Third Week: From Election Doubts to Radio Broadcasting Success

   Time is so fast and I can't really imagine that it's been 3 weeks. It feels like just yesterday I was taking it easy, but now, by the third week, things have become a lot more hectic. The long nights and exhaustion are really starting to catch up with me.

    My week started with frustration as I questioned myself whether I should join the election for the Red Cross Youth Council or not. I was the elected Red Cross President in our class, and is expected to join the election but I had no experience with elections at Masbate National Comprehensive High School, because I only studied here since Grade 11. I felt anxious of participating the election due to lack of experience. Later that day, I decided not to join the election after one of my classmates, who was also running, withdrew her candidacy. I felt bad because I wasn’t able to participate in the election.

    However, on the same day, one of my friends which is Marjodel asked me to join the Radio Broadcasting team. I felt nervous because I lack in experience in that field, but my friend still kept on encouraging me to join, insisting that she only convinces people with potential. Even though I had the feeling that she was just gaslighting me, I still decided to join. After the screening, I was shocked to find out that I passed the first phase of the screening which is the voice test I guess. I hadn't expected to pass since that was my first time joining Radio Broadcasting, but I was still grateful because if it hadn't been for Marjodel, I wouldn't have been one of the students who passed. 

In the next day, we were informed that the 2nd phase will be conducted and I was nervous cause the phase 2 was about news writing and I don't know how to write a news. My friend help me which is Marjodel about the basics of writing a news. It helped a little but I was still nervous, I was afraid that I might not get the spot.  But I told myself that passing the phase 1 is already a big thing and if I don't get the spot at least I tried and did my best. Because doing your best is what really matters, and it often opens up new opportunities even if the outcome isn’t exactly what you hoped for.