Standing on the edge of the earth
Okay, after all the dust has settled, I'm still on a high from everything.
Hello friends, I made it into the EB. :) I'm so happy! When Gabo broke the news I literally screamed and I could hear people on the other end of the phone laughing, and then I told everyone else in Marytown that they made it too, because they did. Five of us are going to be in the Executive Board for 2009-2010. Congratulations Nikka, kuya Mike, April, and Kieffer. Oh wow. Nothing really nothing beats this.
I know it's going to be hard, but I'm not over the high I'm on yet. I think I'll try to keep this mood up wherever I go, and for as long as I'm EB. I know some people didn't agree with it, and to some extent I don't either, but when the percentage for each candidate was realeased, my eyes popped. I saw mine. 100%. Wow. :) I mean, sobrang best V-day gift ever. To know that so many people believed in me, well, to know that everyone believes in me. It's pressure, but at the same time, I can't help but feel nothing but love love love. Thank you AtSCA. I am not letting you down.
Of course, I am kind of scared now. It's like standing on the edge of the earth. It's surreal and you're not sure what's coming next though it's been playing out for years now. I'll just let God take me where He wants to take me. I know He won't ever let me get too hurt.
I told Kuya Ger last night, and he was happy for me too. I thanked him for everything, because he was one of those people who saw something in that lost freshman kid two or so years ago, in someone who just wanted to have fun, in someone who didn't think she had it in her to be of any use to an organizaiton that was so amazing already. Kuya Ger, kuya Benjo, ate Julie--the three of them opened AtSCA up to me. They showed me that it was worth giving mself to. It was worth loving.
Thank you
to Kuya Ger for believing in me and making my first year in AtSCA the best first year it could have been. For being my mommydaddy and taking care of me when it mattered the most.
to Ate Julie for guiding me for these past two years, for never leaving me. For helping me grow up the right way. For always being strong.
to Kuya Benjo for everything and I mean everything. For being the person I could tell everything too, for being the person who saw all my brokenness, and helped me build myself. Nabibiyak ang buto bago uusbong ang binhi. Thank you, always. :D
to Gabo, for being my cell leader, and allowing me the space to grow, giving me the opportunities in Marytown and helping me go through the highs and lows of being in the cell.
to Kuya Richie, for being one of the more amusing cellmates I had. :)) and in a way for making AtSCA life more enjoyable. He showed me that you can always have a smile on, and still be serious about the work we do.
to Kuya Jude, for bringing me back to earth and grounding my wild and crazy ideas. For teaching me to be brave. For teaching me it's alright to be afraid.
to Kuya Caloy, Ray, and Vince, for being PolSci inspiration! For showing me that I am in the right course and that no matter how hard it gets, the fight must still go on. :)
O, sila na nga muna. Undergrads will still be there to thank next year, when the working really gets hard. Special shout out however to April, Mars, Kieffer, and Mich. Thanks to you guys too.
AtSCA, you gave me your 100%, I think it's only fitting I give you mine. :)
-Patricia
Hello friends, I made it into the EB. :) I'm so happy! When Gabo broke the news I literally screamed and I could hear people on the other end of the phone laughing, and then I told everyone else in Marytown that they made it too, because they did. Five of us are going to be in the Executive Board for 2009-2010. Congratulations Nikka, kuya Mike, April, and Kieffer. Oh wow. Nothing really nothing beats this.
I know it's going to be hard, but I'm not over the high I'm on yet. I think I'll try to keep this mood up wherever I go, and for as long as I'm EB. I know some people didn't agree with it, and to some extent I don't either, but when the percentage for each candidate was realeased, my eyes popped. I saw mine. 100%. Wow. :) I mean, sobrang best V-day gift ever. To know that so many people believed in me, well, to know that everyone believes in me. It's pressure, but at the same time, I can't help but feel nothing but love love love. Thank you AtSCA. I am not letting you down.
Of course, I am kind of scared now. It's like standing on the edge of the earth. It's surreal and you're not sure what's coming next though it's been playing out for years now. I'll just let God take me where He wants to take me. I know He won't ever let me get too hurt.
I told Kuya Ger last night, and he was happy for me too. I thanked him for everything, because he was one of those people who saw something in that lost freshman kid two or so years ago, in someone who just wanted to have fun, in someone who didn't think she had it in her to be of any use to an organizaiton that was so amazing already. Kuya Ger, kuya Benjo, ate Julie--the three of them opened AtSCA up to me. They showed me that it was worth giving mself to. It was worth loving.
Thank you
to Kuya Ger for believing in me and making my first year in AtSCA the best first year it could have been. For being my mommydaddy and taking care of me when it mattered the most.
to Ate Julie for guiding me for these past two years, for never leaving me. For helping me grow up the right way. For always being strong.
to Kuya Benjo for everything and I mean everything. For being the person I could tell everything too, for being the person who saw all my brokenness, and helped me build myself. Nabibiyak ang buto bago uusbong ang binhi. Thank you, always. :D
to Gabo, for being my cell leader, and allowing me the space to grow, giving me the opportunities in Marytown and helping me go through the highs and lows of being in the cell.
to Kuya Richie, for being one of the more amusing cellmates I had. :)) and in a way for making AtSCA life more enjoyable. He showed me that you can always have a smile on, and still be serious about the work we do.
to Kuya Jude, for bringing me back to earth and grounding my wild and crazy ideas. For teaching me to be brave. For teaching me it's alright to be afraid.
to Kuya Caloy, Ray, and Vince, for being PolSci inspiration! For showing me that I am in the right course and that no matter how hard it gets, the fight must still go on. :)
O, sila na nga muna. Undergrads will still be there to thank next year, when the working really gets hard. Special shout out however to April, Mars, Kieffer, and Mich. Thanks to you guys too.
AtSCA, you gave me your 100%, I think it's only fitting I give you mine. :)
-Patricia