Honor and Excellence vs Mediocrity

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Shaping the nation through honor and excellence...

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Versus
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Giving airs and...


"...Pagkagraduate ko ng college, ano ang ginawa ko? Eto.Nagtrabaho muna ng konti, tapos aral ulit. Kuha ng Masteral [sic] sa kurso ko. Hindi para sa trabaho o kung ano man. Kundi para patunayan sa sarili ko na noong mga panahong bumabagsak ako, tinatamad lang ako.




This is a rebellion.
I raise my middle finger to every professor, over-achiever, naysayer and detractor that told me that I can’t make it. I raise my middle finger to every valedictory or graduation speech that only gratifies the university, those who were achievers in school or those who gratify the country when it’s supposed to be the graduate’s moment of glory. You are supposed to acknowledge EVERYONE. Even those who failed many times."

--- from a graduation speech of a certain
UP Engineering Master's Degree student
who did his undergraduate in De La Salle University [here]


....raising a middle finger!



I
choose to stay.



Ciao!
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