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‘My Sacrifice’ (First of two parts)
By Jocelyn S. Samuya Salawagan National High School
Plaridel’s Tribung Subanen Festival Queen, Ms. Donna Bulang was Awarded as 2014 Ms. McDonald Smile, while Municipal Mayor Diego C. Ty proudly led his Tribung Subanen to SINULOG 2014- 4th Placer in the Free Interpretation Category.
Plaridel’s ‘Tribung Subanen’ SINULOG 2014 crowd drawer By PJTREMEDAL, correspondent
Cebu City -- Misamis Occidental’s Subanen is now the talk of Cebuano’s after, Plaridel’s Tribung Subanen become this year’s crowd drawer as it brings the culture for the first time in the world known SINULOG 2014 Festival in honor of its patron Saint, Sr. Santo Nino. As first time(r) in joining the country’s feast of Filipino cultural dances, music, movement be it in a free interpretation or Sinulog based, Tribung Subanen made history in the making, as a crowd drawer, The Subanens of Misamis Occidental is now the talk of the devotees, guests, tourists and local Cebuano’s who witnessed the festival. Tribung Subanen fes-
tival queen did not miss a single click from photo journo and local lens men covering the Sinulog 2014, as 14 years old, Ms. Donna Bulang was also adjudged as Ms. McDonalds Smile 2014 during the search for the festival Queen. Bulang who hails from Looc and a student of St. Nicolas School of Plaridel received the Cash Award worth 5,000 and a Sash to remember her title as Ms. “McDo” Smile 2014 of the McDonalds Food Chain, with her precious smile photojourno and the locals lensmen and even foreign and local Cebuano’s were capture by her smile. Rain showers that was brought by “Agaton” did not stop the streetdancing
and showdown competition of the Sinulog 2014 were million of Cebuanos’ and Guests witnessing this year‘s Grand Parade. And in the end of the day: Plaridel’s Tribung Subanen as first timers landed in the 4th Place in the Free Interpretation Category using the Subanen culture and anthology, Kulturang Placereno of Masbate Province was declared First Place.. Another stalwart of Misamis Occidental who had won champions in the Sinulog Festival, this year Tangub City Sinanduloy Cultural Dance Troupe landed 2nd Place in the free Interpretation while Tuburan Municipality was awarded 3rd Place. Tangub City also was adjudged 2nd best in Street
Dancing, Best in Costume (Sinulog base category). Other Sinulog Base Category: Tuburan Municipality (3rd Place), Kulturang Placereno (Best in Music) in the Free Interpretation Category: Lumad Basaknon of Cebu was 1st Place and Best in Costume, 2nd PlaceTribung Humig Ulaw of Masbate province, and 3rd place goes to Abellana National High School, while Lanao del Norte was named Best in Musicality. Best in Street dancing; 1st Place goes to Lumad Basaknon and 3rd place was Lumad Placereno of Masbate. Mindanao Dily news gathered that this year’s 1st Placers will received 1 Million each category.
I WAS all set to go home that my haste decision changed everything the way I want it to be. How regretful the situation was. This was what happened. There were three buses in the terminal waiting for their turn to travel -- a non-stop air-conditioned (aircon) bus and regular bus, both bound for Davao, and an aircon bus to Valencia. I jumped off to the bus to Valencia. I was confident for the reason that when I ride on this bus, I have all the comfort and I would pay less. I was estimating then that by the time I reach Valencia, I would wait not more than 30 minutes for the regular bus to Davao. The non-stop aircon bus was not an option considering the cost of fare, which is a fixed at P575 for Davao, despite my destination, which is only Quezon. It was a fall short circumstance. When I reached Valencia, I was one step late, since the bus had already left – leaving me in despair. Of course, the non-stop bus had already left too. It was my sacrifice. That was a choice that I have to change my course to unravel my gaffe. I just told myself -- time and opportunity once gone, they can never come back. A smirk upon me was apparent. I never imagined that I would be in this situation. I have experienced it. Yes, in our session that afternoon in instructional management. For other people, perhaps, it could have been just a minor circumstance, but for me, it is significant for it is worth reflecting for. This made me contemplate into how I will deal with change. What will I do if I will be a school principal, facing a crucial situation towards my management, administration and organization? At any rate, let me disclose first how I elucidated with the “left-behind bus thing.” I told myself to calm down, unload, so as to load an idea of taking the risk, of changing my course of plan. At around 11:30 pm, the bus to Kibawe arrived. I had to ride on that
bus for it is safer to stay at Maramag terminal, where I could wait as a chance passenger, if ever there would be bus to Davao. As I set my foot, I was also thinking of a plan B. There, at Maramag, I called my husband and told him, I miscalculated the whole scenario. I humbly admitted, despite all his “yaw yaw,” I knew by heart that he can’t afford to leave his wife trapped in the terminal so late at night, 25 km. away from home. He was about to drop the phone to pick me up when the bus to Davao rushed into the terminal. Heaven sent! Why am I doing this -- this sacrifice? If I will not do this, nothing will change. This also answers to what is at the end of the “tunnel of my life.” I have to be prepared in this changing world. That is to be adaptive and flexible to situations. I just hope that I have proven my worth and sense of purpose to set my destination up, to become a good leader by my sacrifice-to study at CU every Saturday no matter how many buses will leave me behind; I have to endure and prevail over. Life is “change” itself and it is inevitable. Change is important and I am willing to undergo change to be of help as a school leader; thus, I can be a channel of change to live up to the standards of the school leader’s main mission, which is instruction and supervision. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, or the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” ~Author unknown Yes! I am neither strong nor intelligent, yet I can surpass the wind of change, of storms and sacrifice for there is that certainty in my family and my Creator. I have read these tips on how to deal with change and I find them essential for us to grow as a person. For sure, this will also enrich you. Be prepared. Life is full of unexpected surprises; don’t let this be a lesson you refuse to learn. Death, loss, and strange situations will be a part of your life, no matter how much you may try to shelter or protect yourself from it. The major key to coping with change is to accept it as a reality and that it is an inevitability.