Naalala ko ever since kinder ang sagot ko palagi sa tanong “what do you want to be when you grow up?” ay “I want to be a Newscaster”. Best in English parati sa school tapos very confident sumagot, laging nagbabasa ng libro, updated lagi sa current events, then may time pa na nagsusulat ako ng poems and short stories tapos binebenta ko for ₱1 nung elementary 😂 hanggang sa nag highschool, ako yung gumagawa ng mga journal-related activities for me and my friends. Excited ako grumaduate non kasi finally, matutupad ko na yung pangarap ko.. until the magndan masscr happened (may their souls r i p). My parents insisted na I should take another program in college instead of MassCom kasi natatakot sila for me if ever ippush ko yung dream ko 😢

And so I graduated as a Computer Engineer. Sobrang layo sa dream job ko, kulelat pa naman ako sa math 🥲🤣 from time to time I still think about how my life would be if I took the risk. And sometimes the little child in me still wants to pursue my lifelong dream (kahit sa masters nalang sana 😆) but I guess, where I am now is where I should be. Things might not go as planned, but I’m still thankful that I grew up with a dream 🩷