It's the time of the year that every school has been waiting for: PROM SEASON. Most of those who experienced a prom have taken from it at least one utterly unforgettable memory to laugh about, cringe over or cherish. So today, I feel like going down memory lane. Care to join me? Here is how I spent mine 35 years ago.
My highschool was an all-girl catholic school so back in the late 60s, we celebrated it just among us girls. Imagine us all dressed up in our formal dresses dancing with a girl schoolmate. Corny but that was how it was. That is why when I entered college, I was really looking forward to prom night. At first I was worried that I might not experience the real meaning of prom night because I was again enrolled in an all-girl catholic college. But I later on discovered that they allowed us to bring dates.
For months, all I did was go over magazines to choose what style of gown to wear, which style of shoes & bag to use and of course what hairstyle to have done. A week before prom night, I was rushed to the hospital due to high fever and vomitting. I was a later diagnosed to have typhoid fever.
I had no choice but to stay away from this event after I got discharged from the hospital because doctor strictly left instructions that I stay in bed for another week. As I got to my boarding house, I started crying, looking out the window ... I didn't want my roommates to see me crying, but I was hurting so bad. For me the prom is like the holy communion of dating - a rite of passage that, with all its expectations and reservations, is an experience in itself.
As I was staring outside the window, I never realized that a person was crossing the street to our boarding house. As he came closer, I recognized my date. He was with two other guys & a classmate of mine. The other guy whose date comes from another school invited me to their prom which was going to be held in tow weeks. At first, I was hesitant to accept the invitation because I didn't know anyone there. But later on changed my mind. I was very glad that we had so much fun. We danced all night to the hit songs of the following artists played by a band known as The Tiltdown Men: The Beatles, Bee Gees, Gary Lewis, Herman's Hermits & Diana Ross & the Supremes, Beach Boys, The Lettermen & The Rolling Stones.
At that time, my date and I were just dating and getting to know each other. Little did I know we were going to be married 3 years later. What made this prom so memorable was I felt like a princess the whole night & I was so much in love that I saw no one else except him. It was a truly wonderful experience and I am very thankful to my date for seeing to it that I get to experience the prom which only happens once in a girl's lifetime.
