Couple hater.

Sino ba namang hindi magiging ganyan kung lahat ng kaibigan mo sa barkada eh may girlfriends. Tapos kulang na lang na ipagduldulan nila sa mukha mo na ikaw na lang ang single at almost everyday ay ipinapaalala nila sa iyo ang kasadlakan na ito. Dati hindi ako lumalaban, yung tipong wala lang akong pakialam sa kanila kahit pa alam kong nakakalungkot ito. Siguro umubra na rin ang pang-aasar ko sa kanila na “Ahh, maghihiwalay din kayo.” kasi halos karamihan ng tinukso ko nun eh nakipaghiwalay sa mga kasintahan nila. 

Nainggit ba ako sa kanila? Siguro, pero noon yun. Mas mature na kasi yung pananaw ko sa pakikipagrelasyon na yung tipong hindi na simpleng landian lang ang hanap ko, ang gusto ko eh yun pangmatagalan na.

June 8, 2004.

Alas-nuebe pa ng umaga ang pasok ko ayon sa aking class schedule pero alas-singko pa lang ay nagising na ako. Napagtanto ko noon na hindi pala ako nakatulog ng maayos dahil sa sobrang excitement na dala ng unang araw ng pasok ko sa isang kolehiyo. Kinagabihan pa lang ay ayos na agad ang gamit ko - ang sling bag ko, ang bagong filler notebook, mga ballpen at ang bagong plantsa kong uniporme. Dali-dali akong naligo at nagbihis. Sa sobrang excitement ko ay nasuka pa ako bago suotin ang uniporme, (Ganun talaga ako pag nasosobrahan sa nerbyos.)

Medyo mahaba-haba pa ang byahe ko mula Cainta patungong UST. Wala pa kasing LRT noon kaya bus ang sinasakyan ko tapos ay bababa na lamang ako sa may Vicente Cruz sa Pureza. Dahil hindi ko kabisado ang daan ay pinilas ko ang isang pahina ng mapa ng aking ama upang maging gabay sa pagtahak ng daan papuntang UST. Kung iisipin ko ngayon, mukha akong si Diego sa aking itsura. Mabuti na lamang at walang nagtangkang nakawan ako noong mga panahong iyon.

Alas-otso na noong nakarating ako sa UST. Kinakabahan ako kasi hindi ko pa alam kung handa na nga ba ako ngunit pinagmasdan kong mabuti ang Engineering Building kung saan ako mamamalagi bilang isang college student. Isa lang ang ipinangako ko sa sarili ko noon - tatapusin ang ECE sa loob ng limang taon. 

Dali-dali kong hinanap ang Room 310 kung saan ang una kong klase - DRAW101 (Engineering Drawing 1.) Natuwa ako kasi puro drawing tables yung nasa classroom noon, isang babaeng kaklase ko pa lang ang nandun noon kaya tinabihan ko na sya.  Nakipagkilala ako na parang sabik sa pakikipagkamay - sya daw si Dianne. Mga tatlumpung minuto bago napuno ang classroom, mga 30 ata kami noon at 90% ay lalake. (Hindi na ako nagulat dahil Engineering ito.)

Pagkatapos noon ay unti-unti nang nagkakila-kilala kaming magkakaklase. Halu-halo ang ugali namin - may mga tahimik lang, may palabiro agad, may walang pakialam sa mundo, at syempre nagsama-sama ang mga babae, anim lang sila noon eh. Tatlumpu kami noon, pero dalawamput-lima lang sa amin ang nakagraduate. Limang taon kaming naging magkakaklase, kaya alam na namin ang hilatsa ng bituka ng bawat isa. 

Masasabi kong malayo sa buhay ko noong high school ang college -  sobrang layo. Pero gayunpaman, marami akong natutunan sa sarili ko, sa pakikitungo sa iba’t-ibang uri ng tao, at sa pakikisalamuha sa iba’t-iabng uri ng propesor. Ang limang taon ko sa kolehiyo ang isa sa mga hindi ko makakalimutang bahagi ng buhay ko bilang isang tao. Baon-baon ko ang lahat ng ala-ala nung mga panahong iyon hanggang ngayon.

If you want your friendship to last, learn how to COMPROMISE and UNDERSTAND.

For some of us here, college life is just around the corner and start of classes will soon commence. You may soon realize that college life will not be as easy as what your high school life had – I am not threatening you but this is a matter-of-fact. However, it will be upon you on how you will enjoy it or make your life miserable. College is all maturity and how you choose upon certain things will make or break you.

• You cannot choose who will be your classmates, but you can choose the ones who will be your friends.

FACT: You cannot survive college alone.

Though some colleges and universities may offer block sections, you cannot choose who will be sitting next to you in class. And for others, your classmates may vary from subject-to-subject. However, college life will be less likely miserable if you choose the right people who will be your friends. These people will help you balance out all the unhappy things that may come in the next four or five years.

• You cannot always choose your professors, but you can always pass your subject.

FACT: No matter how terrorizing the professor is, there is always a way to pass the subject.

Professors and instructors comes in different shapes and sizes. Some are student-friendly, others are terrorizing. Some knows what they teach, others use their “seniority” to conceal their lack of expertise. Some always go to class, others come once-in-a-blue-moon. And you cannot be sure how your professor will turn out to be but despite this, you can always learn something from them and eventually pass the subject.

• You cannot always choose your schedule, but you can always learn how to spend your time wisely.

FACT: Most college schedules provide a lot of spare time.

College is not like high school where you go to class 40-45 hours a week; usually it ranges from 20-30 hours a week depending on the number of units you are taking.  And some students are overwhelmed with the hours of spare time they have. So instead of always going to malls, drinking in the nearest pub house or just plain sight-seeing in the college park - do something productive with it. May it be spending time in the library, doing extra-curricular activities or just using the spare time to take a rest, make it beneficial for you.

• You cannot choose your grades, but you can always study hard to get good ones.

FACT: Laziness is the number one enemy of students.

And if you will allow it to be your best friend, well you will sure be like the others who are anxious every time the grades are about to be released. You will define if you will pass or fail the subject – not your professors, but yourself.  Always remember that it’s easy to get good grades if you study hard. And being always present in class doesn’t mean you will pass the subject (though credits are given by some professors.) After all, it will all boil down on how you challenge yourself to persevere no matter how hard the subject may be.

• You cannot easily determine how you will end up after all this, but you can take it one step at a time.

FACT: Not all of the classmates you see in the first day of school will be with you on graduation day.

No one can tell how you will end up in the next 4-5 years but yourself. Some of the things you will hear from the students who are ahead of you may challenge or threaten you, but it will all depend on how you will look at it.  Focus on what tasks you have at hand and let that take you to the next step.  College life will never be easy (actually it can be very enjoyable if you want it to) it’s just a matter of having the right mindset and perspective.

(via meetdmelvinator)

Sunod sa uso.

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