Exploring the PUPian Perspectives
by Mary Shayne Infantado
The laughter of the students, the footsteps of the people along the corridor, the rush that students feel whenever they come late to their classes, the active discussions of the professors and students in their respective rooms, the bubbly smiles of the peers while talking in the theatre, lobby, in vacant classrooms and everywhere inside the campus: these are the typical activities in the life of a student at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Inspite of hardships in academics, students who are labeled as “Iskolar ng Bayan” have their own small ways to escape the pressure and have the ultimate desire-to be happy and have fun! Let’s see the evident manifesto of a true college life by one of the students in PUP, Ms. Tessa Joy Noche from the Bachelor in Broadcasting Communication, a simple but active collegian form the communication body.
A Batangueña, Tessa is an 18 year old lady, now living at SMI Village, Sucat, Muntinlupa City and currently on her 3rd year level in her course. She chooses Bachelor in Broadcast Communication because she knew that it is the most flexible course. Flexible, in a sense that she can easily find a job because she believes that communication exists everywhere and anywhere. She also knew that the course has a broad scope and she has a grasp on it since she loves writing.
She finds college life exciting and yet boring. Exciting because has lots of friends who are always supporting her in everything she does. She said that it is also boring somehow because she found some professors and subjects boring. It happens whenever the techniques was too traditional, which cause her to feel bored, not responsive and in the worst case… sleeping! She categorized the professors, that are some are nice and cool, some are so sensitive, some are approachable, some are terror and the good thing above all, there are still professors who are considerate to their students. Assessing her learning process, she gave a great smile and said “Its fine. It’s still working and processing.”
When she’s out of the classroom, she has a wide range of interest and activities to break the ice and kill the boredom; she’s holding a badminton racket saying “Obviously, I love playing badminton. In fact, I join the COC Clash of Athletes a week ago.” She also loves solving Sudoku, the number version of the crossword puzzle. And she also loves reading Cosmo pocket books.
When it comes to her love life, I was eager to know the story in that aspect of her life. Surprisingly, she just gives a big laugh saying, “Zero . . . I don’t have any relationship now since I’m focused on my studies now. I believe that there is a perfect time for everything.” With this, I was also laughing that time since I can relate to what she said.
As the discussion heats up, she also made mention about her future plans, she said that she sees herself as a successful person, maybe a writer or a media practitioner. But she is also open-minded on certain things, so she insists to open doors for new opportunities even on other fields such as business or sports.
In the final touch, she said her last testimony with conviction, “It’s really hard to enter in this university, so you must do everything and do your best to finish your studies. Money is not an issue; just enjoy what you have right now. Live your life to the fullest!” This statement maybe simple but very crucial to students not only in our university but also in other schools. I wonder how this simple, sporty and humble girl in the classroom has these thoughts in mind. It just reminds me that everyone, it doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, you’re in the trend or not, or you don’t have looks that others have, has the power to reach their dreams and aspirations in life. The important thing is our passion and our drive to reach those dreams. We should be optimistic and reach for our dreams. Like Tessa, let’s be good examples, we Pupians, in building a just, simple, peaceful and strong country.
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