MTAP and more

A lot happened this week. Surprisingly, I was one of those who got in the MTAP thing. I was shocked. Seriously, why would I be one of those people who's going to have a math review for a competition?! Can someone please give me a decent reason. I'm not good at math. I even hate it. Why in the world was I chosen?? I'm just a spare anyway. haha But they should've chosen someone else. Now I have to go to review classes every Saturday. tssss.

Last thursday, I was already given the position of editor-in-chief for the school paper. It schocked me. AGAIN. I was ready to give up that position either to Mina or Biney but then...*poof* it was given to me. I was already happy with the lay-out editor thing for the yearbook.

Grabeh, so many blessings. I guess this is why I didn't win for the SCO. Maybe God really wanted me to be an editor. He wanted me to do something new; to do something I love but which I've been neglecting. I guess I was contented to be in my comfort zone that I didn't want to go out of it. But now, I realize that I love what I'm doing and that if I have been in the SCO, I wouldn't be loving the work as much as I love my work now.

Last week, Sir Gene asked us to write an essay as to why we were the ones who deserve the position of being the editor-in-chief. Biney, Mina and I were the ones who took the so-called final judgement. It was then that I realized why I wanted to write. I realized that I didn't want the position just because it's the highest position there is but because I wanted to reach out to people and to touch their lives. I knew that even though that position wasn't given to me, it was fine with me as long as I can write. And maybe this is also the reason why I've been keeping this blog. I want to let people know what I think and hopefully, make a difference in their lives.

random thoughts

I had to commut going to Leaning Links awhile ago just to find out that the review was cancelled. I woke up at 5.30 am, rode a jeepney going to complex, a jeepney going to caltex, and a tricycle going to Learning Links. Can you imagine how much smoke and dust got into my lungs? You know how much I spent going there? You know how much effort I put just to be able to attend that stupid review?! They cancelled it without even informing us! WTF?!

Anyway, as I was commuting, I thought of something. You know when we pass by people we don't know? Wala lang, we see them but we don't know them. Ever wonder what the story of their lives are? I was trying to think of that. What if that girl who passed by me was having a problem at home? What if that lady with such a frown on her face had a divorce? Or what if that guy I saw just got busted? I know, it's stupid. haha

How about this, have you ever thought about your life being connected to someone else's life? Someone you don't know? I have. Awhile ago, while I was riding this tricycle, there was nother tricycle behind us with a guy in it. When I got out of the tricycle, he also got out of his. When I crossed the street, I saw him again, standing at the other side of where I was. I walked past him and rode a jeep. When the jeep I ws riding came to a stop, I saw him again, in a jeep beside us. I knew he saw me too because he was looking at me. I knew he found it weird as I found it weird.

Suddenly, my life has been connected to someone I don't know. He's now a part of my life no matter how short he appeared in it. This happens everyday. It's like the one in The Five People You Meet In Heaven." When the lead died, the first person he saw was a stranger whom he didn't know affected his life. They just had an encounter when one day, he was walking in the street and this stranger was driving down the same street. And because of this, their lives connected.

Yes, I know, I'm so weird. But think of it, what we made a difference in the life of the person whom we bumped to? Weird, isn't it?