Choosing Choices

Chapter One

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"Ready ka na ba sa pasukan?"

Mama really encourages me to study well. Hindi ko kinaya ang first and second year as Biology student sa Wilfredo Villarus State University, how much more pa kaya kung mag third year na? Haist.

"Ma, pagod na'ko, gusto kong lumipat ng Education. Kapagod na eh ano ba yan." sagot ko

"Hoy akala mo madali rin sa Education? Baka nakakalimutan mo na educ graduate ako at may halos nafail ako na subjects. Don't judge other courses, anak." saway niya. Well, sorry naman po.

"Sige na nga, bahala na Ma. Nandito na ako tatapusin ko na lang siya. Nasimulan na eh."

"Bilisan mo na diyan mag-impake, mag-aantay ka pa ng bus at sasakay ng barko" sabi ni mama

Nakatira ako sa Negros Occidental and nag-aaral ako sa Iloilo City. Why? Because WilfredoVSU is the only institution that offers BS Biology with free tuition and also for other courses. Gusto ko rin sana sa Bacolod or dito lang talaga sa Negros para malapit ako kay Mama kaso I want to discover and learn about myself more kaya noong nakapasa ako, kinuha ko na agad para new environment.

I'm done packing my things and myself also. I'm ready to face my 3rd year life.

"Kailan ka uuwi anak?" Mama in her concern and sad voice

"Syempre Ma kung kalian ako magkakasobrang pera or mahabang walang pasok. Uwi ako agad" nagbeso ako sa kanya at saktong may dumaan na bus at doon sumakay. Nung nakarating ay nakuha ko ang last slot sa barko na byaheng pa Iloilo

Habang nakasakay ako sa barko, nagmunimuni ako usually. Iniisip kung what work will I have if hindi ako makapagproceed ng med. Iniisip ko din kung siguro hindi kami iniwan ni Papa, maganda buhay namin at for sure may mga kapatid ako na pwede shareran ng mga ka ek-ekan ko sa buhay specially that I'm gay. But not that exposed gay na sobrang lantay. The way I speak super gay talaga pero parang straight tignan.

This third year, you will choose what specialization you want, it's either Medical Biology or Microbiology. Mas pinili ko yung Microbiology dahil may license siya when you take your board exam and Medical is more of preparation in med school. I want to help Mama first since ayaw ko na siyang mapagod na at gusto ko na ako ang magkikita ng pera para sa aming dalawa. I can still proceed medicine so it's a win-win situation.

Iniisip ko rin bakit kaya wala akong lovelife since birth? Samantalang mga kaklase and friends ko ay super PDA na. Sana all.

I must focus on my studies. Eto lang yung lovelife na meron ako after all.

Nakarating na ako ng Iloilo at dumiretso agad sa boarding house. Tulog pa yung roommates slash classmates ko, Kristine and Paul. It was 6 pm na rin which is time for sleep at itulog ko na rin to dahil pasukan na bukas. After unpacking my things and washing my face, bumagsak na ako sa kama ko.

"Nikolai, gising na. May pasok ka di'ba ng 7:00 AM? 6:00 AM na" Kristine did that, my human alarm clock.

"Thanks, as if kayo walang pasok eh pareho lang naman tayong tatlo" almost 12 hours sleep huh? Very well for first day of class.