Say Seven
The number seven has played a huge significance in my life. My mom and dad have an age gap of seven years. It took them seven years before they had me. It took another seven years before I had a baby brother. Recently, it took me another dose of seven years before I had the complete guts to say goodbye to the first job I technically had in a school that has been my home for 11 years, and in an institution that has molded me for 23 years, from preschool to Ph.D.
I remember the dates perfectly well like it was just yesterday. I remember that I became a student of the school in June 2, 1997. I graduated from college in April 7, 2001 (my birthday) and I marched in June 16, 2001. I was hired as part-time faculty member in June 5, 2001 by the Mathematics Department, College of Science and it kept the ball rolling. I resigned as full-time faculty and as IBS Director last April 15, effective May 15, 2008.
A lot of things have happened in the past seven years. It is a rollercoaster ride with endless twists and turns. There were a lot of happy memories but lately, I guess the critical ones that finally pushed me to throw in the towel were the ones that transpired over the past 12 months. You wish people well in their endeavors. It is hard to say goodbye to something or someone you have known for the longest time. But if I stay, I guess I will just hurt myself even more and I will never be the same person again to the extent that there is no more mending. I have no plans of becoming a broken soul, I want goodness to stay in me. I always believed that when God closes a door, he opens a window. Now, I fully understand the truth behind this adage. I used to tell my students in BUSORGA to think out of the box and see the bigger picture. Being so absorbed by everything else, I failed to realize the wisdom in my own teachings.
When everything has been said and done, all I can do is move on. Cheers to the next seven years ahead. If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.
"Say" - John Mayer from "The Bucket List" (2007)
Take all of your wasted honor
Every little past frustration
Take all of your so-called problems
Better put them in quotations
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Walking like a one man army
Fighting with the shadows in your head
Living out the same old moment
Knowing you’d be better off instead
If you could only
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Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It’s better to say too much
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Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open
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April 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Good day Sir Eric. Enjoyed reading your blog…since you are also a big fan of The Transformers(old & new), just want to share a song from “The Transformers:The Movie”…the one with UniCron that eats up whole planets. I’ts called “The Touch” by Stan Bush.
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thetransformers/thetouch.htm
good luck!
May 17th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Thanks!