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The Graduate School

After a long wait, I'm finally back to where I first fell home, the classroom. For some reason, whether I'm seated in the front or back row, I felt so comfortable I could sit in a class for five hours straight.

Being in the academe gives me a new perspective and luckily, both my instructors appreciate the greater role of technology in the media today. I appreciate how books and theories and concepts give meaning to what I do everyday, all day.

I was surprised most of my classmates are my age. They're either working, on freelance jobs, or taking their time off for reasons of their own. The best thing? Most of them realize that four years in college weren't enough.

I love how I learn from their perspectives, especially the people in Advertising and Public Relations. See, when you're on the other side, and the PR people feed you with press releases, an initial instinct is too look for a "weakness" or "butas." That way, you see the whole picture and the story won't be like you're endorsing the product. And journalists are hardly always happy with what they get. Even after the interviews, they dig for other leads.

And hearing from the other side is, I must say, refreshing. As they say, "trabaho lang."

I thought graduate studies meant tons of papers. But as of today, I have only written two papers, about my dream Philippines and the ascendancy of the President. A podcast is due in two weeks though.

Overall, I'm still trying to adjust (especially the traveling part) but admittedly, I feel that I'm about to have the time of my life.