THE LITTLE KIDDO'S CHRONICLE ☮♥☺.: The No-CumLaude nor Dean’s Lister Speech

Now its time to blog about the most tremendous events of my college life. I am writing this at exactly 8:39pm, July 12, 2011. I wonder how I’ll construct this blog.

The No-CumLaude nor Dean’s Lister Speech:

I just wanna say Hey, I am no College Student! I am finally a College Graduate. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing Graduate. Let me tell you a story, when I was in highschool, my aunt and some of my relatives told me to take BSN because of the opportunities that lie ahead especially abroad. We all know that Nursing has been a massive boom-bang-whatever-you-call it in year 2000 something. So I was like okay-whatever-you-guys-want-it’ll-be-just-fine. Well, actually when I was a in gradeschool I wanted to become a lawyer, a CEO, a nurse and even a nun. When I got in high school, I felt like I wanted to be in Politics since I was in the Student Council, and I love reaching out to others like what I was doing in service @ KFC and YFC. I wanted to take Psychology, because I wanted to understand people and some other facts in Pysche. I wanted to take Chemical Engineering despite of my lack of mathematics’ skill. But do you really know what did I want to become? I wanted to become a Full-time worker in service. I wanted to go to different countries and inspire others (yeah, seriously). That drive was because of the people that I have been looking up unto in service. I told myself, just in case I wont have plans of getting married or something, I’m gonna go full-time.

And Yes, as soon as I graduated from high school, I knew that what I am about to take in College, Nursing. So there was this 16 year old kid, and she enrolled in Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. To cut the story short, little by little I realized that I am loving every bit of the course that I chose. Inch by inch, I have come to realize that I can never imagine myself not being a full-pledged nurse in the near future. I have come to love Nursing with all my heart. Nursing isn’t just Nursing. It made me realize a lot of things. It made me realize how to really value the life that the Great Man above has given us.

Well, Of course I wouldn’t learn to love nursing without the people who shared with me the knowledge about Nursing, my Clinical Instructors, they are the best may it be in hospital or lecture. My College friends whom I share every bit of the struggle and joy of pursuing our chosen career. I had my ups and downs while pursuing BSN, but I have a Great God that He made every little thing so possible that I was able to finish it.

The primary reason why I am writing this is that I want to thank my parents (although Papa wouldn’t be able to read this) for the unending support and unfailing love that they continue to give me. I wouldn’t be to where I am now without my parents, they have been really supportive of me. For you guys to know, my parents give me the freedom to decide and to choose, When I decide, they will support and give me pieces of advice. They wont brag about so many things, really. But of course, like any other parents they are the most concerned of me. My Mama and Papa raised me well, they continue to teach me lessons that I need to learn even up to now, and they reproach me when they need to. I am glad that I was able to give my parents my Diploma. I knew for the meantime, it’s the best gift that I can give to them. They deserve my Diploma.

I would also like to thank the people who have been so supportive of me, may it be in sports, orgs or programs that I joined. During those times that I was competing in chess, in grand case, I have my friends who have been so supportive. Win or Lose. The friends I made in College (lets not include my Gradeschool-Highschool years here, okay?). Its never easy to be friends with some people, because we all know there will always be some people who will judge you in and out and I guess you don’t wanna be friends with those. Anyway, thank God for all the friends I made in College. Special mentions: Ian Guttierez, she was my partner-in-crime. ; Lindsay and Heather that despite our differences, I did feel that they loved me. No, I do feel that they love me, every day, in their own little ways. I don’t want to be biased, okay? They were just the c.l.o.s.e.s.t ones. PTLs, Group B Former and New, 1-11, 2-11, 3-10 and 4-10, Co-Chessmates, Co-presenters, the people I had to get get along in Campus Based YFC, and the friends I made outside the classroom, you guys made my College life worthwhile. I love all of you.☺

I know I have already blogged about the goodness of the one who helped me get into College and financed me in my course. My Aunt. I am sorry I really cant tell about this thing here because its too personal and should really be kept in private. I’ll just leave you guys with : I am so blessed that my aunt has been there, reaching out her caring hands.

Above all, I can no longer thank God for making all these things possible. I have been through a lot during my College days and whenever I can no longer tell anybody on whatever I was going through, God has constantly comforted me. No one knows ‘exactly’ about the pains and the struggles that I really had in College.

I am no Cum Laude, I am no Dean’s Lister, but I am proud of what I have become. I am thankful for the people I met in College. I am blessed with everything that I’ve learned. All the memoirs I had in my 4 years in College will forever be cherished. No need for some posh prose or whatever.

Last April 13, we had our Dedication and Pinning Ceremony. I was at the happiest at that day. Despite the fact that Mama couldn’t be there, Papa was there, from the beginning and at the end of the program. He was there together with my youngest sib Franz, my boyfriend Patten and one of our closest friends, Bancs. I was happy because what I can only remember was there was just one time that Papa attended an event in school, that was when I graduated in Day Care way back 1994, after that he wasn’t there attending some of my most memorable events in school (gradeschool, highschool, college, he didn’t attend) and there he was, attending my almost-last-march in school. I was happy to share the stage with the greatest man in my life. I was just trying my best not to cry because how I wish Mama was there. I knew she wanted to be there. How I wish I shared the stage with my parents like any other students did. I wanted to feel what other students felt that time, both of their parents on stage. I wanted both of them to see that ‘Hey, your little girl has finally gotten her Diploma’. But that alone, Im sure I made my Papa proud. I made him happy just like what any other parents felt that time. I aint gonna write long about my mama not being able to attend because I’m sure she will cry a river once she reads this.

Btw, I graduated on April 15, 2011. :-)

PS: Patten Vergara, I know you’ll be able to read this, thank you for being there. No more posh prose, okay. Thank You.

Now, can i share the photos and stop talking? :P

April 13, 2011: Dedication, Pinning and Recognition.