7 - Repeating the Same Mistakes

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First of all, my first three weeks in college was AWESOME! They were great, they were filled with fun and exciting moments. Despite that, I noticed that I still have made some mistakes that I made in high school.


Let me tell you a secret: When my first term was about to start, I went to my friend's house, Jose Capacia, to talk about the things I should and should not do in college. He was great for telling all those things and he really seemed like he already knew a lot about college. (We are both freshmen this year, but he will study in La Salle.) He also told me that I should not repeat the same mistakes I have made in high school—say, for example, not speaking up and not letting my voice be heard.

I have a myriad of things I have done in high school that really killed the whole high school for me. I am not afraid to admit them and here they are: I was obsessed on trying to get a girlfriend, I focused on love more than my studies, I did not care for whatever happened in my school, I wished that there will be no classes everyday, I was extremely, I did not like nor did I participate in most extra-curricular activities, I did not love the school I was studying in, I almost committed suicide (it was a dumb time), and the worst was: Every single day of my high school life felt like it was fast-forwarded. It was as if I had the remote control from Click and I kept on pressing the fast-forward button every single day of my high school life—hoping that I would immediately go to college.

That was the worst of all of the things I did in high school that did not make my high school life worthwhile. I was so focused on getting to college that I did not even enjoy the fun parts of my high school life. I was almost always a bystander—someone who watches from afar—as the guy that no one really interacted with much.

Well, now I am starting to notice that I am doing some of the things aforementioned here, like being extremely shy, not speaking up, and still focusing on love. I am slowly starting to rectify those mistakes by joining two organizations—APC Speaks and the APC Microsoft Community—and, surprisingly, I am starting to love Asia Pacific College.

I am extremely disappointed at myself for still repeating the same mistakes I have made in high school. I do not want my college life to be ruined by my actions, and I will do everything I can in order to make my college life the most enjoyable part of my short life on this spinning ball in the middle of space.


With that being said, I will slowly start to speak up (whenever appropriate, and only at times where speaking up is needed) and I will start to shed my shyness—last but not the least, I will STOP FOCUSING ON LOVE. I am going to focus on improving myself and I will start improving my studies. Lastly, I am going to put an end to my laziness. I will impale my laziness with—not a knife—but with a spear, a spear that represents my hopes and dreams of being successful at college, a spear that represents the better tomorrow that I want to live in.

You will see these promises being fulfilled in the upcoming weeks. I am going to end this post with a quote by Tiffany on her blog:


so now it's time to show i'll prove the best i can be
so from my head to toe, my mind body & soul

i'm taking full control this time..

better watch out going for the knockout

& i won't stop till i'm on top now

not gonna give up until i get what's mine

better check that i'm about to upset

& i*m glad now so you better step back

i'm taking over so WATCH ME SHINE

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