one step at a time

i finally filled out and passed my application form for UP Pahinungod. Pahinungod is "oblation" in Cebuano. the oblation signifies offering oneself for the good. the UP Pahinungod is where anyone affiliated with UP can volunteer whether for health services, community services, or literacy training. doctors, nurses, faculty, or anyone related to UP can offer their help.

i've been wanting to do this since freshman year and now i finally did it. after my class i mentioned to mitchie about the Pahinungod plan and turned out that she really wanted to volunteer too. so we went to the main office at the Philippine General Hospital (where our previous class was) and therewe were entertained by a nice tall lady. she was so NICE. she briefed us about the program we want to volunteer for. it's Hospice Care. we're going to be like a support group for cancer patients. only, we're not going to do it by group but by individual. turned out that we were in good timing because the orientation/team building is next week (i don't know the exact date yet) but i'm really excited! before doing the proper hospital work, a volunteer would be evaluated first. "It's just like counselling", said the nice lady. of course if we have issues with ourselves how could we work with others, right? but that's okay. i have no issues whatsoever. i REALLY want to do this. this is MY CALLING and i'm offering myself. the reason why i am not outspoken about me wanting to do community service is that i'm afraid that people might call me a hypocrite or judge me for that matter. but yes, i'm saying it now. hopefully, people wil do the same- offer their services to the least fortunate. hey! we can't change the world but we can take little steps, right?

it's going to be hard, though. what if i become attached to my friend from the Cancer Ward and he/she dies? this is the hard part but i'm ready for it. at least i'm going to share a big part of my life and he/she will do the same as well.

i also volunteered for the street children program. i love kids! i want to read them storybooks!

so there. i hope everything goes well. when i filled out the application form, there was a question there whether i want to start

a. immediately
b. in a week
c. in a month

what did i choose? of course, immediately. :)