Journey of Reading in the Philippine History

We might think and say that studying history is too boring,

what more if reading is also part of it. At first, I admit that
I’m a bit afraid and I don’t know why maybe because that’s part
of the first days in my college life, also a bit afraid of
having my mind think that maybe you Sir are strict or terror or
something but as time goes by, that feeling of uneasy fades and
continue to go with the flow. Our first meeting has been a
challenge for me because I, myself is too scared to talk in
front with the use of second language and been asked by my
classmates, I was too afraid that what if I didn’t answer and
been criticized by the eyes of those who hears me plus the fact
that I don’t watched news and have no idea what are the current
events our country experiencing. The discussion begin, I
listened carefully and jot down all the information I must have,
after the lesson we have quiz of course and I was slightly shock
because the items of the quiz is the items where our midterms
and final terms on my high school life consists of, but that
makes me happy because I got passed on our first quiz. The time
is running out, I was glad and been overwhelmed about the
discussion and thinking how good you are as our professor and
that is the first time I feel excited coming in your class
because I’ve been challenged and motivated like I need to pass
every quizzes that you will gave us though I’m still scared.
Also, that is the first time I recognized myself as a college
student.
Every Tuesday new learnings has been added, every current
event makes me aware of what my beloved country facing, and
every reflection paper makes me realized that from what I knew
before I went to your class has been increased and widen before
I left the classroom. We always left our room with the smile on
our faces because of the knowledge you’ve gave us but also there
are times that we’re too sad because of a sudden emotions that
has been expressed with anger, and that’s what I admire you the
most Sir, you deal things professionally and left our mouths
half open because of how you showed us professionalism that we
can imitate and be part of our daily lives when we reach our
goals in life.
 The so called ‘end’ of our course is nearly approaching but
it will not be the end of what we’ve been learned that we can
treasure and always be on our minds as long as we dig unto it.
For me, you’ve turned the boring sides of history into exciting
and interesting to learn especially when it comes from you. I
don’t know if it’s still a reflection paper or a writing that is
just dedicated for you, you might be a strict professor for us
but we know that everything you do is stills for us. My journey
in our course ‘Reading in the Philippine History’ has been a
challenged for me because I always feel like I need to strive
for more, like I need to pass all the requirements and also
striving to do my best to get high score in quizzes and a good
grades in return. I always have mixed emotions when Tuesdays are
approaching and always been an early bird when that day comes. I
may not be an active student but I’m proud to say that I don’t
want to go home every Tuesdays without having no learnings from
you to be discussed to my family and how my day went well in
your class.
As I reflect myself on what we had done for almost five
months, I see myself a organizing a jigsaw puzzle but there’s
still a lot of pieces that need to find for me to be able to
complete and finish that puzzle because I’m a kind of person who
easily got curious about things that catches my attention and
interest If not for our course because without bias I can say
that ‘Reading in the Philippine History’ helps me to like and
turn my ‘boring’ learning history to exciting one.
To our professor, what we’ve been tackled in the four
corners of our classroom will not just stay on it but will stay
in our hearts and minds because what knowledge you partake on us
will be a big help. We might have times where things are
complicated but still you manage and choose to influence us with
what you knew. Every time you asked us about the authors and
sources of where we get all the information, I wonder and
looking forward to read your publish books about history and
that will make my heart overwhelmed with astonishment because
even if it’s still not existing I consider myself as one of the
persons who pursue you to create a book. Gracias y Dios te
bendiga.

Rodriguez, Camille V.