Corrected By

If there is one thing I like about looking through old notebooks and books, it's seeing all those "corrected by's." Weird, but true. It's like walking down memory lane when I see the names of people there.

I'll go, "Hey, she used to be my seatmate!"; "This girl was very annoying"; "I used to ask for food from this girl!"; "Best seatmate!"; "I remember how this girl did this and yadda yadda...". It goes on forever.

I'd remember those people who were around me, from first year to right now. It is very interesting to see the handwritings, how they've changed or not over the last three years. It's like seeing how people evolved. It's like having your own personal scrapbook or slambook, with the signatures of countless schoolmates. Now how cool is that?

Although now it seems like I'm a huge fan of "corrected by's" already, I must confess that I'm not really someone who does it. I mean, I don't write my name when checking. I'm just like, whatever. Check it and you're done. Why waste your ink over it? But now I realize the importance. You immortalize a part of yourself, even if it is just your name.

Too bad if your classmate throws away her notebooks. Which, unfortunately, happens all the time.