27 march 2009 (from my multiply)
FOUR years of:
studying; sleep-deprived nights; hiding the ever-growing eyebags; late-night dates with potter and perry, kozier, lemone, black, brunner, maglaya, lippincott, porth, shives, etc; keeping up with the demands of the course; struggle and stress; spurs and blurs; friendship and camaraderie; laughs and tears; almost everyday fatigue and minimal social life, mastering the art of time management and sleeping anywhere, completing and passing the 161 or 198 units (i'm not sure how to compute e)
THREE years of:
completing 1887 hours of RLE; sunbathing and walka-thon in community;
TWO years of:
duty; making and submitting sensible and almost complete NCP's and Gordon's, drug analysis and pathophysiology; keeping up with the clinical instructors; making and almost mastering the SOAPIE;
(and oh, let's not forget that historical oral revalida...)
then, it was all summed up and concluded into 3 events, this one's a first.
this ceremony is our pinning ceremony, also known as clinical graduation. this is to commemorate and recognize the four years of hardship and toil entailed in our chosen course. honestly, i was not as excited or as overwhelmed as other graduates nor was i even excited for the event itself! well, maybe a little. because though i know i will be and am graduating, it is not an enough basis for me and for the whole world to affirm that i reached the end. yes, i got my pin. that's a first thing.
as i've said earlier, this event is just the first. the next is my academic graduation and the last but totally not the least is my nursing licensure examination scheduled on june 7 and 8. so i have two more things left to get - my diploma and my license. whew.
OASIS 2009 started with 415 fresh from high school, totoy- and nene-looking students then going down to 405... to 388... to 372... to 348... then finally, down to 330. the magic number 330. the golden 330.
i wouldn't be student 259 (hopefully this is not my rank. hahaha.) of the batch if it weren't for some people who were with me in those four years. let's drop names shall we?
first, i thank God for always being there for me, to make me strong and to hold on, for giving me wisdom and knowledge that i needed and for EVERYTHING.
second, i thank my parents, my tito joseph, and my family for the unending support, for the love and money (of course! how will i even get to college kung wala yon?? haha.), for the advices and for just not stressing
and pressuring me too too too much.
third, i thank myself (HAHAHAHA!) for having the endurance and strength to go on, for having gathered enough knowledge and skills to survive, for being so PR, for being industrious (not all the time though!), for being GREAT.
fourth, i thank my friends and groupmates and classmates (kilala niyo na kung sino kayo. masyado kayo madami. oo, kasama ka din kahit inaway-away mo pa ako dati o kahit na inaway pa kita dati. hahaha.) for being with me through that tough 4 years, for boosting my confidence and myself when i just want to quit, for motivating me, for laughing and eating with me, for being mean with me, for just being there with me to make the most
out of every situation - may bagsak, kabado, babagsak, mababa, inaantok, bad trip na, pumasa, mataas ang grade, everything.
fifth, thanks to sir jesson butcon (our one and only batch adviser), all my professors, my clinical instructors, sa lahat nang nagpahirap at nagpasa sa akin. kung wala kayo, wala rin sana akong alam, for not leaving us behind, for helping and supporting us, and i wouldn't be confident enough to pass my boards (pero kulang pa din as of now... more refresher and review paaa!).
and lastly, to my alma mater, UERM, i admit, this school was never part of my plan. but then, i will admit now that i am proud that i graduated here. we may suck in uaap, we may not appear as grandiose as ateneo or dlsu, we may not be a catholic university like ust, we may not be the best in other courses but medical future here is one of the best, no, SUPER BEST. hahaha! kahit palpak sa office madalas, kahit ang gulo nila madalas, kahit pasaway kami, kahit ang bagal nila, hinasa lang naman nila yung pagiging reklamadora at pasensya naming lahat. hahahaha!
and i may not be the class valedictorian.
nor the clinical excellence awardee.
nor the community service awardee.
nor the cum laude.
but that does not take the fact that i am proud of myself.
and of my batchmates and friends as well. :)
school may be over but our schoolbooks will still be opened as ever.
pressure and stress gets higher as days get nearer to june.
our brain cells need much more energy.
the heavens will be rocked again, true.
one oasis. one batch. one hundred percent.
there's no other number but ONE.
amen! :)