FINAL ROUND

Finally we are done! After the series of colloquia, I could say that I personally learned a lot of things. It’s really a great experience for all of us not only for me. Inviting different people from different fields as speakers is really a hard job I’m happy that we surpassed all the colloquia with a learning experience. It helped me gained a lot of knowledge not only about our course but also in different fields that we haven’t exposed with. The topic that I and Archie chose was medicine; it really took us time to convince guests because medicine practitioners are really busy in the hospital but thanks our beloved guest Mrs. Michelle Valevieso for accepting our invitation and humbly imparting us knowledge about her profession. I also learned something from the field of health and beauty, literature, campus journalism, media and politics, fashion and entertainment, business, philosophy education, sports, and military.
We have also learned how to make the colloquium possible despite of the shortcomings; It’s just like in production, I must confess that before I thought that conducting colloquium is not as fun as in production but I was wrong because we also enjoyed producing series of colloquium..
Allow me to take this chance to thank our dearest teacher Mrs. Virginia Bautista for always making us active and helping us develop our hidden skills and talents that we may use in our future careers . Although we keep on complaining among our teachers she’s only the one who always gives us challenges and exposures but in the end we realized that challenges are more helpful than just sitting pretty inside the classroom and not learning anything. My parents are really proud of me now; they admit that they were wrong when they said that I’ve chosen a wrong course. But look at them now they support me in all times.
The series of colloquium were indeed successful. But I jut like to comment on the venue. I suggest if there will be colloquium next year, students should be given enough time and preparation to avoid shortcomings.
Some colloquium also turned out to be so boring I think it would be better if the colloquium will be done in a lively manner not just a question and answer portion thing… And its best if there are many audiences that will also participate in the discussion so the invited speakers will be inspired in talking not just the class.

Here's something to touch our hearts

I would like to share to all my readers this poem. I received this in my email from my boyfriend's Dad. I like this poem and I hope it will also touch your heart and encourage you to love your parents more and respect them for they are the reason why we are here.

Here's something to touch our hearts...

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako at pagpasensyahan.

Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay nakabasag ako ng pinggan

o nakatapon ng sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo sana akong kagagalitan.

Maramdamin ang isang matanda.

Nagse-self-pity ako a tuwing sisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko at hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo,

huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan ng "binge!"

paki-ulit nalang ang sinabi mo o pakisulat nalang.

Pasensya ka na, anak. Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na tuhod ko, pagtiyagaan mo sana akong tulungang tumayo,

katulad ng pag-aalalay ko sa iyo noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang lumakad.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay nagiging makulit

at paulit ulit na parang sirang plaka.

Basta pakinggan mo nalang ako.

Huwag mo sana akong pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan.

Natatandaan mo anak noong bata ka pa?

kapag gusto mo ng lobo,paulit-ulit mo 'yong sasabihin,

maghapon kang mangungulit hangga't hindi mo nakukuha ang gusto mo.

Pinagtyagaan ko ang kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo na rin sana ang aking amoy.

Amoy matanda, amoy lupa. Huwag mo sana akong piliting maligo.

Mahina na ang katawan ko.

Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan,

huwag mo sana akong pandirihan.

Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa?

Pinatyagaan kitang habulin sa ilalim ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana kung madalas, ako'y masungit,

dala na marahil ito ng katandaan. Pagtanda mo, maiintindihan mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon, magkwentohan naman tayo,

kahit sandali lang. inip na ako sa bahay, maghapong nag-iisa.

Walang kausap. Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho,

subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik na sabik na akong makakwentohan ka,

kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa mga kwento ko.

Natatandaan mo anak, noong bata ka pa?

Pinagtyagaan kong pakinggan at intindihin

ang pautal-utal mong kwento tungkol sa iyong teddy bear.

At kapag dumating ang sandali na ako'y magkakasakit

at maratay sa banig ng karamdaman, huwag mo sana akong pagsawaan alagaan.

Pagpasensyahan mo na sana kung ako man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan,

pagtyagaan mo sana akong alagaan sa mga huling sandali ng aking buhay.

Tutal hindi na naman ako magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking pagpanaw,

hawakan mo sana ang aking kamay upang kahit sa huling sandali man lamang

ay madama ko ang init ng iyong palad.

At huwag kang mag-alala, kapag kaharap ko na ang Panginoong Diyos na lumikha,

hihilingin ko sa kanya na pagapalain ka …

dahil naging mapagmahal ka sa iyong ama't ina…