Dora

Okay, so I know that no one really reads my blog, but I will just continue anyway. It’s because, the more I blog about something, the more I am excited about making another one. So here it goes.

I have never been a fan of Dora the Explorer. Although I watch it when I was younger, I never liked the idea of a Mexican traveling with a talking monkey with big eyes and big boots. I also do not like that they waste time waiting for the audience to respond. One or two seconds is enough, right? But one thing for sure about it that I can relate about is when Dora chooses which road to go. Okay, picture this: Dora is walking with Boots. They are both singing their hearts out, but then, three different roads with different colors are presented to be solved by the crew. Well, I can relate to that, especially when I was in Grade 4.

I am blessed to be multi-talented. I do not mean to brag but, that’s what God gave me. One downfall of mine sure is about love, but, that is not what we are about to talk about. Anyway, having some talents, I dreamt of joining all the clubs suited for me. I sing so I wanted to join the Glee Club. I write so I wanted to join the Journalism Club. I lead so I wanted to join the Student Council. That’s the dilemma.

When I was in Grade Four, I was a Student leader in our School. During Club Hours, we inspect every room whether or not they are doing their jobs well. I, being this naïve little boy, did my job very well, leaving no trace of dirt on my task sheet. But, I thought then, I wanted to join the Glee Club. I wanted to gain more experience in singing. I wanted to take away my shyness. So, I did not tell the Student Council that I joined the Club. I talked to the moderator and she approved. But that choice just ruined me.

Every meeting of the clubs, I never knew what to go to, the club or the council. I run there, I run here, taking every second not miss any second of both meetings of the two organizations. That’s the product of being ambitious right? Now that I look back to it, it’s worth laughing. But, my pride did not stop there.

I talked to the principal of the school. I write, so I wanted to join the Journalism Club. I lied when I said to her that I did not have a club yet so she permitted me to join the Journalism Club. I did not go to the Glee Club so I went to the Journalism not knowing that their moderator was very strict. She does not want any absent every meeting. So I thought, What about my Glee Club? What about the Student Council? If I could only divide myself into three.

And like Dora, I would often choose a road leading to a club every meeting of clubs – that’s every Thursday afternoon.  And that is the primary reason why Thursday is my worst day of the week – until now. Every Thursday then, I would see myself running and sobbing and waiting for the time to end. After 5:00pm, that would be the best times of my life.

Lesson learned? Never be ambitious. Focus on one course in life and master it. OF course, advices would come saying, I should have chosen the best or the highest in rank which is being a Student Leader. But, I thought, without joining the Journalism Club, I would have hidden this talent all my life. Imagine, after a year, I was promoted editor of the school paper. And when I stepped to high school, I became editor for three years. Now I’m in College, I’m an editor again. I do not want to brag about it. I’m just sharing it.

Without joining the Glee Club, I should have not joined my first singing contest which I garnered third and I must’ve kept this talent too. Without this, I should have not traveled as far as the Visayas regions. And now, I again thank God about it.

Without joining the Student Council, I should have been a 100% introvert. Being a student leader when I was in Grade 4 boosted my leading capacity and boosted my confidence that ever since, I became a leader, whether in school, or just in our classroom. Well, I still am an introvert now, but, maybe much less than if I did not became a leader before.

Concluding this post, I do not know if it’s bad for me to have joined three clubs because it was merely ambitious, but I consider it good for it boosted my talents. However, next time, I must not be ambitious anymore. I must remain humble as ever.

We did it, we did it, we did it Yeah!