The real me......

Once you start reading this you will start to know me .... the real me.....

I am the first born of my wonderful parents which I'm very proud of. The big sis to my siblings whom I love very much. 

Growing up I am more close to my father's side as my childhood was spent in the house of my uncle who is like a secon father to me. There is a motto for our clan started by the sibings of my father "Ang kapatid ay kapatid, kahit ipagnakaw mo pa sya sa asawa nyo basta nangailangan ang kapatid kailangan tulungan sa anumang paraan" (Translation: "A sibling is a sibling no matter what, even if you need to steal money from your better half you must do the extent to help each other no matter what"). Indeed I saw this motto always lived by my Uncle and Aunts they are always there for each other no matter what. They may have their difference, their favorites, but when one sibling needs help they are always there to back each other up.

I have learn the value of hard work and earning money at a very young age, being the eldest I am the one who have experienced to help my parents in running our family businesses, first I started out selling "duster and collots" clothes which was sewn before by my mother and later on become a business that led to hiring other sewers to sew the clothes and sell in Pasig Market on a Saturday morning, Divisoria or in Baclaran, Paranaque on different days of the week. Later on this business was hand over to my aunt maternal side in order for my grand parents to have business of their own.

My paternal side of the family has a Family business which is an Agri business selling dressed chicken, poultry farming, duck raising, Liquefied petroleum gas distributor (PETRON GASUL), egg business (Duck eggs to be exact) and local fishing boats and yes all of those businesses we had experience and very proud because it made me who I am today.

My parents are both very young when they got married they didnt even finish their studies and yet all of us are sent to private schools and was given all the things we need. They provided me and my siblings all our necessity we need. We might not get the luxury things in life but they let us understood why and make us work hard for it if we really want to have those material things. Who do you know who can send all their kids to school (all private) but doesnt have a degree? only few people I know can do that,that is why we are very proud of our parents in so many ways they have sacrifice many things for us and we are very humbled.

As I am the eldest I saw the hardship and even experience what my parents have to endure just to make a living as early as 12:30 am my parents need to be in the public market to sell dressed chicken which my father prepare and my mom sells until 12:00 pm (noon time) I had the opportunity to experience that growing up and I am thankful. I leaned to be appreciative and thankful. I know the value of money. I dont know how my mom and dad was able to do all those things before and where does they get the energy and strenght. As soon as they reached home they will even do the things they need to do in our home e.g. cook, clean, wash clothes, iron etc. just thinking about it today I dont know how they manage to do all those things now. I maybe their daughter but I am not as tough and strong as them, I admire them so much.

My siblings are not as diffent to other familys we have our difference and quarrels but in the end we know we have eah others backs and love each other so dearly.

My family is my life, happiness and the meaning of me'..... all of me.

On your way up to success let's not forget who we have just to get there we owe everything to them. To my parents I salute you both, to my siblings cheers for all of us, and to my husband I hope we can be as good as my parents and your parents making them our guide to become good parents to our child and children to come.