Bautista: Journey

THE University of Baguio airlines announces the arrival of Science High Class of 2019. Upon arrival, passengers will disembark. Those in transit, please look for your desired gate to your destination. Those going to La Salle, Ateneo, University of the Philippines and all other Manila schools proceed to gate 1. Those who will go to SLU, UC, UP Baguio, thank you for flying with UB, wishing you all the best and a pleasant journey.

Upon reaching the gates, many will go to transit for their next flights. With what airlines (school) no Juan knows, and where to go next. Many of the passengers (students) will indeed say their goodbyes. Friends will part ways.

Each of them will have a different trip from the other. Another journey will begin. It is not the end but the beginning. Many others have applied for visas (scholarships) to different places. Some whose parents can afford will not have a hard time in purchasing a ticket for their kids.

Inside the next planes will be the flight crew (faculty) just like with UB airlines there will be many others in different flights. The crew will take care of each of the passengers where ever it will take them or what destination they may choose, they will be there to make sure that all is well.

Some passengers will dream of going to that dream destination. But not every Juan will be able to get there. Each destination will require strict requirements for the visa application alone. But in the Science High I doubt there will be any problem since all of the passengers will all be able to comply easily with it.

The passengers of whom have been seat mates on the flight will have to go their own separate ways. Some will be together for the next flight with the same destination. Again the parents play an important role in finding flights for their kids. Be it budget flight or business class. In the end it is still us parents who will make sure all is well and where they will be headed.

The luggage of all the passengers will be full of knowledge and talents honed by years of learning. And again upon landing in any new destination there is always the fear and excitement of every destination. Will the destination be final, will it be as planned, will it be as we all had hoped for? We won’t know until they get there. Some will enjoy, some will dread, some will be disappointed and others will just go for the ride.

There will be many destinations for each one of the passengers. So many flights to choose from. It is just fortunate that K to 12 is the newest airplane today, the destination is much clearer. The choices are more definite. Us parents will just have to wait and see where our kids will go.

Before landing, the captain will once more thank the passengers, for flying with them. The crew always making sure that everything is met with. And when the flight ends, others will have new friends from being seat mates again. And new destinations again for some.

This story was the valedictory address of a girl I knew and a friend to my daughter Anne Drew. A bubbly girl whom I met six years ago. I have known her father and mother many years back. She has a twin sister who is also as bright.

In most speeches delivered by the valedictorian, it is mostly about saying goodbyes, surely a tear from it, a thank you. Surely a talk about themselves, I dread listening to the same. This was different. But I would have wanted to just sit this one out and go to my meeting in CamSur, but I just had to stay for this. I’m glad I did.

I’m so happy to have heard a different speech than normal. It did make me feel hopeful for them, all of them. I will definitely miss the times they all slept over and I cooking for them, glad they always liked my cooking.

Off we will be with Joy for planning the next destination for our daughter, definitely we will apply for that dream destination however difficult the visa will be. We will make sure that the destination she chooses will be best for her. Surely there will be some initial apprehension on our part as parents, but then again we will allow them to choose their journey and where it will take them.

Again thank you to the airlines (UB) most especially the flight crew of UBSH 2019 who molded and took care of our children the whole flight, and made it a pleasant one for Juan. As for the next airport, it will be chaos and crazy or nice and orderly. There will be scoundrels who will prey, lousy service and some danger.

In the end we will all just pray that every Juan will have a safe and pleasant journey with wonderful memories to share upon landing. Congratulations Flight of 2019. Don’t Stop Believing... by Journey.

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