March 1st, 2008
A Very Heart-warming (Dramatic...) Speech... They say...
Our graduation ball ended just last week... but the euphoria's still lingered in the atmosphere. We even say that the event was 'bitin'. Seems like everyone wanted to make a REAL night out of it - we were in our last year in high school so I think it's natural...
Anyway, during the program, I was one of the few people who were selected from each of our 3 sections to deliver a testimony about what our school has done for us. Hell, I almost cried with mine and when I walked by our principal, she said that I left an impression on them... hmm... I'll leave that for you to decide. Here's my speech:
How would you react if I say that I’m timid, shy and laid-back? Would you believe me? Probably, you won’t. You would even think of it as a huge joke. Of course, even if it is indeed a joke, who would fall for it? What I said was quite contradicting to what I am today. And I, myself, refuse to affirm that those qualities were once held by me. But no matter how unrealistic my statement may seem, it serves as an evidence as to how Colegio de Sta. Cecilia and the people behind it, my peers and my mentors, was able to influence me to become a better individual.
I remember my younger self from ten years ago before I entered the school that I now call my alma mater – a person who is indifferent, alienates herself from others and considers herself as the center of the universe. Someone who would isolate herself from others, acting as if she’s the sun and the others were just little planets revolving around her miniscule form, not minding her existence. I hardly have anyone to be with at that time to the point that I even forget their names. But then, I enrolled Colegio de Sta Cecilia. That’s when I experienced significant changes in my life – growing as an individual and creating an identity that only I can brag about.
I entered my first day at the school having the same thing as what I have in my mind back in my kindergarten years – that people revolve around me because I’m here. Strange enough, I left the gates of the school with a new ideology: I want to change myself. I want to let the world know that I'm not a girl who will only sit and wait, and most certainly, I’m not the center of the whole universe. It was then that I started interacting with others – my teachers and my friends, learning how enjoyable it is to go out of my own shell to see what the outside world has in store for me… learning what the true value of companionship is. There, I met hundreds of people who all became an important part of me and my own development as a person. One of them even saved my life once!
CDSC became the foundation of my knowledge and skills. Not only did it teach me how to grow and mature as an individual but also how to develop my skills and potential for everything. It served as an instrument for me to know that there is a world beyond the four corners of my humble abode. My world expanded as I met more people and by the time I was in my fourth year, I became someone who was taught on how to pursue her own goals without failing to trust in her abilities. And now, I am here, part of the graduating class of 2007-2008.
For a decade, I grew witness to the endeavors of my alma mater and she, in turn, watched as I grew up from a timid child to a matured individual who no longer thinks that she’s the center of the universe and ready to face the next phase of life that she is going to enter.
A writer once said: "as we walk on our own roads, as we live our own lives, relish the road. And relish the fact that the road of life will probably be a windy road. Something like—the yellow brick road in the wizard of Oz. You see the glory of Oz up ahead—but there are lots of twists and turns along the way—lots of tin men, lots of green women." But with the way of life that CDSC has taught us, I’m pretty sure that we would be able to reach the said glory of Oz.
A pleasant night to all and thank you.
Shoot, I myself don't want the night to end but everything must come to that... It was kind of disappointing that I only got few pictures from that night... so the only solution is 'mang-arbor' (the Filipino term for borrow first before asking permission... kinda?). So thanks to those people who (unwillingly) lent their pictures... :P
^101 with Carla...
^Comp. Teacher namin... Last Dance ko... :P
^One of the most amazing people I've met... Marlo. I do wonder sometimes where he gets his confidence. Could you lend me some?
'Kay... Nuff said... Semi-Finals are coming up so I have to focus on reviewing... 'JA!
Azie
