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"The best way to predict the future is to create it." 

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I want to see my future being the person I always dream about - to become successful, to be a doctoral degree holder, and a stable life.

I might be tired in the process, but I know I'm far from what I started with. I can have the rest to gain the energy back and continue to fight for the future. I know there will a lots of hinder and challenges that will come, but one thing is for sure I will survive this life to have the life I wanted to give to my family. I know God will lead and always be with me throughout this journey of mine.

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“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Gustav Jung

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For my twenty years of living, I have been through a lot that molded me to become what I am today. My experiences that contributed to my life that helps me to build a better relationship with people.

When I got bullied there, where I learned how to protect myself, especially my peace and emotions. I learn to be careful who I will give me trust and choose worthy people to be in my life.

My greatest achievements in life that I have experienced so far is that my teachers and friends help me to get out of my comfort zone. I learn to join competitions with courage. The first time I won a competition they called population quiz, it was a division level that allowed me to experienced to be in a regional competition to represent our province in Dumaguete. And receiving academic excellence and recognizing all my achievements when having our moving up ceremony when I was in grade 10.

Despite being financially unstable, I can be able to go to school and continue my studies without my parents pressuring me. I'm so privilege to be accepted in this institution and be part of Normalite students.

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“Time goes by so slowly when you're a child, and then, as an adult, it goes by in the blink of an eye.” –David Lowery

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Twenty, when we hear the word 20, we usually think it is the beginning of being an adult. Some people in their twenties have already achieved so much in life. They can earn their own money, have a job, and a business. While I, on the other hand, have nothing. I don't have a job or income of my own.

As I enter adulthood. Something inside me wanted to rush things, but I know everything has its own timing. Every time that I'm alone, I always think about what my future would be like. If all my plans, I can achieve them all. But one thing is for sure, I want a stable job, peace and happiness. And pay back all the sacrifices that my parents made for us. They deserve all the things in this world. Hold on ma and pa, 3 years to go. You will see, this amazing girl wearing her toga while receiving the most precious gift that no one can steal from her.

I also notice about myself, when my sibling needs something, I always sacrifice mine. If I have my money from the allowance I received, I always prioritize my family needs before mine. I started to appreciate the appliances, foods, and needs of our family, then to my wants. I value the money more and learn to budget things.

One day, we will not be worried about tomorrow's food. We will have the things we always wanted. I will wait for God's perfect timing for us.

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“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” –Michael J. Fox

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Families play a crucial role in everyone's lives. A child's first school, where they learn about numerous subjects, is their family. Only one's family can provide them with fundamental information about their culture and identity. To put it another way, you represent your family.

My family, we are just like other families. I can say that we are in the standard of economic challenge. We used to have the things we wanted, my mother where somewhat didn't have any problems financially before. Unfortunately, what we used to have before has changed.

We have a normal size of a family. I have three brothers; sadly, our youngest died. My father, John Welben Engaling, is a worker at a JMPR company here in Toledo City. Mareluz Base Engaling, my mother is a full time house wife. Me and my two brothers are all students. Basically saying that the income in our family can't sustain all of our needs, especially the only source of our income comes from my father. To help my parents, I enrolled in a University where they won't have to pay my tuition and I applied in some private scholar. Luckily I got accepted. My older brother goes to school where he is also a scholar. That is the only way to help both of our parents financially and to somewhat lessen the burden.

Despite all the difficulties we are going through, we still know how to appreciate everything we have, the food, what is served to eat and share with each other. It greatly impacts me as a person when things get hard for us. I learn to appreciate every little thing. It is true that life in a province is hard, yet learning how to appreciate precious things, especially love and life, will lead you to a joyful life.

The two dogs that you can see in the photo above are both mixed breeds: a labrador and a doberman. We got the first brown dog name, zengkie. We have him since 2020. And the second one is laxus, 2021. Started the day they came into our lives, they now are one of the source of our joyment; our stress reliever; the sweetest, smartest and playful dog I ever met. Even though life was hard for us, we still managed to have these two dogs. The best decision we ever made was to have these two precious dogs with us. The best gift.

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"It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not."

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In the year 2002, 7th day of March, in Gumaca District Hospital, around 11:56 in the evening, when a beautiful child of Mareluz Base and John Welben Engaling was born. They named her Shyne Marie B. Engaling.

Today, she stands 5 feet and 2 inches, with a weight of 40 kilograms, who has dark brown curly hair, and brown eyes. At 20 years of age I'm currently taking Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics (BSEd – Math) at Cebu Normal University as a sophomore student. As the pandemic strikes, we are still using the new learning system, which is through gadgets, we usually meet via virtual classroom and do our responsibility as a student. I live with my parents and two brothers: Vhon Arwin Base, 24, and John Clifford Engaling, 18. I'm from the copper City with a heart of gold, Toledo City.

Looking back to my childhood days, I could really say that I'm lucky living what life gives to me when I started to open my eyes. When God, blessed me to live in the world. I knew I was lucky to have the things that other children don't have. I grew up having both my mother and father by my side. I'm raised full of love, respect, and strong.

I was a shy type person before I only had a few friends because socializing isn't my thing. When I was in my freshmen in high school, I knew I would meet a bunch of new people. I thought high school would be full of fun and excitement; unfortunately, not for me. In the middle of the year I got bullied by my classmates. I just woke up one day, the friends I thought who are real to me left hanging. I was labeled with names, but for me it wasn't me at all. I could say that it was the worst experienced that i dont want to get through again. From that day, I started to avoid attachments with people and started to hide in my box.

Things changed when we moved to Cebu. I found friendship, I thought that I could never have. I found my circle of friends who I can really rely on and trust. Despite the bad experiences, I got through I never thought the some people would really get over to that walls you built to give you the love and friendship you where seeking. The things that I am really proud and lucky to have. The love from your family and friendship really helped me mold the better and stronger me.