#lanits

☞ De gente que me alegro que tenga mi mismo nombre.

Marianas habemos MILES. Las mamás y papás de las generaciones 84-90 en México, decidieron unánimemente que sus hijas se llamarían MARIANA. En algún momento fuimos 6 Marianas en un sólo salón y hubo la necesidad de escoger apodos, porque si no, la cosa se iba a poner buena. Lo bueno de Mariana es que ella tiene dos nombres, entonces puede ir por la vida como Mariana o Gabriela, depende de como esté su humor.

Mariana Gabriela Sandoval Montero siempre ha tenido nombre de telenovela. Nos conocimos en pre-primaria, y de ahí poco a poco nos volvimos grandes amigas. 

Tenemos la suerte de mantener amigas que conocimos desde que teníamos 4-8 años. Ella, aparte de ser carnala del ama, es una gran inspiración, y es una de las personas con las que tengo más afinidad en lo creativo y profesional. Las mamás de mis mejores amigas, también me han formado y Ceci, su mamá, fue una de las que más me ha ayudado a ser quién soy. Supongo que de ahí viene mucho de la mente y corazón de mi tocaya. 

MarianaGabriela se lanza a lo que quiere sin miedo y lo logra sin que parezca difícil. Es una de las personas mas talentosas que conozco y me alegra formar parte de su vida.

Fotos:

1-MariaNITS, posando en su proyecto final de Central Saint Martins.

2-Amigas desde morritas. Apariciones especiales de Ana e Ivonne, otras dos carnalas del alma. 

3-Ana, Mariana, Lucas y yo, chez moi. 

4-Cora, Tania, Mariana y Ana en nuestra graduación de secundaria. Algunas con caras de mamonas. Ninguna lo es. 

5-Mariana , Ro y yo en Malinalco. 

6- Ivonne, Aurora, Mariana y Ana en nuestra graduación de Secundaria. Una de mis pocas etapas sin fleco. 

para mas información, ver:

-Navidad en Berlín

-Navidad en DF

-Despedidas de amor

“ISANG KEMBOT NA LANGGGGGG!”

April 8, 2016 was the start of new beginnings – a beginning of a new timeline in my life where I must apply the theories and ideas outside the four-walled classroom; that I learned in the past four years of studying inside the world called COLLEGE. After this, I should stand independently just to be one, for I must use the learnings my professors had imparted to me.

LANITS finally graduates. (from left to right: Claribel Guillermo, Heidi Lyka Espejo, Raymund Yadao, Pauleye Kaye dela Cruz, Jaylord Guillermo, Regine Dacquigan, and Aileen Guillermo) *insert Rose Ann Bitagon and Gonieto Hernandez*

I remember myself carrying piles of instructional materials for my internship subject. Carrying such big box heavier than my bag and full of papers and materials for teaching was a dilemma for we’ll carry it to and fro school. I bet others may say that time “Kapag may nakita kang mga estudyante na nagbibitbit ng mga magagandang box, Educ ‘yan!” But that effort to carry was a worthwhile deed for I’ll be graduating today. I remember myself surfing the internet just for issues (any) to discuss for my Debate and Argumentation subject where I have to dig deeper for these issues just to have very good points and win the clash. I even had some bruises in my hand when I had to write the draft then rewrite the final constructive speech just to be organized. But that effort to be resourceful was a worthwhile deed for I’ll be graduating today. I remember myself wearing my PE uniform playing and dancing under the sun. I remember myself cramming for portfolios just to meet the deadline plus the final research paper that made our eyebrows merge and had hangover for coffee.

#fambam: Ate me and Jonash //

Who wouldn’t remember these unforgettable moments that made us to laugh, cuss, cry and move to be who we are today?

My fours years in college was a roller coaster; experienced a lots of downs that made me stronger and ups that motivated me to have more. One time, that roller coaster stopped because of the malady I have to endure. I guess that’s the biggest lesson college taught me, more important than the Pearson-R Correlation I learned in Statistics, Maslows’ Hierarchy of Needs in Child and Adolescent Development, the 1987 Philippine Constitution in Social Science, life and works of Rizal, Parliamentary procedure I liked in English and Zeus, Athena, Minerva, Cerberus I learned in Mythology.

One time, a friend asked me, “Cum Laude be?or  with merit?” I just simply replied, “Waley! Usual student lang ako be.” But when I’m alone, I asked myself. “Sa’n ba ko nagkulang?” Well, that’s the consequence for the misdeed I did and I accept it. I’m just grateful for granting second chances to correct my flaws; maybe not in just one shot but one by one.

So much with the drama now.

Savor your success.

I’m indebted to my parents who never failed me to support me with my studies and the ones who provided the means for me just to go to school everyday.

I appreciate my professors’ patience and understanding with my lackings in their subject. I will remember the things you taught me and the memories we had in the classroom.

To my friends and colleagues, I’m very thankful that that you’re by my side during the greatest dilemma I experienced in my college life. Slap when me I’ll do that again. Well, I am just being me. Alam niyo ‘yan!