On March 13, 2005 I was born in Santa Luciana but I grew up in the barangay of San Pablo. Even though our life was hard, I learned how to be strong and to fight in life. Since I was young, I already learned how to work on house chores. I will not start my story with how I learned to walk, how I learned to talk, but I will start it with how I learned not to easily give up no matter how hard life is. In our life, it was not always good because there were days that misunderstandings happened that ended in fights, but it always became okay in the end. Nothing was easy for us, but we were happy even though it was hard because we knew we could handle it. I was about to enter Grade 1. I did not go to kinder because I was allowed to go directly to Grade 1. There I learned new lessons: how to write, how to read, and how to get along with fellow students. I was with my cousins so i wasnt alone , but during my whole elementary days I also met and made friends. My elementary days were happy because it was public school, and I experienced many fun things. Our school was near the a mountains we called it “burubor”, so we used to walk there when there were no classes or sometimes even cut classes. But that one time, they told us there were no classes but it turned out there was, but still, that time was fun and scary because the place was mountainous and people would say there were kapres when you passed by the big tree. That’s why we would run quickly, and when passing by the “waig” to cross, you had to walk fast or else something would grab and suck your blood. Still, we always got home safely. I experienced so many things,learn to participate during activity, like luto-luto. The name of our school was Buduan Elementary School. My elementary days were fun, but I also had bad experiences like being embarrassed in front of everyone. The story was that one time my teacher asked us to solve a math problem. I raised my hand because I knew the answer. Our teacher went out for a while, and my classmates in the front didn’t know anymore which number they were supposed to answer. I got confused too, so I didn’t know what to answer anymore na. When our teacher came back, I was the only one left in front because they were done. That time he scolded me and said things that made my classmates laugh. I couldn’t stop myself from crying in front of them. I just bowed my head and sat down. That time I got a trauma, a fear that every day I was afraid to go to school and afraid to answer. I even felt that some people didnt like me but its okay, despite those things, I still chose to focuson the happy parts of my elementary journey. I learned that in every chapter of life there will always be negatives, but the positives will still be stronger.2017. I was about to be a high school student. Another challenge in life that I would face. I got separated from my cousins since we had different sections, but I still met new people and became friends with them. I met Reygie, Princess, Sherilyn,Caren and Iezel dane,they became part of my high school life. Our section was lively, but I had classmates I wasn’t really close to. My high school journey wasn’t easy because I also experienced bad things. Some classmates made me feel like didn’t belong. During groupings, no one wanted me in their group sometimes, but when the teacher required a count a number, they had no choice but to accept me. I still participated, but maybe they just didn’t want me as a groupmate. In Science subject, one time I brought a small pot because that was my task. The leader was asking money from every member, but I couldn’t give anything since I didn’t have money, my allowance was very little. That made her angry and he gave me a bad look but light lang.I had classmates they were smart, so they thought of me as nothing. They saw me as just kind and quiet, so they treated me like that i dont know to fight them so hinayaan ko nalang because I couldn’t do anything.But despite that, it was okay because I learned to fight and endure even when I felt alone. But I was not really alone, because I had friends who made my high school journey happy. Because of them, I became braver. Even if I was not that smart, I was still able to finish high school. It was hard, but I managed and enjoyed.Senior high school. This is the most memorable journey for me as a student. Here I met kind classmates and teachers, especially our adviser. I experienced not being afraid to answer, to get along, and to know more people. There were hard days, but we could handle it because in our section, no one was left behind, everyone helped each other. Our classroom was like a home where you could have coffee, like a marketplace with noise, fights that turned into comedy where you wouldn’t know if you should stop it or just laugh it. Even if it wasn’t easy, we survived together and enjoyed every day in school. Sometimes it even made us say we didn’t want to go home yet, because school was so fun. I was happy studying there. I met teachers who were different from those in my elementary days. They treated us like their own children, and my classmates also treated me kindly unlike in high school. That’s why for me, they are unforgettable, memories that I will always hold on to because this was the most beautiful journey of my student life.
Journey as a 1st year college student. It wasn’t easy for me to enter college because I already struggled during enrollment. I took an exam, and I got accepted in Agriculture. My first choice was Architecture, but because life was hard, I chose my second choice,which is Agriculture. I picked it because I loved planting and taking care of animals. At home I was the one feeding and bathing our pigs before, and we had a wide backyard where I planted vegetables even under the heat. I even used our uncles backyard for gardening. That’s where I learned to earn money because I sold my harvest to neighbors. So I chose Agriculture, but when the results came out, my friends who also wanted Agriculture didn’t get in only me. During the interview, I didn’t know where to go, so I called them so I felt I wasn’t alone. During the interview, I was told Agriculture would be moved to Aurora. I panicked. My sister helped me go to the registrar to ask if I could shift. They said yes, so I shifted to IT since it was third choice. I looked for Sir Gante for my interview but he wasn’t there, so I had to go back and to school for about 4 days. I was so scared of because I was always going back again but i say that it’s ok. Finally, I joined the second batch of interviews. At first, I was nervous because I had to speak and explain in front of everyone of what the video is talked about,After waiting for days, I saw my name on the list, it’s time to Enrolled.I chose WMAD because I had classmates there from senior high and I also really wanted WMAD- Web And Mobile App Development. I didn’t regret choosing that section/course because it felt like senior high again where everyone helped each other. Still, my first year wasn’t easy. From the start, you had to be active in class. Some subjects were hard, especially programming. In exams, there was a lot of coding,But i m not going to give up, I studied and passed. In Programming 2, I cried because I almost failed. IT was really hard, not easy at all, but I fought and didn’t lose hope. I passed everything and became a 2nd year student. That time, I experienced becoming a leader without preparation. At first, I was the only girl, but someone transferred to our group and I accepted them because they could help me. But I still did most of the work. I cried many times, especially when I got scolded for asking etc.. . I was stressed and didn’t know what to do with our project. Luckily, the deadline was extended, so I went home and asked for help from my father.We finished it, and on the deadline day we displayed it in the gym to Exhibit. I cant stop my feeling nervous because we were graded based on the questions about our project.But when it was over, I finally breathed in relief because I knew we survived. Even if it was hard of being a leader but it was greate to experience something that i can totaly handle it and I passed all my subjects. Now that I am in 3rd Year, I can’t believe that I have reached this point. I know it will be hard because they say this is where the real battle begins, because in just a few years, you will finally show everyone who never believed in you that you can actually do it. I know I am not like my sisters who always have achievements, while I feel like I have nothing because I am not as good as them. Sometimes I just felt and think why im not like them,when I see their achievement, and that’s why in senior high I did everything I could just to have honors. I graduated with honors, but I hide all my certificates because they were nothing compared to them. I was ashamed to show my achievements, so I just kept them to myself why I cry sometimes, because somehow I am still surviving, even though I still question myself if I can really make it, because I know I am different not like others who easily keep up. I feel gratefull because now I am here in 3rd Year, and I know I have gone through so much. That’s why now, I will not give up. The child who was once told hurtful words has reached this point and is almost there. Just a little more patience, and I know I can do it. That’s why I can say to myself, even if not everyone is proud of you, I am very, very proud of myself.thank you for being stronger and you have to become more stronger..