I am officially a graduate of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. We had our college graduation yesterday. And just this afternoon, we finally marched in our university graduation. After being an Iskolar ng Bayan, I am to face the responsibility of being an Iskolar para sa Bayan.
Life outside UP…or life of not being a student rather, will surely be sad. Benedicto Cabrera a.k.a Ben Cab, national artist for visual arts, was our college graduation’s guest speaker. In his speech, he cited ten reasons why it is annoying to graduate. With the pop culture language, he emphasized his very line, “bad trip ang magtapos.” Some of the reasons he pointed out are (1) wala nang baon…wala nang responsibilidad ang mga magulang mo na bigyan ka ng allowance, (2) ikaw na ang magbabayad ng mga bills (e.g. telephone, water) at magpapaaral sa mga nakababata mong mga kapatid, (3) kapag hindi mo na kaya ang trabaho, hindi na pwede ang mag-drop lang, (4) hindi na pwede ang maximum of six absences…tatlong beses ka lang um-absent sa trabaho, tingnan natin kung ‘di ka masipa kaagad, (5) wala nang kaibigan…hindi naman pwedeng pumasok kayong lahat ng mga kaibigan mo sa isang kumpanya lang.
The graduation of the College of Arts and Letters was really fun. We enjoyed the music and the cheering galore. But the university graduation, on the other hand, was quite serious. Atty. Victor a.k.a. Chito Avecilla, my very frightful but exceptional professor in BC 100, was the master of ceremonies in the 96th Commencement Exercises of UP. My senses were somehow stimulated when he told us to relish our last few minutes as students. I became a little emotional then to the point that my eyes became teary… Oh yes… It was our last moment as official students. And by now, I am not a student anymore. I will surely look forward to becoming a professional soon. As an idea taken from Ben Cab’s speech…bad trip magtapos pero tapos na ako. Tapos na ako. Panahon naman para magsimula na. I am yet to be challenged in the start of the next phase of my life, after successfully fulfilling the previous one.
Life outside UP…or life of not being a student rather, will surely be sad. Benedicto Cabrera a.k.a Ben Cab, national artist for visual arts, was our college graduation’s guest speaker. In his speech, he cited ten reasons why it is annoying to graduate. With the pop culture language, he emphasized his very line, “bad trip ang magtapos.” Some of the reasons he pointed out are (1) wala nang baon…wala nang responsibilidad ang mga magulang mo na bigyan ka ng allowance, (2) ikaw na ang magbabayad ng mga bills (e.g. telephone, water) at magpapaaral sa mga nakababata mong mga kapatid, (3) kapag hindi mo na kaya ang trabaho, hindi na pwede ang mag-drop lang, (4) hindi na pwede ang maximum of six absences…tatlong beses ka lang um-absent sa trabaho, tingnan natin kung ‘di ka masipa kaagad, (5) wala nang kaibigan…hindi naman pwedeng pumasok kayong lahat ng mga kaibigan mo sa isang kumpanya lang.
The graduation of the College of Arts and Letters was really fun. We enjoyed the music and the cheering galore. But the university graduation, on the other hand, was quite serious. Atty. Victor a.k.a. Chito Avecilla, my very frightful but exceptional professor in BC 100, was the master of ceremonies in the 96th Commencement Exercises of UP. My senses were somehow stimulated when he told us to relish our last few minutes as students. I became a little emotional then to the point that my eyes became teary… Oh yes… It was our last moment as official students. And by now, I am not a student anymore. I will surely look forward to becoming a professional soon. As an idea taken from Ben Cab’s speech…bad trip magtapos pero tapos na ako. Tapos na ako. Panahon naman para magsimula na. I am yet to be challenged in the start of the next phase of my life, after successfully fulfilling the previous one.
