Last Push, UP.

I cannot explain how glad and nervous at the same time I am for my last semester in UP. It's been a roller coaster ride for my past four years in college. Started with the wrong course, fought my way through the toughest professors and classes, and found my passion with BA Philippine Arts. But this is it, this is the moment where I'm closest to my dreams.

I remember posting this picture when I was still in BS Pharmacy (obviously studing Chem14 for that night; never loved that subject and thank God for passing it) last 2010. Every time I feel like giving up, I look at this picture and remind myself of all the challenges I've been through and believe that all sacrifices have its worth. Tiwala lang, sasablay din ako.

** For those who don't know what a sablay means for a UP student, it is very much not synonymous to failure or making a mistake. It is actually the other way around; sa UP, sablay = tagumpay. It is also a noun that means a cloth worn by graduates during the college and university graduation to represent their triumph in finishing their degree in the state university.

Last week, I had to undergo the long and exhausting process of UP enrollment (very usual, been going through it for the past 8 semesters). I almost wasn't able to enroll my last language elective, French 10, because of unavailable slots and my thesis subject, Philippine Arts 200, since it is a seasonal course subject and is only offered during second semester. Thanks to connections, skills and charm (HAHA), I was able to encode both right on time. Hello to my last four subjects in college, please be awesome and merciful.

As for my thesis, this will be the hardest, most nerve-wrecking subject of my entire life. It will make or break my entire career as a student. Just like what my friend said, and I quote "Dear thesis, iisipin kita araw-araw, ibibigay ko sa'yo ang atensyon ko. Mamahalin kita ng buong puso."

Another motivation. Dreams do come true, G. Strive and do the best that you can. Last push!