All About Me

I was the 4th child in the family of six, born on  April with a zodiac sign of Aries. At an early age I learned how to read independently that made me an honor student during my elementary days. My father died when I was still eleven and about to graduate that same year. I felt sad of losing a father like him, loving, caring especially when I had a fever, and a provider to us. I could say that I was once his favorite daughter as what had they told me, maybe because I was still young then. Knowingly that most of the parents acted like that. I’ve got the highest honors during graduation but I wasn’t so happy because of his death.

When I studied secondary course my determination towards success wasn’t so strong. It had a big difference unlike before. But when my sister sent me a letter expecting me to graduate with flying colors I doubled my effort and thanks to GOD for I finally made it.

During my college days I studied harder to pursue my dream of becoming a professional. My endeavor was not wasted for I finally marched in the aisles of graduation last March, 1995. With God’s guidance and family inspiration I earned a degree of Bachelor in Elementary Education. Fortunately I passed the Professional Board of Elementary Teachers in the same year. On June, 1995 I taught in a private school for two years and transferred to a public school in the year 1997 of June. I could say that this was the hardest experience ever I encountered in my whole life.

My first assignment as a public school teacher was at Manay, Davao Oriental at Limentuog Primary School. The road was a little bit mountainous approaching to the school and we need to hike for almost one day. I need to cross a river and continue my journey just to reach out those innocent children in the far plunge areas to give them education, teach them to be God fearing and a good example in the society where they belong. I learned their dialect first through observation, listening, and asking some of the people out there before teaching them the languages used in medium of instruction (English/ Filipino) per subject. I was there for one year and transferred to another school together with my friend Sonia at Limentuog Elem.

School for one year only because I planned to settle down for good and I thought it was the right age for me to get married, at 25. Since my husband to be, a teacher too who happened to be my boyfriend in college (4th year) taught in Caraga another municipality of Dvo. Oriental I transferred there so we could see sometime. We were in different school and we saw each other only twice  a month.

Finally, after three years we were together in same school. Served as a public teacher there for 11 years and three months was an experience that I would treasure in my whole life, the sacrifices that I had, leaving my eldest child for four years at Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. I had to visit her when she was three months old because two months after giving birth I had to go back to work. Four years after, I had given birth to another child, a baby girl when we decided to brought them with us despite of the environment there. The following year I gave birth to another baby girl and decided to have  a family of three kids only. They were Yaryar, Cacay, and Ade.

Last year 2007 of September we finally transferred here in the hometown of my hubby, in Monkayo. I was a grade one teacher for 2 years and  last year ’til now in grade four at Tubo- Tubo Elementary School, a barangay/barrio of Monkayo.
Teaching is the noblest profession for it liberates the people from the bondage of ignorance into the state of knowingness and liberal mindedness. As a teacher I prefer to be a purveyor of truth and light forever.