This is the first time I write something about myself. When I was first interviewed when I was applying for a job, the interviewer asked me “Tell me about yourself?”… and I was like “huh?” my mind goes blank! It’s just at that moment I had nothing to say to that person about myself and don’t know how am I going to answer it correctly.
Anyways that’s a Job Interview and I’ve learned that you should answer the interviewer properly by saying things positively. And well, you should know yourself first to be able to answer that question, or else your mind will go blank too! hehe!
Well about myself… I’ll just share some of the moments I had since I was a little.
Before we settled here in Bulacan we were living at Kalye 4 Caloocan Quezon City, our house was just near at MCU where I’d took up my kindergarten. I became the youngest when my little brother named Jose Crisanto (JC) died when he was just an infant. I had a sister who’s five years older than me. My father then was a komiks writer and he worked as a security guard at night. We had a small store and we were living under the roof of my grandma’s place where my cousins were living as well. And we were the only INC in our family because my mother and father were just converted.
My father was the one who had taught me how to write and read… and I tell you he was a strict teacher! Well, because of that I think I’d learned fast. My first experience at school was not that great because I had few friends. The reason was that I’m timid and unsociable that time. My hobbies that time were playing LEGO, drawing anime pictures and playing “family computer” which I love playing “Tank” “Tetris” and “Mario Bro’s” (heck! I couldn’t save the princes! LOL!).
I remember some other things that standout and I will never forget. And that of course was my happy and embarrassing moments.
My happy moment was when I received my first wish gift from my auntie. And that gift was a mini bicycle “a yellow mini bicycle” that was given to me because I envied my cousins who’s playing outside riding their own bicycles. The moment I got it I didn’t remove my butt on it!
My embarrassing moments were many.
The first one was when I wet my bed because I can’t control my pee at night! *blushing!* I was embarrassed when of course there’s someone beside me and that person will getting wet as well! Believe it or not, when I was 4 yrs old and I started to learn how to pray I included that to my prayer and I asked GOD to not let me wet my bed anymore and just like a miracle the moment I’ve included that on my prayer it stopped! hehe!
Second when I was being fun of my cousins when I can’t pronounce letter “S” instead I replaced it to letter “T”, so they’ll tell me to say “Kay Susan Tayo” to make fun of me and to enjoy themselves with those stupid words!
Third was when I got hit by a tri-bike! I only got small bruises but it’s kinda weird because the man that was riding on it got strained and got more damage than I am. It was embarrassing because I remember there were many bystanders who saw that accident. It was painful and kind of scary on my part but now when I remember it I think I should be thankful that nothing bad happens to me.
Last but not least, when I was covered with “papel de hapon” by my teacher inside the toilet because I got uncontrollable bowel movement that time! My sister was laughing at me when she sent me home and my mother was laughing as well! They did not stop until they’re satisfied.
When we moved here in Gumaok San Jose del Monte Bulacan, I was 6 or 7 years old then. I continued my studies in grade 2 in Francisco Homes Learning Academy which was a private school but due to financial problem we had I transferred in Gumaoc Elementary School which was a public school when I was in grade 3 until I graduated in grade 6. In high school I was transferred again in Francisco Homes Learning Academy that’s now known as “The First City Providential College”.
During that time we had tough times because we moved in Bulacan and my father has to look for another job. But still we’re happy because we’ve got our own house and I got new friends.
Happy moments here in Bulacan were I finally can play outside and I got new friends and playmates in the neighbourhood. We had a big backyard and playground where we were playing “Shato”, “Batohang Bola”, “Bahay-bahayan”, “Taguan Pong”, “Mataya-taya” , “Taguang Shinelas” and a lot more. But my favorite was when we’re cost playing and we were playing the role of our favorite anime character. I remember my character were always a boy “Prince Zagato” of Magic Knight RayEarth, “Kenshin Himura” of Samurai X, and “Dennis” of Ghost Fighter. I really love it thou. hehe!
I don’t know why but I’m not “kikay” before as I am today! I don’t like wearing dress and don’t even know how to tie my hair properly that’s why my mother always cut it shortly. And I was playing basketball with my grandpa and he always became a loser at the end of the game! Well, I think those were just childish things I love before and that’s nothing to do with my gender.
But that time I was “Lampa”! Whenever I ran and played outside I always got bruises when I got home. I remember one time when I got big wound on my left knee when I fell down on my bicycle that runs out of control. I was afraid to tell it to my mother and father because I knew they’ll just get angry at me so I decided to hid it and I managed to hid it from them for about 3 days. I was the one who’s curing it by means of herbal medicine. I was applying “dahon ng kutsay?” I don’t know if it’s the right name but it was like a grass. I’d learned that it could heal because I saw my neighbourhood applying it to their wounds. I covered my wounds with a handkerchief just pretending I love tying handkerchief on my knee but then one of my playmates discovered it and told my sister about it. Well, of course my parents eventually will know it. I was nervous, afraid and don’t want to go home that time… because I know they’ll got angry at me especially my father who hates seeing me got bruises and wounds on my body. In the end, I was scolded by them but I got a proper treatment and my wound healed faster.
My elementary days in Gumaoc Elementary School was great because of my friends whose always their to make me happy. We were playing after school and had a lot of funny moments together. We had a meeting place then and that place was breath taking for me before! It was near to a farm where we sat on the grass and had our picnic there. There was a river that we could soak our feet and we could get tadpoles living there. I wonder why I hate tadpoles now when I was I actually playing them before. Maybe I realized just now that they’re not cute after all! LOL! I never told my parents about that place and I even lied to them that I’ll go somewhere else when I’ll just went there to play with my friends.
I was actually an entrepreneur that time when I was selling my drawings to my classmates just only for 5 pesos per picture. I drew anime pictures which I copied from playing cards or also called “Teks!” that time which has many anime pictures. I also love playing “Teks game” but I always lost from my friend “ToTo” when he always beats me and took away all my playing cards at the end of our game! I’m “Teks loser!”! LOL!!!
When I went to high school there’s nothing much fun to tell because it was a bit serious and it was the time when I making myself used to being a teenager. It was kinda hard for me at first to get out from my childish attitude or ways but I successfully done it well. High school life for me became fun when I met my two best friends “Diandlee and Aj”. They both share happy memories and they put smile on my face. I think my third and forth year on high school were the year I love the most and the year I met many wonderful person.
Believe it or not my love life on high school was “Empty”! I don’t why but I never thought of things that normal high school girl would thought of. What I mean was having a boy close to you or simply a boyfriend. It’s not that boys never crossed my path it’s that I was not really that matured enough to get into a relationship with the opposite sex. I was more of studying, being with my girl friends and fulfilling my church duties. And when a guy was courting me I really don’t know that he was actually courting me! For me it’s like he was naturally kind to me and it feels like he was just one of my friends. I didn’t thought that guys were acting kind just to a girl they want. And when I became matured of that thing I realized that having someone when you’re not on a certain age or you’re not ready enough to have a relationship with someone will just make you’re life miserable. I guess I have that way of thinking because there are lots of story around me and their story been all the same. I mean many teenagers today were just having life they haven’t prepared of because they went into an early relationship. It just I realized that if you went into that kind of serious relationship you have to prepare yourself first because it would be to late to turn back time and to late for you to correct your mistakes.
That’s why now when I think of it. I think I should be glad that I survived my teenager days that I able to focus more on my studies and career. Though I never experience a “teenager’s adventures life” I am thankful that “I have no regrets” and I think I should be glad about that.
Now as a college student I’m still struggling for lot more of things. My only regret now is that I failed to choose the right course for me in college. But life teaches me a lesson of searching the things I really love to do the most but sadly that until now I haven’t found those things yet. I think I’m still in the process of knowing myself more and learning more things about life… but one thing is for sure that if I’ll able to find it I’ll be happy for the rest of my life because these things are priceless and only few can have it.
Right now I could say that I'm happy. Although I won't able to finish my course in College =( ... well still looking forward to finish it... but I always thank GOD for giving me many opportunities in life. I had experienced working with 3 different companies and I will proudly say that it made me stronger and prepared me to become more competent on my future career. Now, I'm looking forward, to my next job experience and hopefully I'll be able to find a job that I'll be successful at and I'll love.
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