Hello! Let me share you my life through this article writing, before anything else I would like to give thanks to Ms. Antonette who invited to dive in this article writing, actually the purpose why I joined Hive is to express my knowledge and experiences in life in the form of writing, also it’s one of my passion to write lessons but in this time I am writing not a Bible lesson or class lessons, I am writing to express my life experiences, travels, and many more things that I want to save and to encourage others that writing article is fun activity , enjoying, and can relieve stress.
Twenty years ago, I am just a boy full of dreams in our small province of Polillo, Quezon, in which that time I don’t have a clear idea of what is the real face of the world for Filipino workers, what I only knew and practice is to come to School, and ask money from my parents.
My High School life was ended, that was April 2007, and my parents invited me inside the room and discussed some honest information to me, although I have a little knowledge of what they will say, I was shocked when they say it to me in actual that they cannot send me in college. But despite the truth that they cannot send me to college they gave me a word of hope that our relative living in Pasig, Manila my Tita Rose would love to help me reach my dream to finished my college. Firstly I felt mix emotions sad because I know one day from now I will leave my parents, my lovely town, my friends and my comfort zone, happy because I knew someone will help me finish college, someone who will support me reach my dream, a dream that will lift up our economic status in life.
On April 20, 2007 I left my town I rode on a boat with a bag of clothes, 3 books, and a guitar, I also bring my report card, my dreams in life, and plans for my family if I finish my college. It was a very sad moment for me; this is the first time I got separated from my parents in which this separation will last for long time until I reach my goal. I believed this is the plan of heaven for my personal development, I knew for sure that God will guide me in all my ways, I also thank God for his plan in my life, it’s an opportunity which will open my future career path.
After 11 hours of travel in the boat and the bus, I arrived at the house of my Tita Rose, she welcome me with a happy face, she is a smart lady aging 45 years old, she is so busy with their business that time which is the computer shop, she told me to eat and rest and after a while we will go to SM to buy new clothes for me, I just said OK Tita thanks a lot.
Two weeks after, the enrollment day came so I prepared my things, I fixed myself, I am so excited, so when I reached the School, so many students, so many people, different place from our town, our simple town Polillo, Island whose students are only more than 700 people now it’s more than a thousand.
My life in the city became so dull, and so tiring, so lonely, I work in the daytime and come to School in the night time, and my life became unbalance, no time for God, only work and School. There was a time that I want to quit and rest my mind but I remembered the face of my parents who has strong belief in me that I will finish my studies and help them in their miserable financial situation, both of my parents did not finished college but I love them so much they did their best to support us in our studies in High School and nurture us with good values and godliness even we live in a poor situation in life.
In the year 2012 I finished my college, my parents came to witness my success and be with me in our graduation ceremony. After the graduation I said thanks to my Tita Rose in all her helps she extended to me while I am studying, I told her that I will return to our province for a 2 week vacation before I return to Manila to search for a job. Giving thanks to our God for the provision and guidance for my family who untiringly praying for me day and night. I hope this writing become an encouragement to our readers pursuing their life in college that no matter how hard are the challenges just always believe that there is God in heaven who sees us, our sufferings and rewards our hardship in the right time he prepared for us, just don’t lose hope have faith in God and believe in ourselves, remember our parents, their sacrifices, their tears.