Road to Success (Part 2)

Road to Success (Part 2)





Yesterday, I was able to share the reason why i quit from my post as Planning Director and this has paved the way of my decision to push through my plan of going back to school again. It was a tough decision and this has drawn a lot of issues and talks from my colleagues as to why I vacated the position that too early. For some people who were closed to me, they would probably understand the reason behind it. In fact, they were too concerned about my health and often observed changes in my physical looks - the bulging eye bags, the thinning hairline and the slimmer physique. That was already a clear indication that I was able to developed a psychological stress and work fatigue out of the overwhelming work. So to fast track this thing I leave the office and started to plan anew. I was determined already to enroll my PhD program. I checked on the websites of schools who are offering PhD in Development Communication. There are only two state universities in the country who are offering the program - the UP Los Banos in Laguna and Central Luzon State University in Nueve Ecija. I first considered CLSU since one of my colleagues is finishing her PhD in that school and it would be easier for me to adjust to the environment if I have someone to keep me company. Then their is UP.









The UP Dream that was...









Ever since it has always been my dream to become a legitimate UPian . By legitimate, that is, one is not only that you passed the UPCAT but also someone who is able to survive the ‘the fittest of all’ specie. And that the validation is you wearing the Sablay, with your head up high and finally clinched that diploma stamped with a UP Logo. I happened to be an UPCAT passer and enrolled at UP Cebu before i shifted my course in Tacloban. Wayback 2001. Unfortunately, destiny decided that it wasnt really for me. I was so frustrated that i cut short my stay in UP Cebu. Not because i got eliminated but because the place wasnt ideal for my studies - the dialect difficulty, the financial constraints and the lack of sounding board - factors which hindered me to continue my stay in UP. I then told myself that someday I would be able to go back to UP and this time, by hook and by crook, i should finish my studies. The redemption began when i enrolled my masters at UPOU, the fifth system of UP. On April 2011, the board of regents of UP conferred me as one of the graduates of master of development communication program, I was in extreme happiness that time that i finally got my UP degree and my first time to have worn the Sablay. On that same day, i realized that dreams really do come true in a perfect time. It gave me a chill since i couldnt really believe that was happening to me. That incident had brought back my selfesteem that once had lost in me when i failed to reach my UP dream in college.