As promised, I'll tell you what happened during my vacation. This is the first part.
One of the reason why I took a vacation leave was my niece' graduation last March 07, 2011. Probably one of her parent's concerns is her college degree program. Like anywhere in the world, it is very expensive to send a child in a university and it will take hard labor and sweats to have one child finish a course.
One of the reason why I took a vacation leave was my niece' graduation last March 07, 2011. Probably one of her parent's concerns is her college degree program. Like anywhere in the world, it is very expensive to send a child in a university and it will take hard labor and sweats to have one child finish a course.
But fate and luck is on my niece side because she was chosen as one of the top 10 students in the Philippines. The recipient of the Academic Excellence Award for Luzon to receive a full scholarship (that includes full tuition fees, miscellaneous fees and allowance) for the whole college course of any degree and university of her choice. This is a project of SM foundation and former vice president Noli De Castro together with the Department of Education (DepEd).
I was shocked and teary eyed when I heard the news that she was chosen. Actually we didn't expect much and for her being on the top 40 is already an achievement. All her hardship were being paid off. After a week of exams, essay writings and interviews by the DepEd officials and the panels she finally did it, not to mention the rigorous paper works and ranking she had gone through. Finally the awarding was held last March 28, 2011at GSIS building but I wasn't able to attend because I was sick.
She was also featured in Inquirer Lifestyle Beta when she bagged the Best Debater award during the Oxford-Oregon Debate from the 3rd Student Leaders Congress organized by the National Association of Secondary Schools in the Philippines (NASSPhil) which was held in Baguio.
She marched as Valedictorian of Class 2010-2011 and her father cried right there on the stage when awards were given to her. I am really clueless how she managed to be on the top of her class since nursery. She's not a nerd nor a weirdo but rather a cool girl and until now, I'm still in the state of shock. The whole community celebrated for her and were there during the small gathering her parents organized.
I was shocked and teary eyed when I heard the news that she was chosen. Actually we didn't expect much and for her being on the top 40 is already an achievement. All her hardship were being paid off. After a week of exams, essay writings and interviews by the DepEd officials and the panels she finally did it, not to mention the rigorous paper works and ranking she had gone through. Finally the awarding was held last March 28, 2011at GSIS building but I wasn't able to attend because I was sick.
She was also featured in Inquirer Lifestyle Beta when she bagged the Best Debater award during the Oxford-Oregon Debate from the 3rd Student Leaders Congress organized by the National Association of Secondary Schools in the Philippines (NASSPhil) which was held in Baguio.
She marched as Valedictorian of Class 2010-2011 and her father cried right there on the stage when awards were given to her. I am really clueless how she managed to be on the top of her class since nursery. She's not a nerd nor a weirdo but rather a cool girl and until now, I'm still in the state of shock. The whole community celebrated for her and were there during the small gathering her parents organized.
I am thankful that she's starting to reach her goals. I remember the day she talked to me on how she wanted to pursue her college degree in Manila. Now everything is settled including the university where she will study.
