Introduction of a Novice Hiver

misselle (56)in #introblog • 7 months ago

Good day everyone! Allow me to thank you for giving me this opportunity to share with you a glimpse of me.

Hi! My name is Lorgee. My family calls me “Ding”, while, my friends call me “Lorgz”. I am twenty-seven years of age and was raised in Bogo City, Cebu, Philippines. I am a professional teacher. I worked as a high school and college instructor in SMRC Placer, Masbate last 2016 to 2017. I am also a former Math teacher in the CRMC Pre-elementary and Elementary Department for six good years. In the meantime, I run a small business, a tutorial center, located in A. Mansueto St., Brgy. Lourdes, Bogo City since last September.

As a daughter

I’m the second child in the family and I have four siblings. I am an introverted person with a good personality. My mother is a former barangay treasurer and is now a business owner and my father was a tricycle driver. At a very young age, I already knew that we were not well-off, but I always believed that someday we would be financially free. My father always taught us the importance of education and how it could help us improve our lives. He used to share his realizations back when he was young. My parents were the ones who encouraged us to pursue excellence in education. I spent my primary education in Bogo Central School II where I received an award as third honor in our classroom.

When I was in high school, I lost track academically. Maybe because I lost focus and motivation while studying. That is why when I graduated from high school, I made a promise to myself that when I went to college, I would give my best to earn good grades and try new things I had never done before. For most parents, sending two children to college requires a lot of money for tuition fees and other kinds of stuff. So, before I enrolled, I looked for scholarships in our school to help me and my parents lessen the expenses they saved for school fees since my older sister were attending college together.

Luckily, I was accepted as a Lock-in Scholar in CRMC where I had a contract for six years in service after I graduated. I took up a Bachelor of Elementary Education major in General Education at Cebu Roosevelt Memorial College. During my time in college, I was active in joining some contests on the school campus. After four years of perseverance, I graduated from college “With Honors” last March 16, 2016. I was very happy because I was able to prove to myself that I could do it. And of course, I made my parents proud.

When my father died because of kidney failure last 2018, I became my mother’s support in everything which I wasn’t prepared for. But after all these years, time has made me become an independent and resilient person. I am the kind of daughter who’s willing to help and give what I have just to help my family members succeed in life.

As a teacher

After graduation, I immediately applied for a teaching position in CRMC's Pre-Elementary and Elementary Department. Everything seemed perfect because I was already done with my demo, interview and, I already signed a contract with CRMC last May 10, 2016. But everything changed when I got a call from the HR office. I felt nervous and had no idea what was going on. The assistant only told me that the school president wanted to talk to me personally. So, I rushed to school alone. But when I entered the president’s office, the assistant approached me and only told me the bad news. She said that I would be transferred to Southern Masbate Roosevelt College, one of the branch schools of CRMC, located in Katipunan, Placer, Masbate.

I was shocked the moment I heard it because I had never been to Masbate before. I requested enough time to decide and to think about it. It took me two days to weigh things together and finally decided to accept their new offer. I signed the new contract last May 16, 2016. It was really scary, but I had to work so that I could help my parents financially. I also assured my parents that I would be fine working in Masbate because I know some people, Bonmiko and Rhyan, who will also be there working with me. Days had passed and it was time for me to go.

When we arrived at Cataingan Port, we were welcomed by our school principal, Mr. Edwin Cataag. He drove us to school. Inside the campus, there was a place called “Staff House” or “Ang Bahay ni Lolo” where we would be staying for good. I couldn’t imagine myself living those days without my parents. But God blessed me with people whom later on I can call my family in Masbate.

I experienced a lot of things when I stayed there. I felt like I was trained to become a strong and independent woman. During my time teaching at Masbate, I became a junior and senior high school teacher and a college instructor where I handled Social Sciences subjects. For almost a year, I built strong bonds or relationships with my students and co-teachers. I met a lot of people with whom I became friends like Renita, Maielle, Ryan Nolla, Shawie, Norlan, Jay, and Maam Tancay, who was like a mother to all of us.

It was in March 2017 when I heard about the vacant position at CRMC Elementary. So, I sent a transfer letter to the HR Officer and decided to go back to Bogo City last April 29, 2017. It was on May 26, 2017, when another wonderful journey started as a teacher in Cebu Roosevelt Memorial Colleges-Elementary Department. When I started teaching in CRMC, I was a grade 3 adviser and a Math teacher. I am a disciplinarian but loving kind of teacher. As a disciplinarian teacher in a sense that I want them to follow the rules and routines inside the classroom. I want them to be respectful and responsible students.

As a loving teacher in a sense that I will treat them with love and care as if they were my children. As their Math teacher, I want them to see the beauty and importance of Math in their lives because Math isn’t just about problems. So, I let them play various games to help them realize that Math is a fun subject too. During their free time, I let them play chess, dama , tower of Hanoi, rubik’s cube, and many more as long as it’s Math related activities.

Looking back made me realize that God has prepared me for what I was about to do in the future. I will always be thankful to our Lord Jesus Christ that he made me experience those things because it helped me build the kind of person I am today. Right now, I am an aspiring public school teacher who’s hoping to continue teaching various pupils in a new working environment.

My Hobbies and Likes

I love to play chess and dama, play badminton every Sunday, and watch movies every Saturday night. I also like spending time with my family and friends.

Why am I here?

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photo taken from @naymhapz

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photo taken from @naymhapz

I first heard about this platform from my aunt, @missbebeth, and my cousin, @heyitsjian. They shared with me their wonderful experiences in Hive. What I like the most about this platform is the fact that I can share my ideas and experiences with different groups of people around the world. I always wanted to connect to many people and I think this is where I can start. I became more interested in this platform because of the knowledge and help of these wonderful people, @indayclara, @intoy.bugoy, and @naymhapz. I hope that through also this platform I can learn or discover new things which I never knew before. I also look forward to honing my skills in writing. I can’t wait to share with you my stories just as I love to read your stories too.