| My Point of View |

Perhaps two of the courses that I don’t ever think of considering when I was still scouting for my college degree are: Nursing and early childhood education degrees. It is not that I don’t like it; it is just that I don’t have the heart and patience to be a caring Nurse and an understanding early childhood teacher.

Almost all my high school friends took up Nursing; I attempted to almost take it too – due to peer pressure and the promise of good paying job abroad too. But I realized that I was not for it. Adjacent to our school is a hospital also owned by MCU, two days before my enrollment to Nursing, I backed out since I saw a man all soaked in blood and with several stab wounds all over his body. I do not have the stomach to bear the sight and I almost fainted.
So I decided to take up Engineering, it is not that I am a mathematics diva, actually Math is my ultimate waterloo. I took up Engineering because my Mama told me so. My dream course is really to take up either: Law or Journalism. But unfortunately my dear Mama holds the key since she was the one who will pay for the tuition.

What I want is to be a Lawyer, all my life I was groomed by my dear grandmother to become one since it is her ultimate frustration in life to become a lawyer. I know that I can be good at it and just like any other contestant in a girly kiddie beauty contestant during Q&A: What y=would you like to be when you grow up? And Why? My answer is: I want to be a Lawyer. To help others who needs justice. Whenever I see aggrieved people seeking justice, I can feel my frustration in me that I was not able to pursue my ultimate dream to become a lawyer.

However, since my Mama insisted that I took up Engineering, I cannot dwell on the past. I may not be the best engineering student with all those flunking grades in my majors and at the same I also married early. I did not really enjoy college life coz of the pressure of taking up something which is not my passion.

I can say that I may not be a good student when I was still studying but I know that I am a very good employee since I give my heart in my work.

When it is my turn to become a Mom myself, I am very sensitive not only to the needs of my kids and also their wants. When it is already my eldest daughter’s turn to be in college, I respected her decision to be a Nurse. I just asked him the reason why, and I was convinced. I just laid down my cards and tell her the pros and cons of taking Nursing at that point in time.
Retrospect: I have nothing against my Mama, but if she just allowed me take up the course that I love and like perhaps I excelled the more. On the other hand, since hubby is my engineering classmate, if I insisted to become a lawyer, I might not have met him. If I don’t have dear hubby, then it follows that I don’t have my 2 precious kids. Hmmmmm this makes me think that perhaps My Mama knows best.