For my UST Friends

Last week I went out with my college friends, and I just thought of ‘dedicating’ an entry for them, ahaha. In a couple of months now, it will be one year since our graduation day, one year since we last saw each other in school uniform.

Guys, those four years had been fruitful and fun. Remember our thesis stories? Yun talaga ang unforgettable. We were all waiting for the day we march at PICC because that will mean we actually passed Thesis!

I could still remember the 1^st day of my 1^st year in UST. I think my 1^st class was at 11AM (or is it 1PM), the sun was shining and everyone’s rushing to get to school. I looked like a lost puppy then. ; ) Pawisan, magulo ang hair, di pa sanay mag-heels. I was trying to make new friends, and kept telling myself that I’m starting a ‘new chapter’ in my life and I better make it right (funny how we always use the phrase ‘new chapter’ whenever we’re entering or beginning another phase). So the long day went on, and after a few weeks I found myself crying in my dorm room, wanting to go home. I was sooo lonely - missing my high school friends, my mama and papa, the comfort that my usual surroundings always gave me. It’s time I get out of my comfort zone. Eventually, I gained new friends and I am forever grateful to God that they’re part of my life. We were together almost all the time, eating, studying, chatting, learning, even sleeping together. Yes, it was hard, but I believe we were able to incorporate FUN into WORK. WFOURNK <=== see this.

God has been faithful to us. I failed to acknowledge then, but God was with us during those trying times, comforting us when we thought we couldn’t go on anymore, celebrating with us during triumphant moments that we gained out of passing projects on time, being able to finish a group report, completing requirements...It might not seem big, but to Him, it is because we were appointed to be at that exact place and time. It was our season to study and work hard, and have fun.

Now that we’ve finished school, this is another season that God has called us to be in. It’s time to ENLARGE OUR TERRITORIES! It’s time we use all that we learned to where we are right now. Everyday, I get excited about what this new day will bring, what new surprises God has prepared for me. God has given us a present, and it’s THE PRESENT (as in now, today). Decide whether you’ll unwrap it or not.

I believe that it’s no accident (there are no accidents!) we were brought together. Each of us is connected according to what God has planned. Each of us is God’s project!