I was supposed to attend a research workshop for CivitasAsia today. I have only attended one meeting and I pretty much missed 90% of what was discussed. I really wanted to make it up today but my mom told me last night that we should see my godfather today. He's the present commissioner of Philippine Regulations Commission and he might be able to help me get into Columbia Business School. For one, I need someone who could help my parents finance my education and stay because it is pretty expensive. Also, I do not really have that much actual work experience to enter into a graduate program there. Moreover, we really just cannot afford it. I have not actually inquired about the actual cost but in University of Ontario it is somewhere between 3,000-4,000 Canadian dollars excluding your day-to-day expenses. We just cannot afford that (Especially CBS is in the US!). That's almost twice of what I pay in UA&P and I would spend more in my day-to-day life there because I'd be spending dollars. It would be cool if I could get to do some sideline job or something but it is clearly stipulated in the admissions link that they expect the students to perform actively in school. Thus, there is a high chance that I can't take a job.
So the plan was I would not attend the workshop but I failed to inform Ms. Vina because I could not find any of my cellphones. Turns out I left it in my parents' bedroom. The sad thing is, we were not able to go to our appointment either because my godfather or ninong is not available in the afternoon and we failed to leave early morning. Everything is just screwed up. I wasted an entire day doing nothing. I just buried myself into watching Bill Gates and Charice Pempengco in youtube. Man! That girl could sing huh? I got goosebumps! I got so spooked out I actually felt her taking my energy from me. In other words, nakakakilabot! Grabe! There are times when I would actually make myself close my eyes. How could someone so young and so small (physically) sing that way? It is just weird that I felt tired after watching her for 40 minutes. Man! I'm so proud of her! Go Philippines!
Did you guys know that Bill Gates would start his full-time philanthropy? Yep! He will remain chairman in Microsoft but he would spend most of his time in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. I hope they would be successful in distributing vaccines to the less fortunate. No abortions and infertility medications please! I hope the articles are just rumors! But seriously, come on man! Just because a country is poor does not mean they should not multiply! So please!!! Do not kill innocent babies!
So anyway, too much digression on my part. My mom told me we're visiting my godfather on June 25. I do hope we could sort out something here. I wanna study in Graham and Dodd Investment program so bad! I hope I get to meet Warren Buffett in person. If this proves to be impossible, the least that I could have is study in his alma mater. Even if they would just give me a couple of months! It is more of the experience that I want. It is simply not the tangible asset of having a CBS diploma that I want. I want to have the intangible booster of being part of that institution. I want to have that feeling that I am actually one of them. I think it would help me out a lot!
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