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"I want to be an international flight stewardess someday!", a proud, dark beauty, glowing-eyed, 11-year old little girl bravely exclaimed this line infront of a thousand persons which served as her passport for wide applause and nods of approval. It was the finals of Mutya ng Agham and every contestants has their own tricks and style to gain audience acceptance (which constitutes 30%-50% of the criteria).
There were twelve contestants at all. Four of them wanted to be a doctor, three a lawyer, two a teacher and businesswoman, and only one wanted to be a flight stewardess, well to be exact, for an international carrier. That girl is the subject of this story, my sister Queency.
I don’t know what is dream for an 11-year old. At that age, I want to be a doctor since it looks good in yearbook. Prior to that, I want to be a priest; a year later a teacher, then an astronaut, then back to being a priest. In high school, I dreamed of pursuing an accounting degree then changed at the last minute of being a writer. Unfortunately, my father enrolled me in college and decided for my future. Five years afterwards, I graduated my engineering course. Now, I am busy and completely lost managing my career in government service, and running my own business.
Queency, on the contrary, is a different story. While I’m lost, she’s very determined to pursue her dream. She knew what she really wanted & move mountains to achieve them. She ignored her scholarship grant, shifted courses, and didn’t mind even if she would stay another year in college. She joined almost 9 beauty pageants, bagged countless trophies, crowns and sashes, and gained a dozen of picture-perfect photo albums. She became Imelda Marcos, Mother Nature, Mother Philippines, a Genie, a Man/Crazy Woman,a drug addict, a Beggar and even wore pineapple costumes for her talent piece. She confidently answered almost all sorts of hypothetical, practical and tricky questions while wearing two-piece suit infront of million spectators and amidst bright lights and constant flashes of the camera. She has her best smiles even if she’s still wasn’t on the list of semifinalist, and smiles better when her number was called.
Life is not always about winning. We thought she will bid her dream goodbye when she was rejected by the country’s major airline on her final interview. She cried heaven on that fateful day. We knew it’s her saddest and desperate time. To think she undergone series of interviews, went physical, mental, and emotional exams, and spent a lot on improving her skin and face, her weight, and her near-sighted eyes. Besides, she expected a lot & nearly believed it’s already her call.
Her failure stopped her only for quite some time. But dreams are dreams, & a determined dreamer is never forgetful. Six months after, we’ve heard she got admitted in Kuwait Airways as Ground Stewardess. And for the next 18 months, she has her BIG news: she will be an International Flight Stewardess SOON via Emirates Airline in Dubai.
Back then, I don’t know how many of that 12 contestants ever to fulfill their dreams. Neither do I know how many of them has clear definitions of dreams and the motivation & willing power to achieve them. But one thing is for sure, one of that girls knew hers very well.
Queency never stops dreaming. That makes her dreams work.
