Self-redemption

A brat. A rich brat. An English-speaking guy with eternally no comment on what's happening around him. A bastard with no intellectual value, and no sense nationalism/patriotism. A lousy team player. Someone who just takes advantage of the people's taxes to get quality education, and plans to go abroad immediately after graduation. That's who I am. Or at least, that's who most people think I am.

Okay, so I speak English most of the time. So what? Does that make me any less of a person? Does speaking the language I'm better at (than most of you are) make me anti-nationalist? No. You find me different. I find you all the same.

So I drive a car to school. So what? Does that make me anti-social? Does that harm you? Does that make me feel better than anyone else? Do I tell people I'm better than them because I drive a car to school? No. It's all for convenience's sake. You find me different. I find you all the same.

So I usually don't care what's happening around me as long as I am not affected. So what? Does it make me not worthy of being a UP Student? No. Besides, I do know what's happening. I just pretend I don't. I'm not planning on going rallying. I have more important things to do. And I have better plans of reacting to these issues than wearing red and marching from UP to Batasan in the rain. You find me different. I find you all the same.

So I'm a lousy team player. So what? I'm not the boss-me-around-and-it's-so-fine-with-me kind of a person. I'm just not. Call it an attitude problem or whatever. You just can't boss me around if I know I'm better than you (having a better concept of the group project, that is).

So I go to UP even when I can afford other schools. So what? I passed the UPCATs. Period. I am entitled to enrol in the school I want to get education from as everyone else. Does that make me a person who takes advantage of the taxpayers' money? Yes. But doesn't it us all?

So I'm planning on going abroad immediately after graduation. So what? This is my life. No one can force me to do things that I don't want to do.

I shall redeem myself before graduation. I think I've already started the process. I do not work with groups anymore. Instead, I work alone and produce better work than those who work in groups. This is the start of my self-redemption process. And I already have a plan for my thesis, which happens next year. It's a socially relevant research. Just watch out. I'm bagging an award for this on graduation, and I'm telling no one about my topic. I love being the sleeper who surprises everyone out of their wits.