Deantastic!

The 2010 National Schools Press Conference in Tagum City ended yesterday, but I’ve been unable to get you out of my head.

Before I cold utter a word, you got the shirt you wanted, haggled all you could, and left the stall and my life as quickly as you came—possibly forever.

I spent the rest of the night thinking about you, about the brief exchange of giggles in the stall, about how I was too shy to say a word, about what would have happened had I been brave enough to try to strike up a conversation. I spent the wee hours of the next morning writing this, forgoing sleep I needed much for the homeward journey I made a few hours later.

I am, like many other Filipinos, disappointed at the Senate hearing on the Haydn Kho – Katrina Halili scandal. Disappointed, not so much because it couldn’t have aided legislation in the least, not so much because it was, more than…

I have less than a month of summer to go before classes begin. I’ve been preparing for it the same way the passenger of an ill-fated airliner prepares for impact.

This afternoon, I made the decision to close down Deantastic…

I’ve been thinking about college.

I’m probably getting ahead of myself—I still have ten more months of high school to plod through. I should be thinking about getting my head straight this school year, about clicking my mouse less and hitting the books more, about the frenzy and delirium of Senior Year.

But I’m worried sick about college.

You see, I’ve pretty much decided to take the career path of print and/or broadcast media. I’ve been dabbling in that field for no less than four years now, and I really feel that that is my strong suit.

While in the shower last night, I planned everything out. (aside: I seem to think best while in the shower.) I will go to school, graduate as promptly as I can, and then get a job in a local media firm (Inquirer? Summit Media? ABS-CBN?). After a few years, when I earn enough money and gain enough credentials, I will seek greener pastures (Newsweek? Time Magazine? The Economist? BBC? CNN’s Atlanta or London offices?) and work my way through the ranks.

Because I care for the generations that will follow—because I know they’re counting on us to make their world livable—because I know that their lives will depend on what we do or don’t do today—I strive to make every hour of my life an hour for Earth.

I hope you do the same.

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