The very first I attended to was held last Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. It was the prom of an exclusive school for boys and I was "lucky" enough to be invited to it. So how was my first prom? DULL. Yes, it was D-U-L-L... Dull...

At first I was excited because, duh, it was going to be my first prom -I was gonna get baptized!- but little did I know that my date was gonna be a furniture [someone who neither moves nor talks; someone who's just there] and as the minutes passed during that "Evening of Stars" (as the prom was entitled), my enthusiasm started fading -fast. From the minute I stepped inside his car until we reached the venue, the only sound I heard from him was "Justine, uhh.. schmmm.. czhchmmhummumm jumm.gum..shumuhhshumuhhh...". During the affair itself, he wasn't so bad. We were finally talking but unfortunately, as much as I tried, I could just not have a decent conversation with him! Other than that, I was very, not-to-mention, unusually reserved that evening. I wanted to dance like crazy but I couldn't because one, I did not know anyone there, and two, my date was such a furniture! The only things moving in his body were his eyebrows & eyelids (seriously, I'd rather dance with an actual furniture than him! It would've been much more fun.)

But despite it all, I bet he tried to keep the evening from being dull... I mean, he took me out after the prom with his friends, bought me ice cream, tried to introduce me and "give" me to his friends, etc... -No, wait. It was still dull. Lol

Anyway lesson learned: The Prom is one of the highlights of your high school life. It is a very special night for you; therefore, spend that evening with people who are special to you as well. Spend that night having fun with your bestfriends, sit on the same table, dance together, go out together after the prom. Also, get a date who is special to you. You have to make sure that you will have fun with your date, that you are comfortable with him, that you can be yourself with him. A little something I learned from my English teacher too: do not take your boyfriend to the prom because that will only bring bad memories in the future >:D. The Prom is a very special night; an event that is so precious; a memory worth keeping forever; so for you kids out there who are just about to have your proms, I leave you with three words: MAKE IT SPECIAL