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Thinking Out Loud

NICKKY FAUSTINE P. DE GUZMAN, Associate Editor
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ber of times. However, no mat- semester, followed by Dapitan, camaraderie. “Kailan na ‘yung
ter how hard I try to grasp it, the its literary folio, and a magazine rock band natin?” Our bonding
ambiguity of this friendly pre- issue on the second semester. plans have not yet materialized.
caution remains unclear to me. However, this productive Still, thank you for those crazy
Does this mean that all the phase did not just happen with two semesters filled with fun
lessons and experiences I have just a snap of a finger. The Flame and laughter.
gained during my four-year members and its Editorial Board My deepest gratitude goes to
ORE than the class- stay in this University are all far had to go through an eye of a our editor in chief, Jenn. We have
room-based lessons from what reality offers? Have needle before successfully pub- been writers for the Flame for
MI have learned in my we been prepared for nothing lishing an issue as defective com- four years but we got the chance
four years in college, my stay at but a fictional reality that exists puters, inefficient members, and to bond and to be friends only
the University has taught me an only in the subjective mind of its funding problems confronted us. recently. Our relationship goes
important message in life that is thinker? In fact, it took this last issue beyond EIC-Assoc Ed affiliation.
very much applicable once I step All of the knowledge and un- a lot of thinking and decision With all the hurdles we have
out of the walls of my alma ma- derstanding acquired inside and making from the Editorial Board. surpassed together, we learned
ter. As cliché and as common as outside the four corners of the After producing three issues in to work not only as a team, but
it may sound, the lesson is sim- classroom do not only serve as three consecutive months dur- more importantly, as friends.
ply not to take life too seriously. dry-runs but as means to equip ing the first semester, we were Thanks again for the lessons you
This brings me back to a pho- students to more difficult trials notified by the Faculty admin- taught me especially during the
to in Facebook that features a once they leave the confines of istration to limit our release time when you caught me at my
story with the headline, “Worker the campus. All the lessons— into four issues at most due to weakest point.
dead at desk for 5 days.” The ar- whether class-based or not—as insufficient funds. The news of To the incoming Editorial
ticle tells the story of a worker well as the experiences and ca- course saddened the members Board members, writers, pho-
who has always been so en- maraderie gained during college of the publication. At one point, tographers, and artists, good
gaged in his work that he rarely have geared us pretty well to we were tempted not to publish luck and may you keep the
gets off his workplace. He had face the much harder life ahead. anything to express our dissent, Flame alive and burning.
a heart attack and passed away Nothing in being is for re- but it has come to us that it ***
unnoticed. At the end of the hearsal’s sake. Every action and would be a disgrace if the Flame I would also like to express
story, a lesson is revealed saying, decision could make or break would just disappear without in- my gratitude to my “bading”
“do not work too hard, nobody the course of our path, whether forming the Artlets community friends, Alex, Bea, Bianca, CJ,
notices anyway.” we are still in college or not. about the real reason behind its Claire, Demi, Joanne, Lars, and
Contrary to how I lived up my *** limited release. Thaene for we have made it
four years in this institution, col- In the four years that I have Despite these dilemmas, the through thick and thin.
lege should be a niche for learn- been in the Flame, I have wit- Flame has managed to produce To the rest of my 4JRN1 class-
ing, having fun, discovering your nessed the struggle faced by its this lone magazine issue for the mates, dudes, girlfriends, geeks,
identity, making friends, and members in order to produce at second semester. I could only and others, I am glad to be part
grabbing opportunities while least a single decent issue every hope that what has been started of a dynamic, talented, and skill-
juggling to do good academi- year. will be continued by the future ful bunch of individuals like you.
cally. I must admit that most of Its past members and editors editors of this publication. To the rest of the graduating
the time, I have been too harsh have said that the Flame runs in In line with this, I would like Journalism sections, JRN2, JRN3,
on myself. I have always been an “alive-dying-dead” cycle. to thank the people behind the and JRN4, congratulations to us
filled with discontentment for True enough, for the first Flame who have made my stay for being the biggest Journalism
desiring many things that are three years of my membership, worthwhile. batch to date.
beyond my reach. Despite this, it became a year-ender publica- To our adviser, Professor To my thesis-mates, Bianca,
I am glad that before my journey tion and its existence was only Nestor Cuartero, and the rest Demi, and Joanne, and our the-
reaches its end, I learned not to noticed by few Arts and Letters of my professors, thank you not sis adviser Sir John Manuel Kli-
take life too seriously for nobody (Artlets) students. Nothing and only for the journalistic lessons atchko, thank you. “I-kembot na
gets out alive anyway. However, no one could be blamed. It was you have imparted, but more natin ito!”
it does not mean that we should just that the publication had to importantly for the life lessons My sincerest gratitude and
dilly-dally on things. It is just a go through a dwindling point, an you have given. I will forever love goes to my family. Ma, Pa,
matter of proper time manage- instance where it was merely a treat those lessons as my life’s and my brother, thank you so
ment. Ergo, it does not hurt to flicker away from being extin- guiding principles. much for all the sacrifices, sup-
party and relax at times while guished. To my colleagues and port, and understanding. I love
working hard in school. Now that I am down to my friends: Angel, Ardi, Azer, Cam, you.
*** last year, I am proud to say that Chino, Dan, Eli, Marian, Miko, Lastly, I would like to thank
Graduating students have for the first time (at least in my Sooey, Trina, Zhea and the rest the Lord for all of the opportuni-
probably heard the cliché “wel- stay), the Flame was able to of the old and new staff mem- ties, success, and blessings I re-
come to the real world” a num- publish three issues on the first bers, thank you so much for the ceived. I owe it all to Him. F
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