300 or more Graduating students join the LEX ACP YR 2


Guiding the youth choose the right course in college and the right career. I am with my fellow resource speakers during the LEX ACP Yr 2. Speakers spoke on Politics and Public Service, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Design, Legal Profession, and DJ and Entertainment work


Giving out raffle prizes of jackets, t-shirts and scholarships for the lucky participants of one my special proj., Labor and Employment eXperience (LEX) Alternative Career Program Year 2 (ACP) Yr 2


Guest during a district wide recognition event of day care centers


Guest speaker during a Dance Event barangay fiesta


Helping award academic excellence to the most deserving students


Being acknowledged as a person who helps out education programs and projects


Waiting for my turn to speak as guest and inspirational speaker during a moving up ceremony in my adopted barangay's pre school


Guest Speaker during my home barangay school's Super Nanay event


March 20, 2009

Overconfidence sometimes leads to complacency and at times to a loss instead of a sure victory. Some say that when one is overconfident he tends to trust too much on surveys or his gut feel that he relaxes and just let things happen.

Overconfidence can happen when one is courting someone, when one is going to take an exam, when one is joining a game or a contest, when one is running for an elective post and when one organizing an event. Possible reasons for overconfidence are when one believes in surveys too much or when one knows his skills, abilities and assets and feels that nothing can happen to stop him.

In the political arena, I always tell people there is nothing certain. We can cite the situation of a seemingly sure win of then New York Senator Hillary Clinton who lead all surveys and was the presumptive Democrat presidential contender until a long shot unknown African American first termer Senator Barrack Obama beat her to become the next president of the United States of America. This also is true in the local scene when the political institutions and establishments seen to be unbeatable lost to new faces without political machinery and a financial war chest such as Isabela Gov. Padaca who defeated the Dy’s, Nueva Ecija Gov. Umali who defeated the Josons, Pampanga Gov. Panlilio who was a priest that defeated the Lapids, and Tarlac Governor Yap who defeated the Cojuangcos. In Iloilo City, there were councilors who won in the top 3 rank in their first term but had a hard time winning their second term or even miserably lost. In the province, there were board members who won and ranked top of others but lost in their re-election. This seems to be a case when maybe performance truly mattered to the people but maybe also their overconfidence and their initial resounding victory went to their head too much that they felt invincible and unbeatable.

Let us learn from these experiences. There is nothing sure in this world. Things can change very fast. Let us not put victory too much into our heads. I don’t believe that power is permanent. It is temporary and was lent to us by the people to use it wisely and for public interest. It can easily be taken away from us. So let’s stay humble and sincere. Let’s continue to work hard and always be consistent with the people. Let us stay the way we were with them or change for the better. Let us serve them well and right.

Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.