In as much as the whole school felt down, i was also very upset with happened to colin. No one could be blamed but the organizers and tabulators, for they handle the results.
I led both.
As an oganizer, I could have seen that it could happen; as a tabulator, i could have altered some result to giver her an award.
But what struck me most was the lesson learned from what happened:
A vision needs forecasting--the possibility of what will actually happen should be carefully planned; the outcome expected should be.
To colin and her family, our apologies.
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On another note, it pisses me off big time that there are people who thinks that thy are the center of the universe and that no matter how you try lay down all the opportunities possible, they still have some words against what you are doing.
Lesson learned: I am pissed off; I am disappointed. Now, I am mad.
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Just last night, a new friend i was texting with suddenly asked me, are you happy there (referring to palawan)?
I texted back: Yes, I love volunteering my time and doing things for a cause. Except that lately, I am missing Manila so much that I wanted to go back.
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Truth is i don't know where to get the gusto, the passion, back for it slowly dies down like a candle left in the open. And I can't find back the strength to cover me up, to save, at least, the few remaining wax that I have been trying to save.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
From my trip to Manila, I learned:
1. I missed Manila and my room very much that I slept for almost 24 hours non-stop like what I used to do. Sleep is one of the best aspect of life, ironically though, we often miss the point.
2. When I and my two sisters went out to fix their passport for two consecutive days, I noticed that it saves time to ride a cab going to the destination as much as it is fun to ride in a jeepney going back home. The former keeps you fresh for an appointment, while the latter makes you all so tired for a refreshing nap.
3. Watching without preconceived judgment or bias makes one appreciate movies with very simple yet real-life-sensitive movies. It is very much like falling in love, which is to use: the heart or the head?
4. Going out with my brother to find an EENT specialist and visit his dentist made me feel like a real KUYA. I was doing all the talking--something my mom used to do before when I was younger.
5. Traveling at MRT with poetries from Cervantes awakens the city's sleeping, or perhaps revives its dying, soul brought about by excessive market capitalism.
6. Makati and Fort Global city's corporate-esteemed lifestyle awestruck me for its grandiosity but it never appeals to my deviant taste.
And for both 5 and 6, Good thing I read my Marx!
7. Friends. Friends. Friends--- once you're seated with them before coffee or a light meal, the world seems to stop and you get in touch with one part of your soul--that part which you often neglect but needs dire attention the most.
8. Meeting a stranger can be as exciting as riding an elevator. You'll never know which floor to go unless you press the button. Winkie :)
9. Walking with my lola along Recto, inside isetann and to Quiapo church made me realize how time swifts by so fast. Before, I was the one she used to walk in her arms; now, it's the opposite. And I thank God for this moment, that I took my time to ask her out. I'll never know. It may never happen again. But for as long as I was able to bank sweet memories with my lola, i'll never had regrets.
10. Gone will be trusted comrades, but the family will never be! In them rests the best investment one can have.
My frustrations, depression for Palawan, I turned into seeing the things i neglect in Manila---and now, with this trip, I was able to appreciate every bit of it.
I realized that life is not so much about the goals and the golds, but the small stuff that is so often neglected that makes it a complete package.
2. When I and my two sisters went out to fix their passport for two consecutive days, I noticed that it saves time to ride a cab going to the destination as much as it is fun to ride in a jeepney going back home. The former keeps you fresh for an appointment, while the latter makes you all so tired for a refreshing nap.
3. Watching without preconceived judgment or bias makes one appreciate movies with very simple yet real-life-sensitive movies. It is very much like falling in love, which is to use: the heart or the head?
4. Going out with my brother to find an EENT specialist and visit his dentist made me feel like a real KUYA. I was doing all the talking--something my mom used to do before when I was younger.
5. Traveling at MRT with poetries from Cervantes awakens the city's sleeping, or perhaps revives its dying, soul brought about by excessive market capitalism.
6. Makati and Fort Global city's corporate-esteemed lifestyle awestruck me for its grandiosity but it never appeals to my deviant taste.
And for both 5 and 6, Good thing I read my Marx!
7. Friends. Friends. Friends--- once you're seated with them before coffee or a light meal, the world seems to stop and you get in touch with one part of your soul--that part which you often neglect but needs dire attention the most.
8. Meeting a stranger can be as exciting as riding an elevator. You'll never know which floor to go unless you press the button. Winkie :)
9. Walking with my lola along Recto, inside isetann and to Quiapo church made me realize how time swifts by so fast. Before, I was the one she used to walk in her arms; now, it's the opposite. And I thank God for this moment, that I took my time to ask her out. I'll never know. It may never happen again. But for as long as I was able to bank sweet memories with my lola, i'll never had regrets.
10. Gone will be trusted comrades, but the family will never be! In them rests the best investment one can have.
My frustrations, depression for Palawan, I turned into seeing the things i neglect in Manila---and now, with this trip, I was able to appreciate every bit of it.
I realized that life is not so much about the goals and the golds, but the small stuff that is so often neglected that makes it a complete package.
She Thought
she thought the world was perfect
with a handsome prince coming
in all his crowning glory, clad in
his perfect shining armour--
but no matter how perfect the guy
seemed to be, he is human
all-to-human not to err
and she's hurt, trying to question why
why men are by nature polygamous?
and i couldn't answer! all i reasoned out
was that because women has that
enormous capacity to love
and she, too, is human--all-too-human
to love. to hurt. and to love back, again
and again, even if she's hurting
damn the guy, that's all i can say
for FR
with a handsome prince coming
in all his crowning glory, clad in
his perfect shining armour--
but no matter how perfect the guy
seemed to be, he is human
all-to-human not to err
and she's hurt, trying to question why
why men are by nature polygamous?
and i couldn't answer! all i reasoned out
was that because women has that
enormous capacity to love
and she, too, is human--all-too-human
to love. to hurt. and to love back, again
and again, even if she's hurting
damn the guy, that's all i can say
for FR
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