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Deconstructed (Finals Editorial)
Deconstructed
A common mindset of everyone: scholars are
gifted, scholars are remarkably intelligent people. The reputation is big, yet
too risky to satisfy – especially if a student is deconstructed inside-out.
Young
thinkers of today are comprised of variety of students, including the scholars.
And if you say scholar, there’s always a school that first pops out from
everybody’s head – and yes, it is, our ever-loved, University of the
That UPian’s always dominate the other:
UP dito, others doon as they say it.
But,
like everything else, being a UPian has its price; and that is the problem of
these scholars of the nation, they do not inculcate in their minds the value of
being branded as a UPian.
Because
of their high respect for their own crowd and their unleveled intelligence, UPians tend to be unreasonable, egoistic,
and pathetic students; or others call it as deconstructed people inside-out.
Yes, they have this culture where they are united as one, but having such
so-called brilliant minds is enough!
The nation does not need future leaders who are intolerant.
Last
September 17 of this year, a grand gathering was put up by the Public Relations
Society of the
to showcase the different school’s pride on the field of Public Relations. It
was a Grand Prix, where participating students from different schools are about
to present a PR Campaign about reading in
somewhere in
passed their contest pieces, five among the 19 were chosen to present their
work in public, they are the Colegio De San Juan De Letran, University of Asia
and the Pacific, University of the Philippines – Manila, University of the
Philippines – Diliman, and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, where PLM happens
to be the defending champion from the previous year’s Grand Prix. And of course
as expected, their grand battle was hotly controversial.
Though
it was evident, both in the paper work and creannovative presentation, that PLM
still deserved the first place, the scholars of Atienza were magnanimous even
in defeat. But the question here is not whether who should have won, but what
on earth was the treatment of the four other schools towards PLM? It was like
having Voltes V in four major parts instead of five against the mildness of
Cinderella. Still, four against one is unfair. PLMayers were not treated well
by the joined forces of the four other schools – and yes, it was lead by the
UPians, their Steve Armstrong. The students of Letran and UA&P did not even
realize that only UPians benefited from what they’ve done to PLM. Why? Do they
have the name? Are they branded the way UPians are branded? No, they’re not!
In
this context, UPians did not only stoop down from their usual expected level, but also reflected the rotting
system inside the four corners of both their classroom and brain. Likewise,
following such gruesome acts were not tolerable for Letran and UA&P
students as well, for it only showed their low capacity of standing on their
own and making a name out of their own efforts. Instead of joining forces and
competing unfairly with PLM, those others
should have at least considered that they are the pride of their school, and
that they solely carry their school’s epitome.
Now,
can we say that these are the future leaders of this third-world country?
Indeed, they are all considered deconstructed people, inside-out. No doubt
about it.
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Monday, September 4, 2006
Hero
Hero
Once there was a little girl who dreamed of becoming a hero to make a difference for her family. She was Eding, and her own fairy tale started 56 years ago in a small bungalow house somewhere in the not so far away city of
The fifth among the twelve children on their family, Eding’s eyes was bared on the real world at an early age. As one of the oldest, she weighed some sacrifices for her younger siblings’ sake. Among the lists were: taking care of her younger brothers and sisters before school, selling plastic bags on markets every after school hours, collecting clams and tahongs on weekends for food, stopped schooling so that her other younger siblings could go to school, and lived a life away from her family – which is the most heartbreaking sacrifice for her. She learned how to deal with different people and to adapt to their environment. Once or twice, she found herself nursing children of other families – in short, a yaya. She became a cook, a waitress, a cashier, a laundry-woman, a sales agent, and even accepted other jobs just to feed her family at home. She was not ashamed of how would people see her, the only thing mattered for her is that to earn for her family’s future. She worked, worked, and worked.
And like other fairy tales, she had had her share of the bright side too.
As the years passed, the little girl who once dreamed big slowly turned into a woman. A woman full of confidence, armed with knowledge, and taught by experience. Eding managed to finish her Elementary years, her High School years in which she started at the age of 18, and a Degree in Commerce in her College. Because alongside all of her hard works, she never failed to undermine her studies, for she know that someday, somehow, that would serve as a major key for achieving her big dreams. And so, it did. She became her family’s bread and butter. Eding’s efforts from her past paid off really well.
Her inspiring life story has touched many lives and still does up to now, including mine. I truly admire her confidence and dedication for her works. As a matter of fact, she had numerous awards for her service as a policewoman which testifies her as of being a very dedicated person. Yes, that little girl who was once on a rollercoaster ride before for her multitasking works turned out to be a policewoman. But she already retired, and decided to put up a small business at home where she cooks meals and sells it to her village neighbors. Up to now, she still happens to be the breadwinner and still continues to support her other siblings.
As others would consider her, she is a woman with a big heart. She had managed to fulfill her mission to become a hero for her family – which turned out to be a hero for all. Her initiative of helping others mirrored the true being inside of her, and that made a difference not only to her family’s life, but also to others and herself as well. And upon fulfilling her dreams, she still never fails to look back to the things that made her the Eding that she is right now, her family, her past experiences, and God – which she considered her Guiding Light from the very start.
Now, the girl who once dreamed of becoming a hero to make a difference for her family resides in a small bungalow house somewhere in the not so far away city of
“…bakit ka mahihiya, eh pare-pareho lang namang kanin ang kinakain nyo…”, her famous line which still rings a bell in my ears whenever I’m scared. I must admit, she really did touch my life. She was a plastic bag vendor, a yaya, a cook, a waitress, a cashier, a laundry-woman, a sales agent, a keen student. She is a dedicated policewoman, a trusted friend, a caring sister, a good daughter, a humble Christian, and a loving mother – my mother. And I’m proud and blessed that I have her, my own true hero.
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