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One night, I received a text message from a best buddy:

"In elementary school, you knew nothing.
In high school, you wanted to be just like everybody else.
To fit in. Because if you didn't, you'd get the sharp end of the knife.
In college, you didn't want to be like everybody else.
You wanted to be unique. To outshine the others.
And after college, what ( Read more... )

Paborito kong sabihin ang mga katagang "Pa-cheeseburger ka naman!" kapag may dapat ipagbunying tagumpay ng kaibigan o kaya nama'y isang okasyon tulad ng kaarawan. Sa isang komersyal ko nakuha 'yun. Pero sa talambuhay ko ng pagsambit noon, wala pang sumeryoso sa udyok ko. Hanggang kanina lang, may napilit na akong magpa-cheeseburger.

Mahilig kasi ( Read more... )

Nothing beats being back to a place you once called home and see again the friends you've already considered as kin.

Life in the University is probably the ideal life anyone could have dreamed of. You study and get a reward. You get a chance to live away from home and still get funded by your Mom and Dad. You party. You make friends. It's the peak ( Read more... )

We do not like rejections simply because they hurt. So we strive to do well. But sometimes despite giving our best, some people can really crush you by telling you that the efforts are not good enough. It'd hurt more if such would come from a person we look up to, like our parents, professors, or even friends. And then you begin fearing of ( Read more... )

Today's my second day at work.

So far, I’ve found the office snug and the people friendly. Everything's going smoothly but the nostalgia for college life is still somewhat keeping me from accepting the new setup. Fortunately, amid the noisy tapping on keyboards and occasional yawns and interjections from co-workers, an officemate is keeping me sane ( Read more... )

Finally, after months of waiting, I got what I'm wishing for. I finally have a job and I'm beginning first thing in the morning.

But tonight, I'm not exactly sure on how to feel about it. I'm supposed to be excited, well I am, but honestly, I am feeling a little more heartsick. Not because I'm feeling jitters about my first day or worried about the ( Read more... )

Today, I saw my grades. And to my dismay, my record had been tainted.

I just experienced the horror of having to see with my own eyes the dreaded grade I've been eschewing for years now. Just when I thought everything was perfectly fine as I scroll down my MyUste account, a minor subject ruined my high hopes of a tres-free semester. I got a ( Read more... )

UST's Quadricentennial Closing Celebration. Unexpected passing of a cherished professor. A hard-won victory from a dance competition. Everything seems like a blur; like a fast-forwarded fog shrouding me as I watch the sun disappear into the horizon.

These events that have toppled down like dominoes haven't been all sinking in yet because of ( Read more... )

''Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.''

Eknath EaswaranHmmm. Minsan ang pasensya ko, napapatid. To friends, pardon me for being a bit moody again. If that's how you call it. There are times when I just want to shut up and mull things over. Siguro naman may karapatan ako dun ( Read more... )