Inside Mae

Ikaw nanay ang nagsilbing ilaw naming lahat. Ikaw ang nagbigay sa amin ng kulay at buhay. Ikaw nanay ang pinaka masipag na tao na nakilala ko. Walang simunan at anumang sakit ang makapipigil sa passion mo, ang magtrabaho. Ikaw ang taong loyal sa pinanggalingan at mahal na mahal ang bayan. Kahit dekada kanang nakatira malayo sa iyong pinagmulan, ni hindi mo binago ang iyong kinaugalian at ang iyong inang wika. Ikaw nanay ang model o naming lahat. Totoong tao ka, matuwid at kung minsan masakit magsalita at magbigay ng komento ngunit nangingibabaw parin ang kagandahan ng iyong pagkatao at pagiging mapagmahal. Salamat nanay, salamat sa lahat. Salamat sa mahabang kwento na inipon mo para sa mga anak at apo mong dumadalaw sayo. Mangungulila ako sa iyo, sa iyong presensya, sa mga kwento mong pang wansapanataym, sa tawa mong tatlong syllables lang at higit sa lahat mangungulila ako sa paulit ulit mong pagsabi kung gaano mo ako/kami kalangga. Sobra sobra ka rin naming mahal nanay! Sa aki

As I passed my lesson plan yesterday, I thought everything will come into places. It was late in the afternoon when my superior was able to check it, but unfortunately, my lesson plan was rejected so i have to think for another one again. I cried inside. Not because it was rejected, but i cried for I don't have much time to think and revise my lessons. But in God's grace, I did. Thanks to my fellow teacher who helped me yesterday. But my struggle did not end there. Since my lesson plan had been revised, I need to revise my instructional materials as well. I felt more sadness when I realized that I was the only one who was left in the faculty room working at 7:00 in the evening. My esteem went low to the point that i thought that I would never make it. But God is good, He truly is. Today, before I went to my class, I asked my advisory class (grade 1 pupils) to please pray for me, almost all of them volunteered and surprisingly they were able to pray for me, then they gave me th

One month had passed. I admit, it wasn't easy at all! I felt too much pressured and anxious about my adjustments period. I committed lots of mistakes and faced many fears (short for farents hahaha 🤣) Yet, joy is still in me for I unexpectedly received an award for being Tender, Loving and Caring teacher (TLC). Indeed, for every sacrifice, toil, and hardship, there's always a good result in the end. Never I imagined that my work will be appreciated and recognized. For all of these, there's one thing I can say, "The greatest thing we can ever learn in life is to love and be loved in return". All glory and honor to God! ♥️