Last week, we learned that my nephew, Jasper, passed the entrance exam of Philippine Science High School and made the cut for the flagship campus in Diliman.
This is really exciting news for the family. If I’m not mistaken, he’s the first member of the family to have done so. It’s like having the first doctor or lawyer in the family. Haha! Well, I don’t mean to brag, but I’m not really surprised that Jasper made it. He’s like one of the smartest members born in our family, both mother’s and father’s side. After me, that is. HAHA. Wait this post isn’t about me and my awesomeness.
Jasper has always exhibited an exceptional kind of genius. While other babies’ first tricks would range from being able to walk or talk early, Jasper was already able to enumerate the nine planets, twelve months and seven days of the week. And most especially, sing the first few lines of the Backstreet Boys song, “I Want It That Way”. Haha! He went on to memorize other bunch of stuff and eventually develop exceptional skills in Math, thanks to our guidance (Haha! Parang totoo) and his Kumon training. He has been winning Math competitions since he was in Grade 1, so imagine the added pride of our family when he started to win literary competitions too. Siya nang perfect! Haha!
Studying in Pisay Diliman has always been one of his dreams. I don’t know how he became so passionate about this dream considering that there’s no precedent in or influence from the family. I’m excited for all the wonderful adventures he will have when he starts high school in Diliman. It will be a whole new world for him. And definitely more challenging at that. Haha!
The only downside to this is he won't be able to join UP Aguman's Pautakan or Sining. Tsk, sayang. Haha!
This is really exciting news for the family. If I’m not mistaken, he’s the first member of the family to have done so. It’s like having the first doctor or lawyer in the family. Haha! Well, I don’t mean to brag, but I’m not really surprised that Jasper made it. He’s like one of the smartest members born in our family, both mother’s and father’s side. After me, that is. HAHA. Wait this post isn’t about me and my awesomeness.
Jasper has always exhibited an exceptional kind of genius. While other babies’ first tricks would range from being able to walk or talk early, Jasper was already able to enumerate the nine planets, twelve months and seven days of the week. And most especially, sing the first few lines of the Backstreet Boys song, “I Want It That Way”. Haha! He went on to memorize other bunch of stuff and eventually develop exceptional skills in Math, thanks to our guidance (Haha! Parang totoo) and his Kumon training. He has been winning Math competitions since he was in Grade 1, so imagine the added pride of our family when he started to win literary competitions too. Siya nang perfect! Haha!
Studying in Pisay Diliman has always been one of his dreams. I don’t know how he became so passionate about this dream considering that there’s no precedent in or influence from the family. I’m excited for all the wonderful adventures he will have when he starts high school in Diliman. It will be a whole new world for him. And definitely more challenging at that. Haha!
The only downside to this is he won't be able to join UP Aguman's Pautakan or Sining. Tsk, sayang. Haha!
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Yesterday, the Registrar finally finished the evaluation of my transcript and records and finalized the remaining requirements I need to complete in time for graduation. 12 units left, baby! 12 units left to hurdle and I will finally get hold of that elusive college diploma. Haha! My enrollment this week will be my last. Phew.
How do I feel about it? Well, excitedly relieved of course. It’s about freakin’ time that I do so! While my contemporaries are already high in the ladder of their careers, getting married and settling down, here I am still a student. Haha!
Which is why I am starting to get anxious of the coming months. Right now, I have no major worries left but once I graduate from college come May, it will be brand new ballgame for me. My over-over-overextended stay in college has allowed me to master it, haha, and now I have to realize that when it comes to the “next level”, there is still so much to learn.
But it’s okay. I think I have enough confidence of my personal resilience and mental acumen to know that I will be okay. Yes, once I start to apply jobs, I will most probably get nervous, unsure and even insecure. But, just like the other challenges I’ve had beforehand, I just have to be patient and focus on the more important stuff to sustain my self-esteem.
It will be a strange and unfamiliar world for me, but the way I see it, starting my career would just be another new challenge that I must face and conquer. Let’s see if I will still be this enthusiastic when it finally starts. Haha!
Yesterday, the Registrar finally finished the evaluation of my transcript and records and finalized the remaining requirements I need to complete in time for graduation. 12 units left, baby! 12 units left to hurdle and I will finally get hold of that elusive college diploma. Haha! My enrollment this week will be my last. Phew.
How do I feel about it? Well, excitedly relieved of course. It’s about freakin’ time that I do so! While my contemporaries are already high in the ladder of their careers, getting married and settling down, here I am still a student. Haha!
Which is why I am starting to get anxious of the coming months. Right now, I have no major worries left but once I graduate from college come May, it will be brand new ballgame for me. My over-over-overextended stay in college has allowed me to master it, haha, and now I have to realize that when it comes to the “next level”, there is still so much to learn.
But it’s okay. I think I have enough confidence of my personal resilience and mental acumen to know that I will be okay. Yes, once I start to apply jobs, I will most probably get nervous, unsure and even insecure. But, just like the other challenges I’ve had beforehand, I just have to be patient and focus on the more important stuff to sustain my self-esteem.
It will be a strange and unfamiliar world for me, but the way I see it, starting my career would just be another new challenge that I must face and conquer. Let’s see if I will still be this enthusiastic when it finally starts. Haha!
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