We didn't have a 10 year reunion because the guy that said he was gonna do it straight up dropped the ball. I'm curious what the ppl look like nowadays though. I'm 37 and do not look my age.

Tbh I think I peaked in high school but I wasn't excited about the reunion though. I remember watching a high school reunion movie in 8th grade and remember thinking "wow those people are so old and different, fat and out of shape". But I realized that's literally me. Old, boring, fat and out of shape lol.

I would say definitely, that I was one of the popular kids in high school (8/9/10). The amount of power we had or thought we had was insane. You could say one lie to someone that you heard from someone else, and it would cause a domino effect - consequence of events. And that would be week to week thing. I guess we thought having drama was cool. But high school was easy. The worst thing that could happen is that the girl that you like doesn't like you back, and even then, no dude had game so if you had a bit of manipulation (or just say "you're so pretty" / "you're not like other girls") it was ez. (no bills or other bs we have to deal with adulting)

I can say definitively because I transferred schools for 11/12, and I definitely was not the popular kid. It became the opposite end of the spectrum for me (bully to bullied lol) but it definitely shaped who I am now in the aspect of not caring about what people think of me, 0 shits given, etc while also being aware of toxic behaviors that I used to do.

It also made me realize that I was such an asshole. My friends and I, the popular group, were also the bullies. We were terrible fucking people. We would actively outcast people because it was the popular opinion or easy targets like the "weird fat kid". We would we ruin people's days or cause trouble for fun without consequence. I don't really understand where we learned to behave this way, but we learned that people can be manipulated very easily. We started drinking in 9th grade, then raving and doing drugs in 10th grade. I was definitely a fucked up kid.

On a tangent, I think when they say "kids don't see colour", they're referring to children (below hs age). I don't really remember seeing race in high school, like you know that people have different skin tones, but it's not a factor for anything. I don't even remember using colour (race) based adjectives to describe someone. Oddly enough, it's only the last few years that race has really kept popping up everywhere for better or worse.

Don't you already know what everyone is up to from lurking their social media?

I miss highschool reading this, it was a riot.

Someone from my high school just tried organising a 30 year reunion a few months ago - didn't happen but it did cause me to pull out my yearbook and google some of the people in the class to see what happened to them. I'd say 80% of them I have no recollection of and even the ones I can recall have changed so much that many I wouldn't recognise if I saw them in person.

A couple of the girls did stay pretty hot though.

Bumping this because it’s exactly one year ago. Fuck you 69style!!! I’m still bitter 1 year afterwards

You’re a dick !!!

I don't look my age either. Most people guess I'm a lot younger lol. Chalk it up to asian genes :toot:

LOL Hobz girls can tell when you just wanna bend em over, stop giving off creeper vibes :D

Same, Asian genes plus baby fat.

20yr reunion is next year for us, I wonder if anything will happen. Wife is from tech and same grad year, they didn't have anything happen either.

I didn't give a shit about any of my highschool reunions lol. It really is often setup by the popular kids looking to relive their former glory or others who want to push their success in your face. I'd rather sit on the couch and watch tv.

Funny you guys brought this up

So one of my best friends who now lives in Toronto came into town last week, he got all fucked up and started cold calling people from our grad class because it was basically our 20 year reunion lol.. cringe af I know

So this drunken fucking idiot managed to wrangle up 5-6 people and we met up with them over the weekend

Fuck.. like legit feel like Jim Pattison compared to some of these people :lol

Feel kinda bad because some people are legit down and outtttt.. like no prospects and struggling fuck.. felt bordering on embarrassment for some of them.

Some also brought up that “highschool was the best time” for them.. whereas in my head I was thinking, the last 10 years of my life (28-38) every single year consecutively has been the best years of my life, both personally and financially, and it only looks like I’ll continue this upward trajectory of Travel, financial well-being, etc.

Some people still living with their parents 20 years after highschool

The underlying lesson between everyone really was, do not get yourself into bad relationships.

I went to my 10 year reunion, but missed my 20 year reunion (in person) due to short notice.

10 year reunion was really about how you've been, what you've been up to, what you've accomplished etc. I don't think anyone from our grad class went in with any negative or toxic agenda. Sure, some people stayed the same, while some changed, and then you move on.

20 year reunion was a lot more mellow. People have grown up, have different priorities, have kids etc. While I wasn't there physically, I did jump on a live stream and had the opportunity to say hi to some former classmates. I saw this as a way to network and reconnect with former classmates with zero expectation of anything.

I removed myself from Facebook etc. so I don't know what my former classmates were up to. I felt the in-person, or at least virtual connection, is a bit more genuine and real than say what you only see on Facebook or Instagram etc. I would probably go to my 30 year reunion. For what it's worth, I went to Britannia. Damn, I'm old. :okay:

When I went to my 10 year it was basically just a good excuse to see the people I already somewhat keep in touch with.

High school and college were some uneventful years, and halfway between the two, the pathway got pretty dark. After high school, I stopped working at retail and got kicked out of Langara due to low grades and had no idea what was next.

Around 17-20, I had/was
- No future or career, 67% average in grade 12
- Skinny Fat then obese
- Broke
- No education
- No Job
- Relatively low quality social circle
- No hobbies
- No dreams or aspirations
- Banned from RS for making a retarded post

Funny enough, my RS "homepage" is bookmarked to this post #9972 and #9966 from 2014. I read so many emo posts from all of y'all that I LARPED myself into an emo/heartbroken state and somehow it kicked me into overdrive to change my life from a NEET.
- https://www.revscene.net/forums/5389...ml#post7712231

From deadbeat high school to 10 years after, managed to
- Re-enroll into the last college who'd accept me, BCIT
- Started working again while in school
- Travelled outside of Canada for the first time for 3.5 months
- Land first career job in 3rd year / finish CFA level I
- Got a small scholarship for getting good grades
- Buy the dream S2000
- Pay off school
- Sack enough money for a DP on a old place from living at home
- Move out by 25
- Finish CPA
- 4X my starting income
- Multiple hobbies that make me feel like I have a 3rd and 4th place
- Supportive and diverse social circle where I feel like I'm part of a community
- Went from 35% body fat down to 13%, gained 30-40 lbs of muscle and probably gained 4-7 inches of height from all those protein shakes :ilied:


If I peaked in highschool, I would've never made it here lol.

That’s awesome Gerbs! Good for you bro

Nice job Gerbs. I think it's harder than ever to make it in life nowadays and it's always nice to see some breakthrough.

Isn't it generally that noob or dumbass kid that did terrible in school end up more successful than the honor roll student LOL. I was one of those kids in highschool that did at best 70% average, where no one ever wanted to be my partner for class projects. All the people I hung with or knew of, would try to get answers off the smart kids or act like they are their friends to get answers to copy off their homework. A lot of the people I knew went into university because of cheating their way through, turns out a lot of them graduated with fucking useless degrees in arts/science in the end. Glad I didn't end up $50K in debt with such garbage education.

^ I would say you're in the minority actually

Everyone I know that was really smart, is way richer than me today lol... and most of them went the science route, comp sci and chemistry... one of those useless fucking science degrees ones is running a cancer drug research company now

I wasn't a dumdum but I wasn't exactly IB and I did go the artsy route but I still did pretty well...

Most everyone I know that was kind of an idiot in school is not doing very well... a few exceptions, but definitely the exception not the norm.

The biggest thing that saves the kids who didn't do super well in school here is trades... cable techs, construction, plumbing, mechanics... any guys that went that route managed to do really well and figured shit out as they got older. School system isn't for everyone, that's for sure. In my opinion, BCIT low-key saves a lot of lives in the lower mainland... that school has made a lot of people I know who weren't book smart very well off.

@Badhobz

I think he means more the "cool kids".

I know a lot of the cool kids that either got a baby mama, or pregnant themselves in their early 20s, life didn't turn out so great (from my observations).

GERB, great post, but I'm gonna need receipts on that 13% BF, and 40lbs of muscle, calling bluff on that :lol

I like how "banned from RS" is an actual metric to illustrate how low a life has become :D.

Kudos man!

Started around 5'9-10ish 145lbs to 6'3 235lbs. Down to 200 - 205lbs.

Tore 40% of my pec tendon bench pressing last month so it's been emo :okay:

My then gf now wife got me into gear and putting my life back together. She stood by my side while I doubled, and now 4x my income after graduating university.

She also let me go and buy a M3 lol

She said she never thought she would live in a house, but here we are. Vancouver postal code, no suite numbers, 2 BMWs in the garage.

Unpermited rental suites? :ifyouknow:

She get to be a stay at home mom?