MARCH 27, 2012 - Verdant Acres Covered Court
Graduation day! Hay. Akala ko magiging emosyonal kami nang sobra-sobra. Pero hindi pala. Sa katunayan, masaya pa kami kasi tapos na ang ROLLER COASTER na aming sinakyan. Kasi sa mga susunod na buwan at taon, sasakay na kami sa mas matindi pang chubibo - ang SURF DANCE..
Masaya ang mga naging karanasan namin sa aming pagtapak sa mundo ng High School.. Marami kaming nakilalang mga kaibigan at kaaway na siyang humubog sa amin bilang isang matatag at di-matibag na mga tao..
Masaya ako dahil sa akin ibinigay ang Valedictory Address. Dumating pa nga ang araw na tinanggihan ko na ito dahil baka hindi ko kayanin na humarap sa maraming tao dahil sa ilang mga kaganapan.. Pero sabi ko sa sarili ko, kailangan kong manindigan. Kaya ito, may standing ovation pa galing sa mga kaklase ko after the speech.. Masaya na nakakalungkot..
Heto ang kopya ng aking address..
"Congressman
Mark Villar, Honorable Vergel “Nene” Aguilar, Vice Mayor Louis Bustamante, ,
Division Superintendent-Division of Las Piñas Dr. Norma Ablan Adamos, Assistant
Division Superintendent Dr. Loreta B. Torrecampo, Education Supervisor Dr.
Editha Gonzales, our Principals – Mrs. Alita B. Lebrias, Mr. Efren R. Parilla,
and Mr. Ignacio L. Son, Jr. , to all the teachers, parents and the stars of
this day, the graduates – a greetings of good afternoon!
“I
don’t mean to say I am perfect, I haven’t learned all I should even yet, but I
keep working toward that day when I finally be all that God saved me for and
wants me to be. I am still not all I should be but I am bringing all my
energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to
what lies ahead.” – Philippians Chapter 3
Dala natin sa araw na
ito ang kagalakan. Umaasa na tutuntong tayo ng entablado matapos ang apat na
taong ipinuhunan ng hirap, pagod at pakikipagtunggali sa mga tinik na ating
nakaharap. Minsan na tayong nadapa ngunit wala tayo ngayon kung hindi natin
pinilit tumayo. Ang bawat pagsikat ng araw ay nagpapausbong ng mga bagong
pag-asa. Ngayong araw, tatanggap tayo ng ating tiket patungo sa bagong daang
tatahakin. Tiket na apat na taon nating pinagbuwisan ng oras at binuhusan ng
determinasyon.
And
time passed so swiftly. A glimpse in the past shows how strong we are after all
the struggles we had faced. We had experienced a lot in four years. This day is
a proof that no matter facetious time is, we remain still and make a stand on
what we believe. In the sea of difficulties, we swim and swim to strive to
reach the shore of life. We get drowned and need someone to hold our hands and
save us from being pulled down. Our learning and the search for learning are
our life’s vests.
These
are all in saucer. These are just minutes of what we can experience in the next
room of life. But when this time passes again, we will never be as coward as
what we are then. Standing, we can dwindle the dragons that will hinder onto
our way towards success.
In
a moment, we will no longer be called high school students. Before we leave our
Alma Mater, let say our warmest thanks to all the people behind this
opportunity. Thank you, teachers, who always believe that we can pave our way
towards success and for giving us the true value of wisdom. Thank you, dear
friends, for you never stopped your support in times of problems and to our
enemies that helped us prove that we are strong and not as weak as they
thought. To our loving parents – thank you for molding us be an image of God,
for giving us your full support in all our plans and decisions and for the
nonstop love that you are giving to us. And of course, thank you to the
Almighty God that without Him, we can never see ourselves in this event and for
giving us the enough strength to slay all the challenges we had experienced.
As
we continue our way towards our goals, we shall always remember that nothing is
impossible if we believe in ourselves and in God. Let us be thankful on what we
have, nurture the specials gifts and be a catalyst so that we can help in
nation building. We shall always efface the word QUIT in our life and learn to
fight for the right things. Remember, today is not the end of all the trials.
Today is just the beginning of more difficult obstacles to face with.
Strive
for our future, strive for a better nation! Again, a blessed afternoon to all!
Congratulations at Mabuhay ang kabataang Pilipino!"
