A breather from an all - nighter..

Vim Ac Potestatem. 'To know the law is not just to know the words of the law, but their force and power.'

It's been a month since I entered the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, College of Law. And so far, I can bravely say that I am still alive and kicking! Haha! Kidding aside, I just wanted to write what I am really feeling about everything that is happening/ had happened to me as I endeavor through the intensive training/review for me to become the finest lawyer that I dreamed and wanted to become in the future.

Law School is what I assumed it to be, tough and hard. During the first week of formal classes, tons of cases are already assigned for us to read (and digest), numerous provisions of different codes are to be read, analyzed and memorized, unexpected humiliation and embarrassment during recitations from scary law professors, daily confinement in the library, enormously thick books to read and understand, you always have to carry it like the whole world is on your back, thus, the need for a heavy-duty, long lasting and considerably huge bags (I' using a backpack now because I don't want carrying a lot of things which right now, I do have), photocopy papers of readings amounting already to a size of the biggest Webster's Dictionary, you can already make a fire with my bag when you just mistakenly drop a lighted matchstick in it, and of course, an extraordinary school life where you meet a lot of great people and be friends with them and also, where you meet annoying, stupid people, who are just there because of the prestige of being an LLB student (well, I'm not sure if I'm one of those.:D). But a midst all these, I LOVE IT! Call me a sadista or what, but I really love what they are doing with us.

I can remember the day that I learned that I have passed the admission examination for this University's College of Law. I felt that I had passed the Bar. My expectations that the examination was hard and incomprehensible were high and I didn't believe I could get in at my first try. But God really intended for me to pursue this so now I stand firm with my belief that in four years time, I will graduate in this degree and will be able to pass the Bar at the first try.

Most of our professors had asked our reasons for choosing to endeavor in such a chaotic, dangerous and not to mention, a very tough profession when we can already make and earn money with the baccalaureate degrees we have already earned. And there I was, always wondering why am I here? What is my reason for pursuing a second degree. Not just a degree, but also the most prestigious profession in the Philippines.

And I often leave that question unanswered. I don't know why. I just wanted to. But always feel the pressure that it's a must that I have an answer to that question whenever it arises.

Why do I want to be a lawyer?

I have always wanted to be a lawyer. Ever since I was a child, I had always wanted to be on the practice of law. But as I grew older, those dreams where gaining so much distance from me. I have never been the best student that I wanted myself to be. And that continued until my collegiate years, taking up something that I loathed (because, hated would be an understatement). Enough of that anyway! Haha!

This dream didn't die in my heart. I already know I am destined for greatness a long time ago and I wasn't doing anything to achieve that greatness but the opportunity to study Law came and I knew, in my heart, this was God's path to greatness for me! And I, without any hesitations, took that opportunity, thus, I am now enrolled at one of the TOP 10 Law Schools.

I love the feeling of superiority. Blame it on the zodiac signs, a Leo always wants to be superior, a lion is the king of the jungle, so my destiny is to be at the top. I a going to do my best, give my all and everything to always become the better lawyer. Because in this life, many will say the same as what I have said, many would be exerting much more effort than what I can give, etc., but I need to always be the better lawyer.

I'm still at my first month. 3 years and 9 months to go for me to still train, read and comprehend all the law what has to say and mean. I have still more than four years to study harder, read faster, comprehend better and to still improve myself year after year.

And you know, I always wanted to be branded as the 'TOPNOTCHER'.

I hate my job..

Naramdaman mo na ba yung feeling na ayaw mo na, yung gusto mo na sumuko pero hindi mo magawa kasi matagal mong ipinagdasal na makuha yung ganoong bagay? Grabe lang.. Yan ang pakiramdam ko ngayon sa trabaho ko. I know I should be thankful, and yes I am thankful for it, pero talagang ayoko na.

Aside from the fact na maliit ang sahod don, hindi ko lang talaga Makita yung sarili ko na tatagal pa dun. Alam ko na sa simula palang na hindi ito yung pinangarap kong trabaho. Matagal din akong walang trabaho. At alam kong dahil sa hindi pa naman talaga ako seryosong maghanap talaga. At nung natanggap ako sa trabaho ko ngayon, there’s a part of me na nagsasabing, ‘yan lang ba ang kaya mo?’

Nahiya ako, kahit yung mismong job designation ko, ikinahiya ko. Ayoko na talaga sa trabaho ko. Lord, bigyan mo na po ako ng ibang trabaho. Yung trabahong kahit hindi ko gaanong gusto, enough na para tumagal ako. Ang dream job ko naman po talaga ay maging abogado. Gusto ko pong magkaroon ng trabaho na makakatulong sa akin na pag-aralin ang sarili ko, makakatulong kahit paano sa mga magulang ko at sapat na para mahalin ko kahit na hindi ko nay un trabaho kapag abogado na ako.

Lord, bigyan nyo din po ako ng mga mabubuting officemates. Yung mga kaya akong pakisamahan sa ugali ko at yung mga kaya ko din pakisamahan. Lord, bigyan mo din po ako ng boss na mabait. Yung madami po akong matututunan at mamahalin ko din at ituturing kong mentor talaga. Kayo na pong bahala panginoon. Ayoko nap o talaga sa Koop..

Salamat po..

Dear You..

January 19, 2011
01:36 AM

Dear you,

Noon ko pa iniisip kung dapat na ba kita kausapin. Ano ng una kong dapat sabihin? O kaya, anong pwede kong sabihin para tumingin ka sa kung nasaan man ako. O kaya, para man lang marecognize mo ang presensya ko. Matagal ko na iniisip kung ano talagang dapat ko sabihin sayo. Matagal na din kasi kita gusto kausapin eh. Pero sa tuwing makikita kita, hindi ko magawa. Wala ako masabi. Nanginginig pa nga ako eh. Hanggang ngayon, hindi ko pa rin alam kung ano bang dapat sabihin o gawin.
I act strong in front of everyone kapag andyan ka. Sabi ko sa kanila, hindi naman ako apektado eh. Pero ang totoo, nakakahiya man sabihin, umiiyak ako kada matatapos ang araw na nakasama kita. Kasi masakit. Oo, strong ako, pero nanliliit ako kapag andyan ka. Ikaw lang ang nakakagawa nun sa akin. Na sa kahit presensya mo palang, ramdam ko na hindi tayo dapat nasa iisang lugar lang. para sa akin, lumiliit ang mundo kapag andyan ka. Tumitigil ang oras kapag napapalingon ako sa gawi mo.
Ang story natin, nakakalungkot, ewan ko kung meron nga ba talagang story. Alam mo kung anong nakakalungkot? Kasi hindi natin (or ako, for that matter) alam kung paano lulugar. At least siguro ako, hindi ko nga talaga alam. Honestly, hindi ko namalayan na ganito na tayo. Malungkot kasi hindi man lang kita naexperience maging kaibigan. Sabi nung iba, mayabang ka, weird ka, wag na kita pagkaabalahan kasi wala ka naming kwenta, wala naman daw ako mapapala sayo. Sinasaktan ko lang ang sarili ko. Sinubukan ko naman eh. Kahit sa sarili ko, hindi ko na maamin na apektado ako sa bawat ginagawa mo kasi nasasaktan ako. Para bang nawawalan ako ng self-esteem at self-worth. Hanggang ngayon kinakaya ko pa din. Pasensya na, baka matagalan, ang hirap lang kasi talaga.
Sa totoo lang, hindi ko naman talaga alam kung bakit ko ginawa ‘tong message na’to. Siguro para lang masabi ko sayo ang hindi ko masabi sayo ng harapan. Pasensya na kung naiinis, naaasar, or nasasaktan man kita in any other way. Gusto ko lang na may sabihin ka. Kahit pa negative yun. Basta magsalita ka. Gusto kong malaman kung dapat pa ba maghintay kahit parang wala naman talaga.

More than one month to go and it's bye bye 2010. When I read what I have written early this year, I am surprised that I haven't accomplished much of what I have listed from the New Year's resolution that I have planned. Sad, but I think I have to do it again.

Oh well, there's still a month or two before I make another list of resolutions so I better start doing the others that are possible to be done in a month..:)

First..

First Friend, First Chum..
First Enemy, First Foe..
First Star, First A
All happened in Grade School..

First Crush, First Love..
First Dance, First Kiss..
First Boyfriend, First Heartbreak..
All happened in high school..

First of everything..

Drama.Drama.Drama

Hindi naman talaga ako madaling magalit. Pero ewan ko ba, nagalit ako talaga ko dun sa nangyari. Pinaramdam sa akin na cheap ako. Sa totoo lang, hindi ko alam kung saang parte ako nagagalit. Kung sa reason ba na nalaman kong may girl na sya, dahil nalaman kong wala pala syang gusto sa akin at para akong pinaasa, dahil tinawagan ako ng girlfriend nya o dahil nagmukha akong patay na patay sa kanya.
Naiinis ako. Inis na inis. Sa sobrang inis ko, gusto ko syang murahin at sampalin. Pero hindi ko naman magagawa yun dahil hindi yun ang style ko. Sa unang pagkakataon, nagmukha akong mababa. Sa unang pagkakataon, nahusgahan ako ng hindi ako kinikilala ng lubusan. Nakakainis dahil hinayaan nyang mangyari sa akin yun. First time ko magkacrush ng hindi ko alam ang pinagmulan, ganito pa ang nangyari.
Actually, may mali din naman ako. Kasi tinetext ko sya, at nawrong send pa ko sa kanya. Bading naman talaga ang tingin ng mga kaojt ko sa kanya. Ako na nga lang yung nagtatanggol na hindi sya bading eh, tapos ganito pa.
Gusto ko sya kausapin, madali naman mawala ang init ng ulo ko eh. Lalo na kapag mababaw lang ang dahilan. Tsaka ayoko ng kaaway. Ayoko ng feeling of uneasiness. Lalo na at empleyado pa sya sa pinag-oojthan ko. Gusto ko nalang syang kausapin, o baka ako pa yung maunang magsorry. Baka gawin ko yun bago ako umalis ng SMITS.
Bothered ako. Gusto ko pa din kasi sya. Badtrip no? Gusto din ako ng mga Goldmar para sa kanya. Boto sa love team namin kumbaga. Miss ko na makipagbiruan sa kanya. Gusto ko lang naman sya maging kaibigan kasi wala din naman kung itutulak ko yung nararamdaman ko eh pagtapos ng ojt, himala nalang kung magkita kami ulit.
Bahala na siguro, basta kelangan ko makipagayos sa kanya. Sa lalong madaling panahon.

Monday Madness..

My day was sort of idle and tiring. I woke up at 6:00 am and served my dad “sopas” for his breakfast and cereals for me. I took my morning walk at 6:45 am, and i noticed that my right side of the stomach was aching but I continued walking. I walked for 30 minutes and came back to see my sister already up to prepare for her school.

I sat and ate a slice of bread with liver spread and contemplated on whether to drink coffee or not. I made coffee in my tumbler while still contemplating if I should drink it. In the end, I threw it in the sink and resorted to drinking water instead because it is one of my resolutions for this year.

I surfed the internet for half an hour and gave up when I felt my eyes where shutting down so I went to my room and slept for 3 hours. I woke up again at 1pm feeling hungry, so I ate my lunch and later prepared for my 6pm class. This took me about 2 hours to finish all of this. at 3:45, I went to school by jeep and thought that it would help me if I would walk again from stop and shop to PUP, and so I did. I arrived at the school seeing some of my classmates were already there.

The classes were boring because it’s the first day of the resume of classes. Luckily, the professors dismissed us early. So at 8:30pm, I’m already on my way home. Before riding the tricycle, I bought some ponkans to serve at dinner *my dinner actually*. And while on the tricycle,I thought again of walking from Pag-asa st to our house which I don’t usually do. So I went off the tricycle and started walking. Before going home, I stopped at a nearby store to load up my cellphone which is nearing its credit limit.

I arrived home seeing dad and mom on the living room and my sister on the mezzanine which I passed by first before going to the living room. Dad asked me about my health condition. And I said, I’m so tired *because I walked*. I’m palpitating yet I didn’t say a thing about it because I don’t want them to worry.

Mom says, she’s going to get me checked up tomorrow. Weird, because I am wishing that I do really have a heart ailment but on another thought, that would be hard not only for me but also for them.

I don’t know. I really don’t know.