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Ate’s Graduation

Halfway there, woohoo! \m/ After 4 long years of blood, sweat, tears, and many a sleepless nights, Ate finally marched up the stage & finished her pre-med course. The fambam is mighty proud! <3

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Four years, this block section has been together through thick & thin. Daming tawa, dami ding iyak.

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Ate‘s main bitchezz. <3

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Baccalaureate Mass got her teary eyed. She will be leaving her comfort zone & start anew. Make new friends & meet new people. Sana, hindi muna boyfriend! 😛

I am very confident that this girl will make it big one day. <3 Her name is written in the stars. 🙂

Call time was for 7 am sharp, which meant we all had to wake up at 4 am. Ni hindi pa nga tumitilaok ang manok. We struggled & moved like zombies at nary the break of dawn. But of course we wouldn’t miss this important milestone for anything in the world.

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Knock-out kaming lahat, azzzzzzzzzz-leep!

With a cup of strong & bitter coffee to fully wake me up, we went our way to Espana at 6 am. Many many thanks to Anderson who took full control of our spaceship (as we were all loopy from the early awakening hehe), and for the 4 straight years that he patiently drove Ate from the crack of dawn to sunset & sometimes even way beyond. Siya ang talagang nag-tyaga sa hatid-sundo at pag-alaga sa dalaga ko. Cheers, this one is also for you! :-*

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The graduates were allowed to have one hooding parent with them. Naturally, Ate chose me hehe. We are bffs after all. Arm in arm, we marched & graduated two-gether. Of course, niagara falls ang drama ko, cry me a river. Ate kept asking me to stop crying, parang ako naman kasi ang magtatapos haha.

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I was so very flattered & touched to be Ate‘s hooding parent. <3 Thank you for making me an active part of this momentous event my darling.

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At hindi man tayo magka-terno sa damit, terno naman tayo sa puso, Ate! ;P #soulsisters #twinningforlife

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Organizing ourselves in alphabetical order outside, getting ready for the graduation march.

26 years ago, I marched in the same pontifical university as I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business degree. And now, how sentimental that I was marching again with my firstborn for her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Dalawa na naming alumni ng uste! 😛

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The success of one is the success of all. Team GOppets in full force. Congratulations to all the graduates & parents!

With over 800 students in the Science department alone, the ceremony was expectedly suuuuuper loooooong. More than 4 hours, my butt (and brain) must have fallen asleep several times over hehe. I was the loudest to clap I think when the commencement exercise finally finished!

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Anak, bayaan mo, hindi man kita nabigyan ng dollar garland tulad nito, magsusumikap aka na sa susunod mong graduation, euro naman ang isasabit ko sa leeg mo! ;))

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(You don’t wanna believe me? Here’s a close up! First time I’ve seen, I swear! I wonder if these are real money. Baka mag-abroad? Pang-baon hehe.) As it turns out, there is such a thing as this Hawaiian Money Lei. Learned something new! 😉

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And besides, you have flowers naman from Daddy. :))

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Sometimes Kap still manages to surprise me with his sweetness! Unexpected flowers from her daddy. Blue for blue eagles, tanggap na nya talaga hahaha. Single yellow for her alma mater, and lotsa blue for her many days ahead at ASMPH. Go anak, #OBF! Can’t wait for your next graduation in 5 years time (omg hooong togoool po poloooh). Love you with all my heart! Thank you, Sweetness, for the gift that is YOU

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Daddy’s girl. <3

To celebrate Ate‘s feat, we had lunch at her favorite & most requested teppanyaki place which serves one of the best steak & seafood combo cooked tabletop while you watch (and eat, lol). The giant scallops alone is worth every penny of the 2.8k/person price. Kahit siguro linggo-lingguhin, hindi papalag si Kap my Kap.

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Learning from our past mistake, we just limited our orders to our favorites to save room in our tummy: scallops, tiger prawns, Squid, Tenderloin & Sirloin. Omnomnom.

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Best teppan table in the country! \m/

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Yes, the road to Med is still long & far, paved with many trials & uncertainties. But as always, we will always be here for you Ate. Sa hirap at ginhawa, kasama mo kami. We got your back! :-*

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Hawak-kamay, di ka namin iiwan sa paglakbay dito sa mundong waling katiyakan. Hawak-kamay, di ka namin bibitawan sa paglalakbay sa mundo ng kawalan. Pramis yan! :-*

CONGRATULATIONS MY LOVE!!! <3

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Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

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24 Comments

  • Reply Anna

    Congratulations Jane & Jana! XoXo

    BTW,Jane feet on the dashboard is dangerous! @_@

    June 8, 2016 at 8:12 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Hi anna! 🙂 Oo nga hindi ko napansin coz I was knocked-out. Will give babyson a warning.

      June 8, 2016 at 8:27 am
  • Reply med

    Congratulations, Dr. Jana Go!!! Luv your OOTD.
    Luv the grad pic, may bit-bit na professional photographer si Madame Jane?

    June 8, 2016 at 8:37 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Hehe si Kap my Kap lang. Jana has a new camera, baka yun ang mag magic lol. 😛 ootd from zara 🙂

      June 8, 2016 at 10:02 am
  • Reply jo

    Congrats!!! So pretty and matalino pa! 🙂

    June 8, 2016 at 8:41 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Thank you Jo. I may be biased but I really have to agree hehe. 😉

      June 8, 2016 at 10:02 am
  • Reply EULA MENDOZA

    Congratulations Ate! Basta nakapila na ko sa mga magpapasurgery sayo hahahahahaha

    June 8, 2016 at 9:35 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Perfection ka na Eula. No need. Pang morale-booster nalang hehe. Thank you mwah! :-*

      June 8, 2016 at 10:03 am
  • Reply Erika

    Greetings from Norway! May jetlag pa ko pero naiyak ako nung nabasa ko to. huhu. I’m really proud of her! Super love the family pic!

    June 8, 2016 at 9:54 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Thank you Erika! Wow how’s the weather there? Jelllly, can’t wait to leave na major balisawsaw moment na kami waaaah!

      June 8, 2016 at 10:04 am
      • Reply Erika

        Malamig dito Mother pero some parts in Europe medyo mainit. dito kahit maaraw ang lamig I love it! Naalala nga kita for sure kahit summer dito maeenjoy mo di ka pagpapawisan. at hindi dumidilim laging maliwanag haha!

        June 8, 2016 at 10:16 am
        • Reply Jane Go

          oo nga balde-baldeng fats ang nalulusaw sakin dito ahuhuhu. Enjoooooy!! :-*

          June 8, 2016 at 10:44 am
  • Reply Photo cache

    Congratulations!!!!!

    I think when I first started reading your blog was the summer before Ate goes to college!

    June 8, 2016 at 1:43 pm
    • Reply Jane Go

      Oo nga Maria how time flies! I hope you will still be a friend when she fisnishes med school haha.

      June 8, 2016 at 2:49 pm
  • Reply Kasseopeia

    Congratulations, Ate!
    And congratulations din sa PAYrents hehehe…

    Mommy Jane, lapit na ang bakasyon engrandeeehhhh!

    June 8, 2016 at 2:12 pm
    • Reply Jane Go

      Thanks you kassie dear, yez im zooo eggzoited naaaa! \m/

      June 8, 2016 at 3:02 pm
  • Reply Sheila O.

    Congratulations Jana!! And of course to also to you, Jane and Jeff!! I really love seeing your family pictures, they make me feel so warm and fuzzy – yung feeling pag naniniwala ka na may forever? hahaha! Except when I see babyson na.. ayan na jusmio para nanaman akong highschool na binubulate dahil pababa na si crush ng hagdan! hahaha

    Kidding aside, I have watched your kids blossom through the years through your blog. I can’t wait to see what’s next for the Goppets! :-*

    June 9, 2016 at 2:08 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      hahahahaha you are SO cute sheila!! :)) Thank you for making me guffaw this morning. And thank you for looking forward to the future with me. Mwah! :-*

      June 9, 2016 at 10:02 am
  • Reply michconstantino

    congratulations Mommy Jane and Jana! 🙂

    enjoy your trip! How time flies… I started reading your blog around 2014. 🙂

    June 10, 2016 at 9:28 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Oo nga tagal na ng pinagsamahan natin. Eh may lovelife ka na ba? ;))

      June 10, 2016 at 12:52 pm
      • Reply michconstantino

        Mommy Jane, PHD muna po. 🙂

        June 14, 2016 at 8:00 am
        • Reply Jane Go

          Ok yan. Win! 😉

          June 14, 2016 at 9:47 am
  • Reply anna

    congrats miss jane and jana!!

    where’s the restuarant miss jane? 2.8 k unli callops, tiger prawns, Squid, Tenderloin & Sirloin na??

    June 10, 2016 at 4:29 pm
    • Reply Jane Go

      yeees!! and if you join the diamond card it’s 50% off buy 1 take 1 for 2 people & 30% off for 3 or more. Suuuper sulit I promise. It’s yurakuen in Diamond hotel but you have to say the teppanyaki section. 🙂

      June 10, 2016 at 5:52 pm

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