CYDF Newsletter, Vol.2, Issue 1, 2007 August 2008 - Calantas ...

V OLUME 2, ISSUE 1Nakakapanghinayangang nakaraangschool year -sapagkat hindiako ang nag-top1 sa klasenamin. Hindi konasungkit angunang puwesto.PumangalawaSara Jane A. Capunolang ako sa4th Yr HS, SY: 2007-2008aming klase.Napakaramingnanghinayang nang mabalitaan nilang hindi akoang nag-top 1 sa klase namin. Nang nalamankong hindi ako ang nag-top 1 sa klase namin,tinanggap ko ito ng maluwag sa puso ko dahilalam ko marami akong mga pagkukulang.Noong 1st grading, I was the top 1 saaming klase. Seryoso kasi ako noong 1st gradingand wala pa kaming gaanong mga activities saschool. Nang mag-start na ang 2nd gradingperiod, hindi na ako gaanong nakapag-serious.Maramin ng mga activities sa school. Halos angbuong attention ko ay natuon sa mgaco-curricular activities. Hindi na ako makapagconcentratesa klase. Kaya nang sinabi na angmga honors, na ako nagulat. Ina-admit ko na maypagkukulang ako. Nag-top 3 na lang ako.Sumali ako sa table tennis team ng amingschool. Halos isang buwan akong hindi nakapagklasedahil ilalaban kami sa Congressional Meetna ginawa sa Sports Complex. Nagkaroon kaming Camping sa Magalang. Sumama ako ditodahil ako ang President ng mga Girls Scout ngaming school. One week ang camping namindoon. Sa grading period ding ito, inaamin ko nanaloko ako sa cellphone. Almost everyday mayload ang cellphone ko. Nang sinabi na ang top saklase namin, umiyak ako. Hindi ko in-expect naaabot ako sa ganitong puwesto. Top 8 ako noong3rd grading namin.Nang 4th grading na namin, nagseryosona ako rito. Lagi na akong nagre-review nglesson. Gumagamit pa rin ako ng cellphone, perohindi gaya ng dati. Hindi rin naman ako nabigosa ginawa kong ito, nag-top 2 ako sa klase namin.Sa darating na school year, gagawin koang lahat para makuha ang nais ko.Life on earth can’t be easy.You can’t grab all the things you want.You can’t rule every single thing inyour surrounding in what you want tohappen. Like what happened to methis school year. Unlike last yearwhich is my 3rd year in high school, Igot the 3rd place in our class. I am stilldisappointed but as time goes by, Ilearn to accept it. Unfortunately thisschool year, I only got 4th place in ourclass. I ask myself why this happenedto me. I evaluated myself from theVisit our website at: www.cydf821philippines.com for more informationCherry Ann G. Estrada1st Yr BS In Accounting, FEUSY: 2007-2008p15beginning (1st) to 4th grading. I thought I did all my best but still itwasn’t enough. It was really hard for me to accept what happeneddespite all my efforts. “Paano na iyan? Ano na lang ang sasabihin nila?”These are some thoughts that came to my mind. I am always worried ofwhat people around me would say or react about me, Others say that Ineglected my studies which was not true. I did my best to study hard. Ithought my parents would be angry but instead they told me to beproud, that there is nothing to be ashamed of. Then I realized thatfailures are only life’s ways to make us strong.My unforgettable high school life is over, so I must preparemyself to the next level, the college life. College life begins in choosinga career you want to pursue. Since I was a child, I was dreaming ofbeing a doctor someday. Practically, I want to be a doctor because I canearn more money compared to other related jobs. But then during myhigh school days, I found out that I excell more in Math rather Science.However, the medical degree I was originally interested to pursue requiresmore Sciences than Math. For this reason I decided to take up acourse which deals more on calculating, solving, and measuring, inshort, in Mathematics. Electronic and Communication Engineering(ECE) and BS in Accountancy are the options I have dealing withMathematics. It was difficult for me to decide which way to go until theCYDFI Founder, Antonio Mendoza, explained the advantages anddisadvantages of the two options I have before me. Then, I decided topursue BS in Accountancy and took the entrance exam at FEU inManila and got a grade of 94% which earned me a 50% tuitionfee discount for my 1st semester. College life is more academicallydemanding than elementary and high school. In college youare not only sacrificing a big amount of money but also much ofyour time being spent less for yourself and family. I know collegeis a preparation of what you want to be in the future so one shouldtake it seriously. I will strive harder to get through college. I amwilling to burn my eyebrows in order to pass all my tests. I willnot waste my parents’ and CYDFI’s efforts in guiding me towhere I am now. I believe I will not be here without the blessingof the Lord. Without Him I am nothing. I want to achieve mygoal of finishing college education, not only for my own good butalso for all the people to believe in me and support me like myfriends, my family, Tito Tony and the CYDFI Officers.