wha’s happenin? :)

fuckin yeah!!! hahahahah!

i won 1st place for this year’s

smart talking competition in school =)

nothing special about it. but then, this has been another achievement which i haven’t experienced in such a long time now. as everybody can testify, i have been a passive student since i got into college, and it was my first time to participate in something like this for some school activity. haha!

so yeah, the magical question was:

what was the best decision that you’ve made? then relate it to having a healthy lifestyle.

my answer: (this is not the complete version haha!)

good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. my name is hyku desesto from the liberal arts program. so as to start, i have not been a very good decision maker. i have made decisions which has lead to my downfall, not only once, or twice, but a lot of times. but if there was one decision that i would always be proud of, i was able to let go of those people who has influenced me with drugs.

I am not a hypocrite, not to say that i have not used it, stopped using it or even just getting to touch any of it. I do, and i did. But, i didn’t allow myself to get addicted. as they say, once you pop, you can’t stop. not true really.

relating it to having a healthy lifestyle, way back in the 60’s & the 70’s, marijuana was even prescribed by doctors as pain relievers for people who has cancer and tumors nad the works. But human as we are, we abuse anything that brings good to us, making marijuana not such a good prescription anymore. until it was put to a stop. yes, it has positive attributes, it’s even proven that it lessens the cause of cancer, but then again, it has been abused.

I have friends who has been using it for years. making drugs (of any kind) their breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And believe me, it wasn’t such a good sight to see. Some of them haven’t had sleep for days, some even came to a point that they’ve stopped eating. putting drugs in a position that it’s not healthy anymore.

i haven’t said i stopped. nor am i addicted. i am a user i must admit. but then again, if there was one decision that i would never ever regret, i was able to let go the people who has influenced me into it.

Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you and good afternoon.

HAHA! see, honesty really pay’s off. It wans’t fuckin easy tellin the whole school how much of a pothead i am.  hahaha!! but then, this piece made me win. i was blabbin for 3 minutes and 4 seconds. i have mah people proud yo! hahaha! i’ve got reactions such as, "napakatotoo mo talaga hyx", "tangina mo chong, natamaan ako dun ah!", "ulool ka, muntik mahimatay si sir sauro sa sinabi mo, pero panalo".

I was the 6th speaker to speak, as i’ve heard the other twelve more speaches, i was actually thinkin mine didn’t really have a chance of winning, since the other’s were relating it to God, and how health is wealth blablabla! haha! I was actually shocked that almost everybody in the auditorium cheered for me soooweet! as i started to speak, mentionin about drugs and shit, everybody became so quiet, and for the very first time in such a long time, i felt i was heard. people we’re actually listenin to me. agreeing to what i was saying. it never felt any better.

If it wasn’t for the people in my department ( you guys know who you are ) who put there trust on me, knowing how passive i am in school activities, i wouldn’t have this chance of proving myself.

to rhea "congrats dear! You really deserve it. Atleast for just a small effort of talking infront of those judgemental people, you were able to show how sensible you are and napahappy mo pa ung mommy mo somehow! Sarap ng feeling noh?",

to robert " CONGRATULATIONS HYKU.SOMETIMES HONESTY REALLY WORKS.AND IT REALLY WORKED FOR YOU.MAY YOU APPRECIATE LIFE MORE WITH THE CHANGES YOU KNOW YOU CAN POSSIBLY DO.(I KNOW YOU GET THIS..I HOPE THIS DOES NOT DISGUST YOU..MS.SMART TALKER.ahih..)I AM REALLY PROUD OF YOU..AND THE REST OF YOUR LIBERAL ARTS FAMILY!..BELIEVE IN YOURSELF..AS WE BELIEVE IN YOU..

to josol: " congrats kay ate hyku. for the glam jud na day!:)  "

to jay: " congrats to you.. for winning the 1st place extemporaneous speech.haha.congrats! im so proud of you. mwah."

THANKS TO THEM AND TO EVERYBODY. thanks for pushing me. thanks to the people who patted my back. thanks to the people praised me and my speech. thanks to the people who believed in me.

As i arrived home, i couldn’t have been more excited, tellin mom and dad that i won. again, i felt dad’s tightest hug, and hearing this words " nak im so proud of you. i have always been proud of you " I missed hearing those words from dad. I’ve always frustrated them. Atleast this time, they have something good to brag about to their friends. and recieving this text, "Congrats! we are so happy with your achievement today. You deserve one big hug and kiss which me missed to do. Keep up the good things. Love you! - mamsy &papsy"

I celebrated with two of my friends. Just one bottle of beer. I couldn’t have been any happier today. So im off to the beach tomorrow. haha! =)