This is a special post dedicated to my one and only Editor in Chief...(I'm also allowed to emote right?)
When I first joined the student publication you were one of the few people I felt comfortable with easily because among the members then, you were one of the few (or probably the only one) whom I can approach without feeling intimidated. When I joined the publication four years ago, I have already known that you are somebody who will most likely lead the publication in the years to come. I have been observing you from then on.
In the four years that I had been in the publication I saw how you lead and managed the organization. I think even before you became the EIC, you have already been the head of our little family. You have been managing the publication even before you officially became the EIC; even Ate Merl and Ate Aubrey relied on you because they know that with you, the publication is in good hands. You are an exemplary leader who, though reluctant to lead, is not only responsible but also have the heart to understand your subordinates.
I think nobody among us now can lead better than you can. I don't think any of us in the publication can actually imagine dealing with all the stuffs in the publication without a Kuya Junrell guiding us on what to do. That is why, I ask you one thing, please don't leave us. Please don't even consider leaving us. Or to be more frank about it, please don't leave me.
I don't think that I have the capacity to lead these people, and I had always been honest about it. If you are reluctant to lead, I am more reluctant than you. I have never lead a group that did not fail. I have always failed as a leader and I don't think the publication will prosper in my hands.
As your Associate, I am sure you would understand how many sleepless nights your threats of resigning has caused me. I don't know if you mean it because I know that you really want to work and I also know that you don't want to leave the publication but all the same, you are scaring me. It scares me to think that you might no longer be joking and you are actually seriously thinking of resinging.
I know I am selfish to ask you this but please also understand that I also want the best for the organization. I don't know how to lead and I am never a good leader. I never had the heart nor the attitude to be one. To be your subordinate is already an honor, please stop kidding me about you leaving the publication because you are making me scared and I cannot take the responsibility. I can't even do anything right in my life. Think of what will happen if you leave the publication in my hands...I can't imagine.
Call me selfish. Hate me if you want. But I don't want you to leave. If I have to beg you on bended knees, I will. If I have to buy chains and padlocks to prevent you from leaving then I will. I will do everything in my power to stop you from leaving us because I just can't imagine TN without you.
But then again, at the end of the day, I know I can't do anything if you want to do what your heart really tells you to do. I can only beg and pray that you are only joking and you don't mean any of what you are saying. And really, I hope to God you are.
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Tomorrow will not always come.
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i would have to agree with you yanz. dungan man ta nagsulod sa publication noh? yeah, you ranked 1st. i was at 7th i think. who cares. but yeah, i would have to agree on you about kuya J. like the on you said about aubrey and ate merl relying so much to him bcoz they know that the publication would be in good hands with him. that's quite true. even before na lay-out artist pa xa, he acts like he is already the editor in chief because tanang trabaho sa publication siya ang nagbuhat and that is something quite extraordinary jud.
but, if it really is his decision to leave then there is nothing you can do. he might have foreseen something that would happen with the publication in the years to come that he know that he cant handle, though im no calling him a coward or anything, but i think he deserves a break. he's been in that publication for years now. he really deserves that break if he wants to have it.
I really have no idea what Kuya is planning and if he is serious or just joking...ingon siya lantawon ra daw...ahay...I don't know...
BTW, I wasn't #1. Si Ate Steph to...I was at #3.
Aw... may ganung effects? no comment ra unta ko but sige nalang, mo-comment nalang ko... hahaha
The selfish frog or the selfish tiki? Aw... It caused you sleepless nights kay sige man gud ka overnight bisan ikaw ra isa. Hahaha…
Bitaw, kidding aside, God knows that my jokes these days are no joke at all. The same thing as God knows how I always wanted to stay. It is not anymore unknown to you where my heart and passion really is (Chaks!). You know that I always wanted to stay. You know that I love the pub.
On the other side, there are things that are happening beyond our control. There are reasons that I cannot precisely explain as of the moment. There are priorities that should be given focus at this point of my life… (Aw, oa najud…)
I’ve been thinking about this and I’m still thinking of it until now. This is the reason why “Lantawon ra!” Hahaha. Being in the student publication, though tough, is one of the best experiences in my life. A part of me is telling that I have offered enough and it’s time to grow now. On the other hand, the other part tells me that the publication still needs me.
I always wanted the best for the student publication, and you are aware of that. Everything is still uncertain for now but I can only promise one thing. If ever I will decide to leave, I will assure that the publication will still be at its best. It will always be at its best, with or without that somebody… That’s why it’s an autonomous, right?
I’m giving clues now, through jokes, because I don’t believe on the saying that goes “True goodbyes are best explained in silence”. Dili bya ko iro nga walay tag-iya. Hahahaha. People will never learn if they will keep on relying to that someone. Nobody stays there forever. After all, leaders are made, not born. (Pang-pageant na ni… Hahaha)
(Ahai. Unya ragud ng emote. Wala pa bya ko nipahawa. Dili pa gani sure. Baka maudlot na naman. Ahai. Nag-encode pa gani ko sa akong magazine column oh… Ahai… Unya ra ng drama if madayon najud kay para naa pud thrilling… Then, make me excited pud, mag-farewell party pa bya ta, then naa pa frame, then naa pa video tribute, then fud, surprise numbers and everything… Hahahaha…)
Love you Tiki!
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