A Story of A Girl (Part 1)

It all started with crying. It was my elementary graduation day. The guest speaker was telling a story. She told us a story of a poor girl who dreamt, persevered and eventually fulfilled  her dreams. She told us the different hardships of that girl before she reached her success. It was so inspiring especially when the speaker confessed that the girl was her.

That was the time I told to myself that someday I hope I could inspire people. I can relate to her experience because like her, I belonged to a poor family. I am not ashamed of the fact. Because I believe that being poor is not a sin. It is a driving force to do more good deeds and thrive for the better.   

She was an inspiration to me. Because of her, I tried to do well in High School. I tried to perform the best. I did not have problem with my academics. I used to have problems with financial. Every examination, I had to give promissory notes to my teacher just to allow me to take exams. My mind was prepared but my pocket was not. 

Every summer, I used to go with my mother in her work to earn money to buy school supplies for the next school year. I was a trimmer that time. I enjoyed working in that place because I learned new things. But still, there was always a sad part. I was touched every time, my mother was giving away hers just to spare it with me. I can still remember how we shared two pieces of "tuyo" during our lunch. But sometimes, she just ate half of it just to give me the another half. My mother is always a giving person. That's why I love her more. The only thing I can give her that time was to become the valedictorian of our batch. That was I did. I graduated as a Valedictorian of our class. I thanked the Lord for allowing me to give that gift to my mother.

Cheer Up! (Simple Thoughts...)

Breaking Up and Moving On

Breaking up is not easy. In the first place, who would like to end a relationship with someone you love? But, this thing is necessary especially when you feel that neither of you is growing. If the break up is mutual, you can find this easy, but if you were the one who have left behind, that’s a different thing. 

The good thing about breaking up is that you are opening yourself to opportunities of knowing yourself more than that person knows you. At first, you will find it hard to move on because you still cannot accept the fact that everything will be phased out. Sometimes you tended to do crazy things like the following (which are not the right things to do if you want to move on):

1. You want to see your ex even in the picture so you tend to search his Facebook account. That’s immaturity.  Seeing your ex will most likely brings out all the emotions that you want to kill. Rule #1. Avoid seeing your ex.

2. You do not want to talk to anybody about the break up and still pretend everything is going on right. Talking to your close friends is not bad at all. It is the best way so that you can release all the feelings you hold inside your heart. After all they are your friends. They will not judge you but they will help you realize that you are not losing but you are gaining. Rule #2. Talk to your close friends.  

3. You keep everything that will remind of him because you think it is the least you can do to be with him. This is crazy. It will just show you how weak you are. Keeping everything is just letting you remind of the past relationship. Letting go means putting away everything that will make you remember him and fall again to your deep hurts. Rule #3. Let go of memento.

Focus. Let go of him completely. It happens for a reason. The best thing you can do is to remember all the lessons taught in the past relationship. Just think that God is just preparing you for the right person. 

Proverbs 4:25-27 

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

What a Wonderful Experience!

Life is really, really great! I had finished my practicum  in Bontoc, Mt. Province. Last January, I had been down about the results of my medical examination. But God is great! There was just a mistake about the chest x-ray result.  I can't still believe it. It was already done and the most important thing is that I am healthy.

Rice Terraces in Bontoc, Mt. Province

My stay in Mt. Province was very challenging. In this field experience we were able to reach out with people. In return, they showed us life in reality. These people made me realize that human ecologist has a great role in the society. As I had worked with these people, I became more concerned for their development. I became more responsive to the needs of the community. Working with them in this field experience gave me inspiration to strive more and continue what I have started as a student taking this course. 

 Children in Brgy. Lubon performing Street dancing during the fiesta in Municipality of Tadian 

LGUs of Brgy, Lubon during the parade  in Fiesta in Municipality of Tadian

Like other works that I have experienced, this practicum will be a memorable one. However, it was different because in this practicum, I saw things more clearly. I was able to apply the different things I have learned in my course subjects. I was honored to work with people with different personalities, different cultures and different beliefs that made this experience interesting.  This field experience taught us how to do things in different ways. We managed to finish the study even many trials had encountered by the team. This field experience taught us how to be more decisive and thrive well for a common goal.

HUME 198 Practicum Team 2nd sem 2011-2012 (Team Lubon) with CHARMP Staff

Every day in Mountain Province was a new learning experience that someday will help us more readily adapt to new situations. This learning experience from this practicum deepens our character and makes us more inspiring to the people around us. But it will not be the last for it is in the different experiences that we learn new things. 

Team Lubon... spelunking in Sumaging Cave, Sagada, Mt. Province

To Team Lubon, thank you for the wonderful experience. Thank you for sharing your life with me in the practicum, I learned a lot from our individual differences. I will miss the things that we did in Bontoc including household chores and the different surprises. I will never forget how we did our data gathering in Lubon, tadian. Lastly, it will always be remembered how we survived the adventure in sagada, Thank you for the friendship. I will miss you, my younger sisters and brothers. 

Team Lubon after Project Presentation