graduation.

i have finally walked the hallways of csb for the last time (as a student, that is). thursday (09-06-07) was judgement day - do or die, graduate or remain - and thankfully, all of us surpassed that day. :) a load off my shoulders. college life is done for me. :)



being nostalgic, images from the last few years run through my mind. from my frosh years to productions and finally, the present. people i have met, organizations i have entered, activities i have joined. everything has molded me into who i am right now. :) as the cliche line goes, "i've learned a lot of things in my stay in college.."



i've learned to deal with the different reactions when you tell a guy you like him. :) of all the reactions, i've come to treasure one. i had a major crush on this guy when i saw this guy during the first week of classes. :) and to be honest, he's actually the reason why i got to know a lot of people from his course. (thanks to him for that!) however, when i let him know that i liked him, things changed. he got mad at me. hahaha :) seriously... and until now, the mystery is still around. why did he get THAT mad at me for just letting him know that i liked him? :)



met a couple of professors that have let us live "the life outside SDA." hahaha :) in layman's terms, they were the professors who gave us hell. we had to work our asses off (as all students do), submit projects and report a different topic EVERY WEEK and settle for a 1.0 or 1.5 as our final grade. hahaha :) and all they can say is, "at least pareho yung grades niyong lahat." hahahaha :) WTF?!



curses... from the demure and innocent expression of "holy cow," my tongue has evolved into a creature i myself can't control. tang-ina, fuck, and shit seem more appropriate at times when the level of stress is rising. someone once told me, "dati ikaw yung ala maria clara ah... tapos ngayon, mas grabe ka pa magmura sa akin." it's not a comment to be proud of but i guess cursing and pressure comes with the college-life-package. :)



God.. i got to discover and find a new God cuz of my friends in college. they were the ones who told me stories and influenced me to TRY to become a better person. (disregard paragraph above... hahahaha) :) my faith still waivers every now and then, but hey.. your faith won't be that strong if it weren't for the simple "waiverings" every now and then. :)



happiness, joy, relaxation. that i got to know through my college friends. hannah nad rugin have always been there for me no matter what. and i love them for that. hannah and i are the extremes. hannah being the extremely happy person and i being the extremely serious person. i have a feeling we'd clash big time if it weren't for rugin in the middle. :) weird enough, the three of us hit it off pretty well. :) we were able to accomplish everything miss minchin and her accomplice required us to do. pretty darn good. :) i love them so much.



there are a lot of people and situations i thank. i've become a more mature person (hopefully) now and i think i am ready to face the world. :)



but of course, i can't forget to thank that someone who has been there for me even when there have been a lot of times that i have pushed him away. :) he's an artist who doesn't know how talented he is and how much i appreciate him being there for me. :) i thank him for being patient with me, esp. during my stressful moments. (ask my friends how i act when i'm stressed... hahahaha.. it ain't a pretty sight.) he's helped me and my girl friends through our "we-don't-know-what-to-do" times :) i thank him for everything. :) and i'm happy that he's there. :)



my college life has ended. :) sadly... but finally.