BITTER_SWEET: Regrets???

You might be wondering why this post is entitled "REGRETS" ... Perhaps I would like to tell you how and why did I came up with this...

It's been what FOUR (4) years ago... 2008, if I wasn't mistaken. My parents let me choose a career-slash-course to take up in college. Concern with the idea that someday I'll be the one to take responsibility for my parents. Indeed I was asked to "CHOOSE MY PATH"

I decided to take up Bachelor in Elementary Education major in SPECIAL EDUCATION. To be honest, I wasn't really inspired to be a teacher and no one really inspired me to be one. And since at that time, this course was very in demand and that the world was currently in need of teachers. ^^CHALLENGE ACCEPTED^^. Moreover this course was new at Xavier University, if I could still remember it was running for 4 years at that time.

During that time others would always ask me:

" Nganu kana imo gipili nga Course? Kay Nganu ... Gusto ka Mu-Abroad?"

Yes ! I can never change the fact that SPED is equals (=) to ABROAD ! and ABROAD means "MORE INCOME, HELLO DOLLARS". You see the mentality of some Filipinos - that they would dare die to go Abroad rather than just be contented to work here in their own country! I was a bit moved by this and never did I hesitate to give up my course or any how SHIFTED. I came to a point that there will be "NO TURNING BACK".

So where in hell is REGRET???

The big R started when I was realizing;

* Can I survive this one ?

* Don't I deserve this course or is it the other way around?

* Is this what I really plan to do with my life?

Then I was inspired by what my closest friends and my family told me

Don't Worry "BE HAPPY"

Definitely this Girl was right, " HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE " . Being happy doesn't only co notates smiles and attitude but as well as choices, choices that might somehow shape our personality, career and character !

^Ika nga

You only live ONCE !

Yes baby, ONCE only not twice nor thrice. So I have to be careful with my choices because someday I might be able to REGRET it!

I know school will always be there for me, so even if I decided to take up a second course or do my Masters Degree, it will always be available as long as the school lives. This was a chance of a lifetime, I promise ♥ MOM ! I won't "R" this!

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I would love to share about my EPIC FAIL moment when I entered college. I was excited for a fact with my course... too excited that I tend to forget to fully read and understand the course syllabus ( that pink long paper who was for sale @ 1php). That form which contains the subjects plus the total units to take up for the desired course. I took for granted the summer classes and focus on the semesters, I did not fully embraced the idea that I need to undergo the 3 summer classes of my entire life in Teaching course. "You see how stupid and foolish I've been". Very confident that I did not took up my first summer class, again did I "R" it?............................................. (Seriously...) YES ! (teary eye mode). This was really the MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR REASON why I 'm still stuck up here in college "Kulang lang naman ako nang summer, pre-requisite man jud ang uban subjects". Most Probably, I'll be extending my college for half a year only and take a rest at the second semester to wait for the graduation rites next year!

I will never deny the fact that I got insecure with my batch mates in high school who will be graduating tomorrow (YES) TOMORROW , March 24, 2012 at Xavier University Gymnasium. Still, I'm happy for them, they did a far good job in taking it to the end. God was pleased with their untiring efforts, they DESERVE this one!