Going back to where our love story has started

If you are expecting for a long romantic blog post, then I am very sorry to disappoint you. This blog entry is a story of success rather than of romance. Sweet success which is a by-product of sacrifice, inspiration, and motivation.

Lyle was accepted recently in her Master's degree in Language and Literature (MALL) application at UP Baguio. So yesterday, I accompanied her together with my mom, my niece Mia, and Jing-Jing to UP to get admission slip. 

Photo collage of Lyle and I when we were freshmen at
UP in 2009 and during  junior year in 2011.

UP Baguio will always have a special place in my heart, in our hearts. This is the place where I first met Lyle, and where I fell in love with her. So here's the chessy part, huh? Nay. 

During Lyle's University graduation
a few days before mine in 2012.

She is pursuing an advanced degree to be able to learn more about the lessons she shares with her students in the Senior High School program at the biggest high school in the region, Mangaldan National High School. I think that it will be beneficial for students to learn new theories and concepts which could be used not just in the four-corners of the classroom but rather in real life as well. 

Obtaining an advanced degree, aside from the bachelor's degree in my opinion makes a person more competitive in the field where he or she is into especially in the present time where cut-throat competition in job search is high. 

In 2010 when the United States of America was experiencing recession, the New York Times reported that interest of people taking master's degree and even law degree was high. Interviewers said in the article that taking advanced degree could make them appealable to future employers. 

To those who are not yet really sure of what they are going to do after college or are currently lost in their dreams, I think that taking master's degree or even a law degree could guide you on what you really want to pursue- and this has been a testament of some lawyers I know who used to not decipher what to pursue after graduation. 

UP offers a wide array of graduate studies programs which you could choose from or visit some universities or colleges near you which offer affordable tuition, reasonable class schedule, and credible professors. 

Again, if you're currently lost, do not be worried. There is someone searching for you, too. Who knows he or she could be one of your classmates in an advanced degree class? Right?