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It might sound awkward and uninteresting for most people out there, but hey, this is my once in a lifetime chance of being able to go out there and enjoy the fun… and the hassle, and the school work, and the case studies… and the heat.
Sigh. So much for the fun part.
With all those unknown stuff we’d be encountering, those experiences we’d be having – not to mention all the adjustments we’d be handling – we’d also suffer major alteration in terms of our ‘pakikisama’ with the folks living there. Because we’re not from the area, these individuals are expected to be more sensitive than the usual, and dealing with them and their feelings would be a lot harder than it is here. And as my lola said, ‘Mae, mapamahiin ang mga tao dun kaya mag-iingat kayong mabuti.’ These, plus it’s just me and
Okay. So where’s the good in exposing ourselves away from home?
I can enumerate several reasons, but for now I’d just specify three.
First, there’s this thing we all call ‘social awareness’ and ‘real social awareness’. And because of our course, we know that our institution believes we can’t do it while we’re doing errands in private offices or taking OJTs in government agencies. I also believe that I need to integrate with the helpless less fortunate masses in order to realize how lucky I still am for having this kind of life – amidst all the difficulties I am going through. (Eww. Kunwari anlaki-laki ng mga problema ko ano?) Who knows I might find my purpose in life when I get there.
Second, it is because it would help these folks be able to voice themselves out to students like us. It may be usual for them to cry their hearts out already, but as the saying goes, everything’s different every time. They may have had conversations with tons of other people before but we may have something else to offer them which they haven’t seen and heard and felt from any other talks they’ve had. (Oha.) It would be a pleasure for my part to be able to do something to alleviate their condition – even by just listening to what they have to say. Nax.
And lastly, this would be my first trip out of town in… hmmm, four years? Haha! My last trip was when my family went to
So with that being said, I may not be able to create another entry after this. Sa May na ulit pagbalik namin and I’m sure that that entry would be a long list of experiences. I’m entrusting my CRS grades and Friendster account to my sister; Oinker, Pinker, Pinkest and Marf to my little sister; and my clothes to my mom. I just wish the room still looks like a room after my practicum.
Good luck to my boyfriend who’s about to spend a month without me.
(Haha. Nagsalita ang kayang hindi makita si RC o..)