#wala oarin yong magagawa sa mga nagugutom mga madam/sir

[ano-po]

Well, I am poor.

I only got to LaSalle because I got scholarship. I am also not too smart, kyeme lang, bumagsak nga ako sa UPCAT eh.

Immersion to have idea about poverty? Bitch I don't need it, I grew up in poverty. Kapag nag-i-immersion ang school namin sa mga depressed barrio, minsan ako ang nagiging tour guide kase dun ako nakatira.

But having the opportunity to think na I can compete together with these rich kids despite being dirt poor, despite coming to class with maputik na shoes (no joke, like literally), makes me think that I can take on society no matter what, that I can be respected if I just work a little bit harder.

So you're telling me??? Na despite all the efforts of the scholars out there??? To rise up from poverty?? To get the respect they deserve?? (This is without the context na magiging mapagmataas sila ha, opinion nyo na yun if they're gonna be like that) hindi parin nila deserve yun??? Kase ano? Mahirap parin ang Pilipinas? Sinong may kasalanan? Ang instructors n'yo?

Parang instead of helping your "mamamayang pilipino" to get attracted to education, you're telling them na institutions are only for the privileged. THESE COMPLAINTS ARE ROOTED FROM EFFORT, NOT PRIVILEDGE. I'm not even nagrereklamo about OP wanting to be called Doctor, sometimes it is unnecessary—sa academic conventions lang naman talaga nagtatawagan ng Doctor or Professor or Engineer. Sa school settings okay lang yung Miss/Maam.

I'm talking about how you guys are over-reacting and saying na we shouldn't respect OPs wishes.

Like, why?

Bakit naging matter of privilege ito?

Yeah, private academe system is shit. Minsan naiinis ako kapag nagtataguan ng science journals ang mga uni, which is dapat public priviledge ang science, but is bitterness the way to solve it?

There was this one jeepney driver na minsan kong nasasakay when I come home from school. Yung anak nya nag-aaral ng masteral sa UP noon. He's very kind, gentle, and respectful, and would take pride sa kanyang anak na malapit na magdoctorate. I feel happy whenever he brags about his daughter kase nakaya nya, as a jeepney driver, na mapagtapos ang mga anak nya. I'll see to it na when we meet again, I will say, "Oh Kamusta na po si Doctor, manong nesty?"

Or maybe hindi dapat.

"Ayokong tawaging Doctor ang anak mo, Manong. Ang kapal naman ng mukha n'ya. Wala kaseng Phd ang kapitbahay ko, eh."

(at since gusto ko gumaan ang pakirandam mo, bigyan mo ako ng pera para maengganyo ako kumuha ng Phd.)