muna. talagang pinapaalis nila yung mga parents na asa harapan.
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16 January 2008, 1:15 amchesca (exskindiver):
also it would be good if the administration or teachers organize it in such a way that if it is your kid’s turn to be on stage, they rotate the parents who have the first row.
i was at a function one time here in the states where this was done.
(meaning, they would have to keep the first two rows on a rotating basis.)
suggest mo kaya–bago mo ilipat yung anak mo?
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16 January 2008, 7:28 amteacherjulie.com » Special Children Onstage:
[...] post of Lady Cess about her son’s school program made me remember how it is with children with special needs when they have their own school program [...]
16 January 2008, 8:11 amRowena:
Hi Cess, guilty ako nyan, pero I ako, I would squat or kneel down, so I can take pics or video. Kainis kasi pag me na-miss ako with my kid’s performance, he he. Stage mother in the making noh….
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17 January 2008, 11:32 amwatson:
Ang ganda naman ng view, puro likod. hehe. Na-update ko na pala link to your blog. Medyo delayed, dami kasi work. Palusot?
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17 January 2008, 1:30 pmMommyBa:
Malapit-lapit na rin ako sa stage na yan. Hehehehe! Excited na ‘ko!
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18 January 2008, 5:57 pmidealpinkrose:
hi sis, thanks a lot for your vote..because of you my blog won the best blog! thanks a lot!
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19 January 2008, 10:46 amnona:
haha, parang nakikita ko sarili ko diyan. Busy sa pagpicture taking sa anak ko *lang*!
Graduate na ako diyan ngayon, Cess.
Nabuhay na nga pala uli site ko….happy new year
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19 January 2008, 1:07 pmChateau:
Ay naku, grabe mag-police ang school namin sa mga school programs na ganyan. Cordoned off ang stage from about 5 feet, and there are student volunteers (from the CAT Corps) who politely tell off parents na matitigas ang ulo. hahaha! Minsan naiinis ako sa school namin kasi napaka OA, pero na-appreciate ko ka-OA-han nila sa mga school programs hehe.
With such a high-tech camera as yours, you don’t really need to scramble for the front seats no.
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20 January 2008, 3:14 pmRach (Heart of Rachel):
Hi Cess. That was precisely what happened during the Christmas presentation at Yohan’s school. Funny how parents can sometimes lack discipline. I’m one of the guilty ones. Ha ha!
It’s true, my eyes were focused on my son and only appreciated the others when I watched the video after.
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21 January 2008, 5:10 amghee:
morning Cess!
right,di pwedeng mag stay ka lang sa chair mo,kelangang makipagsiksikan sa crowd?i guess ganyan ang style talaga sa pinas,kulang sa discipline.
happy monday!
ghee
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21 January 2008, 7:39 amsoloops:
Hi,
I expect I’ll be one of the worst stage moms when Faith and bunso are old enough to perform. Graduation pa nga lang ni J sa flying school, wa ako care na mas maganda pa pwesto ko sa official photographer. hehe.
I remember this mom of 5 talented kids in my elem. and highschool-while her kid is orating or singing, she would stand, feet apart, in the aisle and guide her kid. Kahit yung mga teachers/principal, takot na sitahin siya. hahaha.
LC: hahaha! this is funny! aliw!
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21 January 2008, 1:38 pmyam:
Hi, I found your website by following a link from someone else’s blog. This is a funny post! In my youngest brother’s school, every time there is a gym demo (the whole batch dances), there are special areas around the gym for parents. 2 or 3 years ago the teachers implemented a new system para all the parents can get shots of their kids: the kids dance twice! 1st time, everyone has to stay put in their seats. Sorry nalang if you have a bad view of your kid. 2nd time, parents can go right in front of their child to take photos or video. It’s chaotic but it somehow satisfies the parents.
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8 February 2008, 6:37 pm