where to?
When I grow up, I want to be…
…a doctor! kasi yun yung common noon. Lahat ng mga kaklase ko, ganun din yung sagot. Naalala ko tuloy yung kapanahunan ng Batibot, ni Pong Pagong, at Dooo wah Di abididam bididoo…batch naming yun! At proud akong inabutan ko pa yung ganung generation, wala pang mga PSP etc.
Yun yung mga days ng life ko na parang ang sarap balik balikan. Young and free. Walang ibang puproblemahin kundi yung toys, recess at paghahanap ng mga kalaro habang naglalaro ng hide and seek. Yun yung mga days na di pa conscious sa sasabihin ng iba, ng demands ng society at ng pressure ng mga kaibigan sa mga bagay bagay.
After 10 years and more…
I never wanted to be a banker, but I was, at a certain point. I never wanted to go abroad for work but I did. Maraming kaganapan sa buhay na hindi pinlano or kung merong ganung ganap, di sadya at nagkatotoo. Wildest dreams kumbaga.
Nung High School ako, when I grow up I want to be a…uhm..uh.. yun na! Dun na nagsimula kung ano talaga yung gusto ko. While others wanted to be a nurse, halos lahat ng mga kaklase ko took the course, the same intensity naman yung pag-aayaw ko sa pagiging nurse. Not that I am disliking the course, I feel di ko lang talaga kakayanin yung tungkulin.
At some point, Mama and I had a very crucial discussion tungkol sa pagninurse ko, but I told her, I will be forced to take up nursing because you chose it, but don’t expect me to graduate on time or with flying colors at that. (as if lang naman) so, wala. Give up si Mudra, I wanted to be an engineer.
KR had a very huge contribution why I wanted to be an engineer. Naaamaze ako sa mechanical part ng isang bagay. Napafascinate ako sa daloy ng kuryente para magkaroon ng motion. Favorite ko yung nagrerepair kunwari ng mga sirang items. Electrician ang peg. As much as I enjoyed that and drawing and I love Math, so bongga, sad part is its unrequited love. Math loves Boys who play Dota and effortlessly answers her problems.
From there on, I shifted to a business course, kasi naman, I have this imagination na kaya kung bumuo ng kompanya in the future and I need the facts so I can apply it in real life. But then, I need the financial part as well so I settled for something with an accounting major.
While others are busy taking their time to party in college, I was swamped with majors and minors, papers and thesis. I had to do everything at once because I made a shift and it would take me 5years to finish college, kasi nga I took 1whole year in engineering, ilang subjects lang din yung nacredit. The good part is, I gained friends, lots of them kasi naging international student ako.
I was very vocal that I have a goal. While my friends keep telling me to take it easy, I took studies seriously. Sabi ko, I won’t graduate 1 year late from my batch. I had to do major innovation sa class scheds and I compromised my Lunch time to take in 1 subject more. Full loaded ako everyday. But I was happy.
Fortunately, naging kaibigan ko ang panahon at kapalaran, I was able to joggle everything and finished school just in time. I take it as my greatest accomplishment, honestly.
After college, yun na, I just went with the flow. I was confronted again with… When I grow up I want to be… I don’t know.
And up to this day, the same thing confronts me. And I am so scared I might not be able to answer that kahit kelan.
Lahat tayo di sure kung ano ang meron sa bukas na naghihintay. Yun nga lang ang iba mas may alam kung saan patutungo. Sila yung mga lucky few who know where they are going or what would they be ilang years from now.
…a doctor! kasi yun yung common noon. Lahat ng mga kaklase ko, ganun din yung sagot. Naalala ko tuloy yung kapanahunan ng Batibot, ni Pong Pagong, at Dooo wah Di abididam bididoo…batch naming yun! At proud akong inabutan ko pa yung ganung generation, wala pang mga PSP etc.
Yun yung mga days ng life ko na parang ang sarap balik balikan. Young and free. Walang ibang puproblemahin kundi yung toys, recess at paghahanap ng mga kalaro habang naglalaro ng hide and seek. Yun yung mga days na di pa conscious sa sasabihin ng iba, ng demands ng society at ng pressure ng mga kaibigan sa mga bagay bagay.
After 10 years and more…
I never wanted to be a banker, but I was, at a certain point. I never wanted to go abroad for work but I did. Maraming kaganapan sa buhay na hindi pinlano or kung merong ganung ganap, di sadya at nagkatotoo. Wildest dreams kumbaga.
Nung High School ako, when I grow up I want to be a…uhm..uh.. yun na! Dun na nagsimula kung ano talaga yung gusto ko. While others wanted to be a nurse, halos lahat ng mga kaklase ko took the course, the same intensity naman yung pag-aayaw ko sa pagiging nurse. Not that I am disliking the course, I feel di ko lang talaga kakayanin yung tungkulin.
At some point, Mama and I had a very crucial discussion tungkol sa pagninurse ko, but I told her, I will be forced to take up nursing because you chose it, but don’t expect me to graduate on time or with flying colors at that. (as if lang naman) so, wala. Give up si Mudra, I wanted to be an engineer.
KR had a very huge contribution why I wanted to be an engineer. Naaamaze ako sa mechanical part ng isang bagay. Napafascinate ako sa daloy ng kuryente para magkaroon ng motion. Favorite ko yung nagrerepair kunwari ng mga sirang items. Electrician ang peg. As much as I enjoyed that and drawing and I love Math, so bongga, sad part is its unrequited love. Math loves Boys who play Dota and effortlessly answers her problems.
From there on, I shifted to a business course, kasi naman, I have this imagination na kaya kung bumuo ng kompanya in the future and I need the facts so I can apply it in real life. But then, I need the financial part as well so I settled for something with an accounting major.
While others are busy taking their time to party in college, I was swamped with majors and minors, papers and thesis. I had to do everything at once because I made a shift and it would take me 5years to finish college, kasi nga I took 1whole year in engineering, ilang subjects lang din yung nacredit. The good part is, I gained friends, lots of them kasi naging international student ako.
I was very vocal that I have a goal. While my friends keep telling me to take it easy, I took studies seriously. Sabi ko, I won’t graduate 1 year late from my batch. I had to do major innovation sa class scheds and I compromised my Lunch time to take in 1 subject more. Full loaded ako everyday. But I was happy.
Fortunately, naging kaibigan ko ang panahon at kapalaran, I was able to joggle everything and finished school just in time. I take it as my greatest accomplishment, honestly.
After college, yun na, I just went with the flow. I was confronted again with… When I grow up I want to be… I don’t know.
And up to this day, the same thing confronts me. And I am so scared I might not be able to answer that kahit kelan.
Lahat tayo di sure kung ano ang meron sa bukas na naghihintay. Yun nga lang ang iba mas may alam kung saan patutungo. Sila yung mga lucky few who know where they are going or what would they be ilang years from now.
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