Acerca de mi vida
(About my life)
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.
My name is Faith Castanares Delostrico. I was born on November 25, 1991 at exactly1:00am in the morning, at Balabagan Lanao del Sur. My nickname is “yuyen” or just yhen. I am the youngest daughter of Victoria Delostrico and Juan Delostrico. I have 2 brothers and 6 sisters. We live in Lorenzo Balabagan, Lanao del sur but I currently live now in Taguig city. I did not see one of my sisters, she died because of ovary cancer and I was just born in that time. My mother said that I look like my sister who passed away. I’m shocked when my mother told me that I am an unwanted child. She tried to abort me when I was in her womb. It hurts so much when I heard it, but I’m thankful that I survived. We have a very simple life and house in our province; we enjoyed the fresh air, cold water from the river and also the beach. I started kindergarten when I was 6 years old in Lorenzo Day Care Center. I remember in those days I didn’t want to go to school, I’m always absent. Mama thought that I’m inside the class but the truth is I’m only playing with my friends outside the school. My teacher had given me the chance to graduate. I was 7 years old when I was in grade 1 then graduated at the age of 12 in Lorenzo Elementary School. I have always an honor every end of the school year. I’m inspired to go to school these times because I had a crush name Jestoni Puerte. I’m so attracted to him. My heart beats fast whenever I see him. I know he likes me also but my bestfriend likes him too and it’s very hard for me to adjust. I graduated my secondary level in San Isidro High School. This time is so much memorable. I meet new friends. I am one of the players of volleyball and I am also one of the varsity during this time. I also play softball, it was very fun especially our teamwork eventhough we don’t usually won but we enjoyed a lot. I am also belong to achievers students in this time but when I am in 3rd and 4th year I was not belong anymore because chemistry and physics are really hard for me. I am also started to have boyfriend at this time. I have a bestfriend named Aileen Balensua. She was my best of friend since in elementary until high school but then, when we are in 3rd year level she meet new friend and they become bestfriend. It hurts me so much knowing that she is not my bestfriend anymore. Time goes by I had accepted it and I already move on. 2009 I finished my secondary level. I’m so proud of myself because I had survived all the challenges.
My mother planned to continue my study in Davao city with my nephew. I feel excited. One day, my sister calls my mother. She told her that I will continue my study in manila and she is responsible to pay my schooling. Mama agree, she talked to me about their plan, I disagree because I don’t want to leave them and I don’t want to be far away from them. I will surely miss everything. My mother force to go there in manila, she explained me everything. We always had a trouble everyday because they are forcing me to go to my sister. Unfortunately, I agree to them. Right after my graduation I will go to my sister and stayed there to continue my study. April 17, 2009 was the day I left. My sister cherrylyn go with me in airport.11:30am was the time of my flight, she assist me there then after I had check in she went home. I t was very hard for me to be far away from them especially when I see my mother cry. It was very sad in that day. When I reach manila, I’m little bit excited I only see this city on TV and I don’t expected I can reach this. During my first day with my sister Leah, I really cried because I miss my family, friends and my hometown, I really miss the surroundings. I call my mother, I cried and begging her to get me back. I told her I will go home and I don’t want to stay longer. She just laugh and told me that I am only experiencing culture shocked. She said that after few months I can move on and hopefully I can cope up with my new environment. As I observed, people from city and from province are really different. They aloof with people, they don’t even know who their neighbor is. While people in province are very friendly they know everyone around them. I am so lonely, I stayed always at home. As time goes by, started to love my new environment and also I have already some few friends. When the school year started my sister and I went to PUP bicutan to get enroll there but the guard told us that it was early that they had given the exam. I feel disappointed because I thought I can study in a university. My sister brings me in Fisher Valley College. At first I don’t like this school because of its name fisher. I took the exam there and get enrolled. I took Batchelor of Secondary Education major in English. This is not my dream to take; I never plan to be a teacher. I dream to be a nursing student and to be a successful nurse someday. But then, I have no choice because I know it’s expensive and they can’t provide it for me. It was June, class has started, I feel nervous because I don’t have any friend yet and I don’t know what I am going to do. It is very hard for me to adjust because I’m a shy type person. Then as days goes by meet new friends and I started also to love my course until I finished my first and second year level and now I am proudly say I’m already 3rd year college and next school year will be 4th year college student. I’m so thankful to God because he guides me always. I fight those challenges that make me a strong person. I learned many things as I studied in Fisher Valley College. I am happy now with my true friends who support me in everything. My college day is happier than my high school day because I meet my true friends and I know they are always there for me. We love and understand each other and we talk if we have problems. I learned many things from them. As a 3rd year student now, we had many things to accomplish. One of this is our defense, this make us crazy and we spend so much time for this but then we need to do this. I know we can do it by helping each other as a group. Time flies fast; I can’t imagine that next school year I am already 4th year college. I’m happy when I recall the time that I am only studying in kinder, elementary and high school. I am always praying to God that hopefully I can finish my study and get my profession to be a good teacher someday. I can’t promise to be a better teacher but a good teacher soon. I will teach my student as good as I can, imparting them my knowledge and skills. I know I did some mistakes with my family, but I know they already forgiven me. That mistake makes me how to be strong and a better person. I’m doing this not for myself but for my family especially my parents. I want to give them a better life someday. They expected me so much of me and I don’t want to disappoint them. I know I can do it with the help of our almighty God, everything is in his hands and he is happy to see those people who working hard for themselves. I know God is with me and he has a good plan for me someday.
Life is full of beauty notice it. Notice the humble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain and feel the wind. Live your life to fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. God is good all the time.
My name is Faith Castanares Delostrico. I was born on November 25, 1991 at exactly1:00am in the morning, at Balabagan Lanao del Sur. My nickname is “yuyen” or just yhen. I am the youngest daughter of Victoria Delostrico and Juan Delostrico. I have 2 brothers and 6 sisters. We live in Lorenzo Balabagan, Lanao del sur but I currently live now in Taguig city. I did not see one of my sisters, she died because of ovary cancer and I was just born in that time. My mother said that I look like my sister who passed away. I’m shocked when my mother told me that I am an unwanted child. She tried to abort me when I was in her womb. It hurts so much when I heard it, but I’m thankful that I survived. We have a very simple life and house in our province; we enjoyed the fresh air, cold water from the river and also the beach. I started kindergarten when I was 6 years old in Lorenzo Day Care Center. I remember in those days I didn’t want to go to school, I’m always absent. Mama thought that I’m inside the class but the truth is I’m only playing with my friends outside the school. My teacher had given me the chance to graduate. I was 7 years old when I was in grade 1 then graduated at the age of 12 in Lorenzo Elementary School. I have always an honor every end of the school year. I’m inspired to go to school these times because I had a crush name Jestoni Puerte. I’m so attracted to him. My heart beats fast whenever I see him. I know he likes me also but my bestfriend likes him too and it’s very hard for me to adjust. I graduated my secondary level in San Isidro High School. This time is so much memorable. I meet new friends. I am one of the players of volleyball and I am also one of the varsity during this time. I also play softball, it was very fun especially our teamwork eventhough we don’t usually won but we enjoyed a lot. I am also belong to achievers students in this time but when I am in 3rd and 4th year I was not belong anymore because chemistry and physics are really hard for me. I am also started to have boyfriend at this time. I have a bestfriend named Aileen Balensua. She was my best of friend since in elementary until high school but then, when we are in 3rd year level she meet new friend and they become bestfriend. It hurts me so much knowing that she is not my bestfriend anymore. Time goes by I had accepted it and I already move on. 2009 I finished my secondary level. I’m so proud of myself because I had survived all the challenges.
My mother planned to continue my study in Davao city with my nephew. I feel excited. One day, my sister calls my mother. She told her that I will continue my study in manila and she is responsible to pay my schooling. Mama agree, she talked to me about their plan, I disagree because I don’t want to leave them and I don’t want to be far away from them. I will surely miss everything. My mother force to go there in manila, she explained me everything. We always had a trouble everyday because they are forcing me to go to my sister. Unfortunately, I agree to them. Right after my graduation I will go to my sister and stayed there to continue my study. April 17, 2009 was the day I left. My sister cherrylyn go with me in airport.11:30am was the time of my flight, she assist me there then after I had check in she went home. I t was very hard for me to be far away from them especially when I see my mother cry. It was very sad in that day. When I reach manila, I’m little bit excited I only see this city on TV and I don’t expected I can reach this. During my first day with my sister Leah, I really cried because I miss my family, friends and my hometown, I really miss the surroundings. I call my mother, I cried and begging her to get me back. I told her I will go home and I don’t want to stay longer. She just laugh and told me that I am only experiencing culture shocked. She said that after few months I can move on and hopefully I can cope up with my new environment. As I observed, people from city and from province are really different. They aloof with people, they don’t even know who their neighbor is. While people in province are very friendly they know everyone around them. I am so lonely, I stayed always at home. As time goes by, started to love my new environment and also I have already some few friends. When the school year started my sister and I went to PUP bicutan to get enroll there but the guard told us that it was early that they had given the exam. I feel disappointed because I thought I can study in a university. My sister brings me in Fisher Valley College. At first I don’t like this school because of its name fisher. I took the exam there and get enrolled. I took Batchelor of Secondary Education major in English. This is not my dream to take; I never plan to be a teacher. I dream to be a nursing student and to be a successful nurse someday. But then, I have no choice because I know it’s expensive and they can’t provide it for me. It was June, class has started, I feel nervous because I don’t have any friend yet and I don’t know what I am going to do. It is very hard for me to adjust because I’m a shy type person. Then as days goes by meet new friends and I started also to love my course until I finished my first and second year level and now I am proudly say I’m already 3rd year college and next school year will be 4th year college student. I’m so thankful to God because he guides me always. I fight those challenges that make me a strong person. I learned many things as I studied in Fisher Valley College. I am happy now with my true friends who support me in everything. My college day is happier than my high school day because I meet my true friends and I know they are always there for me. We love and understand each other and we talk if we have problems. I learned many things from them. As a 3rd year student now, we had many things to accomplish. One of this is our defense, this make us crazy and we spend so much time for this but then we need to do this. I know we can do it by helping each other as a group. Time flies fast; I can’t imagine that next school year I am already 4th year college. I’m happy when I recall the time that I am only studying in kinder, elementary and high school. I am always praying to God that hopefully I can finish my study and get my profession to be a good teacher someday. I can’t promise to be a better teacher but a good teacher soon. I will teach my student as good as I can, imparting them my knowledge and skills. I know I did some mistakes with my family, but I know they already forgiven me. That mistake makes me how to be strong and a better person. I’m doing this not for myself but for my family especially my parents. I want to give them a better life someday. They expected me so much of me and I don’t want to disappoint them. I know I can do it with the help of our almighty God, everything is in his hands and he is happy to see those people who working hard for themselves. I know God is with me and he has a good plan for me someday.
Life is full of beauty notice it. Notice the humble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain and feel the wind. Live your life to fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. God is good all the time.