13th of August 2021

Woahh! When I typed the date for today I noticed that it's "Friday the thirteenth". They said that, there's something not good in that date but today I considered it as best day for me as of now. It's a day were my prayers were being answered. A day were another door is being open for me. A day and another blessings being received. I must say, today my heart really felt the joy that I was able to nailed on something. The happiness that keeps me more inspired, motivated and the willingness to strive harder for the best I can, for my family and especially for my kid. It's such a productive day for me.

Now, I'm gonna share how was my day today. A day were my prayers were being answered.

Before that, I've shared here my sentiments about losing a job without expecting that it would happen to me in that day, it's actually August 4 to be exact. That day, I was so sad since I was being terminated in an ESL company that I was working with for 4 months because of some circumstances. You may check my article of that here for the full details about that sentiments.

With what happen, I really felt the sadness from the thought that it's really hard to find another job for today knowing that we are facing the trials and the hardships that this pandemic brought to us. I was really eager to find another job as soon as possible because I had a son that needs me financially. So, how can I able to provide him his needs if I don't have a work? That is why, I looked for another online job but mostly were having high qualifications beyond mine and requiring some certificates that I don't have. So, what I did was to seek for some offline job and my target was in the field of teaching since that's my profession. Good thing, a friend of mine at the same time my batchmate in college chatted me that there's a vacant position as VI for Math (Visiting Instructor for Math) in our alma mater. Then she sent me the documents that I need to pass in case I will apply. Of course, I did grab the opportunity because I'm in the middle of finding a job and this somehow an opportunity that I must take. Therefore, without any hesitation I applied for it since it also offered work from home. So, somehow it made me to not hesitate to apply because it has a work from home set up. I find it convenient.

Fast forward.

I did go to my alma mater on college and sent there my application letter and other needed documents. But when I went there last Monday (August 9) I wasn't entertained since I don't have appointment. So, I was able to submit it the next day, that was Tuesday since I get an appointment first for me to get inside the school and be entertained by the guards.

Thursday at almost 3PM. I received a chat from the HR of the school which telling me to have my interview and virtual demo on Friday 8:30AM. That was today. Then she sent me the topic that I need to demo for today. So what I did, since I was in my hometown that time, in my parents because my alma mater were just near in my parent's place and I decided to stay there with my kid up until feast and just let my partner to follow us there a day before the feast. After receiving the message, I then rushed myself to get dressed up to flew back here in my partner's hometown since our computer is here and I don't have internet connection in my parent's place so it quite hard for me to do the virtual demo there.

At almost 6PM, the same day (Thursday). I was able to get back here in my partner's place. Then of course I did made a presentation for my demo and made a lesson plan for that as well. I was actually able to finished making lesson plan and my power point presentation for the demo just today morning at 8AM. I also did asked the HR to gave me favor to moved a little bit the time of my demo because I'm making my presentation. So, she let me have it at 9:30AM today.

At 9:30AM. I already enter or joined the google meet for the virtual demonstration. While in the room, I've seen that there were six of them including the HR of the school. They were my panel in that interview and demo, the campus director, the VP of Research, in other words all six of them are the heads of the school and I knew all of them of course since I graduated in that school as well. Some of them became my instructors and professors. Therefore, I really felt the pressure especially to the HR which was my adviser during my practice teaching that somehow pressured me because she said to me that she knew that I could able to make it the time when I submitted to her my application letter.

At almost 12 noon. My interview and demo were already done. There were feedbacks of course and one of them said that there's something wrong with the reference I used in delivering the lesson. There were a slight error. So I just told them that I wasn't have enough time to find more resources that's why I wasn't able to noticed the error. Then, good thing as well that they understand my explanation.

After that, voila. I received a chat from the HR.

I was happy and thankful for this wonderful opportunity because I knew this would help me grow professionally.

Now, I will start my journey as Visiting Instructor in Math in the University were I graduated.

What an answered prayer for me.

Now, I really believed that if there's a door that will be closed for you then another door will be open for you as well.

That's all everyone. Happy reading!

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