#10 - 17 reasons why

He sees all the details of me.

From the moment I step out of the door (be it the office, house, mall or anywhere else), he sees if something's off or that my blouse is crumpled, my jeans has dirt or it's just too tight or too high-waisted. He can tell if I am stressed out and even notices my "morning glory" and usually do the liberty to take it away for me. He can also see if my dress or bag or sandals is new. It's like I'm being scanned from head to foot, zoomed in to the nth level.

I don't know but I find it really amazing. I have this person who minds every little detail about me and who always wants to know every single one. He never forgets to ask how my day was and what I did the whole day at work - all the little details matter and he patiently listens to all of it. I've never known someone who is more than willing to know or someone who is more observant. 

It makes me feel special.

And pretty!

And I like it! :-) 

Not a 17-reasons-why post

Hi, 

This is a break from my 17 reasons why series of blog posts. Cause I think this deserves a spot here. Of course, it's my ultimate dream come true. So, read on!

It’s been exactly 31 days after the results were out – October 18.

It’s around 7 in the evening. I checked my phone and saw a text from a close friend in Cebu who happened to take the chemical technician exam just a day after my board exam. She happily announced that we both passed (I took the Chemist licensure exam, by the way). I can tell that that was one of the most indescribable moments of my life! I swear! Goosebumps all over me!!! I got totally teary-eyed. Well, maybe I cried! I can’t remember. I was just totally absolutely really happy!

Maybe not everyone could understand. But yeah, I think no one could really, like really really understand. I was not happy just because I passed the board exam. God knows there’s so much more than that. My journey to being a licensed chemist is not your typical board-exam-struggles story. The journey’s not just for five months. It’s way way before that. And the journey’s not just about the review. There are so many things before that. I think I don’t need to discuss them one by one here and I think I don’t want to dwell with them over and over again.

So what exactly this post is all about? Well, I just would like to express how happy I am right now – that finally I am now a licensed chemist. Everybody in the same field knows how hard it is to get this license. Our board exam is not the usual ones. The national passing rate is awful – every single year. Usually it’s just 50% and this year, it’s just 44%. There are so many I know who didn’t make it including people close to me. That is why it took a while for me to really celebrate my passing of the boards. I couldn’t help it but feel sorry for my colleagues. That’s one thing I don’t understand with the board of chemistry. There are only very few who take this course, much fewer who take the risk and take the board exam, but why do they only allow so much fewer to pass? Anyways, that’s another story.

After the results were out, I received an overwhelming congratulations from everyone – my friends, family, relatives, co-workers and even previous co-workers. Slowly, my passing of the boards has become a believable thing for me because it seems such an impossible thing to achieve before. Passing this is never easy for everyone in this field and I am just so thankful that I made it.

Of course, I wouldn’t make it if God has not blessed me so much. His timing is indeed perfect. He has sent angels to help me. It may have taken longer for me but it is definitely worth it. I have questioned so many things before but now I finally got all the answers and I’m thankful – forever thankful!

Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have showered upon me and for all the challenges that have made me stronger and wiser now. I am at a loss for words of your blessings and the greatness of your ways. Truly, you are an amazing God!

And to those of you who think that everything’s so wrong with your life right now, just wait and continue to trust Him. Because one day, all your questions will be answered and all your dreams will come true – in God’s perfect time!

And of course, I wouldn't survive the review if it were not because of this ever-supportive boyfriend. He is one of the angels God sent for me - my bibikoooii!