Since I was in high school, I declared to myself that five is my favorite number because it was my birthdate. Since then, I put this number in my life and look at what our journey has been…
I entered college way back year 2005 (there’s a ‘5’ at the last digit of that year) and during that time I never thought that I would even go to school since it was cleared to me that my family is not financially capable to support my studies. My Lola Emy adopts me for a while to help my family by supporting me on my education. She encouraged me to take the PUPCET (Polytechnic University of the Philippines College Entrance Test) at PUP Taguig. Unfortunately I didn’t passed the exam but since my grandmother was very eager to put me in that university, she arranged some papers in Taguig Municipal Office when she heard from one of her employees about the offer to study the “One year course in Office Management” (that time, this is only available in PUP Taguig). I got in and for me it’s a good opportunity so throughout the year I really worked hard and in the end, it paid off because I graduated with the average of 1.8. It’s good news that resulted to good news because I am qualified to take any four year or five year course in this university.
Fast forward to enrollment; all of my classmates in Office Management were falling in line outside the registrar’s office and there are some rumors that most of the courses have no available slots already. When I heard it of course I panicked but I still believe that I am destined for this. So I entered the office (with bullets of sweat on my forehead) and gave a piece of paper that shows my average grade.
Here’s my talk with Ma’am Tataro, our Registration Officer.
Ma’am Tataro: “There are only three courses available; One slot left for BS Mechanical Engineering (5 year course), lots with BS Entrepreneurial Management, and some more in Bachelor in Office Administration, what course do you want to enroll?”
Me: Paused for a moment. “Isn’t there any slot in BS Information Technology?”
Hey, I really like that course so you can’t blame me to ask about it. :P
MT: “none.”
At that moment I feel sad but I asked again.
Me: “Is BSEM near to BSIT in any aspect or philosophy?”
MT: “No, they are too apart.”
Since I don’t want to take BSME because it’s not what I want and I also don’t want to take BOA since it is much related to Office Management, then I take BSEM.
Upon enrollment, I show the stab that was given to me from the registrar’s office to the guard on the gate that gives the enrollment form with the control number on it and the guard warned me that they won’t give another form if I mistakenly fill it up, so I better be careful. And that control number became my student number which is 06-000422.
Before I graduated in college, I play with my student number, I add them, first the 422 + 6 = 428, and if you add this tree digit number 4 + 2 + 8 = 14, and lastly to get a single digit number add 1 + 4 and it is equaled to 5. Nice huh?
Here’s another thing, I finished my college after 5 years (not included the 1 year office management ‘cause that’s not a bachelor degree) because I spent 1 year in BSEM and since I really pursued on the course that I really want, it took me 4 years in BSIT.
Now, here’s the only hate relationship I can think of with the number five. I don’t want to have 5.0 on my summary of grades and thank goodness I haven’t got one.
I somehow noticed that there are some things or event in my life that is surprisingly related to my favorite number, and I am excited to know them more. You, what is your life’s number?
