Thursday, March 31, 2011

Of Black Gown, Hood, and Cap: Graduation Reflection

Photo credits to www.google.com 
"Little by little the idea of graduation sinks in to my system. 
I finally made it after four (4) years of partying and province-hopping. :) 
- my FB status as of March 31, 2011 


The Black Gown
Sa pagkahaba-haba din daw ng exam, sa graduation stage pa din ang tuloy... 

I can still remember vividly the past four years of my life as a college student. And now I am about to shed my filthy academic uniform to wear a “new” and very hard to get dress – The Academic Gown. 

According to my friends we will wear a costume-like dress that similar to those used in cosplay of anime characters, hehehe. Without being serious, we did not realized that black gown or whatsoever you want to call it, was the fruit of our unending love to learning. 


The Hood 
The hood signifies the pillar of my success as a person. I will be wearing white hood during the ceremony for being alagad ng sining at agham. It was put over the black gown to guide our ideals and aspirations as a young professional and a responsible citizen of this country as well. 

The hood will allow us to remember that we need to uphold the values of our respective colleges. It will epitomize the perseverance of each and everyone to achieve the ultimate goal in college – to graduate. 


The Cap 
Funny it may seem but I really don’t know the reason/s behind wearing that unusual equilateral thingy above our heads. But let me discuss my own interpretation of the famous symbolism or somewhat it is synonymous with the term graduation. 

To me, the cap will protect us from knowledge invasion plot by power hungry colleagues. While wearing the cap it will assure us that we have something and we are somebody who can stand the test of time. Aside from its comical depiction the cap will empower us, and will strike a chord that – hey! You spend four years in college, show them what you go! 


The Graduation 
The very reasonable gift to my parents after surviving years of uphill struggle just to send me to a dignified academic institution is to tell them that I will graduate; nothing more, nothing less. 

I will miss everyone and everything. The late night classes, the pep talks during Mathematics class and the unending support of Google, Wikipedia, Encarta, and Youtube just to finish demanding and tedious requirements. As I would like to end this note, I will guarantee everyone that the best is yet to come. Savor the remaining moments with your beloved companions during the grievous yet thriving mission to finish schooling.  ~ dregzdiscoveries ~

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Philippine Holidays for 2011

Photo credits: http://www.faxiamen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Philippine-Holidays.jpg 
There will be very few long weekends this year, as most of the holidays fall on a weekend. And since the current administration would not likely to implement the holiday economics, we would expect that regular and special holidays will not be moved to the nearest Monday as previously done.


As stated in Proclamation No. 84, the following regular and special holidays for the year 2011 shall be observed in the country:

Regular Holidays:
  • New Year’s Day               January 1 (Saturday)
  • Araw ng Kagitingan        April 9 (Saturday)
  • Maundy Thursday          April 21
  • Good Friday                    April 22
  • Labor Day                        May 1 (Sunday)
  • Independence Day        June 12 (Sunday)
  • National Heroes Day     August 29 (Last Monday of August)
  • Bonifacio Day                 November 30 (Wednesday)
  • Christmas Day                December 25 (Sunday)
  • Rizal Day                         December 30 (Friday)

Special (Non-Working) Holidays:
  • Ninoy Aquino Day         August 21 (Sunday)
  • All Saints Day                November 1 (Tuesday)
  • Last Day of the Year     December 31 (Saturday)

Special Holiday (for all schools):
  • EDSA Revolution Anniversary     February 25 (Friday)
  • Eid’l Fitr and Eidul AdhaHijra will be determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar.

Note that December 24th was not declared as a holiday next year.

Only at least three holidays will give the public long weekends: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; National Heroes' Day (August 29, the last Monday of August); and Rizal Day (December 30, Friday). 

For students, there will be four long weekends after the EDSA Revolution Anniversary on February 25 (Friday) has been declared a special holiday for schools. 

The public enjoyed 11 long weekends in 2010.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Blogging Seriously

This coming April 2 I will be graduating and will join the thousands young professional tambays of the Philippines. When I was still studying (technically I am still studying hehehe) I wasn't able to focus on blogging, I have many attempts on pursuing it but my lazy fingers did not permitted me. Now, I am very hopeful that I can focus on sharing my many (mis)adventures in life.

This blog is personal (but of course, I will publish it publicly soon...). I want it to be more intimate when it comes to information and facts about me. This will be my travel log as well, as I will be documenting all of my travels starting April 2011. 

I am a very frustrated writer, I have a lot of thoughts in mind but I am afraid to write it down because of grammar sensitivity. I am anxious that some people will censure the way I write. I am also not particular with punctuations, so expect jumbled symbols and characters in my future posts hehehe.

However, content wise (though, sometimes you can read erroneous Subject-Verb Agreement) you will enjoy my blog and everything on it. 

Join me as I will accomplish the ultimate dream of my life - to set foot on all 79 provinces of the Philippines. Together let's discover new things including foods, tourist spots, activities, festivals, and everything that our country has to offer. ~ dregzdiscoveries ~
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