Wonders of Cupertino Center

More often than not, most of us have probably been to a place wherein we feel uneasy, agitated, or even tensed. We are put into a seemingly uninviting environment that is totally new to us that we can't help but to want to escape from it as soon as we can. Homesickness as some people may call it, some of us tend to long for the things and the people we are accustomed to be surrounded with. But I guess it's just safe to say that this isn't always the case. Every once in a while, we come upon a place that right from that moment of encounter, it seizes our hearts and grabs our attention. A place that we can say instantly makes us feel at home. A place that is so welcoming that our first time to chance upon with it doesn't feel like the first one at all. And luckily for us, Cupertino Center was exactly that – it was able to seize our hearts, grab our attention, and make us feel like we've found home.

Stepping on Cupertino Center's grounds for the first time, I did not feel any sense of aloofness. The place suggests a very friendly atmosphere you don't really get when visiting any other schools. Being put up among the houses in the village of La Vista, Quezon City, Cupertino Center's location definitely serves its goal to become a home not only for the special children who are enrolled in their school, but also even to those who chose to devote their lives helping these precious kids. The serenity of the place brought about by nature and the cheerful aura that the place is clouded with make you forget about the suburban city in which the place is actually located in. With its walls and posts painted in green and yellow, the buildings that make up the school mimic its environment. Different species and sizes of trees can be seen pl...

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...nd yet it makes you feel like you've been there for as long as you could remember. It feels like there is this voice whispering to you, cheerfully welcoming you as you make your first steps toward your safe harbor. Just like what Vincent van Gogh once said, “One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.” I am a mere visitor to this foreign place. It may take a month, or a year, or maybe even more than that for my next visit to come by. The chances of it may be quite unsure, but I know that Cupertino will undoubtedly always be there to welcome us, visitors who are planning to take a glimpse of the lives of these precious kids, as it continuously provides them a home, a place where all of them are understood, well taken care of and of course, appreciated.