Happy One-Week Anniversary of my Doc Grad!
This is where I reminisce about GOD’s plan.
When I thought that things were going wrong just because they didn’t go my way, it turned out that everything fell into place perfectly:
| My Intent | What Went Wrong | GOD’s Perfect Plan |
| To wear my medal at my public dissertation defense and graduation | I couldn’t find it where I thought that I stored it … or anywhere else | Bishop Mike blessed me before my dissertation defense and gave me the Pope Francis rosary |
| To have my professors sign my dissertation with our dissertation signature pen | I misplaced it from the special spot where I set it aside for the past few years | Brought the “I Thank GOD for You” pen that Sister Jyothi gave us Religious Education teachers |
| To film my public dissertation defense with the tripod from Bestie Evie | Despite deleting Fast and Furious from my 128GB iPhone 6 plus, I still ran out of storage space as I presented results for my 15th out of 17 null hypothesis | Lessons learned: don’t consume too much memory on my devices or include so many variables in my research – but at least I recorded the majority |
| To walk across the stage without falling flat on my face – while wearing my cowboy boots instead of stilettos (like my high heels at my previous graduations) | I faced my school President while my dissertation chair hooded me instead of the crowd like the rest of the doctoral candidates | Bestie Evie pointed out that she noticed how I did the sign of the cross before I walked across the stage – which showed that I put GOD first |
| To reserve the restaurant for my luncheon 3h after my graduation start time | Car accident on the major incident delayed our graduation procession, and major traffic jam getting out of parking lot delayed my reception | Time to catch up with my dad’s fellow Filipino Catholic USAF buddy with whom he was stationed in Germany and his wife (so we didn’t join impatient drivers and passengers) – shared stories |
Thanks: GOD, my parents, my bestie Evie & her family, Drs. D & C-B, my colleagues + Team Dr. D for sticking w/me through my PhD journey! Scored this goal, now onto my next role #TitaElaine #MiniCOOLEYonTheWay #AnydayThisHOLYday #DISPObustAFlow #DrDISPObustAFlow #DISPO #TeamDrDISPO #TeamDrD #DrD #PhD #DoctorOfPhilosophy #3rdDegree (3 stripes) #OurLadyOfTheLakeUniversity #OurLadyOfTheLake #TheLake #OLLUSaints #Saints #WingsUp #PTL #PraiseTheLORD #PreciousTreasureLady #PrettyToughLady #WhatAWayToWrapUp2015 #YearOfFinishing #appreciate #graduate #celebrate #cheers #salud #GODblessUsEveryone ☝🏽️✌🏽🙏🏽👐🏽💒🏤⛲️🎓🎤🏅🏆🏈🏀⚾️🎾⚽️⛳️✨💫🌠🎇🎆🍾🍹🍷🍸🍻🍝🍨🍮
¡Gracias a Díos!
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