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You are not your bra-size, nor are you the width of your waist, nor are you the slenderness of your calves. You are not your hair color, your skin color, nor are you a shade of lipstick. Your shoe-size is of no consequence. You are not defined by the amount of attention you get from males, females, or any combination thereof. You are not the number of sit-ups you can do, nor are you the number of calories in a day. You are not your mustache. You are not the hair on your legs. You are not a little red dress. You are no amalgam of these things.

You are the content of your character. You are the ambitions that drive you. You are the goals that you set. You are the things that you laugh at and the words that you say. You are the thoughts you think and the things you wonder. You are beautiful and desirable not for the clique you attend, but for the spark of life within you that compels you to make your life a full and meaningful one. You are beautiful not for the shape of the vessel, but for the volume of the soul 

it carries.

                               - not mine, written by a magnificent author who knows how to inspire. 

Ways to survive in my first year in college

Survival Instincts in my COLLEGE LIFE

• You gotta need Endurance- Yes indeed; endurance is the key to academic battle. I remember having countless insufficient sleep just to hit the deadline of submission, and not to mention the intense efforts I executed. Therefore, the bottom line is you have to do your best: Pass the requirements on time, Do your home works, become aware of class interaction, enthusiastically answer your seat works, and render any activities to be able to attain the grandeur of your class standing. Do it by all means whether it will give you an eye bugs or it would cause you acne in your face, you gotta have to endure and must have patience, for a reason that you know in the end that the efforts you've done will be rewarded by good grades.
• Improve your social skills- I admit having 7 or more years of existence in my previous school is really a big adjustment. I’ve known my high school friends since grade school, and it doesn’t have to prohibit me to know my college friends as well. Remember: The more friends the merrierJ. It’s nice to know that you have friends that you can lean on anytime when times get rough. It’s great to have friends that you can share the mirth until your tummy aches due to happiness. I’m intensely flattered to have MM’s with me (As if I know them in ages, when in fact I just know them for only 3 months!)
• Be courageous- How many times I suffered from improvise answer when my professors coincidently call me in recitation? Certainly, a countless times. But I did not just stand there, while over hearing the professor’s question, I fought back, I fought back even if I knew my answers were incorrect, and I instantly saw my professor write something in the paper, probably a point or a credit because I tried to answer even if I’m uncertain… Getting used to be called in a herd, seriously. Ondillo is the surname, mostly be called in a recitation. Instead of being called by a professor, I am voluntarily raising my hand to avoid improvise answer. I prefer to answer with a hint of certainty.
• Thorough Adjustment- I live in Cavite and I am studying in Manila, I am not renting a dorm nor having an extravagant condominium…  I travel back and forth from Cavite to Manila and from Manila to Cavite in each passing day. Yes. It’s hard. I do get tired of course. But I am not going to be fed up just for the transportation. The long hour of transportation each day taught me a lot. There were experiences that gave me a roller coaster of emotion, but it’s a part of a process, a part of the motivation for me to work harder, and training for me for more adversities ahead? …  I am getting used to be a part of the fast paced life of people in Manila. I already know how to handle the simplicity of standing in the crowded bus… Reviewing while I am standing in the bus… Texting while I am standing… I’m proud to acquire those skillsJ))) Haha. I also know how to force my self to get in in the LRT.. So on and so forth.
• Be Healthy- Being healthy is the most essential of all, without the aid of being healthy, I might be sick. If ever I got sick, my goal for perfect attendance won’t be happen. I drink vitamins daily, to be able to prevent being sick, and I am eating different variations of food, and what’s the best stress reliever? IT’S FOOD. XD After the heavy feeling of the day why don’t you reward yourself a scoop of ice cream, I’ll tell you, it’s gonna be worth it xD Ice cream is a comfort food same as chocolate :P Well being healthy  should be better prioritize. 

This is my ways, my survival instincts :)