lingering graduation thoughts…
around this time of the year last year, i suddenly woke up one morning realizing that one day, i would leave my undergraduate life and the school i spent practically two-thirds of my life.
around this time last week, i was biting my nails in the agony of anticipating the posting of the honor roll.
around this time just 3 days ago, i couldn’t feel my toes. the fact that God blessed me with a spot on the honor roll as cum laude and the much-coveted alton bigelow memorial award made me feel like i was floating, so that i couldn’t respond properly to the well-wishers and the congratulations…
what can i say? i feel as if words have failed me these past few days.
what can i say? i couldn’t thank the Lord enough for these blessings.
what can i say? i have so much to say yet so little time to organize all these in a medium that lacks descriptions for what i feel.
i remember the lyrics of a cantata song performed at church: if the world was made of parchment and the seas were ink and each man was a scribe by trade, we could start and never stop writing about God’s love and goodness.
indeed his grace is so amazing.when i look back and remember the tears that now stain my study table, and the emotions that were at their all-time low during my four years in college, i remember the God who brought me through them.
i would like to say thank you for the people who i have encountered through my 14-year stay at CPU, remembering that God never puts a person in my way that He doesn’t want me to meet.
to my teachers in elementary and high school, i may not have been the best student you taught, but i certainly have benefitted much from what you have taught me.
to my high school teachers, ma’ams and sirs, thank you…my golden years in extra-curricular activities were spent with you.
to my college teachers, especially those from the department of accountancy, thank you for igniting in me a passion for excellence in my chosen career.
to my classmates sang high school: now you know why i can’t hang out with you more often. just like someone "crazy" said, "when you study, study hard; but when you party, party hard…" . but i really can’t party now…in just a little over 6 months later, i can.hehe.
to my classmates sang college, it was fun learning accounting with you.see you in the next 6 months, and i hope we just encourage each other to pursue excellence especially magreview. won’t forget the laughs…and the noise…teehee!
to my cvcf friends, nong boy2, ng els, ng japon, ate ging, chela, ng jp, nyza, miss ko na kamo! life gets even more difficult without fellowship…now i understand why joining in the family of believers is important..
to the people of Jaro Evangelical Church, thank you for your support sang pag-apply ko sa Alton Bigelow. kitakits sa april for vcs and sunday school, which i had missed doing so much. =)
to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: when i walk up stage on March 28 to claim two medals for our honors and awards, and when i get to the lectern to deliver my speech on the morning of March 30, and when i march down the aisle of the covered gymnasium in the afternoon to get my diploma, all of these are for you and you alone. not to me Lord, not to me, but to You!
