Before having my dinner, an old college friend talked to me through ym.
Here’s how our conversation goes:
Friend: musta?
Me: elo.
Me: eto resign na hehe
Friend: tlga?
ngaun lang?
Me: uu
dec 1 ang effectivity
kapapasa ko lang
Friend: ah
san ka lilipat?
Me: wala pa
sa dec ako maghahanap para january new year new job
Friend: ah ok
bkt nagresign ka?
Me: la lang
burnout na ako
Friend: ah
ilang years ka na din jan?
Me: 5 years
tsaka para makapag explore ng ibang field
Friend: ah good for you
Me: sayang pinagaralan ko kung dito lang ako.
hehe
Friend: sbgy may work nmn si jayson
ano balak mo lipatan?
Me: depende pa
Friend: IT?
Me: la pa din ako actually naiisip kung ano gagawin ko
hehehe
basta alam ko hindi ako masyado matagal mababakante
tsaka confident naman akong matatanggap naman ako agad
Friend: ah
sbgy may work exp ka na
pero di ba mahirap? kc undergrad ka db? pano ka magaaply di k nmn grad?
Tingin mo may makukuha ka kayang ok na work?
Me: indi ko iniisip na undergrad ako. bkit ako magiging hopeless dahil dun?!
kasi kung iisipin ko na undergrad ako la talaga mangyayari sa kin
anyway, diploma lang naman un
i know my skills naman
Friend: sbgy tama ka jan
Me: running for senior na nga daw ako dito
Friend: ah ok
Me: isipin mo yung iba na grad nataasan ko pa diba
and just bcoz d ako grad doesnt mean la ako alam. un lagi iniisip ko
Friend: yabang mo ah/..
hehe
Me: haha
indi ako mayabang
confident lang
Friend: nasasaktan me…huhuh
hehe
Me: haha bakit?
Friend: eh grad ako pero minion pa din ako
Me: kasi no sino ba magbu-boost ng morale ko kung di sarili ko lang naman din diba
Friend: tinatamaan ako sa sinasabi mo ah..hehe joke
Me: hahaha
ikaw lang naman kasi pumipigil sa sarili mo na mag grow e
Friend: haha
iba nmn kc situation ko
Me: lahat naman ng means nasayo na para makahanap iba work
Friend: di kc ako pwede umalis sa company basta-basta
Me: e kasi kung yan lagi iisipin mo tlagang d ka makakaalis
Friend: ako lang kumakayod sa amin…dami pa gastusin
Me: e pano di ka pa nga nagtatry iisipin mo na agad yung nega stuffs
syempre talagang la ka makikitang positive sa paglipat ng ibang company
ilang beses ko na sau sinasabi na sayang yung skills mo
Friend: alam ko nmn un
hindi lang kasi kadali un, tulad ng sinasabi mo
ikaw, at least may sasalo sau in the meantime…may work si jayson
Me: hahaha
Friend: at wala akong naipon e…dami kc kinukuha sa akin
kuya ko pa pasaway…hindi mapirmi sa trabaho
Me: anong akala mo naman sa kin papayag ako na suportahan lang ni jayson ng wala akong naco-contribute?
Friend: buti nga siya, nakakalipat-lipat
Me: madami naman kami bills no
kuryente, bahay, food, allowance namin, phone/internet, cable, water
Friend: yeah i know
at isa pa nga, inaasahan pa ng parents ko yung health card ko
Me: oh well
Friend: dati nga, nagsabi na ako na baka matanggap ako sa inapplyan ko
kaso pinigilan ako
magpapagamot pa daw sila
Me: siguro iba lang tlaga tau. la naman ako intention na magpatama sau hehe
Friend: hehe
ok lang un
Me: kasi ako yung alam kong makakabuti sa lahat and sa sarili ko in the long run yung laging decision ko
Friend: pero sa ngaun…mejo wala akong direction sa buhay
Me: aw
With all honesty, I never deny my educational status. I studied at PLM and took up BS Computer Science Minor in BS Math. During 4th year 1st sem, I faced a lot of problems involving money, health of my mom and death of my brother. My mom was always on ICU every 2 weeks and all of us thought that she will die during those times that she was being rushed to the ICU. (Thank God, masamang damo yata kaya ayun, magaling na uli hehehe.) My brother died due to a motorcycle accident and I had a hard time moving on and accepting his death since we are very close.
During those times, since my mom is always in the ICU, I go to school without any money. Literally no money. As in baon ako sa utang sa mga kaibigan ko. Try coming to school with only 20 pesos in your pocket which is napupunta lang sa pamasahe and every damn day my evil teachers keeps on demanding that we re-print the proposals we submitted for our thesis. Me and my thesis partner don’t have any pc at home so we both have to endure typing the proposals sa mga computershops sa Taft every damn day. Ask anyone from PLM (na hindi BA ang course! Mejo madali yung course na yan e hehehe) if they experienced staying awake for 3 straight days na ang nap lang is every byahe (to and fro school), lunch or in between classes (give or take 15 minutes) and I assure you almost everyone will say that they did. Norm sa PLM yun e. kaya madaming nababaliw dun dahil even without sleep for 3 straight days, before going to school naliligo pa din.
I decided that quitting school is the best option at that time kahit graduating na ako. Mahirap mag decide and if faced with the same predicament that I’m facing during those times, I bet most of you wont last a day in my shoes. Just think about all the deadlines, all the debts you have to pay, your mom whose life is always on a 50-50 chance of dying/surviving, of the brother you are very close with but you aren’t given a chance to see. It takes a huge toll on someone else’s morale and sanity to tell you honestly.
And so I decided to stay tough. Education can take you to places but thick hide can help you survive.
And for someone to tell me that I can’t reach anything just because I don’t have the diploma to prove to everyone that I am smart, well fuck them because for me, diploma is only a piece of parchment. It may mean four years of hard labor and all niters but at the end of the day, your diploma won’t secure you a job. You should still have your skills, wits, intelligence and confidence to achieve whatever it is you decide. That’s why comments like you cant make it through because you didn’t graduate college affect me, because I know myself, and I know what I am capable of and I know that I am smart enough to learn and understand anything that comes my way… ok except math problems. I failed my integral calculus (hey at least I passed my differential calculus!).
The conversation continues:
Me: yung baby nila bj nasa ospital
Friend: ok na baby nila?
Me: ang alam ko ok na namn daw yung mga lab tests
pero indi pa nalabas kasi nag aantibiotic pa
pero ok naman na daw
Friend: ah confined pa din?
kau…kelan darating si junior?
hehe
Me: uu confined pa din
hehehe working on that
Friend: hala
wala pa din?
Me: ala pa
indi naman ganon kadali gumawa nun no
Friend: baog ata isa sa inyo..hehe joke
Me: indi naman porke sex kayo buo na agad un
Friend: eh kasi
baka puro ka *CIM
Me: and besides nakabuo na kami indi lang maayos nabuo so ala sa min baog
Friend: hehe
joke
First and foremost, to tell someone (even if it’s a joke) who’s having a hard time conceiving that she’s BAOG is definitely not funny. I am not easily offended with jokes but to say something like this to me is simply, simply insensitive. As in. I know God has his plans. We may not have a baby this year or even the next year or not ever but I know God has his reasons why.
I maybe a non-practicing Catholic but I pray to God and I think that being close to him is what matters most. Everyone has their own beliefs and so do I, but the bottomline is that we only have one God and he wants us to trust him always.
Hay naku, i just hate people sometimes.
*Cum in mouth