things worth sharing---from a college grad

-graduation day: with my two best friends in college-
moving out of one's comfort zone can be downright scary. that's what i'm experiencing right now. i'm not a student anymore, no more daily allowances, late night crammings, nerve wracking recitations in labor, and the list goes on. needless to say, i don't have a license to be a kid.
i'm already considered an adult and expected to act like one. after graduation, i've realized that i have other roles to fulfill. it's up to me, kung paano ko patatakbuhin yung buhay ko.this time, you're going to make your own syllabous, not your professors. you have so much freedom, but you have to be responsible with your actions. mas importante ngaun ung diskarte. i believe, i cn do it.

i really miss ust, my friends, and professors, but most of all, i miss learning. but learning doesn't stop in the four wall of the classroom. actually, i consider myself as a student of life. for me, learning is a lifetime experience. what's important is that i must tap in to the things that i'm passionate about. after i marched, i told myself, "i won't allow my work to make me dumb". based from my corporate stint last year, i've learned that doing monotonous tasks really exhausts us. but, i should not limit on the things that are given to me. i put it this way, if i know, i can do or be more in my status quo, i should explore, i should think outside the box. besides, work is just a slice of life, it's not the entire pizza. i should not take things personally. working eight hours doesn't stop me from doing the things that i'm passionate about. i believe that successful people are those who are making the most out of their limited resources.

i describe myself as a dreamer and a pragmatist at the same time. i dream. i love to go beyond borders, love to break people's expectations. i like to help other's dreams come true. i hate the idea that people box me na, "hanggang dito lang ang kaya mo, u can't go too far". i love proving other people that they're wrong. in high school, i was most people think that i can't be good at anything. it bothered me for a while, but i considered it as "non-sense". i moved on with my life, i focused on my priorities. now i'm proud to say that my efforts paid off and with God's grace, i was able to graduate in a prestigious university.

i am a pragmatist because i'm practical at the same time. i made sure that i've maximized my resources. i have so many endeavors. ang dami kong gustong gawin sa buhay ko. actually, i'm planning that after college, to teach less fortunate children about christ's teaching and to serve in our church. i also want to take crash courses on baking, fashion design, or bead making. but i don't have the luxury of time and money. but i can't do all these things, because i found myself responsible in our family business. before i arrived with this decision, i prayed to God first, because i believe that if i put my faith in him, everything else will follow. as written in the bible, "commit to the Lord all your plans, and your plans will succeed." this made sense, first things first. how can i teach other children if i can't teach my little brother? and how can i help my family if i'm serving the church most of the time, to think that there are responsibilities na ako lang ang makaka-gawa. whatever i do, i put my trust in God because i believe that everything will fall into place.