Nung mga nakaraang araw, meron kasing nangyaring kaguluhan sa Tumblr. Tungkol ito sa isang post ng isang babae tungkol sa UST. Sa pagkakaalala ko, sinabi niya na walang kwenta mag-aral sa UST dahil bobo ang mga tao doon, kahit sino lang ang nakakapasok. Ewan ko ba, siguro kung nung high school, may slight agreement ako sa sinabi niya, pero ngayon, hindi ako sumasang-ayon sa sinasabi niya tungkol dito. Para sa akin, maganda mag-aral sa UST, kahit taga-UP ako. Consider this scenario : Kung lahat ng tao ay bobo (well, walang taong bobo, tamad lang talaga) ka, at pumasok sila sa Big 4 Universities. Saan, sa palagay mo, ikaw makaka-graduate ? Sasabihin ko sa UST. Bakit ? kasi napatunayan na sa akin ng UST na kahit sino pa siya, kaya niyang gumraduate sa isang prestihiyosong pamantasan katulad noon. Sa palagay mo ba sa UP at ADMU gagraduate ka ? Ako sa palagay ko hindi. Kaya nga rigorous ang screening process nila eh. To choose from the cream of the best crops. Matalino na sila ng pumasok sila at ang UP at ADMU i-ne-enhance na lang nila ang katalinuhan ng tao na iyon. I-na-assume na nila na kaya mo, and kung hindi mo kaya sorry na lang. Bye-bye na ! Iba naman ang case ng UST, napatunayan sa akin ng UST huli man daw at hindi magaling pero may ibubuga padin. Sa UST nga siguro ang pinakamadaling i-pass na entrance test pero, like the other prestigious universities, kailangan din naman nila i-maintain ang standards nila as an Institution of Higher Learning. Meron din naman siguro silang strict na retention protocol na sinusunod. Pero hindi ako magtataka kung maka-graduate man yung sinasabi ng iba na bobo (dahil hindi naman siguro bobo yung tao na iyon kung nakapasok siya sa UST in the first place). Sa 400 years ng UST, masasabi ko na na-master na nila ang art of transmitting knowledge sa Filipino youth. Alam nila kung papaano palalaguin ang kaisipan ng mga tao, matalino man siya o hindi. Madami pang kakainin bigas ang ibang schools kung eto lang ang pagbabasehan natin. P.S. Bilib din naman ako sa UP, ADMU at DLSU. P.P.S. Wala yan sa unibersidad na papasukan mo, determinasyon at sipag ang magpapa-asenso ng buhay mo. Marami din namang taong successful ang hindi nag-aral sa UST, UP, ADMU, at DLSU di ba ?
This morning was one of the most disastrous I’ve ever had. What is worst than waking up late in the morning when supposedly you have an exam early in the morning? :|
We have a test in our Biology class at seven in the morning. I planned to wake up 4 o’clock in the morning to have a short review. I badly needed time so I can review, at least, enlighten myself in somethings for the exam. I haven’t reviewed the day before. I woke about 7:45. I AM ALREADY 45 MINUTES LATE! Add up the time I have to rush to school. I was worried sick! I really don’t know what to do. I just changed clothes and put my sneakers then off sprinting to school. I know I’d be catching breath when I arrive and that would be bad for me because I’d be taking an exam. But what else can I do? I’d rather have a low score than zero. Rushing in, I saw my classmates in the corridors reviewing for the exam. I was really thankful to God. As in, as I was catching my breath I don’t know what to say but “THANK YOU GOD”. They weren’t taking the exams yet. After a while, our teacher went in telling us that the exams moved on Thursday because a teacher forgot to give his share for the exam. How good is that? I’d be able to review for the exam for Thursday! YAY!
It’s really amazing how the hands of God can change the turn of things. What if the teacher made his part? What if I was struck by a car on my way? What if I never wake up?
There are really many what ifs in our life that remains to be a mystery, but for all its worth, those what ifs will always teach us a lesson: we have many things to be thankful for. There are many instances in our life where we feel we have lost it, but the ones that looks forward and takes risks will never be because they will always be able to find another what if that can change his life.
dapat, last last week pa ako maglalagay ng entry dito e. kaso bigla akong na-excite pumasok kaya ayan.
last sem break, bumalik ako sa sem, well ganun pa din. may mga bagong teachers, may umalis. bagong pintura ang HS building… pero yung labas lang. haha. ROCK! nagpapractice sila… parating na kasi ang foundation day. busy lahat ng tao, pero kahit ganumpaman, nakigulo pa din ako! kumusta dito, kumusta doon. usual thing na ginagawa ko pag bumibisita. pero ang huling bisita ko, parang iba na. ibang-iba na. ngayon lang pumasok sa isip ko na hindi na pala talaga ako konektado sa sem. (well, siguro before ng sembreak, iniisip ko pa din na nasa sem ako e. seryoso) madami nang nagbago, di ko na alam kung paano i-explain. wala na yung magic. dati, na-eexcite ako pag umuuwi ako at pupunta ng sem. andami kasing chika. andami kong naiwan. andami kong unresolved ideas… unresolved problems… unresolved dreams.
ngayong pagkauwi ko, wala na, parang bago na ang lahat, siguro wala na sa akin yun lahat. parang wala nang nangyari. good memories na lang ang baon ko galing sa sem. and good values din. haha. :)
wala na akong dilemma na: “sana nagawa ko to, sana naiwasan ko gawin to, sana… sana…” pero narealize ko, nangyari na ang nangyari. at siguro, kung isa man doon ay hindi nangyari, wala siguro ako ngayon dito.
kaya kung may pinagsisisihan man ako… siguro yun ay ang hindi ko pagkaka-get-over na tapos na ang HS days ko.
oh well, masaya naman ako. and sa palagay ko, yun ang importante.
Salamat Sem!
may pagkaGC kasi ang inyong lingkod. tinext ko ang magulang ko kanina. sabi ko:
Pa, exempted ako sa exams. Pasang-awa lang grade ko.
reply niya sa akin:
Ngayon ko lang nalaman na naeexempt na ang mga pasang-awa
narealize ko. sobrang naging bulag na ako para sa mataas na grade. hindi ko narealize madami pa akong mga bagay na dapat ipagpasalamat. Exempted na nga ako hindi pa ako masaya. Sobrang ewan ko talaga. Thanks pa. I love you and mama and em-em and ma-an. :)
Sa wakas! Unti-unti ko nang nararamdaman na malapit na ang sembreak! Natapos na ang kinatatakutan kong extemporaneous speech sa COMMIII class kanina. Sa wakas, natapos na din ang kinatatakutan kong subject. (meron pa pala kaming exam dito sa Martes, pero hayaan niyo na akong magsaya muna sa ngayon) Hindi OA kung sasabihin ko na kinatatakutan ko na ito, pagtutungtong ko palang ng college. Alam ko kasi mahina ako sa Ingles. Natatakot ako baka mapagtawanan lang ako ng aking mga kaklase na magaling sa wikang ito. Kaya naman kanina, pagtapos ko ibigay ang aking pananalita ay sobrang saya ko. Nabunutan ako ng tinik. Sana dahil dito, sa susunod na semestre ay makakapokus na ako sa mga subjects ko. Tanggap ko na na mababa ang makukuha ko sa mga subjects ko ngayon. Kasalanan ko din iyon e. Sana talaga. Sana.
Meron pa palang nangyari sa akin kanina. Exam yun sa Bio22 (isa sa kinakabahang subject ko ngayong sem, nakakatakot. siguradong mag-fifinals na nga ako dito eh) 4th departmental exam na namin, naiintindihan ko na madami sa amin ang hindi handa sa pagkuha ng exam. Ako mismo, hindi kasi handa… tinapos ko pa nga kasi ang extemporaneous speech ko (at parte nito ang hindi ko pagkakaroon [hindi pagsadyang bumili] ng libro sa bio22). Pero sige lang, exam eh, handa ka man o hindi wala kang magagawa. Naka-schedule ito eh, dapat nagawan ko na ng paraan kung talagang gusto ko makakuha ng mataas na marka. Edi nakaupo na ako sa upuan ko, biglang may nagsabi “Marco, sorry!” Nagulat ako. Hindi ko pinansin, yun pala yung mga katabi ko gumagawa na ng milagro. Hindi ko sila masisi. Pero sadyang hindi ko nagustuhan ang nakita ko. Hindi ko na lang sila pinansin. At narealize ko kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng sorry na iyon.
Sana, dumating ang panahon na mabago natin ang ugaling ganito. Nakakalungkot. Harap-harapan pang ginagawa sa akin. At ako naman, walang magawa, nagbubulag-bulagan sa nakikita. :(
Lord, make me, make me an instrument of your peace.
But how can i be an instrument of peace, if I am not peace with my self?
In about a week, the semester will end. This would be my fourth term in college, yet it doesn’t feel right. The stress and anxiety that I feel worsens everyday. I don’t know.
It’s time for me to make amendments for myself: I should learn how to take care of myself.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy“Desired things”
this was my first time to watch the UAAP cheerdance competition live at Araneta. It was so overwhelming, the number of those who wore black was so much, I think they occupied even the seats reserved for other schools. It was a memorable event for me, seeing my schoolmates win the championship title. It was so awesome, no words can even describe what I had felt. Let’s go UP, let’s go.
but let me focus on a different part. since it was my first time to watch a cheerdance competition, I just saw how sports they were after the competition. hearing other cheerleading squads your cheer is kinda relieving. how they applaud while other schools cheering their own chant is kinda cool. I wish that’s how life goes to all of us. playing hard but in the end accept what the results are. I guess everyone did their best, UP is just the best. :)
