Everything Happens for a Reason
Finishing college and having a degree was probably one of the greatest achievements a person can have in his/her life. My college journey began in the year 2002 when I was accepted as a freshman at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. When I was a child, I dreamt of becoming a doctor someday, specifically a physician so that I can cure people who are sick. But with my dad working on a farm, I was encouraged to become a veterinarian instead, still a doctor but a doctor for animals. And so when the time came when I was asked to put in my first course of choice in UP, I put in the "Doctor of Veterinary Medicine" at UPLB. Through God's grace, I passed the UPCAT for that course. A few days before my enrollment in UP, I received the news that I also passed the DOST (Department of Science and Technology) scholarship exam and that means the government (through DOST) would be happy to fund my college education and give me a monthly allowance. I was in awe for the ...