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[theblindseeker12]

HS VALEDICTORY SPEECH

Saw this. My HS Valedictory Speech. I was really into studying back then, but when I reached college I thought “just passing seems fine”. I lost all my motivations in a certain point in my life, I started to question if I’m in the right place to be. .

I started questioning why I even work hard to be on top, when I can be someone who just pass and enjoy everything on the sidelines. I missed many things. 

My grades eventually dropped but I didn’t care anymore. I haven’t done things I wanted to try in college for I am lost to who I really want to be, what I really wanted for me. .

I grew tired in life. I became too bored, too pre-occuppied that I even lost what I worked hard for (my scholarship). .

But because of the friends I met in college on the later years, I realized there’s more to life. I learned to listen to other’s advices, to open up to them and even embrace change.

Now, I wanted to graduate. Just as I said many times, I need another door where I can move on in life. I want to meet people, travel the world and learn many things. . I want to play a little without regrets.

I want to help my mom have a retirement. I want to have my own scholarship foundation or feeding programs.

I could be selfish for saying that my life is not enough right now since many is suffering. .but because I have lots of opp to achieve things, I will achieve it for them. So God please help us now.

To graduate on time. To overcome stress. Help my friends who are suffering from depression. Give them time to enjoy in between studying so they wont be full of it. Give them courage. Give them light.

I want to slay this life, and make it kicking already!

[theblindseeker12]

My scantron sheets for 2nd IAC Comprehensive Exam. I know numbers don’t matter, but in our reality it matters. .we nèed to graduate on time.

75% passing rate. We have 4 compre exams, for this semester w/ 8 subjects. This is the hardest of all. The most stressful one, drenching and killing you, stabbing you.

No matter how long you prepare for it, no matter how much hardwork you put in, still not enough. Prayers and prayers are all u need. We studied for 5 yrs for this, and now there’s no room for surrender.

Integrated Accounting Courses (IAC) is UST’s separate review apart from our external review after grad. They made it part of our curriculum, and this is the most crucial of all. In a week, we study lessons we discuss in a whole semester previously. Some professors even discuss a whole semester in 3 hours. And you need to absorb and never forget them entirely coz every exam is CUMULATIVE. With 8 subjects CUMULATIVE, hard subjects, we already don’t know what to do. We just do our bests and pray. .

My worsts score was 23/50, an exam I studied for earnestly. It broke me into pieces but I always pray to God that He shall be with me and I shall feel reassured.

But now, thanks to God! I passed all subjects for 2nd Compre! Thank you Lord! Some of my friends are sure sad, they are crying. .but I always tell them that their best is enough, and just pray & Thy will be done. In our previous years we have 65% passing rate which we have alr3ady struggled to reach, and making it 75% is maybe one of the factors + making it ultra CUMULATIVE hard

1st Compre is 15% 2nd Conpre is 20% 3rd Compre is 25% 4th Compre is 40%

We still have 3rd and 4th Compre to go. And the most crucial is 4th compre. 40%!!!! And not mentioning that it is composed of 8 subjects CUMULATIVE. Like wevare taking our 5 years of hardwork. .

I’ve reached this far. So I might as well see the end. I always pray that it goes well for all of us sin e I am a witness of everyone’s hard work. Lord make it happen, In You we surrender. 🙏🙏

[bdchua-blog]

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT

Ikalawang taon ko na sa pagiging isang ganap na kolehiyala at kasabay nito ang pagkuha ko ng kursong National Service Training Program-Civic Welfare Training Service (NSTP-CWTS). Noong Setyembre 18, 2016 nagkaroon kami ng Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Seminar/Worskhop/Training na ginanap sa University of Santo Tomas Tan Yan Kee AVR. Una, binigyan kami ni Ginoong Adrian Romero, propesor ng C-ACCT-13, ng ideya tungkol sa DRRM. Upang aming lubos na maunawaan, pinag-usapan namin ang paksa gamit ang isang masayang paraan, iyon ay sa pamamagitan ng pag-ugnay ng tema sa araw-araw na karanasan ng mga mag-aaral o sa paggamit ng millennial language. Batay sa aking pagkakaintindi, ang sakuna ay isang di-inaasahang pangyayaring hindi maiiwasan ng tao dahil bawat lugar ay may dala-dalang panganib o potensyal na makasakit ng indibidwal. Kaya naman kailangan nating malaman ang mga kahinaan at kakayahan ng ating pook upang maging handa at mabawasan ang dalang panganib ng lokalidad. Ikalawa, nagkaroon kami ng gawain hinggil sa mga kahinaan at kapasidad ng aming barangay. Itong aktibidad ay aming ginawa kasama ng sari-sarili naming mga grupo. 

Pinagsama namin ang aming mga naisulat at dinikit ito sa isang manila paper upang ilahad sa iba pa naming mga kaklase.

Sa aking palagay ay pinagawa ito ng aming guro upang maiugnay ang aming tinalakay sa totoong buhay. Napagtanto namin na may mga pagkakatulad at pagkakaiba ang bawat barangay sa mga kahinaan at kakayahan nito. Ikatlo, naglaro ang buong klase ng “Bahay-Tao-Bagyo” na kung saan may dalawang taong magiging bahay at ang isa ay nasa gitna o loob ng itatayong bahay. Kapag sinabi ng taya na “bahay,” lahat ng mga taong nagsilbing bahay sa oras na iyon ay dapat humiwalay sa sari-sariling mga kasama upang humanap ng ibang kapares na bahay. Kapag naman sinabing “tao,” lahat ng mag-aaral na nasa loob ng kani-kanilang mga bahay ay dapat umalis doon upang humanap ng panibagong masisilungan. Kapag naman sinabing “bagyo,” lahat ay dapat umalis sa kani-kanilang mga pwesto at maaari silang maging bahay o tao. Ang mag-aaral na mabigo sa paghanap ng bagong mapupuntahan ay siyang magiging taya sa susunod na laro. Kahit mukha lang kaming nagsasaya sa mga oras na ito, may dalang aral pa rin ang larong “Bahay-Tao-Bagyo.” Ito ay tungkol sa paglikas ng mga masasalanta ng bagyo o anumang sakuna. Dapat ika’y mabilis kumilos kung hindi ika’y magdurusa lalong lalo na sa panahon ngayon na kung saan dumarami na ang populasyon at dumarami na rin ang pangangailangan ng bawat tao. Hindi maiiwasan ang pakikipag-agawan sa mga sitwasyong katulad nito. Ikaapat, kami ay tinuruan ng aming propesor kung ano ang kahalagahan ng pagbibigay ng first aid kasama na rito ang pagsasagawa ng CPR.

Kami ay hinamon ng aming guro sa bandang dulo na kung saan ang isang groupmate ay aarte na mayroong malubhang pagdudugo sa ulo, katawan, at kamay at bali sa kanyang braso, binti, at biyas. Mayroon din siyang spinal injury kaya kinailangan namin siyang buhatin gamit ang backboard.  Sa huli ay inatasan kaming buhatin ito nang hindi ginagamit ang backboard. Lubos kaming nahirapan sa pag-iisip ng mahusay na pamamaraan at estratehiya ngunit nagtagumpay pa rin naman kami sa dulo. Lubos kaming nasiyahan sa bagong kaalaman na aming nakalap.

BARANGAY VISIT AND COMMUNITY WALK

Umaga ng Disyembre 5, 2016 nang ako’y bumisita sa aming barangay. 

Pansamantala akong naninirahan sa Quezon City kaya aking napagpasyahan na sa Barangay Paltok na lang ako magsagawa ng panayam imbis na lumuwas papuntang Barangay San Vicente sa San Pedro, Laguna.

Inatasan akong pumunta sa sekretarya upang makipagpanayam ngunit ang kanyang sabi ay hintayin ko na lamang ang Chairman of Peace and Order at Risk Reduction Chairman na si Ginoong Ernie E. Valdez. Ayon kay Chairman Valdez, ang mga opisyal ay dumadalo ng mga pagpupulong sa Quezon City Hall bawat buwan at siyang ipinamamahagi sa mga nasasakupan. Ang aming barangay ay nagbibigay din ng mga seminar sa bawat samahan ng barangay at sinasanay ang mga ito ukol sa mga kailangang gawin sa tuwing may di-inaasahang sakunang darating. Ang aming barangay at ang mga paaralan dito ay nakilahok din sa nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill. Naniniwala rin si Chairman Valdez na kung alam ng mga tao sumunod sa mga pinatutupad ng gobyerno, partikular na ng barangay, ay mas mapapadali ang pagbawas sa panganib na dala ng isang sakuna. Ilan na mga halimbawa ang pagtapon ng basura sa tamang lagayan upang hindi bumara sa estero, paglilimit sa pagputol ng puno, at hindi paglalaro ng apoy. 

Noong nakaraang taon ay nakapagbigay ang aming barangay ng fire extinguishers sa mga nasasakupan lalong lalo na sa mga taong nakatira sa may eskinita at ng backpacks na may lamang pagkain, tubig, gamot, tuwalya, sabon, at iba pang mga personal na pangangailangan. Nakapagbigay din sila ng mga lubid sa mga taong nakatira o malapit sa East River Side sapagkat kahit mahina o malakas ang ulan, binabaha na talaga ang lugar na iyon. Nakapaglagay din sila ng mga kagamitan na pwedeng magbigay sa mga tao ng babala kung paparating ang isang sakuna. Lahat ng katuwang ng barangay ay masunurin at nakikiisa kaya naman madaling naisasagawa ang mga bagay bagay.

Ang mga susunod na larawan ay iilan sa mga proyekto ng aming barangay:

Barangay Paltok’s Senior Citizen Affair  © Nonie Elvis Yambao on Facebook

Food stands or Barangay Paltok’s “Livelihood Project”

Senior Zumbayanan © Anthony Flores on Facebook

Sinamahan naman ako ni Hepe Nelson Rabulan upang libutin ang barangay at makita ang mga ligtas at mapanganib na lugar sa amin. Ang mga susunod na larawan ay iilan sa mga ligtas na lugar sa aming barangay:

Paltok Health Center

Barangay Paltok Day Care Center

Multi-Purpose Covered Court

Resurrection of Our Lord Parish

Paltok Elementary School

Ang mga susunod na imahe ay iilan sa mga mapanganib na lugar sa aming barangay:

Kundiman Street © Jorelle Lamarroza

River Side

Aragon Street

East River Side

Lubos akong nagpapasalamat sa barangay officials lalong lalo na kay Barangay Captain Edgardo A. Paragua, Jr., Chairman of Peace and Order at Risk Reduction Chairman Ernie E. Valdez, at kay Hepe Nelson Rabulan sa pagtulong sa akin malaman ang mga plano ng barangay at sa pagiging matulungin at maunawain nila.

Litrato kasama ang mga opisyal:

Itinuturing kong isang pribilehiyo ang maging parte ng kursong CWTS sapagkat marami akong aral na napupulot at bagong kaalaman na nakukuha na hindi naman nararanasan ng lahat. Bilang isang estudyante ng CWTS, ibabahagi ko ang aking mga natutunan, uumpisahan ko na sa aking pamilya at sa aking mga kaibigan. Malaki rin ang aking pasasalamat at pinagawa kami ng aming propesor ng aktibidad na katulad ng pakikipanayam sa mga opisyal ng barangay at community walk. Dahil dito, ako’y mas naging wais sa paghahanda sa mga kalamidad at ako’y mas naging maalam sa iba’t ibang lugar ng aming barangay na kung saan ang isa ay ligtas o kung saan naman ang mapanganib. Napagtantuan ko rin ang iilan sa mga proyekto ng aming barangay at ang kanilang plano tungkol sa Disaster Risk Reduction Management.

[missangelicamarie]

"Magkulang ka na sa aral, huwag lang sa dasal." "Quality over quantity. It's not about the number of handouts you've answered, it's all about the mastery of that topic." "Smile. Exam lang yan." Three statements from three different professors that I will never ever forget. One is from a professor when I was a freshman in college, another is from a professor when i was in my fourth year, and the other is from a professor when I was graduating in college. Yes, my dear super senior, I would like to share these three statements to you. Your last year in AMV will be hard but I promise you that it will all be worth it once you've gotten up that stage and the presider moves your tassle from the left side to the right side of your cap. It will be worth it. I promise. You might be nervous right now as you don't know what to expect in your last year of college but don't worry, that's normal. It's normal to be anxious. But please don't let your anxiety get the best of you. Prepare well for this last battle. One. Last. Year. I am already claiming it for you. Honestly, those three statements helped me get through my last year in college. Whenever I feel that I've not studied enough, I just lift all my worries to God and He never fails. Totoo ngang, "Dasal. Dasal lang talaga." Coupled with a little bit of hardwork, of course. So my dear, don't be afraid. Trust may be a big word but that's what you have to learn, if you haven't learned it by now. Trust yourself and trust God. Trust that you can do this and trust that He can get you through this. Whenever I would see my batchmates have this numerous handouts from different review centers in their hands, I would always remember what one of my professors told us, 'quality over quantity' and that would calm me. Because honestly, seeing them with that much materials and comparing it with what I have is very disheartening. Yes. I don't have that much handouts because I am not an 'all-nighter' kind of person therefore, I don't get to answer a lot. Hehehe. Please don't drown yourself with materials that you know you won't have the time to answer. It would just make you extra nervous for the exams whenever you would think that you weren't able to finish every handout you have. Know yourself and know your limits. It would surely help a lot. Although, I am not saying that having a lot of handouts are bad. If you have the luxury of time/energy to answer a lot of handouts, then by all means, go. Answer them. It really helps too. Of course, AMV being AMV, a hard exam is very inevitable. Yes, you'll experience more hard exams in your last year. Of course, they won't let you go that easily. Loljk! Seriously though, it helps if you don't dwell too much on a hard exam. It would just ruin your day. One of those statements helped me, especially in my last semester in college, whenever I had a hard exam. After every hard exam, I smile. Fool yourself that it wasn't that hard, that you're still able to smile despite that hard exam. It applies in life too, just smile despite those hard challenges you're experiencing right now. Smile. Fool your mind and you'll eventually find yourself being so positive despite every hard hurdle. So my dear super senior, this is it. One last year. Good luck, dear, on your last year. Cherish it. It will be a series of lasts for you. You can do it. Just smile. Do your best. And let God do the rest. :) Mission BSAxCPA2017!!! Praying for you,  ♡♡♡

[jowellitabitchesa]

Hindi naging madali ang Accounting pero mamahalin at mamahalin ko siya baka sakali mahalin niya rin ako. Hahahaha. Ano daw?

[theblindseeker12]

Reshuffles

Nagreshuffle nanaman ng sections. 1st time na di ako nalipat at super thankful ako kasi eto yung section na napamahal ako ng sobraaaaa!

Pero nakakalungkot pa din kasi kahit di ako nalipat andaming nalipat sa amin. May mga bago nanaman kaming blockmates pero exciting din to meet new people ulit. Next sem sa IAC alphabetical na ang sectioning, iba nanaman. Haaayyy. .

1A16 ➡ 2A3 ➡ 3A1 ➡ 4A3 ➡ 5A3 and then before the boards 🔜 5A-A

Lord, may You guide me in this journey. . 

[ulan-aldaw]

University of Santo Tomas’ TACS (The Accountancy Chamber Singers)

I have been in various groups all throughout my life, but never have I been this genuinely happy whenever I am with these sweet, kind and uber talented people. 

Being a pessimist, this group has taught me how to always look for the brighter side in everything. There are moments wherein I’ll doubt myself and find myself not sufficient enough, these people will cheer me up with just their presence, comfort me, and give me encouragement. With these little acts of kindness, I already knew that this isn’t just a group, but, a family. 

I can utter no words but to give you my gratitude. Thank you for teaching me that there is more to life than the mere problems that I am experiencing. Thank you for the laughter we shared. Thank you for the comfort and the harmony you bring into my chaotic mind. Most of all, thank you for the music. I will forever remember the melodies we share and the hearts we pour out to every note that kuya G gives us. hehe 

Now, I am hopeful that we can achieve what we truly dream of, and find true happiness we long for.

I felt like I truly had a family. And you made me a better me. I will forever cherish the moments we had.. Thank you