Post ng cum laude na pressured mag-board at magtrabaho, viral: "Sayang pinag-aralan mo"

- A cum laude graduate, Khastria Ruezel Sevilla Caballe, took to Facebook to vent her frustrations

- She revealed that she felt so pressured from her family, with regards to when she will be taking the board exam despite herself having a job

- She also shared how she would hear "sayang pinag-aralan mo" if she would not be teaching

- The graduate simply wanted to let everyone know that she already makes her decisions and that she has her own timeline as well, and it may not always be aligned to what her relatives see or feel

The post of Khastria Ruezel Sevilla Caballe, a cum laude graduate, has gone viral and many netizens rallied behind her.

She expressed in a lengthy post that she has felt the pressure from her relatives, who would often ask about when she would be taking the board exam for teachers.

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She also revealed that she is already working and that she feels the pressure to take the board exam from her relatives is already taking a toll on her mental health.

Words like "sayang pinag-aralan mo" were often heard, and she would simply felt embarrassed.

Here is a short snippet from her post.

"Someone called (one of my relative) and asked me,

:Nagtuturo ka na ba? Nag board exam ka na?

:Ah hindi pa po.

:bakit dapat magturo ka, sayang pinagaralan mo. Di ba Cum Laude ka.

:wala pa po akong plano na mag turo po e, siguro po pag nakapag exam na po ako

:Sayang pinagaralan mo kung hindi ka mag tuturo.

: Ako (tahimik lang pangiti ngiti)

(One of my relative joined the conversation:)

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:sabi ni..... kapag hindi ka daw nakakuha ng trabaho lalo na at c*mlaude ka uulit ka ulit ng units. Pwede ka naman mag trabaho kahit wala kang lisensya e.

:

(And madami pa sila sinabi, which makes me feel embarrassed and humiliated, hanggang sa umalis na lang ako.)

Ito yung isang dahilan kung bakit ayaw ko kumuha ng board exam last march 2024. I don't want to feel humiliated, lalo na at nakatapos ako ng may daladala sa pangalangan ko. Paano kung hindi ako makapasa sa first take ko? Ano na lang sasabihin nila. C*mLaude pero hindi pumasa sa first take. Ito ikinakatakot ko. Cause I don't see myself na matalino. Isa lamang po akong normal na estudyante noon."

Here is the full post of the girl:

Posts, such as photos or videos, that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people.

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One example of a viral photo is that of Pablo Torre, a Fil-Am sportswriter, and his picture wearing a "Sablay." Torre has also explained why he wore a “Sablay” at an event he attended. This was after he earned the ire of some netizens for wearing such in a non-academic event. The “Sablay” is the official sash of the University of the Philippines worn by both graduating students and graduates attending academic activities and functions. He also admitted he never went to the University of the Philippines and the “Sablay” he wore was from his father whom he said graduated from the institution.

On the other hand, an example of a viral video is that of the post about a Grade 12 student in Bacolod City who works as a part-time mime artist and waiter just so he would have money to spend for his school needs. In the post of local media outlet Radyo Bandera Bacolod City, one can see several photos of the student doing his stuff as a mime artist on the side of the road in the said city.

Source: KAMI.com.gh