Category: Life Story

A few months after being laid off from the job at the local municipality I decided to go to the nearby city to try to find a job. My aunt from Guam owned a small apartment building there and I was able to stay there with my younger brother who…

I was beginning to doubt that the time and expense of five years of hard work and sacrifice to get my engineering degree would ever pay off. When I was really down and feeling hopeless about finding a job, my father always encouraged me and told me not to give…

After my graduation, I had decided to go to Manila to try to find a job. I set aside my dream to take the engineering licensure exam because, again, I didn’t have the money to pursue it. I was planning to work first and save up money for the…

Since I was a kid, I have always been enamored with the idea of marrying a foreign guy and traveling to strange and far distant lands.  I never really thought it was going to happen but we all have dreams.  During my last year in college, I began working with…

I had a lot of fun in my high school days. I had a lot of friends and continued to do well in my studies. I didn’t put too much pressure on myself, instead, I just had fun. I made lots of friends and managed to keep on the…

For me, life has been hard.  As a matter of fact, my hubby says that my favorite saying is ” life is hard”.  I always say that when I get depressed or discouraged.  The truth is that life used to be hard but I didn’t really realize it when I…