dose.of.influence's Unang Taon!

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Maraming salamat!

Balbaleg ya salamat!

THANK YOU'S NOT ENOUGH

Parang kelan lang, nauntog ako sa microphone habang nagba-bow after my Valedictory Address nung Kinder.

It was trully a long journey:

§  Kindergarden - David Elementary School

§  Grades 1-4 - Sto. Tomas Learning Center (now Sto. Tomas Catholic School)

§  Grades 5-6 - Mangaldan Central School Batch 2003

§  High School (1st-4th Year) - Mangaldan National High School Special Science Class Batch 2007

§  Tertiary (1st-4th Year) - University of Pangasinan PHINMA Education Network Batch 2011

To my Parents, Siblings, Relatives, Teachers and Classroom Advisers, Classroom and Clinical Instructors, Fellow Present and Past UPCNSO (and FCO, SopCO, JCO and SCO) Officers and our Advisers, Classmates, Friends, Best friends, JMK, Archimedianz '07, former Block N, present Blocks L and M, my Mahal and Naro, and all who were with me during this journey, and most especially to You my Creator, I offer my Sincerest and Overwhelming Gratitude to all of you!

Hope to see and work with you again in the next chapter of my life.

This is certainly not a Spam. If you have received a link to this Blog Entry, it only means that this blog is also dedicated to you. Please feel free to add a comment. Again, thanks for all!

I am really proud to be a product of these Schools:

UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN PHINMA Education Network. Shows how busy the city of Dagupan is especially during school days. Our batch faced many controversies but in the end we still graduated as we believe that in the end of the day we only have each other and kami-kami lang din naman ang magtutulungan kung may problema. I will continue to live by my Alama Mater's ideals, Patria, Scientia, Virtus!

MANGALDAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I will never forget how I, myself, was amazed how big the Centennial Building is. Our room during our 4th year in the school isn't shown in this photo.

MANGALDAN I CENTRAL SCHOOL. Though I only spent 2 years in this school, I am really proud to have MCS as my Alma Mater.

SANTO TOMAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (then SANTO TOMAS LEARNING CENTER AND HIGH SCHOOL). This school made me closer to God. There were times when we held some of our school activities in the St. Thomas Aquinas Church and I could really feel the solemnity of those activities.

DAVID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I will never forget my Kindergarden year in this school. I became the Valedictorian of my batch then and Daisy's my Salutatorian (?, tama ba?). Daisy later became the Valedictorian of Batch 2003 and I only graduated as an ordinary student (?, haha) of Mangaldan I Central School. We later became classmates and friends again when we entered High School as we both qualified for Special Science Class of Mangaldan National High School. (Ayun, napahaba na ang kwento ko.)

The Show Goes On

CLOSING (AND GRADUATION) SPEECH

(for our BACCALAUREATE MASS AND PINNING CEREMONIES

held last March 22, 2011 at Jimmy L. Fernandez Center (Stadia), Dagupan City, Pangasinan):

by Keith Giomeer Raposas Petrola  

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everybody who attended this momentous event, Sir Rosauro Catabay, Dean Maria Teresa Fajardo, our Program Chair Rosario Charisse Venzon, our Over-all RLE Coordinator, Zenaida Bautista, the two women behind us through our last year in College, Eileen Vinluan and Maria Akarasha Onrubia, our Classroom and Clinical Instructors who were with us during our ups and downs, our parents and guardians who were always there at our side and never stopped showing their unwavering support, and most especially, you, my friends, my brothers and sisters, my fellow Seniors.

This has been a very long day for us. As I was constructing this speech, I thought, “Bakit ko pa hahabaan ang Speechko eh, alam ko namang wala namang makikinig, marahil, ang nasa isip na ng mga yun, yung kainan pagkatapos o yungparty-party pagkatapos.” After quite sometime, this made me laugh, Naisip ko, may kasabihan pala na,”Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell who you are.”

Kidding aside, as much as I would like to make this speech as brief as possible, I would like to convey and emphasize this one very important message I have in mind, NEVER CEASE TO DREAM AND ALWAYS STRIVE FOR THE BEST.

I know and truly believe that we could survive all the difficulties that we’ll encounter. Like how we’ve survived every toxic duty we’ve had, like we’ve remained bloodily awake and sleepless as we prepare for our upcoming exams and even more nights as we wait for the much dreaded results of these exams. This will only be possible if we’ll just learn to believe into ourselves. If we’ll see to it that we’ll learn from every mistake and shortcoming that we commit in our lives. 

Break all the barriers.(Kaya nga No Boundaries and Class Song natin di ba?)Never dwell on the negative comments they throw at you. The catch in life is to remain an optimist even at times when everybody around you is in contrary. If you think it’s the right thing to do, then do it, because it’s certainly what’s right for you. Lastly, don’t even try to please everyone. Doing such is like Mission Impossible. There will always be somebody who’ll be satisfied on what you’re doing.

As much as we all know, this is so not the end of the road for us but rather an end to an act of our lives full of chapters remaining to be unveiled. Like what my favourite song of Lupe Fiasco tells us, The Show Goes On. This is just another beginning of much bigger steps that we’ll take tomorrow. According to Michael Dell of Dell Computers, We are free to choose, and We are free to succeed. It just takes hard work and a dream.  Most who finally surpassed this chapter of life never imagine that they’re going to change the world. Yet every one of us will. How we change the world, is all up to us to decide.

I wish us all a great adventure on the road ahead.

My picture while delivering the speech.

Thank you!

Q&A MONDAY - LMAO EDITION!

FUNNY ANSWERS FOR FUNNY (AND OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD) QUESTIONS
from Formspring







if for only 1 day the anwser was YES what would you ask me for??
from alvin05
This is for sure, you'll answer me with a big YES if I'd ask you if you think you're handsome. (LOL)

if you had to tell me one thing before you never saw me again what would it be and why?
from alvin05
This is for sure too, that if I will tell you bad words/ cursed you only because of something non-sense, I might/ SHOULD never see you again.. haha.. :D

how do you use your mind to produce a quantum gravitational lensing effect to collapse the spoons super quantum states to your desired space-time geometry configuration? explain in two paragraphs!
from TepMaca
EPISTAXIS#1! (But I'll still try to answer....)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... *Focuses*....
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... *Stil Focuses*....
(oh oh, Somebody call an ambulance!!! haha.. :D)

what is the secret life of photons and electrons in the malleability of the atoms over the expanding component of action script 3?
from TepMaca
EPISTAXIS#2!
Honestly wala akong naintindihan sa tanong.. It can't even enter my freakin' brain.. :D

what type of explosive are used to create a big bang theory 13.7 years ago?
from TepMaca
EPISTAXIS#3! (I need three rolls of tissue.. haha..)
[Serious Mode] I don't think there was an explosive used in the Big Bang Theory. (I mean, it wasn't even taught to us in Natural Science)

Q&A Monday

5 Questions? Now Answered!
(from Formspring)

what is ONE thing you CANNOT live WITHOUT?
from alvin05
I cannot live without Internet. haha. I mean, how can I answer your interesting questions here if I won't be able to access the Internet.
Funny Fact: Others regard our generation, our current generation as the "Internet Generation." My answer above supports this. (LOL)

Eto ang panigauradong hindi maliligo.
Source: cheezburger.com 

oo at hindi lang ang isasagot mo! HINDI KA BA NALILIGO?
from TepMaca
Hindi. (Tricky Question indeed. Ang una kong naisagot Oo, buti nalang nabasa ko ulit bago ko pinost dito sa Blog.. haha)

Y its so easy to fall inlove? but then hard to fall out of it?
from bachie01
Because of the fact that Love and Belongingness is a one of the Basic Needs of each individual. It's always nice to have that feeling that you're able to fulfill this, especially in a start of a relationship, and, in turn, it's always a bad feeling to end it up.
But, like what I always say, the good thing in love is that you learn from it. Sometimes, let's also look at the positive side of things to get the most out of these life experiences that we've had.

Hello ^___^ how are you keith?
from BLACKCROWN
I am perfectly fine. (or not because I'm getting fat.. :D)
Thank You for asking. Trivia: You're the first one who asked this question that I regard as cliche. (LOL)

Anong pinakaayaw mong klase ng tao?
from graffiticodes
Ang pinakaayaw kong klase ng tao ay yung tamad, pala-asa at mahilig magbulag-bulagan. Tina-type ko pa nga lang naasar na'ko eh. :)

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