Daynadream: beauty

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Hey there, welcome to Daynadream!

Today I just wanted to post a little life update since I haven't posted in about almost a week. It's been a little hectic here lately and with lack of proper WiFi (because Philippines is super hi-tech hah), It's been difficult to post. Despite that, I'm making up for it by doing a life update plus an intro to an upcoming challenge. Stay tuned for more!

It has been quite the ride being a college student for my sister and so far she has both loved and hated being in the academic world. The push and pull relationship of school administration policies and social justice was one fight she had undergone. To our delight though, it is time to move on from said fight with University of St. La Salle as she has graduated with flying colours!

In lieu of the graduation rites ceremony, my mother had flown in all the way from Beijing, China to show support to my ever so ecstatic older sis. The graduation rites went pretty smoothly to my surprise. A solid 2 hours and 15 minutes, definitely a record to beat by future ceremonies.

The long ride that my sister, Lara, had to take was a good 5 years in this school and it wasn't all bad, but it wasn't all good either. Elaborating my previous statement, much is to be told of in terms of the constant battle between student rights and student policy, but here, I summarise it in a paragraph (or three).

Being a student, especially one that is in a very religious school, is a very hard endeavour to pursue (given that we are not really religious people). Because of this religion, of course the school should follow a specific set of policies and school rules from behaviour to academic standings to uniform and to rights. Might I specify "rights”. The ever-so unsurprising unfair ruling of disciplinary action is one which my sister could never tolerate and has been subject to being “victimised” for practising self-expression.

So what type of violation or “act of criminality” did she do towards self-expression?

Bleaching her hair.

One of the simplest form of self-expression out there. Yet it was so frowned upon.

There was always this never-ending battle between her and the school policies from unfair soliciting of non-official payments from students to thoughtless and inconsiderate teachers with no regard for student health problems and failing them no matter what the official excuse documents these students present.

It was a rocky ride but one to remember for sure. There is a risk in putting yourself out there and posting and fighting for the whole world to see. The feedback may be supportive or maybe otherwise, but the important factor that dictates what a true person you are is the content and the meaning of what you put out there. So what good you do is what good you'll get.

When you stand up for something you believe in, do it in an educated way, do it beautifully in ways to inspire inspiration rather than vengeance or hatred. And don't be afraid to share passionately what you believe in or what you stand for.

Make your mark because why go through the world unnoticed?

She graduated, not just with a piece of paper stating what subject she finished the past 5 years, but a reputation that states whose lives she's influenced the same.