Are you G to become Lara G? SMASH or PASS

BY PATRICK JOSEPH PANAMBO

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It was the 27th of December, 2002. You welcomed the world screaming your lungs out crying. The spirit of Christmas was ever more felt. The light sparkles and shimmers the same way your parents’ eyes glimmer. And as if you brought the cure that took away all the racking pain that your mother felt, lovingly smiles filled the room.

appears that shaking the entire hotel upside down is an option only to discover your passport. But, after all of their effort and time, it was just inside your clear envelope. Well, at least you wake their spirits up.

Years have passed, and you graduated with honors from Mabolo Elementary School and the University of Nueva Caceres, respectively, as a very active student. Your emotions andmentalthinkinghavealsogrownsignificantly.Therearedays when you wonder a lot about yourself and the world you live in. And Lara G. has emerged, proudly and devoutly raising the flag.

Those are just a few life chapters of Charles Kryxian Lara. Sure, there are more adventures and great events waiting to happen. Now that you know a few highlights of her life, would you take the challenge and be Lara G.?

Multiple doors are opening for you as a college student at the university. Your voice and confidence are two of your best assets that have helped you become the face of each event as one of the official hosts. People’s energy has never been low because of you.

Lara G. never gets tired of her awesomeness, are you sure you can be at par with?

Perhaps, just as Lara G. made so much effort to attain these life milestones; to portray her life will not also be easy. What you only see is the bright side of her life; it is still shallow to think that her life was made of pot of gold and will always be happy. After all, life is never easy. Nevertheless, these hardships made life more livable.

So what do you think? Game?

As a 2nd year student of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management, your name will shine more. You are about to set your feet on the next level– internationally. It’s about time you went through a tense period in your life. You will compete in the South-East Asian Sales Competition (SEASAC) 2022, where you will meet students from all Southeast Asian countries as well as a few European countries. And, believe it or not, some of them are already master’s students from prestigious universities. Sounds easy right?

Right now is not the right time to slow down because eventually you’ll be witnessing yourself taking-in two roles you’ve never imagined before. Who would have thought you’ll be a part of SEASAC 2022? And yes, you will be acting as a seller conducting business-to-business sales interaction with a buyer in a role-play setting for a maximum of 20 minutes. What’s more nerve-wracking is that you don’t have an ounce of knowledge with regards to sales, so you know right away what you’ve got to do- review and practice.

But because your name is Lara G. you advanced to the final round after preliminary rounds: two days qualifying rounds, quarter-final, semi-final and final round. Many first times will be unlocked this time. First in a sales competition, first on a plane bound for Indonesia, and first to be the only Filipino participant in an international competition. Indeed, a core memory.

Above all, the best moment is yet to happen. Indonesian cuisine, such as nasi goring, soto betawi, and beef rendang, is something you’ll like eating. Finally, and most importantly, you will enjoy a meal that was worth the effort and wait because you will place fourth out of 105 delegates. Although it seems simple, it’s not.

Epic moments, on the other hand, make the adventure more memorable. During your last day in Jakarta, you were nearly on the edge of not being able to go home. It’s all because your passport is missing. You and the hotel personnel must check CCTV footage at 4:00 in the morning, look at the front desk, and it