My Hands are Shaky and I'm Palpitating...

It’s not about drinking endless cups of coffee… not even because I haven’t eaten. It’s not Starbucks’ “polar” temperature. It’s because the most important part of this semester’s about to unfold. The “make or break” period of this whole game that we are in, “The Final Exams“.

Once again, we are in a very crucial moment. I, myself, can feel how this could result to a change in my future. I don’t want to leave because if there’s one thing that I found in the law school, it’s my friendship with really special people… my block, 1-C.

Don’t get me wrong, every single person in my block is different from the other, we don’t have the same views about things, we don’t have the same level of patience, but we agree on the fact that WE ARE A BLOCK and WE ARE HERE TO AT LEAST HELP EACH OTHER WITH THE THINGS THAT MATTER. Yes, we are united. We agree to disagree and we all want to graduate together. My block has been through a lot and we never forget to at least reward ourselves, to have fun ONCE in A WHILE. But when we party, we ROCK!

I am writing this because I feel like this is the best time to add to the PEP TALK that we got from our adviser, Atty. Maita Chan-Gonzaga. We often converse about how difficult it was for us during our first semester, how at times we doubt if our professors see how dedicated we are to excel in the law school. There may be times when we feel like we are just gonna let things be and stop… but we never did stop. We never got tired of learning, and yes, we persevere to be the best that we can be. We are so happy that we at least are being recognized for the effort that we are exerting. We do not aspire to be at the top of everyone else, we just aspire to know and learn as much as we can in this journey. We all are in this together.

I am proud to be a part of a block with a heart. I am proud that I am a part of a group that knows how to settle their own differences and knows how to achieve things NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER PEOPLE. I am sure that this block would like to, first and foremost, thank the best beadle that any block could ever hope for, Patty-kins Libo-on. She endured a whole year of leading us and of taking care of things that at times we should be taking care of. Patty, we know that you felt harassed, tired and well, irritated at times but we thank you for not stopping and for giving importance to the position that we entrusted you. To Lea Abutan, who painstakingly accepted the job of collecting money from the most “kuripot” people, thank you.

This is the end of one School Year, our first School Year together. I am looking forward to three more school years with all of you. I continue to study because I don’t want to part with such incredibly inspiring individuals.

FINALS na 1-C… gaya ng lagi nating sinasabi… “Di tayo aral!” Pero we will deliver at di natin bibiguin si Ma’am Maita. Tama nga, “Di tayo ARAL…” kasi NAG-AARAL PARIN TAYO. Life is a continuous opportunity to learn more and be better persons.

ARAL NA!