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My Autobiography <3

Look What You Made Me Do

I am Glyza Fabros Cahambing. I am 18 years of young. I reside in Purok Fortune, Sitio Liberty, Brgy. Camp Downes, Ormoc City, Leyte. I am a grade 12, Humanities and Social Science student in Ipil Integrated Senior High School.

We are seven in all in the family. My father is Mr. Ramel Platero Cahambing. He is a very industrious and protective father to us, his family. He works as a driver. My mother is Mrs. Glenda Fabros Cahambing. She is a perfect mother. She’s incomparable. With her pure heart, we are guided through twists and turns in life.  She has no professional occupation, but currently having a business which is selling viands she cooks at home. Despite of poverty, tiresome and health problems, not a thing can stop them in earning a living for our future. Although I and my siblings are stubborn, they never failed to nurture us. I have four siblings, one girl and three boys.  First is my strong-spirited sister. She’s Lyka Fabros Cahambing. She is the eldest. Second is my strict but thoughtful brother. His name is Lemar Glen Fabros Cahambing whose name was derived from both names of our parent thinking that he is the last born child in the family, but here comes another two. We have cute twin little brothers namely; Renzo and Ruiz. We have a very strong, supportive, loving, caring and faithful family.

I spent my childhood days but not that happy. I was bullied by some children and even grown persons. Let me describe myself way back when I was a kid. I have two big teeth in front and was outward, I am fat, I wore eyeglasses, I have frizzy hair and I don’t have good taste in fashion. Some kids call me ‘lola’ in our place and also some students like me and some teachers call me ‘pakol’- a kind of fish they characterized as ugly. Behind all of it, I have a knight and shining armor, my sister. She protects me from those who bully me. She’s on the rescue for me since I am a crying kid.

My health isn’t in satisfactory especially when I was a baby. According to my parents, I was brought to the hospital almost every month. The doctors even told them that I might have some disabilities due to consecutive intake of medicine. It was almost death but God gave me a chance to continue my life on earth. This might be the reason of why they are so protective to me.

I have been realized of probable prematurity and brain incapability, but instead, I excelled in class. My parents least expected this. I am a consistent honored student.

I graduated as a valedictorian with academic awards in Camp Downes Elementary School. It is a very promising moment in my life, but doomed when some people tries to ruin this happiness of mine. As a conventional culture, in terms of honors, a transferee shall not over take someone who is a student in a school from past to current school year. Since I was a transferee in my graduate school, some teachers won’t allow me to graduate as a valedictorian.  They even sabotaged the graduation ceremony. They started the event even if I’m not yet there. They made my valedictory address the last part after the emcee announced the portion for picture taking. They talked behind my back and confronted our class adviser. The family of our salutatorian which is a teacher was once an employer of my mother way back childhood. That’s why she’s deeply insulted with the situation. I could have never forgotten this happening in my life, but it did not discourage me, instead, it motivates me even harder.

In high school, I’m still an achiever. I completed junior high school in Ipil National High School. This time, I am better. I don’t wear eye glasses anymore and I started learning on grooming myself. I am no longer being bullied, but still a crying lady. I have a weak shield from being hurt especially when I started getting into a love commitment. So many times I had been hurt, but still loving all over again. Until the time I learned to be strong who can conquer the odds. I admit cry but now, behind closed doors.

I am a servant of a catholic church, a member of our very own Sacred Heart of Jesus Youth Ministry in residential area. Before, I just want to sing during the mass, but now it’s more than that. I’ve learned that it is all about serving the church and the people in and for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. My faith is strengthened.

Also I am a campus journalist, a news writer and a broadcaster from junior high school until senior high school.  I was once an active Red Cross Volunteer last Grade 11.

Right now, I am no longer bullied, I can face the different challenges with strengthened faith to God, and our family is even stronger than ever. I got two new very loyal best friends that replaced my last best friend who promised to go back to me from Cebu, but seems like amnesiac that she seems enjoying her life without my company and I am blessed with a very loving boyfriend that is just my chat mate before, courted me for about three months and after a week and more meet up with me and my family at home, he got my sweetest ‘yes’.

I realized that it is not just life, but living because life is what I got but living is what I give to the world and the people on it and most of all, to the Lord, our God.

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“The youth is the hope of the nation” this statement is quoted by our very own National Hero, Jose P. Rizal and is being popularized. Indeed!  Where we all started to become leaders? It is of being a kid and being improved when we became youth.  Youth are raised to be the next leaders of not just the barangay, the city, province or nation, but of the world.

Abolish the SangguniangKabataan? A big NO. The youth themselves are powerful. You might think that they have not much experience to understand the world, but they are adventurous enough to discover more about the world. Youth must have the voice of their own to have their contribution to the world and not just waiting for what adults will do for them. Each and every one of us has the capability to change the world. Even little hands can hold bigger things and in fact, not all elders can handle a big responsibility.

“Masyadongbatayungmga SK officials, nasa high school pa sila at madalingmaimpluwensiyahan ng pulitiko. Kadalasannagagamit kami ng mga barangay captains at pulitikokasi may boses kami sa council. We cannot sign contracts because we are minors, so it’s the barangay chairman who does it for us. Pagyungkapitan may gustongpabor, iniipityung SK at hindimagbibigay ng budget. Kawawang SK walangmagawakundipumayagnalang,” laments Cajes, 20.

This statement is not enough to say that SK should be abolished, because not all of the youth are their dignity are to be paid off by money. Let’s also consider the fact that this issue is not just about the youth but of the society as a whole.

“I believe that all SK officials are mostly academic achievers. When they run in the SK they know the responsibilities that go with it. Usually, we sacrifice our studies to be able to serve our constituents. ‘Yung school andiyanlangyan. Hindi kami iiwan. Pero yung SK tatlongtaonlang kami magsasakripisyo para matulunganangkapwa naming kabataan,” says Cajes, a senior European Studies student at the Ateneo de Manila University. She has taken a leave of absence from AdMU to concentrate on her task as SKNF president, but is taking courses at the UP Open University.

This manifest that youth are willing to sacrifice their own other priorities to serve the society.

Let us also look unto the real situation. Who are most likely to participate in volunteer works? It is the youth.

Abolishing SK won’t mitigate the problems in our society. Instead, it will discourage the youth for not giving importance to their service to the society and the government. There are so many of the youth who has potentials to become leader of the whole group and even contribute to the society as a whole

SAY NO TO SK ABOLITION! 

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How to correct those people who have committed mistakes? It is by communicating with them and telling them what should be the right thing to do rather than pointing out their mistakes and scolding them. :)

Mass Homily 09-10-17