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FINAL SPEECH IN APC

This speech serves as my expression of deepest gratitude to Asia Pacific. Hindi ko na iisa-isahin lahat ng mga karanasan ko dito. Pero sa maikling panahon na naging bahagi ako ng Asia Pacific Family, ay maraming marami akong natutunan. Ang makisama at makibagay sa iba’t ibang klase ng tao; and pagdiscover ng iba’t ibang pagkatao ng lahat so that I can try to please everyone para makuha ko ang kanilang interes at atensyon sa klase. Yung opportunity na makatulong by giving pieces of advice, na kahit hindi na sakop ng aking trabaho, ginagawa ko kasi ang turing ko sa inyo ay pamilya. On my part, marami din akong natututunan sa mga part ng buhay nyo na ibinahagi nyo sa akin and this is because I have been a part of this humble training center. Mahirap para sa akin na umalis kaya nga nagsasalita pa ako at nagpapaalam (parang Miss Universe). Pero isa itong desisyon sa buhay ko na kailangan kong gawin para mag-grow. Working here at Asia Pacific has been a very big blessing f...
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2014

                      It's been an amazing year of growth, maturity, challenges and sacrifices, accomplishments and learning experiences. Taking time to reflect on 2014 has been very empowering. It's a time to acknowledge the things that are most important in your life. I realized that you will never lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. The brutality of death of my love ones made me realize that life is really too short to waste. I never really thought that losing someone would be this so hard. It's not easy to accept when you lose someone so close to you but nobody really say it would be easy. Afterall, life sucks at times but most of the time it should be live fruitfully and meaningfully.                     This is the time of the year to acknowledge the possibilities and opportunities and not on the frustrations we had experience in life. As ...
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The Perks of Being Home Alone

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The title came from a very good friend. A friend that I texted before I decided to write. Obviously, I am alone this day at our house. Today is Eid ul fitr, a holiday marking the end of Ramadan for our Muslim brothers and sisters. Since, I'm alone and so lazy early this day to do anything but to sleep and lie in my bed. I finally decided to go to the gym in the afternoon after reading motivations in twitter on how to be physically and mentally fit and after seeing muscular guys in Instagram which I really want to have.  I am so proud of myself because despite of what happened to my life in the past few months, which I wont tell in details anymore, I have remained strong and determined to be a better person. Earlier, tears pour down again after watching the video of Gerald and I which I did months ago. Then suddenly, a simple but flattering comment pops up in my notification on my facebook account and lit my face up. It came from my student and a woman that I really respect. ...
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Goodbye

One of the song of Celine Dion says that 'Goodbye' is the saddest word that we can see in the dictionary. I totally agree with it. This year has been so many goodbyes in my life. I said goodbye to my boyfriend of 6 years here on earth and I really cannot explain how sad I am right now. I said goodbye to 'Manang', our maid who served our family for many years because she had to be with her family in the province but I was so sad about it. I said goodbyes every time my students are graduating and trust me this is something that I really hate saying after 6 months of training and molding them to be World-Class Caregivers. Now, I have to say goodbye to my workmate, colleague, friend, and 'kakulitan' in our training center. This is so hard for me not because she's a great teacher but I really learned a lot from her. She has a charismatic teaching styles, strong willpower and very productive in the work. She also thought me the value of time especially when she...
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Pride 2014

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The world celebrates gay pride this week and we have our own version of celebrating in our training center. It was actually my first time to wear skirt and high heels in my entire life so I thought I need to document this event in my life. My students organized a party for their Nutrition to apply everything they have learned from the module. Since they were few proud gays in the class, they have decided to make  a pageant they have called 'Ms. Biotin 2014'. Biotin is a vitamin that sounds like 'bayot' which means a gay person in gay 'linggo'. It was never a secret in our school that I'm gay but since I am still closet outside our family friends and relatives because my parents were conservative and also the owners of our training center  were also conservative people, I have decided to disguise myself by covering my face.  It was a hard decision, not by joining or wearing makeups and skirt, but it was hard covering my face because as I sai...
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Letter to Gerald

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Hi Gerald, I miss you. Namis ko yung makita kang kumakain ng paborito mong kakanin, yung ipagtitimpla mo ko ng kape at maglalaro tayo ng baraha. Namis ko yung panonood natin ng sine, namis ko yung tatawagan kita at magsasalita ka ng japanese words na hindi ko maintindihan pero matatawa na lang ako at nawawala stress ko, yung pagdidilatan mo ko sa umaga pagka gising ko, yung pangungulit mo sa mga b ata at makukulit mong hirit. namimis ko yung mga paglalambing at kakulitan mo. namimis ko yung pagiintindi mo sa family mo especially kay mommy, yung mga foodtrip natin, namimis ko yung pagiging balidosa mo sa pananamit at pagaayos pero sobrang kalat sa kwarto, namimis ko yung amoy mo kahit galing ka sa volleyball mabango pa rin, namimis ko yung pagiging matapang mo pero sobrang lambot ng puso, namimis ko yung mga panahon na nagkakaayos tayo after ng mga misunderstandings, yung pagdadasal nating dalawa, namimis ko yung pipilitin mo kong pumunta sa inyo kahit sobrang layo tuwing may mga salo...
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Baler-Summer 2014

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                          Summer is almost over although I woke this this morning terribly irritated because of extreme heat even it is already month of June. I already wanted this year to end because it has been a bad year since Gerald passed away. But to think of it, There are 6 months still remaining and I cannot rush the hands of time. I have a choice now: to be productive or to be lazy and wait until next year to regain myself again. But NO!, I have 6months remaining and I dont want to waste anymore time. I am on the last term for my Master's degree and I have decided to finish it this coming semester if God will allow me. I just hope that God will give me wisdom and strength to finish the race despite all the hardships and grieving process I am into right now. I would like to Outline the events that had happened to me this Summer. I would like to start my experience in Baler, Quezon. It was memorable because I neve...
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