The CSB Experience 4: Buhay Kolehiyo...Buhay Benilde

Minsan, sa buhay eskuwela....May mga bagay na di mo akalain na may matutuklasan kang mga bagong bagay na di mo akalaing magkakaroon ka.

Kung minsan, di mo inakala na hihigit ka pa mula sa batang unang pumasok dito na labis nag-aalala kung makakapagtapos ba siya paglipas ng ilang taon.

Kaya nga ang buhay Benilde ay isang experience na di mo basta basta malilimutan.



I can't imagine that after four years/12 semesters I'm writing the 259th entry under The CSB Experience (plus 26 entries under The Summer Experience ). I really didn't expect the series to go that long. For four years, I have wrote about all my toils and victories, all my failures and accomplishments, all the changes and the not-so changed.

Taking a look at it now, it's weird how I manage to document what have occured in my college life. And to think I managed to over a hundred blogs in one school year at one time, that says something about how much I changed especially with the way I write stuff about stuff.

College life was never easy to begin with it. But I looked at it on a positive way for I always belive that there is always something to look forward to despite the odds.

I remember there was a time when joining this particular org, Debsoc, proved to be too demanding of my time to the point that I developed a feeling alienation from my block in my first two terms in school alone. That led to writing something ugly that turned into quite a ruckus.

So I decided to deload everything that was bringing me down even if it meant focusing only on my studies for the next 2-3 years and not partake with the things I now regret not doing. It was in this new direction in my college life I discovered something that developed into a passion that I truly want to pursue as a career.

But to be real, as much as college is not an easy pie to conquer, it pays to tone down a little and to relax and not think too much about school. Through the friends I gained do I managed to really enjoy my taking my degree. Friends are always there by your side, ready to support you in any way that they can. And indeed, they're the best part of a healthy college breakfast.

My professors taught me in ways that are more than passing quizzes and bringing home homework over the weekend. Their wisdom, their experiences in life, they have opened my eyes to what's going on around and inside. As what Miss Portia of History would say "Regardless of how long you wrote your essay on a yellow-pad paper, what matters is what you wrote".

I still remember the goofy antics of Sir EJ of Dynarel, the Obando-related stories of Sir Aldwin of Intecom/Gepsych, the out-of-nowhere introduction of Sir Zhan at the end of Sir Henry's SONDESNclass, the kuwela goodness of FILIP13's Miss Myrna and FILIP11's Sir Rafael.

Of course who would forget Sir Lucena (Japan), Sir Magallanes (snob), Sir Brucelas (touch critic), Sir Boyet (saviour), Sir Emerson(food break), Sir Ador (BW), Miss Raffy and Miss Lim, Sir Jesse, Chef Delia, Sir Caballero, Miss Julie Ann (frequent latecomer sa Advedes), Sir Lopez, Sir Rexcel, Sir Dodos, Sir Durian, Miss Lai, Miss Karen, Miss Ipat, Sir Vic, Miss Kay, Sir Matt, Sir Jomel, Miss Dolly, Sir Jaime, Sir Zahn, Sir Henry, Miss Agnes, Sir Ulysses, Sir Chino, Sir Ferdie, Miss Jen, Sir Leo, Sir Dayao, Sir Hansel, MIss Kat,  Miss Olazo-Petriid, Coach (Philoma), Miss Sablay, Sir Rick (Reconse), Miss Melody-Algeb, Sir Russwell-Comsk2x, Miss Mina (despite the laptop issue), Miss Lechoncito, Sir Calopez, Miss Jenn-NSTP, Miss Flor, Sir Contreras, Sir Tiu-Oralcom, Sir Vincent (PEFORTS), Ma'am Fragata and a few other profs who I will never forget (except those who I could no longer remember their names, sorry :D)?

The people I have met, from acquintances to former high school mates, to new friends, to really popular peeps. Just as how I will miss them, I will also miss the food oh yes, food. From Chef's Station to Koi, to All Around to Kitchen Handlers to even as far as Vatel to Soguho (except Pao Tsin), I will surely miss them.

Words cannot express the feeling of happiness knowing that I finally did it. What life has in store for me next, I will face it in full force. The highs and lows of the worad will always be there but I have to live my life the way I want to be.

The CSB Experience is an experience like no other. It has bumps, it has flaws, it is never perfect but it is something that sticks with your for life.

What would have been if I didn't decide to take up ABMMA, to choose CSB as my preferred school? Would it have been as awesome? No I don't think so because The CSB Experience sticks with you for the rest of your life.

PAALAM BENILDE!





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