18 Again
**If I have given a chance to be at any age again for a day, I would choose to be 18.**
I'm 26 years of age right now, and it was eight years ago when I was 18. I choose this age not because to be young or what but because I want to experience having a debut. In the Philippines, the Debut is a traditional Filipino coming-of-age celebration that celebrates a young woman's 18th birthday, considering the age of maturity.
I know some of you also dreamed of experiencing this kind of celebration where you can wear a beautiful and shining gown, where I can dance with a glance my roses to give honor to the closest male in my life, especially with my father., Eighteen gifts, 18 candles, 18 wines, etc.
I'm not into celebrations, because since when I was young, I never celebrated my birthdays. Not because I don't want to, but because we are suffering from poverty during that time. I belong to a big family, I am the 4th child of my parents, and all my older siblings have their own families already. My parents had no decent jobs then, my mother had a small *carinderia*, and the income was only suitable for a day, and my father was a farmer, and we were indebted during that time.
I was 16 when I entered College; K to 12 Curriculum was not yet proposed. I enrolled in a private school despite our struggles because of my Aunt, that is in America, and my Lolo, who is a retired soldier, but he's not with us because he is in his second family, who supported all the finances during my studies.
And one day, a nightmare happened, where everything seemed that my world fell apart when my Aunt died due to brain cancer. During this time, my parents were apprehensive that I would be able to finish college without my Aunt. And I'm turning 18 at that time.
But despite what happened, my parents pursued my studies. They face all the challenges, especially when it comes to my finances. I will not be able to transfer that time because not all my subjects would be credited to other schools, meaning I will be an irregular student or worse, I need to take all the courses again. It's halfway; I need to finish it by hook or crook.
So that's why I'm not able to celebrate my 18th birthday, even a simple celebration.
I know I have no right to think about the celebration at that time because the priority is to reserve all the money for my studies. And I'm glad that despite everything that happened at that time, I can finish my chosen profession with education, and now I'm a licensed professional teacher with a Master's Degree.
***I'm not regretting not having that kind of celebration during those times because I fully understand why and why I have to set it aside. But if I am given a chance to be at any age, I want to be 18 again, to experience what I missed.***
**What about you guys? What would it be and why if you're given a chance to be at any age in one day?**
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A perfect Sunday for Me!
Good evening everyone! How's your Monday? Another month has opened; I hope we have more blessings for this month!
Thank you so much to all my sponsors, readers, and subscribers!
It is the first day of August, and I want to share how beautiful my month of July has ended. I had a beautiful and perfect Sunday yesterday.
Due to the nature of my work, I can't have free and stress-free weekends. Being a teacher, a day of break, literally no job, and no report is a great bonus for us. Aside from bonding with my loved ones, I spent my weekend so well yesterday.
After church, we decided to go to Olongapo City, one of my happy places. I am with Cherry, Darren, her boyfriend, and Arjay. Darren is Cherry's boyfriend, and Arjay is my boyfriend.
First, we have lunch at my forever favorite Korean Restaurant, Samgyupsalamat! This place is heaven for me since I am a fan of Korean food; this place is a perfect *samgyupsal* resto for me. It is Php 549.00 per person, which is expensive for me already, so we need to eat as many as possible to make the best out of Php 549.00. hehe. Here, you can have different kinds of flavored meat, and all are recommended, but my favorites are Boolgogi, GochuJang Samgyup, Yangnyum Buljib, and Gochu Jang Beef. My tummy was so happy, and diet was not my priority yesterday.
After that, one of my favorite Ice creams, Melona! My favorite flavor is Melona Melon, and of course, it's green, that's my favorite color, so I will always choose green.
After food, we go to Harbor Point Ayala Malls, and one thing that makes my perfect Sunday is watching Marvel Movies; I'm so happy that we finally watched Thor: Love and Thunder. Here, we learned about the true essence of love and sacrifice, and there's nothing good about having revenge on someone. And of course, watching in the cinema is not complete without our forever favorite Potato Corner flavored with BBQ and Sour Cream, popcorn, and Buko Shake from Chingu Buko House.
After that, we went home, and that will always be the best Sunday of my life.
**By that, I regain all my energy again and feel motivated to start a new week of my life. I realized that it's essential for us to have some days like that to breathe and break ourselves from overwork and stress. We can have all our perfect Sundays, depending on how you want to spend them.**
I'm so happy I got to have that kind of Sunday again because today, August 1, is the first day of our Brigada Eskwela and enrolment. Another stressful week again for us, but we are still happy that we will have 100% face-to-face classes for the school year 2022-2023, and finally, we can see all our students again.
And my newfound friend wants to say Hi to all of you guys! His name is Pepito! And he loves the rambutan that I gave to him.
What about you? What's the perfect Sunday for you?
Keep safe, everyone!
My Cherished Cherry
***To grow, you need to go out of your comfort zone.***
I'm just a simple teacher who is focused and committed to teaching. Teaching was only my comfort zone. I never could imagine that I would enter the world of writing.
**But Cherry introduced this platform to me, and everything changed; my routine, goal, and comfort zone. She's been an influencer in my writing career since then.**
By the way, some of you may know about Cherry; she is @CharmingCherry on this platform. Cherry is my soon to be my sister-in-law. Her brother Arjay and I have been in a relationship for almost ten years.
No doubt, she was indeed small but terrible. She graduated as valedictorian and always makes us proud because we witnessed her achievements and success in her studies.
At a very young age, I saw her potential in everything. She has a strong personality that is never afraid to take risks in everything she does.
***Here are things why I cherished Cherry in my life:***
**She's my beautiful sister-in-law.**
She was only 12 years old when her brother and I entered our relationship. Since then, I know she will be part of my life, my sister for the rest of my life, and that's a great blessing for me to be her "Ate Jena" for the rest of her life. Cherry is my ideal sister; she's responsible, a sweet daughter, and a loving sister to her siblings.
**A woman with goals; a great achiever!**
Being a great achiever is one thing that I adore about her; she is a woman with goals. At a very young age, I was amazed by her perspective on life. Every year, she sets goals and ensures that she will achieve everything for a year. She's a goal digger indeed.
She's very organized, consistent, and disciplined.
These are things that I'm so proud of her a lot. I am much older, but she's the one who taught me how to be organized in everything, from arranging my working room, working table, and my routine on managing my topics and dates to writing and publishing here on this platform. She always reminds me, ***"ate, tapos kana sa topic mo?, mag publish kana"*** (Are you done with your topic?, You need to publish the article now)***.*** She's very consistent and never fails to do things she needs to be a freelancer, blogger, and writer. A very disciplined, she's conscious about time and ensures that she never wastes it on nonsense. She makes sure that she will always be productive during the day. She's also good at handling her money and finances; she prioritizes things that are needed rather than things just for wants.
**We have the same vibe and interests.**
Aside from being a breadwinner, we also have the same vibe and interests in things. We have the same interests in places, fashion, and food. We share and think of the same goals in life. I spend more time with her than her brother Arjay because Arjay and I have a total opposite with many things. ***And of course, we love things when it's all about money. Hehe.***
**She's my best friend.**
I have a lot of friends, but I never felt comfort and peace aside from being with her. I shared many things, my problems, my rants, my complaints in life, and of course, about her brother Arjay's attitude. She was always there when I needed her most, which I never felt to others during my breaking downs. She's been in my comfort zone. She's always encouraging and inspiring me about everything and reminds me that everything will be fine soon. **She's my crying shoulder**; whenever I felt down and demotivated, she always tells me, ***"Okay lang yan ate, ganyan talaga ang Buhay, magiging okay din ang lahat***" (It's okay ate, that's life, everything will be fine soon). And I felt that. I always tell her that I love her and I'm thankful for her in my life.
I am also thankful because **she awakens my spirit in writing**. She introduces me to a platform that has also been **my comfort zone**, where I can express my feelings, ideas, and point of view on things. Even if I'm not confident here, she always boosts my self-esteem in my writing career. I learned a lot from her, and she influenced me a lot of things. And I grow a lot beside her.
**These are things why I loved her, and she will always be my cherished Cherry.**
**How about you? who influences you in your writing career?**
Happy Weekends Guys! Keep safe everyone!
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Let's have a Beng Beng after the Broom Broom!
Sorry for being inactive for two days, guys! It's been very tough these past few days of my life because we conducted our school validation for level 2. But first, I want to say hello to everyone! And thank you again for my ever-supportive sponsors, readers, and subscribers. How's your day, by the way?
If you're a teacher, you need to be a warrior also; you must take some battles that you must overcome. There are moments when you need to handle rough roads to go to your destination.
The other day, we went to our school to prepare our school forms and the school for the visitation and validation for Level 2. We have undergone a lot of preparations, sacrifices, and efforts to give all our best for us to level up; this is not just only for ourselves but, of course, for our school
It's supposed to be a vacation for us, but we need to sacrifice to do our tasks. And because it's vacation, we don't have our school service, so we need to have our ways to go there.
I used my motorcycle, and my colleagues rode on a *kulong-kulong*. We must travel for almost 2 hours, so we must hit the road as early as possible.
There are things that we need to overcome to be able to arrive at school. So let me show you our experiences along the way.
First, we need to take rough roads/rocky roads; this is not easy because you need to control and take the risk of bumping into rocks that causes the motor to break and damage, so you need to be extra careful to ride safely.
Second, you will be disrupted by fallen trees due to the storm. It would help if you were alert during your rides because you will be surprised by this situation anytime and anywhere on the mountain.
Third, one of the hardest things we need to take along our way is the slippery and muddy roads; here, you need to be vital in controlling and balancing. This moment is where you don't have to care about your shoes anymore because all you have to do is concentrate on how well you pass this rough situation.
And everything gets worse when it rains, so before hitting the road, you need to wrap all your things first before you go, because the rain comes unexpectedly. It would be best if you were ready that when this moment comes around, you are ready to get wet and get cold. But teachers are always prepared to take all the possibilities, and we are unbothered by the rain.
And finally, we arrived at school after almost 2 hours of battling all the challenges on the road, so we deserve a Beng Beng! J This is a chocolate bar to ease our tiredness and hunger.
***So let's have a Beng-Beng after the Broom Broom!***
**All these things and situations remind me in life that challenges and trials come in our way unexpectedly, but it's up to us how we manage and control things in our way. It's not how hard the roads could be, but it's always how we overcome everything.**
**Life is a long journey, and things come in our way; you need to be ready to hit all the rocks and stumble yourself in the mud. But always believe in yourself, get up, and trust that you will make it because it always happens for a reason; in the end, it is all worth it.**
The places I will choose to go...
***If someone gave me a free ticket to anywhere in the world, I will choose to go to Korea and Switzerland.***
I mentioned last time that watching K-drama is one of my happy pills in life. So the first country I’ll go to if someone gives me a chance is Korea. From being so in love with Korean actors and actresses, I’m also amazed by the beauty of Korea.
I started to be a K-drama fanatic in 2017, and the first-ever Korean series that caught my heart was the Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, starring Lee Joong-gi and Lee Ji-Eun.
I love the plot twist of the story; it gives a lot of leanings about sacrifices, family, power, and love. Watching an unfortunate ending to that Korean- Drama series gives me heartbreak and trauma. It took me months to move on because I was afraid I could watch a series that would break my heart again.
But then again, it didn’t stop me from loving Korean series back then; I watched a lot of Korean dramas, and actually, I have a list of those, so I know what series I will watch after.
One thing that also urges me to push my dream to Korea soon is because last year, 2020, I watched this fantastic Korean drama that reached all my expectations in series, Crash Landing On you; this is my most and the best acting that took my heart. Starring by the very handsome Captain Ri, Hyun Bin, and beautiful Yoon Se-Ri, Son-Ye-Jin.
I love the characters, the story, and all the details in the series. I cried and laughed a lot. It gives a great lesson about destiny, the importance of family, the beauty of friendship, being greedy for powers and position, and most of all, the love that conquers everything.
I will always cherish this movie, and I promise myself that when the time comes that I will have my children, especially a daughter, I will tell her to watch this Korean Drama Series hehe.
**These are the reasons why I love to go to Korea someday, to be able to to to see some of them and feel the beauty of Korea.**
**Actually, this Korean-Drama Series, Crash Landing on you, is also why I love to go to Switzerland because some part of the series was shot and made in Switzerland, where they first met each other without knowing that they were destined after years.**
I love the scene in P***anorama Bridge Sigriswil, Switzerland***, where Yoon Se-Ri is ready to commit suicide, and he meets Captain Ri where he asks her to take a picture of him and Seo Dan, his fiancé.
And, of course where Ri Jeong Hyeok’s sad yet beautiful piano scene was shot on the southern shores of L***ake Brienz, Switzerland***. That’s the place where Yoon Se-Ri first heard his made piano cover entitled A song for my brother; this is also the reason why Yoon-Se Ri realized how beautiful life is and committed suicide anymore.
**These are why I chose Korea and Switzerland if someone would give me a free plane ticket.**
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**How about you? Where do you want to go if you have the chance and why?**
**Of course, I just to say thank you again and again to my supportive sponsors, readers, and subscribers!**
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Always choose your peace!
As we grow older, there are a lot of things that we come to realize, and one thing that I have learned in the past few years of my life **is always choose your peace**.
I am bothered to please other people to like me back and to fit on the things for them. I’m always asking for their approval. I’m always afraid that I will mess up and make them hate me for that. I let them disregard all my feelings just to make them comfortable and happy. I am always anxious about all the things that I’m doing, and so scared to be left behind and left alone. It feels like I have no right to oppose their opinion and ideas that will surely invalidate all my emotions.
*I thought I am happy, that I am enjoying the things around me in my life, but I just realized that I am just blinded by the idea that I have to change myself for the people to love me back. I’m just afraid to be alone, I’m just afraid to go out of my comfort zone.*
**I just realize that it’s suffocating, and toxic lead me to overthink and ask about my worth. And it always ruins my peace, and it frustrates me as a human.**
I have no peace when it comes to doing the things that I want;
I have no peace when it comes to making decisions and choices;
I have no peace when it comes to my feelings and emotions;
I have no peace when it comes to my actions;
I have no peace living my own life, and it’s a poison and I’m losing myself.
But now that I’ve come to realize that something has to end, and I need to stop pretending, I need to live my life on my own. **I need to live my life without hesitations and to make myself free from all expectations.**
**It doesn’t matter now if they will not include me in all their plans, it doesn’t matter if they don’t consider all the things about me, what matters now is not letting myself lose along the journey of my own life just to please everyone to hold me back. Always go with your peace, and always make peace.**
When you’re in peace, you have no longer needed to prove anything to anyone and anywhere. You don’t need someone’s validation; you don’t need to tell any side of the story anymore. You have to guard your heart; you need to guard your pace. You need to remind yourself that your peace is worth more than proving yourself to anyone or other people.
I'm loving myself now, for what and who I am. I am learning to give significance to all the things that I am capable of, for all the things that I can do, for all the feelings that I have, and all the emotions that I kept inside.
**It doesn’t matter now who dislikes me for who I am, it doesn’t matter if there’s someone who does not love me back for what I am, I don’t need to please anybody else. This is my life, and I will always choose my peace.**
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Hello everyone! Wishing and hoping that you have peace in your heart and mind. May you always choose your peace all the time!
I just want to say thank you to all my sponsors, readers, and subscribers! God bless you all, thank you for all the support. Spread love!
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We’re just a human, we are not a robot.
Good evening everyone! Sorry for being so inactive for the past few days because of tons of paper works and sudden seminars and training that are unexpectedly happening. I’m not going to write something so important because today I will write about rants and complaints as a human.
But first, I just want to say thank you to all my sponsors and readers. God bless you all!
I love my chosen profession, and I will always treasure what I have now because it’s my dream, it’s my passion. But still, I am not perfect, I have no superpower, and I feel exhausted, stressed, and drained sometimes. I’m just a human, I am not a robot.
This week, we’re still preparing for the checking of forms, (School form 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, and 10). The pressure is always with us because we are always expected to be perfect and 100% no corrections in all kinds of forms, and it’s very stressful. Because the blame will always throw on us, even if we are not at fault for all the mistakes, just for example the entry of data on birth certificates.
Our school year just ended a week ago, July 12 to be exact, and our school year for 2022-2023 was proposed to start on August 22, 2022. We are ordered to prepare ourselves because the enrolment will begin on Monday, July 25, 2022.
And now, we are supposed to finish our RPMS-PPST: Results-Based Performance Management System- Philippine Professional Standard for Teachers, it is the assessment instrument used to ensure quality performance at different career stages. It consists of KRA’s (Key Result Areas) that are composed of 19 different kinds of objectives. We are required to comply with it before the vacation ends.
But here’s another added to my stressful week, we are one of the schools that qualified to go under validation for Level II, and I am the coordinator, so I am supposed to manage everything to make it possible. SBM is the Schools-Based-Management it is the DepEd thrust that decentralizes the decision-making from the Central Office and field offices to individual schools to enable them to better respond to their specific educational needs.
And what is worse for the week?
There is shuffling of school heads and it so happens that our school principal is mandated to leave us on Friday, and it is so heartbreaking. She’s very close to my heart, from being my first ever teacher to being my colleague at work as my school principal is a very special thing for me because I’m considering her as my second mother. She’s a kind, loving, and very considerate school head, and I’m she’s one of the reasons why I choose to be a teacher because she inspires me and motivates me to be one.
It’s supposed to be a vacation, but I guess we are not meant for that thing….
Well, I guess we are not supposed to rest. It is called vacation but for us, it’s just another term used for MORE PAPERWORKS!!!!!!! Hehehehe.
**Yes, we are tired; we are exhausted because again, we are not robots we need to have some rest also.**
**But again, we are not supposed to give up, we have no right to give up. Maybe others may not see our worth, but we are so happy for those people who appreciate us. And it’s fluttering to know that there are still people who respect and give thanks to all the teachers out there, and we are very much happy to feel that we are valued and we are loved.**
**And I’m not telling this not to discourage and to demotivate those people who choose this kind of profession, but rather to prepare them for all these kinds of things to be ready at all costs. But I assure you that being a teacher is great fulfillment because, behind this kind of paper works, there are children who entrust their future to us, and that’s a great thing about being a teacher, they hold someone’s future and that’s a great feeling, to produce someone to be productive and successful in time.**
**So maybe, these are things that the government should be aware of. And we appreciate it if it will be given a chance to lessen paper works and workloads. Because we are teachers, and we are not robots.**
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By the way, thank you to my baby Quatrooo for always being by my side even in my busy moments. I love you, my love!
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One step closer to their dreams….
Good evening everyone, I’m so happy that I’m feeling better now. By the way, how are you guys? May you all spend your weekends so well with your loved ones! Enjoy and keep safe everyone!
Thank you my dear sponsors, and readers who are supporting me all throughout. God bless you all!
First of all, I just want to congratulate all the graduates for the school year 2022-2023!
Being a teacher for almost 6 years, when I hear the word GRADUATES/GRADUATION there’s a feeling inside of me that makes me feel happy and proud for all the learners. It makes me feel so excited for everyone because another chapter of their lives has already opened for more challenges, bigger responsibilities, and a lot of opportunities to their lives, but also because they achieve another milestone in their lives.
For all the parents. I know that they feel a lot of mixed emotions for all their children who succeed and accomplished their most awaited graduation. And being a graduate proves that their sacrifices of them are not wasted in vain.
That’s what my Aeta learners feel about their graduation. They may not say it in words but I can feel it and see it through their eyes. Being graduates at Elementary Level is already a great achievement for them. Why?
Because of the way of their living, which I have already mentioned in my past articles, there are a lot of factors that they are not capable of. They are also considered the poorest of the poor because of their lack to many access to life.
There are studies where there are parents of these Aeta learners who did not attend school because of poverty. There are some who do not give much importance to having a formal education because their primary concern is on their basic needs which is food. So there are parents of these Aeta learners who are considered as “Illiterate”, no read, and no write to be exact. So these are just some factors why there are still several Aeta children who gave up their education already.
But I’m so glad that there are still Aeta parents who are willing to give their children a proper education. During our monitoring when I asked my learner’s mother “Bakit gusto mong bigyan ng magnadang edukasyon ang inyong anak?” (Why do you want to give your child a proper education?) And she answered: Para hindi sila matulad sa amin na hindi marunong magbasa, magsulat at magbilang. Ayaw naming na maranasan nila yung diskriminasyon na nararanasan namin dahil hindi kami marunong at hindi kami nakapagtapos. (For them not to be like us who cannto read, write and count. We don’t like them to experience the discrimination of others just because we are not educated).
And these make my heart cry, I can feel the pain inside of her while saying all those words. So my heart falls for them more and more. This is the reason why I don’t want to leave my workplace, I don’t want to leave them because I know that my heart always belongs to them.
So last Tuesday, my Aeta learners are one step closer to their dreams, because finally, they graduated! That despite all the struggles, and all hardships, they still succeeded to reach their dreams!
I can see their proud parents crying and you can hear their countless thank you to us because we made their dreams possible, that even if they are living in remote areas, they experienced graduation and for them, it is so impossible to achieve!
Congratulations to my ever-loving and sweet learners, you are one step closer to your dreams, may you continue to grow and make things possible for your dreams! We are all rooting for you, and may you always make your parents proud.
To all graduates from all over the world, congratulations, again and again, another chapter of your journey begins, good luck and God bless you all!
My Mama is a Liar!
Good evening everyone? How’s your day? I’m not feeling well today, and it’s been 3 days that I’m staying in my bed, but thanks to my Mama, who never gets tired to take good care of me all night.
By the way, just want to say thank you all over again and again to all my sponsors, and all my readers for the unending support! God bless you all :)
Who among you here believes that they are Mama’s girls? If you’re going to ask me, yes!, I’m a mama’s girl. I could say that I can never live without her, she is my everything.
**But my mama is a Liar! Why?**
Because….
*Behind those pretty smiles, there’s a pain she holds inside.*
*Behind her adorable face, there’s a struggle she needs to overcome.*
*Behind those amazing figures, there’s a battle she silently fights.*
*Behind those beautiful hands, there are sacrifices she endures all alone.*
**So my mama is a liar, she’s good in hiding, and she never lets us know everything.**
But I guess that’s what our mother’s good at, despite everything that she’s going through; she will keep it to herself just for the sake of her family especially when it comes to her children.
There’s nothing to compare to a mother’s love. Her love for her children is bigger than anyone else and more genuine than anybody else. For the unconditional love and patience that she has, there’s nothing to compete with the mother’s selfless heart.
Sometimes she hates us when we messed up, and we hurt her. But she can forgive as fast as she could; because she cares first more than what we do. She gets mad when we disobeyed her, but she can stay up all night to take good care of us when we’re alone. She gets hurt if we do something wrong, but she will never leave us no matter how we fall.
So for all the children who are capable to help their mother, please never hesitate to help them, and they don’t need to be a liar all the time, and they don’t need to suffer all alone. Now that they already raised a child that can help them, never make them feel all alone now. Show them that you value the love and sacrifices that she offers for you. **They don’t need to be a liar anymore, because they raised a warrior, and that’s you.**
**And for all the mothers out there, a million thanks will never be enough to compare all the things that you made for your family and your children. You deserve all the goodness in this world, and you deserve nothing but the best. We salute you for all the things that you do, and for the precious heart that you ever have. You are worthy, and everything about you is worth it!**
**I guess home is not a home without our mother. For the unconditional love that she has, there’s nothing that beats the love of a mother that never gets tired.**
**How about you? Are you a Mama's girl?**
My Happy Pills in Life
Good evening everyone! I've been busy these past few days due to school matters the reason why I'm unable to write an article for the past 3 days. How about you guys? Hope you're all okay! :)
And because of being tired and exhausted, I just want to share with you guys the reasons why I continue and push myself to overcome everything.
But before that, I just want to give my unending thanks to all my sponsors! God bless you all.
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There are days in our life when we feel sad, stressed, and happy because of certain and uncertain reasons. As we wake up in the morning for work we often end up our days exhausted and drained. So as we go home, it’s very important for us to gain our energy and boost our energies to avoid ourselves from weakening too much which may cause stress or worse depression.
So we have this we call a **happy pill where we can divert all pain, stress, and tiredness that we feel all over our day.**
*Here are some factors that can happy pill makes to someone’s life:*
**A happy pill means someone or something that induces a feeling of happiness and cheerfulness.**
They are someone and something where we can rely on during our gloomy days.
They give the ultimate joy that you can feel all over. Every day you are looking forward to their smile.
They are like medicines that can heal everything that hurts you.
They filled your heart with calmness and peace.
**So I want to share with you guys my happy pills in life:**
**Our little bundle of joy, our handsome and cheerful nephew, Drexus Keeon!** He’s 7 months old now, and his birthday is New Year’s Eve. He lightens up the mood in our house even if how stressful and chaotic inside the house could be. His little laughter and the twinkle in his eyes make the room even brighter. He releases the stress and the pain that a day brought to anyone. And whenever we go home, he would be the first one that we will find and wish to see.
**My Quatroo**, my loving and sweet dog. She is so adorable. We are always together at home, and even at sleep, she’s beside me in my bed. She became my best friend since then. She feels me when I’m sad when I’m sick, and when I’m happy. And it feels like she understands my feelings and he never leaves me alone. She’s always excited whenever I get home.
**My students** are my precious and generous students who inspire me to be a better teacher. They are the reason why I never regret that I choose this profession. They challenge me in a positive way to be an effective teacher to them. And I will never get tired to teach and love them with all my abilities, and capabilities and with all my heart.
**My Family** is the reason for my everything. They are the reason why I’m doing all my best at all costs to give them a better life in the future, especially to my parents who gave all their best to give and made me who I am today. I will never be like this without them, and I will be nothing without their presence. My happiness is to be able to give all their wants, their needs, and their life satisfaction.
**Watching Kdrama-Series!**
Whenever I get stressed over work, and everything I watched Korean Drama series. This series has been my stress-reliever when I get stressed over everything. And this became rest, and I love it cause it makes my mood to be positive whenever I get down and blue.
***These are just some of my happy pills in life, and my life is worth living because of them. All I can say is that I’m happy living my life because I have them. They are my inspirations, my weakness, and my strength.***
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**How about you guys? Who and what are your happy pills in life?**
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Self-discipline is a great way to success!
***Discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don’t want to do, to get a result you want to get!*** – Andy Andrews
One of the most important attributes of success is self-discipline. Discipline helps you to stay focused on getting your goals. It gives you the initiative to stick with difficult tasks. It helps you to win over the obstacles and discomfort as you push yourself to new heights.
**So what is discipline?**
Self-discipline is the ability to control your impulses, emotions, reactions, and behaviors. It allows you to give up short-term gratification in favor of long-term life satisfaction. It’s all about saying no even if you want to say yes.
Self-discipline is all about determination. It means having the strength and the willingness to continue for the things that you want to achieve despite all the struggles and hardships. It is more about having self-control or the ability to control your desires and not falling all over your bad habits such as procrastination, laziness, and irresponsibility.
**Here are some reasons why success is a very important way to success:**
**• Self-discipline takes you away from short-term gratification for long-term reward.**
It helps you to overcome laziness and procrastination and prevents you from taking things for granted. It leads you to choose what you want now and what you need for the future. This is what the saying goes, what you’re going to sow now is what will you reap in the future.
**• Self-discipline creates a habit.**
Habit can either build you or break you. Discipline creates a habit. Most people never remain disciplined because they are lazy. And laziness is a form of habit as well. You should discipline yourself to work and stay consistent with it. If will become your habit, then you will attract success in your life.
**• Self-discipline helps you to get things done.**
If you discipline yourself to finish every single task, you form a personality around it. If this becomes your habit, it makes you an achiever in life.
**• Self-discipline helps you to focus.**
Distractions are everywhere, and discipline helps you to focus on your goals. It helps you finish all the works that are needed to be done. Focus is very important, if you want to achieve success in life, you have to focus.
**• It develops your self-esteem and work ethic.**
If you discipline yourself, you are improving your work ethic by sticking to it. And with the help of your self-discipline in completing your objectives every day, you will start to boost your self-esteem and confidence in your work.
**• Self-discipline helps you to become the best version of yourself.**
You need to improve your personality every day. Self-discipline helps you to improve yourself. If you’re doing something with consistency, you become better and better every day. So discipline is a must for your growth as an individual.
**If you want to be more discipline, try these tips!**
• Try to use “To-do List”. Supplement your goal list with a self-discipline list. In this way, it helps you to focus on the task that needs to be done. Make sure to di things to the list without fail. Do an everyday checklist in achieving your everyday goal. You need to be organized and prioritized the thing that needs to be done perfectly.
• Figure out the barriers to your success. Get away from distractions. Minimize and remove all the temptations and distractions in reaching all the important goals in your life.
• Create discipline by creating habits. If something becomes a habit for you, there’s no need for willpower to force yourself to do it.
• Stop making excuses. Do not wait for tomorrow, if you can do it, do it now! I can do it mindset should take over you every day. Avoid thinking about making things too hard. Making excuses can kill your self-discipline, so don’t you dare make excuses if you want to reach success.
**Conclusion:**
**We are the master of our destiny and the creator of our own life. If you want to succeed in time, you need to develop the discipline to get there. We have all the potential to reach the greatest level of our life, all you need is self-discipline.**
**Do not waste your time anymore, get up and start doing things that will lead you closer to your goals in life. Continue practicing self-discipline every day and you will reap the fruit of your success in time.**
**Discipline your actions, heart, and mind because discipline is the bridge that walks you to your goals and accomplishments.**
**No apologies, no excuses, you alone are responsible for your life.**
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Just want to say thank you to my sponsors, God bless you always!
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One task at a time!
Good evening everyone! How's your day? Are you done with all your tasks for this day? I hope you're still doing well. Fighting!
I just want to say Thank You first for my generous sponsors! More blessings to come! :)
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***We don’t want to end up being burdened at the end of the day right? So do one task at a time!***
We are about to end our school year for 2021-2022, so basically more paper works, more reports are waving! Every day we are doing reports after reports, paper works after paper works, and task after task, and it feels like a heavy burden that enables us to breathe.
So we always end up our day with stress and worries, and it feels like so heavy as we woke up in the morning. And because of this, it is so hard for us to finish a task at a time because our minds are loaded with what we need and what we should do first.
**And therefore realize, that we should do it one task at a time!**
Doing one task at a time means doing one activity at a time and the practice of dedicating oneself to a given task and trying to minimize interruptions until the task is done or completed in a period. This is the ability to divide one’s focus among multiple tasks.
**Focusing on one thing at a time means that you’ll get more done!**
Single-tasking or doing a task one at a time is more likely to get you into a state of flow and gives you more focus through difficult work.
According to Christopher Westra: *The quickest way to do many things is to do one thing at a time!*
We can achieve almost everything in life if we focus on achieving one thing at a time. It results in higher quality results more quickly.
**Here are some benefits of doing one task at a time:**
• It conserves your energy
• It improves productivity
• It increases commitment
• It promotes self-discipline
• It strengthens us against distractions
• It improves our attention span
• It improves our communication
• It improves our relationship
• It gives us an advantage
**And to wean yourself from multi-tasking, here are some steps that you can take towards doing single-tasking:**
**1. You need to get rid of distractions!**
Avoid having multiple browser tabs open because it can pull your attention and may cause you to multi-task. Take away your phone from your side because it may distract you to multi-task and worst, waste your time browsing unnecessary things. It’s better to put it on NO DISTURB Mode to help you focus on doing your task first.
**2. You need to start small and set a timer!**
You need to find a schedule that works for you! First is to find your focus time on to single task and time to react to all the distractions that inevitably come up.
**3. You need to take a meaningful break time between each single-task session!**
The fact that single-tasking takes serious effort and energy. So to keep it its demands you need to take periodic breaks to replenish your stores.
**Final Thoughts:**
If we force to do multi-tasking it will kill our productivity, and makes us more stressed and less happy because we’re not able to finish a task even if we want to, because our mind is occupied with thinking so hard about so many things that make us worry all the
**Multitasking accompanied by overthinking can cost more than just your time.**
**Doing one task at a time may take effort and energy but it can benefit you personally and professionally.**
**Try focusing on one task at a time; we get more done when we slow down!**
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Hello, it’s Jane and Linda; Caloy can’t beat them!
Good evening everyone! How’s your weekend? Did you spend it well?
By the way, I just want to give big thanks to all of my sponsors! God bless you all.
I already shared this in noise, but of course, I want to share it here also. But first, I just want you to meet Jane and Linda! Hello there everyone :)
These past few days we’ve been hit by a tropical depression named Caloy. We suffered from heavy rains that gives us more struggle in traveling up to the mountain due to heavy mud and the water level; the rivers was arises due to the non-stop pouring of rain.
Despite the tropical depression, there is no announcement of canceled classes so we still have to go to school no matter what. While traveling, I was thinking about the situation of my students who are walking a long distance and crossing rivers. In the back of my mind saying: *“Sana hindi na lang nila pinilit pumasok”* ( I’m hoping that they did not force themselves in going to school).
I’m not thinking this way because I don’t want to teach them, **but because I’m concerned about their situations because for me life is more important in this kind of situation, I understand and give considerations for that.**
I can’t help but panic at that time, an incident happen in the past where two of our students there drowned and died while crossing the river so my heart is beating so fast until we got to the school.
I walked so fast inside our classroom, and then I saw the smiling face of Jane and his sister Linda. I feel relieved that they are safe but still, I’m still worried about how they crossed the river and walked in heavy mud just to see me in the school. **My heart is crying for them, how come these children have this kind of determination to learn despite all the struggles that they are dealing with every day. I felt proud of all of our students here.**
***And I can’t help to compare them with the children who are:***
For the children who have all the privilege to go to school but choose to neglect their studies.
For the children who have all the access like vehicles, gadgets, computers, cell phones, and internet connections but are still lazy in doing their tasks and studies.
For the children who can eat 3x a day, plus a snack but going to school is so hard for them.
For the children who have complete uniforms, complete school supplies with brand new shoes but do not take their studies seriously.
**This is not against anyone, but I’m just amazed by my students like Jane and Linda and the rest of the others who still choose to go to school and learn without any hesitations. Even though they have no privileges in so many ways and have no access in many aspects but they are still persuaded to finish their studies.**
**This is also a reminder to all the children who neglects their studies despite having all the access and living with all the privileges in life. Education is very important, they should be aware that no one has all these things in life like Linda and Jane. So they must give thanks to their parents who never let them experience all the struggles just to give them a better education.**
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*So here are Jane and Linda going home, they have no umbrellas so I made an alternative umbrella made of plastics. And I’m so happy that despite everything, they always end up with a smile and say: Goodbye Madam Jena with a hug!*
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I am feeling so “behind in life”
Good evening everyone, how's your Friday? May you spend your weekends well with your loved ones!
Thank you also to my awesome sponsors, thank you and God bless!
Before anything else, did you feel sometimes that you're already behind in your life? How often did you feel it?
If you often feel it, this article is for you. Enjoy reading!
I know some people think they are left behind because they are pressured into a society where some of their friends are already getting married, buying houses, and cars and some of them are already having their kids.
***Stop thinking that!***
*There are people who travel in their 20s!*
*There are people still taking risks in their 30s!*
*Some people find their purpose only in their 40s!*
*There are people who find their loved ones when they are already in their 50s!*
Not because our mind has the capability to make comparisons, but your timeline is not the same as anyone else in this world.
We have our timeline in life; life does not end at 25! Please stop thinking as it does!
**You’re not left behind; you just need to work on your life!**
To work in your life, you must have the willingness to move to a new level your life, you must break out of your comfort zone, and must face the things that you are not comfortable with.
To work on yourself is the best thing that you can do in your life. But first, you need to accept that you are not perfect. You have flaws and sometimes you’ll be lost and fail, but you are still enough. You should start to work on everything that destroys you; your ego, your insecurities, and your dark thoughts. And you will see in the end, you will have the peace that you’re longing for yourself and that would be the greatest thing in the world.
If you feel stagnant and like you’ve been left behind, like nothing is happening, it only means that God gives you time and space and helps you to release everything that burdens you, and help you to release the baggage that you can’t ‘carry where God will lead you.
**So how will you remain hopeful every moment of your life?**
Always remember are not always the same. There are moments that you feel happy and there are moments that you feel sad. Different phases of life are part of our journey. It doesn’t matter which phase of life you are in now as long as you don’t let any phase will control everything about you. There are times when our darkest and dullest moments will frustrate and disappoint us, and we feel worthless. But never lose your heart in the hardest moments of your life.
**It won’t be long before those moments come back, and you will rise and shine again!**
**Life may knock you down a hundred times, but for sure you can get out of the deepest pits of your life if you don’t give up.**
**You will get there in time, but only if you keep going no matter how life gets hard.**
***So Kudos and big applause to all the people who are trying to build the life that they want from scratch. No rich parents, no inheritance, no connections, and no privilege but just pure hard work, tears, sweat, and prayers. May you achieve the life that you deserve!***
So for everyone who thinks that they are already left behind, never give up! You made this so far! Hold on and be ready because your time will come.
Remember to live while you’re busy surviving!
Hello everyone! How are you? I hope you have a very wonderful day today.
First, I just want to give thanks to my awesome sponsors. Thank you so much and may God bless you with more love and happiness in your life!
***The estimated average life expectancy is 78 years and the retirement age is 67. We are hardly working for 50 years to us to enjoy at least 11 years. Start enjoying life now, no one is guaranteed tomorrow!***
There are a lot of us who have no choice but to hustle and work hard early and every day of our life. Not everyone has rich parents, and some of us have no inheritance and no privilege in some aspects of our life.
**We have no choice but to shed blood, tears, and sweat to get and go where we are today.**
**For all the breadwinners out there like me, I know you know how it feels.**
This morning, I read a quote that says: ***Remember to live while you’re busy surviving!***
Honestly, it makes me feel sad somehow, I don’t know why but I started to reflect on myself.
It’s not that I’m regretting the things that I have right now that’s why I’m feeling sad, I feel sad because honestly, I forget to live for the past few years of my life.
*I forget how to enjoy myself with others; I forget to enjoy myself in everything. And yes, I forget to live with myself.*
Aside from my work, I focused also on how to have an extra income to surpass and sustain the needs of my loved ones, and my family.
There are moments in my life when I get envy and feel pity for myself because I see some of my friends; people of my same age are already living their lives to the fullest, enjoying the things that they have. While here I am, hustling, grinding and working hard to survive.
Being a breadwinner is not that easy, there are times that I feel exhausted, stressed, and burn-out about everything. I’m only human, I’m not perfect and I’m not strong all the time. Because of responsibilities, struggles, and unexpected hardships in our life, I feel weak sometimes.
But yes, I have no choice but to survive, as long as it’s for my family, I will do everything whatever it takes.
But then I realized, we can do both. we can choose to live with ourselves while surviving with our life!
So I started to have some time with my friends, and have a moment with my loved ones. I make some time to relax and go to places where I can breathe and release my stress. I eat foods that make me feel good.
I also pamper myself when I'm done with my tasks. Buying the things I need and the things I want, after all, I deserve it sometimes.
In this way, I learned to love myself every day. This is not about forgetting any of my responsibilities but making myself productive even more.
**We need to live, and we need to live happily at the same time.**
**It’s just about being responsible for your priorities and being disciplined with your time.**
**We don’t need to push too hard on ourselves. Unwind, and have a break. You need to take some rest from your exhausting world to take yourself away from burnout and stress. Enjoy some moments with your loved ones, and make those times be the best moment of your life.**
**It’s not just we’re running out of time, it’s because every second matters.**
**We should live the life that we want and enjoy things that we need. Do it now, because we are not guaranteed to enjoy life tomorrow!**
**Choose to live when you still have time; choose to be happy before it’s too late.**
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I am here because….
*Hello everyone, how’s your Monday? Hope you’re all okay. I just want to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors* @kli4d *and @Maryjacy. May God shower you with more blessings in life, Thank you so much!*
A while ago, as I walked in the hallway, a read a quote that says: Everything happens for a reason, and we have all our reasons to live. So while I’m walking back to my room, a topic finally popped up in my head about the reason why I’m writing here.
I know we have all our reasons why we’re on this platform, some of our is to express our thoughts, feeling, and opinions here, some are here to extend our talents in writing and some of us are breadwinners like me.
So today, I’m going to tell the top reason why I am here…
**I am here because….**
When I entered as a public school teacher, I witnessed my learner’s life. I know that I mentioned in my previous articles that my learners are Indigenous pupils, or what we called here the Aeta’s. I saw their struggles in going to school and their hardships just to cope with their everyday life. Some of my students are going to school barefooted in long hours of walking. They are crossing rivers to rivers and mountains after mountains. And it broke my heart to imagine them walking barefooted on a road full of mud and rocks and of course in the middle of the heat of the sun. I already know how it is because we already went up to their places during our monitoring.
Some of my students are going to school without food in their stomachs. During lunchtime, they have their rice covered in banana leaves and a pinch of salt. That’s the reason why I’m buying biscuits and food in a can for them. My heart is crying and I cannot manage to know that they only have salt just to make their rice to have a little bit of taste.
Aside from being barefooted, they come to school barehanded. Because of poverty, they cannot buy school supplies. So with the help of others, I make sure to buy some school supplies at the beginning of the school year just to encourage them to go to a school with complete school supplies.
One of the most problems in our school is absenteeism; because our students tend to work to make some money to buy food or their basic needs. Especially for those who have parents who cannot work for their family and some of their parents are illiterate (no read and no write) but we cannot blame them because they need to find food first for their stomach, so my students are forced to work for them at the very young age. Farming is the only source of their income here. So when they are running out of rice, they eat root crops as a replacement.
**Sometimes I tend to rant about how life is hard for me sometimes, but then I witnessed their life make me feel guilty and ashamed about ranting and complaining about my everything.**
**I am here as a teacher, I am here for my students**. This is to extend my hand to help them with their needs to the extent of my capabilities. Simply, I want them to give things that are beneficial to them and lighten up their burdens, and also make them feel that they are loved and cared for by others.
**This way, I know I can encourage them to pursue their education just for them to make changes in their lives. I want them to be capable of many things and to be productive in the future, not just for their family but for their own sake.**
**I want them not to be afraid to go along with other people and to avoid discrimination from society. That despite everything I want them to feel that they belong and they can dream and make goals on their own.**
***This is the reason why I am here. How about you? What are your reasons why you’re here?***
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By the way, just wanna share with you guys a glimpse of my workplace, my pupil's home:
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It’s been a year; My Master’s Degree journey!
It’s been a year; since my journey to my Master’s Degree! It’s been a year since I graduated with my Master’s Degree. Going back to school for how many years after is not that easy. But the excitement for the new challenges urges me to take those possibilities. Work and study are very hard to do at the same time, but I guess this kind of momentum makes me more optimistic to pursue my dreams! Very challenging yet satisfying, especially when you know at the end of the day you’ll be the one who will harvest your fruit.
**But along this journey, some realizations help me to finish this course:**
**1. The moment you started, there’s no retreat and no surrender!**
If you decided to start, you need to put in your mind that you need to finish it all the way. Sleepless night struggles in making research, thesis, and everything are part of that journey. And these challenges are not a joke, so thinking about giving up is always popping into my mind, but the moment I think about how I made this so far plus the money that I already spent always reminds me that I have no right to give up! But then again, if you started the journey you must look forward to finishing it. My goal is to finish and to graduate; by hook and by crook I should do it.
**2. Try to do every task step by step and one at a time!**
As I mentioned, working while studying is so hard. Reports after reports, activities after activities while due dates are knocking door by door can make my mind pressured and drained at the same time. So having time management is a must. I need to do the entire tasks one at a time and step by step to make sure that I finished one. Because the moment I put everything on the table the more I can’t finish even a single task. Without time management and of course discipline towards everything, surely I will not be able to do everything properly.
**3. Look forward to the graduation!**
To graduate should be the ultimate goal. Having a master’s degree is a great help to my professional and personal growth as well. So I need to look forward to the day that I will receive my diploma and finish my book that will serve as the fruit of my labor making everything worthy in the end.
**4. Be with your best study buddies!**
For me having a classmate/buddies in studying makes the journey more meaningful and happy despite all the struggles that we have. These are the best people with whom we can share our burdens, stress, and goals that make everything worthwhile. Having them inspired me to pursue my dream as we shared the same goal in our journey, and we have also had our motto where “all for one, one for all” becomes our reminder every day. Not to share answers or what, this is motto is for us to remind us that no one shall be left behind, everyone should inspire each other, motivates each other, and you’ll make it altogether!
**These things make my master’s degree journey worthy to remember and something to be proud of. This is not to brag about but to share with you my achievement, that despite everything, I made it! This is also to inspire everyone to pursue their dreams no matter what it takes!**
*****You should remind yourself, that you can and you will!*****
Sharing with you also my Quatrooo! My best friend! Though she's not in the mood to take a pic as always hehe!
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5 things we must learn during hard times!
Hard times are everywhere, and sometimes it comes unexpectedly, but the most important thing is how we overcome all the hard times that life throws at us and cope with the lessons that hard times brought to our life. Always believe that everything happens for a reason, and those reasons give lessons for us to live.
*So here are things that we must learn during our hard times:*
**Always remember that self-work, works!**
There are times that we don’t need somebody else to work for us, and self-works matters during hard times. Self-work is to take action towards self-improvement. There are things that you need to work out for you to move forward. You need to do something different to achieve change. Self-work is all about learning new skills and learning how to make repairs to empower, enlighten, and inspire yourself. Self-work is hard work, it takes a lot of compassion and patience. ***You have to dig, remove, and rebuild the things that you need to work out. Though failing is tough sometimes, it doesn’t mean that it’s not worth I, it will always be worth it in the need.***
**Some things and some people just aren’t important.**
There are people in our lives that we meet for a reason. But there are also things and people that we meet that are not worthy to be kept forever, especially if the thing or that person is not worthy of your time and your effort. And what’s worse is that those things and people are the ones who drag you down and never help you to lift yourself, especially during our hard times. ***There are moments and situations in our life when we need to let go of these people and things especially when they have nothing to do with us but to add burdens to our life.***
**Some things and some people are important and we must show and appreciate this.**
During our hard times, we can see the things and the people that really care and are there for us. These are the situations in our life that we can recognize that will be there for us and make us feel that we still matter despite all the things that we are facing. A***nd these are the things and people that are worthy to share with your burdens that willing to sacrifice their self to help you and lift you***. These are the one who will inspire you and motivates you to go through. So we must give gratitude to these kinds of people and things and make them feel that they are appreciated.
**Things must change!**
Things must change during our hard times, things must change. There must be a change in the way we handle everything. We should not look back on our old habits. The weakest point of our life should be our inspiration not to go back to our old sufferings. You must learn, and make things better for the next time around. This change would be your strength for a better life.
**This too shall pass**
***Everything happens for a reason. Everything is just temporary and these too shall pass.*** Always remember that hardships and challenges are thrown for us to overcome. The pains during hard times are part of the journey to make us strong and make us who we are in the future. ***This too shall pass are magic words that remind us that whatever situation we have right now is just temporary and will change.***
These are things that we should always keep in our minds during hard times.
**Life is so unpredictable, and hard times come along unexpectedly.**
**But always keep in your mind that these hardest moments of our life will lead us to the greatest moments of our life. So always remember that never give up, keep going and these tough times build strong people in the end.**
**Do not be afraid about anything, instead pray about everything.**
**Hard times don’t last but a tough person does!**
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Good morning everyone! I hope you enjoy your day today! Have a great time ahead! Keep smiling and be safe!
My Aeta Learners; My Inspirations
As I mentioned in my last article, I’ve been teaching in a far-flung school. Far-flung school means far-away which is located in mountain areas that can be traveled for more than 2 hours away from town proper. This is a remote area where connectivity and electricity are not possible, and where people living here lack so much access to different aspects that prove the simplicity of life. Most of my learners there belong to the indigenous group of people specifically called Aetas.
And it’s been 4 years had passed but my heart for my Aeta learners is always burning with love and care for them and here are the reasons why: •
· **They are kind of learners that are very appreciative.**
I’m more than a teacher for them. The way I treat them as my children and the way I teach them with a heart very matters to them. For them, you’re one of all the people that they can rely on every day. They appreciate my efforts to teach them that every minute that counts become so memorable for them. They appreciate even the smallest thing that you can give, for them this is your act of showing that you love and you care for them. Calling them “my child” makes their hearts flutter.
· **They are punctual and industrious.**
Imagine how far they need to walk just to go to school every day. They need to wake up as early as they can because they need to walk almost 3 hours before they can arrive at school. Some of them are barefooted, and some of them have no breakfast at all. And these are things that make my heart broken that push me to work harder for them and teach them all that I can to make them so productive and take away them from any of the discrimination here in our society. And their effort just to see me every day makes me realize how important it for them is to learn despite all the struggles and poverty that they have.
· **They are sweet and caring.**
Maybe they treat me as their second mother and a friend, but for me, they are my source of happiness and strength. They may not offer anything, but they make sure that I will feel that they love me and care for me. They make me feel respected by listening attentively, obeying all the rules, and making our classroom clean even if I’m not asking for them to do so. They are so initiative for all the things that they know can offer just to show that they appreciate me.
· **They have the willingness to learn**.
Despite all the struggles and poverty, they don’t hesitate to go to a school just to learn. They may lack many aspects, but I can see and feel that they have the willingness to learn. They give also all their might that even though they are in a remote area, where all accessibility is not possible and even electricity is not available, they have the guts to prove that they can also what others can do.
· **They’re all beautiful.**
They are the most beautiful people to me. This is one of the most important reasons why I love them. They are all adorable. They are people that have the golden and the most genuine heart. They have the sincerest and the purest smile. May be different for others, but for me, they are the most wonderful human that God has created.
**These are just some of the reasons why my 4 years in public school are so worth it. There may be a lot of paper works and tasks needed to do, but for me, my life as a teacher here is not a waste and I will forever be proud that I am a teacher of Aeta Learners.**
**I’m forever grateful to share all that I have for them and willing to sacrifice all things that can help them grow and improve a better and more confident person someday.**
**I believe always and in all ways, that they can also be more than what they are capable of. They are more than a student to me, they are my children, and they are my treasure. And I will do everything to make their efforts not turn to waste.**
**They’re not just my learners, they are my inspirations.**
**Here are some of my photos with them:**
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All about me!
Hello Everyone! Before anything else, I would like to introduce myself, by the way, I’m Jenalyn Cajobe Cuison, a public school teacher for almost 4 years. I’m 26 years of age, from the province of Zambales.
*I’m not a newbie here, by the way, I created my new account because I cannot open my account which is the TeacherJen and I don’t know the reason why.*
I'm not that famous but I just want to give a little information about myself as being part of this platform.
I **am currently teaching in a far-flung school**. Located in the mountain area that is 2 hours away from our town proper. Most of my students are Indigenous learners, or the Aeta’s. I’ve been teaching for almost 6 years of my life. My 2 years of teaching is in a private school, and now it’s my almost 4 years in DepEd. At first, it was not that easy to cope with my new environment of teaching because of the different ways and approaches to my learners now. But as time goes by, I’ve learned a lot and I can say that I grow much better in my career as a teacher because of them It’s maybe a way different but the commitment I have or teach develops much stronger and happier as well. They may lack too much access, but their heart is so big that it so hard to resist.
**I already have my Master's Degree Major in Educational Administration**, cause ever since it’s been my dream to be a school principal someday. But I still have more rice to eat, more skills should be developed, knowledge to fulfill, and capabilities to enhance before that. I need to assess my sleep along the process until the day that I will be ready for greater and bigger responsibilities.
**I’m the breadwinner of the family.** Being a breadwinner of the family is not that easy. There are so many challenges and struggles that I need to face. Big responsibilities and obligations are always knocking at my door, but because of my family and the goals inside of me motivate me to overcome everything and of course with the help of our Almighty God. There are also times that I feel like giving up, but because the fulfillment of my life is to give happiness and sustain the needs of my family, especially my parents, the reason for who and what I am now, gives me the strength to be strong. I hustle hard for them, and I know I can do everything for them.
**Life is so many ups and downs, but God always reminds me of this verse in Romans 8:18 it says there: The pain that you’ve been feeling can’t be compared to the joy that’s coming.** Hardships and struggles in life are just temporary. And I believe that all the pain will be replaced with joy and happiness in God’s perfect time. Just keep the faith, and everything will be worth it in the end.
**I’m a goal digger**. I am a person with a million dreams. I am not born with a golden spoon, my parents are not that rich, but thanks to them I am what I am now because of their hard work. I witnessed all their struggles so it’s my goal in life to return what they have invested in me. They are the reasons for my everything, so I will do my best for their sake of them.
**I am a soft-hearted person, very sensitive, and even the smallest matters to me. But I will always have a big heart for everyone.**
*These are just a part of me, so glad to have an opportunity to share them here with you guys. You can know me better for the next articles, and it will be much better to get to know everyone about you. So hello again guys! God bless us all!*
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@TeacherLynlyn
