Babate Family International

To the President of Harris Memorial College, Dr. Cristina Mañabat, to our Principal, Mrs. Eloida Lindo, to our Dean of Academic Affairs, Ms. Ruby Leah Lising, to our Head of the Education Department, Mrs. Cleanor Ladia, to our Chaplain Rev. Reuel Javier, to our Guest Speaker, Ms. Charmaine De Lazo, to our High School Coordinator Mrs. Mary Rose Bueno , teachers, parents and friends, a good afternoon! It is of great joy to be celebrating this wondrous and meaningful event with all of you.

First and foremost, congratulations to us, seniors. We have finally made it to the end of the second leg in this big marathon we call education! That was four years of hardship, sweat, and sleepless nights that came along with fun and laughter.

I, for sure, will miss coming to school early, sitting in the hallways as I observe faces that pass me by. But what I’ll miss the most is my favorite part in my senior life: sitting amidst a group of 4th year students laughing together and just having fun as I tell myself “Dude, I have an awesome batch”.

It is amazing how time passes by so quickly when we are having fun. We used to be just kids who haven’t got the slightest idea of what we wanted for our future; then we steadily drew lines to create images of what we will be years from now, some did this with certainty, some only in hope. Nevertheless, we are now all here gathered to witness each other’s attempt to take another step closer to a future that we have been prepared for.

This afternoon I would like to quote and share with you some of the thoughts of a very wise fictional being that I adore so much. Everyone who knows me would know that I love cartoons and my favorite character would always be Winnie the Pooh. Why? Well, Winnie the Pooh is a very cute bear who wears a red shirt. It’s just as simple as that, no more further explanation.

Mr. Pooh once said, “Sometimes /the more I think, /the more there is no real answer.” Most people would always try to find an explanation for everything. Yet, not everything can be explained, and that is what makes life wonderful and exciting! We cannot explain some illnesses, some diseases, sometimes even death. In the same manner, we can’t explain how a batch like us that is so diverse in attitude and preferences would come together, forge friendships and be as one big happy family. The joy we feel when we spend time with our friends after a toxic exam could not be put into words, not even the sudden simultaneous burst of laughter. Sometimes, if things couldn’t really be explained, it’s much better to let it be and just have faith. Holding on to my faith is a virtue that Harris Memorial College has instilled in me. It allowed me to follow, to learn, and to want to share what I have learned with others. We all have a duty to reach out to others; this is what our teachers took pains for in teaching us.

“You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” This is discipleship, as put into words by Mr. Pooh. While some people who are in need of help would actually seek for it, there are some who would just wait for it to come. There are people out there who need more help, but we are not very much aware of their existence, for they never come out of their shells to ask. It is then our duty to extend help to these people, whatever or whoever they may be with no questions asked. Do it without expecting anything in return, with pure sincerity, with faith in goodness. This is discipleship and this is the legacy of our school.

Yet to be a disciple, we have to be followers: not blind followers who would do things just because we were told to do so; but followers who have faith in the person giving orders. It goes back to just having faith. We have to have faith on the people who are teaching us. When we were completing the dreaded thesis, all I had was faith that our teachers knew what they were doing that’s why they gave us such a difficult task. It may not be clear to us while we were laboring on our it, but there is value in the discipline that we develop in making it, and this will be useful in our learning process.

When we follow, we learn. Whether we follow the Lord’s teachings, our parents’ orders, our teachers’ commands, or our personal desires, following is always followed by learning. Throughout our four years in high school, more than half of what we do is to follow; and with this/ we have gained knowledge. Look back at all our projects, our activities, those that we spent sleepless nights on, those we often complained about, /e got something out of doing those things, we learned to comprehend, to be resourceful, to comply, and most of all, we learned to pray – in all sincerity – when all else fails. Thus, we learned.

Yes, we have learned. But as Mr. Pooh would say, “It wasn’t much good /having anything exciting like floods, /if you couldn’t share them with somebody.” Come to think of it, what is the use of being educated, of being a learned individual, if we are just going to sit on chairs and do nothing at all. Eventually, /after all the education that we get, we will find jobs, we will work and we do it not only for ourselves. Some of us will be driven and motivated by our families, others by advocacies. Some of us will pass on knowledge to friends, to co-workers, to constituents, or to their children. Passing on knowledge may take different forms, depending on the path that we choose. But whether we like it or not, it will happen, we will pass on our knowledge, we will train other people: this is the circle of life.

Discernment /is therefore important. We have to be critical in choosing what we will pass on to others, for in sharing knowledge, in training people, we have to make sure that what we are giving are correct and right. We also have to be considerate and patient. Imagine if our teachers just sat there and taught us without reaching out and making an effort to really help us learn, we could have just gotten a bunch of meaningless words entering one ear and exiting to the other ear. “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference,” as Mr. Pooh would say. This is what a disciple is: discerning, considerate, and patient.

Let us now acknowledge that the good and bad times that we have spent together will now be just memories that I hope would continue to linger in our minds, so that we will never forget. This I can assure you all, that one way or the other, we will all look back to our high school days and we will laugh and giggle as we recall our crazy antics, bizarre ideas, absurdly loud voices that rang in the hallways, yoyos spinning, and skateboards rolling. Each of us will remember these years in our own little ways.

Finally, I would like to take this chance to thank everyone who has helped me become who I am today: my school, which served as my second home; my teachers who gave me more knowledge of the world and of life; my mother, a wonderful being who was able to mold /a rambunctious child such as myself into a purpose-driven individual; my grandparents who backed me up always in my endeavors, and my fellow graduates, my batchmates, my friends who have played a big part in my high school life. Of course, my being, my existence, would have not been possible without the grace of our Lord. Without my Lord, I am nothing more than an insignificant little dot in the sea of people.

Now, amazing as all these are, it is inevitable that we part, yet as Mr. Pooh puts it, “But, of course, it isn’t really Good-bye,beca use the Forest will always be there… and anybody who is friendly with bears can find it.” Harris will always be here, and as long as Harris Memorial College stands, we will always find each other in this common ground of ours.

Let me leave you now with yet another quote from the wise Mr. Pooh bear, “This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”

So again, Class of 2013, congratulations! With this I bid you adieu, and may God bless you today, tomorrow and forever more!

Source:

http://www.harris.edu.ph/news-events/occasional-messages/alyson-babates-salutatory-speech/

Children of Aurelio Pabate and Gaudiosa Dinurog

Claudio Pabate
Agapito Pabate
Faustino Babate
Cecilia Agrifina Pabate
Dionisia Babate
Eugenia Pabate-Lim
Nicolas Babate
Alvara Babate
Gertrudes Babate-Sales

2nd Generation

Claudio Pabate
- Perisita Pabate-Gemino
- Esterlida Pabate-Gemino
- Leonisa Pabate - Lagumbay
- Esterlita Pabate
- Monica Pabate-Gadgude

Agapito Pabate

Faustino Babate (Juana Pag-ong)
X Nostriano Babate
XX Ruditha Babate-Tuguin
XX Liurre Babate-Danlag
XX Erligemma Babate-Cagampang
XX Jose Marcori Babate (Jacqueline Gagni)
XXX Kenneth Marc Babate
XXX Kevin Marc Babate
XX Faustino Jerome Babate (Maela Rizon)
XXX Mary Francene Babate
XXX Luke Jerome Babate
XXX Sigmone Marie Babate
XX Jamielyn Babate-Masicampo (Ronnie Masicampo)
XXX Ronnie James Babate-Masicampo
XXX Ronnie John Babate-Masicampo XXX Jamieron Babate Masicampo
XX Jamielou Babate-Soto
XXX Linus Babate-Soto
XXX Antonette Claire Babate-Soto
XXX Sabina Babate-Soto
XX Marie Jamieloi

Cecilia Agrifina Pabate

Dionisia Babate

Eugenia Pabate-Lim
- Lorenza Lim-Magaway
- Edgardo Lim
- Rudy Lim
- Rosalita Lim-Laniton
- Teodoro Lim
- Lydia Lim
- Allan Lim
- Chec Lim

Nicolas Babate
- Lorena
- Porferia Babate-Begg
- Rogelio Babate
- Miguela Babate-Brzeski
- Jessica Babate-Canoy
- Ramil Babate
- Nixon Babate

Alvara Babate

Gertrudes Babate-Sales

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