January signals the nearing end of the school year, and the past weeks went by so fast. Now that the cool weather is slowly being replaced by extremely sunny skies, I realize that there’s little time ahead. I can’t help but feel a little lost at times – mostly when it gets overwhelming and all I want to do is put everything into a pause. But no can do. It goes on as always, kind of exhausting and almost fleeting. There are joys in between, and moments to cherish, but to think that we’ve past mid-January fills me with a little bit of anxiety. Still so much to do.

So I try to make the most out of the time I have in Ateneo. I know for a fact that I will miss it extremely. And while I believe I’ve confronted the idea of law school much better now, the teensy weensy little speck of fear is there. It’s only my stepping stone for bigger dreams.

Last weekend, I shot with the team for the Ateneo Recruitment Video. It’s the video that will be shown to the high schools all over Philippines. I was interviewed about org experience and as part of COA. It was a fun day, and I had a blast working with the amazing crew, our director Aaron Palabyab and producer, Armand Sazon. I realized that talking to people is something that I absolutely love doing, and more importantly something I think I could be good at.

I also acted as an extra in Leong Hall (shown above) with my COA friends, Magel and Josh, and as a person holding a meeting. This is my second time to be officially shown in an official Ateneo video! At least, it’s something I get to leave behind and remember. The picture below are clips from the interview itself. Bottom picture is with Saz, Josh and Aaron.

Spent the night reunited with my CBCD High School friends to celebrate our friend, Reg’s birthday at Pepato, Greenbelt. It’s always good to go back and reminisce. We’ve been together for at least 8 years and their company will always be a treasure. It’s amusing how our conversations have matured. We are able to talk about American politics, the economic recession and global issues with much enthusiasm.

As usual, I’m still immersed with all my extra-curriculars, only now acads work will take a top priority. I still need to work hard with all the other things I’ve yet to do. There’s so much to accomplish – of which, I remain optimistic and happy.