hm.. naalaala ko lng- a narration of an incident

Imman: My dad, on one of his one on one lectures that I would like to dub the father's knowledge passed on to imman speeches (I would rather call it speeches even though they are just two to five liners because I don't usually respond to his bits of wisdom): You can't please everybody son! It would just make you look like you have no convictions.. Tingnan mo si GMA... From here, things get blurry.. Well, the nice thing about this is that we know that it is true! This talk with my dad came after a long day at school (time and space gets wavy here as a flashback sequence gears up)... It was a friday, January 23, 2004- my sister's birthday. We had a situation/controversy in the COMELEC. As chairman, it was my duty to settle this ASAP because the elections were coming. A certain 3rd year chairman aspirant wants to run underqualified. As stipulated by the COMELEC code, this guy cant run; however, the COMELEC has the power, as again stated in the code by an Article (the last I think) crafted by the great chairman which I succeeded- Charles Yeung that the COMELEC can issue resolutions that can grant this 3rd year person the chance to run under probation. This is the first time I encountered such an important decision. Should I let this guy run knowing that he has not fulfilled 4 of the 5 requirements to run as chairman even though he is suited for the position? (shit! this is getting more complicated the more I try to remember!)

Well, the board was faced with this decision as more protests were coming. Loopholes in the COMELEC code and Sanggu-HS constitutions were surfacing. The party of this 3rd year guy threatened the council that they would retract their candidacy leaving the student body only one candidate per position. The elections were edging closely into the abyss of a failure of elections- a chairman's worst nightmare! The said party was conducting a not vote or vote abstain movement to make the elections fail! Everything came into a vote! Should the council jeopardize the integrity of the COMELEC Code by granting this exception or should we risk everything and continue the elections with only one party running?

The COMELEC voted; however, we too were divided. I wanted to make everyone happy... I

dont want to be the cause of pain- I cant vote.. I abdicated by voting power to my board- A tie!

Gosh! It really has to go through me huh? Well, by the power of the COMELEC moderator, Mr

Gabriel Mallillin- Uhm.. let's say sir had his way. He explained again why we should'nt let this

guy run.. I concurred. the end! We went home for the whole week I think at around 7 pm-

debating, hearing appeals, voting. Luckily, the elections went well. We did not have a failure of

elections. There was a new automation of the tabulation. We were heralded. Picture perfect!

Hay.. I would like to think so.. After writing this long entry, I still feel bad for that guy..

But, as my dad said, I cant please everybody. Somtimes I have to be firm in my decisions so as

not to act like a coward- lame, loser, uncertain, and no will (I would like to say I'm a coward but

I have more self-esteem than that!) All that hullabaloo wouldnt have been if I had been firm in

my decisions as a chairman. (Gosh, I should be a future CEO! I shouldnt be uncertain with my

moves!) Well it happened again- I broke a commitment with a friend whom I should have met

along katipunan but I didnt. When will I stop this series of indecision? This may seem

contradicting my entry on spontaneity but I believe that there should be a balance of both.

Sorry ervin- I shouldnt have made- injan!

In one of mr pagsi's speeches during 1st year..

if you want to.. [1-8-2, 2-1-2, 3-2-3 5-1-4] [3-1-4, 1-2-4, 4-1-4] [1-7-4, 2-2-2, 6-6-1],

lundagin mo baby!