So when I arrived in Cebu, I did not waste any time. Thankfully, he agreed but my parents only gave me money to pay for a month of rent. I knew we had no more money for another travel, my father was already complaining but I convinced him to give me 1 shot. All you have to do is be open-minded and be brave to make a decision fast.įor my path to landing a job, my window of opportunity was a text from a childhood friend in Cebu informing me about a vacancy of the place where she stayed. 4, and it’s very common in movies because it really happens in real life, that when you’re at your lowest, when you already lack resources, no money, don’t lose hope because there are windows of opportunities reserved for each of you. And there I was, an elementary and high school valedictorian, a Cum Laude graduate, waiting for days to pass by, most of the time just inside my room. My parents were already out of budget, I had 2 siblings in college that time so if you do the math, obviously the combined salaries of a teacher and a fireman won’t make ends meet. 3, Job hunting is not about grades or the number of awards received. I applied to several schools, I even tried applying in a bank one time because I was told statisticians have a place in banks, but then again, I wasn’t chosen. I traveled to places just for an interview, yet I failed. It turned out that pursuing a career is expensive. Why? Because again, life is full of twists and turns. Months after graduation in college, I didn’t get the job that I wanted that time. Believe me, you’ll need good people skills when you want to succeed at work someday. Treat it as the place where you can discover new skills or talents, and a place where you can improve your people skills. Remember that college is not just about passing subjects after subjects. I’m not saying it’s bad but seriously it’s not good either. I focused too much on my studies before that well, you can picture me as the KJ and the most serious one in the group. 2 – E njoy, make friends and learn new good things from them. From wanting to be CPA, I started loving my course and got obsessed with the idea of graduating with honors and be a company statistician or a statistics professor someday.įast forward, after many sleepless nights, I did graduate as Cumlaude, a battlefield I have won, yet I had one regret which led me to realization no. What you don’t like right now might be interesting for you next year. This was my realization no.1 during my first few years in college. But you see, life is full of twists and turns. So there I was a university student of my chosen school, thanks to my mother, taking up BS Statistics but planning to shift to BS Accountancy for the next semester or school year. But when my mother asked me if I was sure of MSU-IIT, there was uncertainty inside me, but I saw that question as a window of opportunity, so I confidently said YES I am sure! Who wouldn’t want to go to a public school anyway? It’s cheaper and living away from my strict father was a plus! Choosing a school for college is sometimes stressful. I remember he wanted me to go to UP in Iloilo, take up BS Accountancy which was the course that I originally wanted, or go to NDU Cotabato City instead as it was nearer. The school offered me BS Statistics, a course that’s new to me and my parents so obviously my father didn’t like it. My father was against the idea of me going to MSU-IIT. But aside from fear, there was also stress. I was happy, excited but I also felt fear, fear of the unknown future, fear of new routine, fear of being in a new school, new place, and with new friends. Now let me ask you graduates, are you really ready to go out there and face life’s challenges?įifteen years ago, I was just like you. You are all going to be fine! How do I know that? The K to 12 curriculum has a purpose and that’s to make you all more ready and more equipped to join the workforce or enter college. It’s normal to feel anxious and maybe scared after today’s celebration but take it easy. Today, I am not only congratulating you, the graduates who successfully completed the additional years of learning in high school, but I am also congratulating your proud parents and relatives who have been waiting for this very special academic achievement. To the graduates, congratulations! I’m not a very good writer nor an experienced speaker, but I hope I am able to inspire you with my speech below. I suddenly remembered my graduation day, all those mixed emotions of excitement and fear. When they sang the school’s songs I sang years ago, I couldn’t help myself but be teary-eyed for a moment. I graduated from this school 15 years ago and honestly, this year’s event and visit made me somewhat emotional. Last April 5, 2018, I delivered my first ever inspirational speech for the first batch of Senior High School graduates of my Alma Mater – Parang National High School.
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