Kapatiran 2013

Presenting: 4A1 and 1A1 of the Assumption College 2013!!!! (applause) 

I must say that this year's Kapatiran week is extra special, mainly because we are part of it for being the seniors of our school (HAHA). Every year, each senior will choose a freshman to bond with and get to know for the span of 1 week. On the last day there will be a pinning ceremony where the seniors will hand over their AC pins to the freshmen as a sign of welcoming them in the Assumption community. 

Today, 4A1(us) prepared lunch for our babies and we had a little program for them. Since the theme of Kapatiran is sisterhood, PINOY HENYO became the game of the day. Prizes were gift certificates from Star Bucks, Serenitea and this other store that I can no longer remember. ahahah! 

After all the eating and the games the program ended with speeches from the seniors and then the freshmen. Nakakataba ng puso :') The freshmen reminded me of how I entered Assumption and all the hardships I encountered during my stay. From entering first year with my mother also entering the hospital for her first chemotherapy, the contests I joined, the friends I made, all the fights we've been through, lahat ng iakan, tawanan, kulitan, everything just came rushing in...sobrang heartwarming :') 

I hope that every single one of those freshmen will be able to remember this day and the following days to come. They have so much in store for them. 

Happy Kapatiran ladies! :) 

KIDS

I don't like kids. I can't relate with them, they are incredibly rowdy, they poop and urinate everywhere they please, they shout when they do not get what they want, hit you in the face if they want to. I'm just a living bomb when I'm around them. 

Having to take care of a child is a lot of work. It really needs your full attention, it tests your patience and is exhausting physically, emotionally and psychologically. 

After Izzrie was born it took me a while to adjust to a new life of being an aunt. I looked at my brother and my sister-in-law and how they struggle to take care of her. Babies are helpless. You just have to do everything for them and yet despite the struggle, there is that fulfillment that lingers inside your heart as if anytime it might explode. 

I came to love children, especially babies because of my niece. Their innocence is overwhelming that I can't help but feel all lovey dovey and warm inside. They will come to love and trust you without hesitation, without any doubt. If you get pissed, they just look at you without holding any grudges. They get confused for a while but they easily let their guards down. They are angels. 

Tomorrow morning, if the weather will permit us, my barkada and I will go to Jubilee Learning Center in Mandaluyong and pass our forms for us to be selected as several of their interns. Too be honest, I was not so excited at first because I wanted to go to an environmental NGO instead, but after researching and seeing a clip online, I realized that those kids need us. Hopefully I'll be able to record my stay in JLC. I shall be posting my experiences here. May God help us to have patience and understanding as well as to really help those children and not take into account the needs of our own.