By Maricris Concepcion

A great chef…this is how I see myself ten years from now, a professional and a great chef who would be popular here and abroad, and a chef who will cook for some popular artist or powerful personalities.

When I was in the elementary we always had this slum note and one of the questions was, “what is your ambition in life?” it was lots of fun answering fully those questions. At time…..”I want to be a teacher someday”, when asked why you would like to be a teacher, I always tell them, “because I want to share my knowledge to my future students.”

But as I enter high school, everything has changed, yes everything has changed— my looks, my teachers, my friends. Lesson gets harder, more activities etc. while certain things has changed, the thing I wrote to the slum note never changed, and as being a friend to everybody I have space on their slum notes. When I was about to answer those questions, I hesitate to answer the question of “what is my ambition and dream” then I feel that as my environment changes, my decision also changes and from a being teacher I just wrote this I want to be a successful person someday and have the opportunity to travel around the world.

Before graduation we had this simple forum, they asked everyone “what are your plans after you graduate? Some say, “ I will go to Manila for work and money I will earn, I will use it next year to attend to school” other say maybe “I will pursue college studies” then I’ve paused for a moment, asking myself, what about me? What will happen after this? Then my questions were answered after graduations, and that was to stop for a while to let my two sisters finish their studies in Manila… I’ve stopped for almost 2 years.

After 2 years of waiting, finally my sister got a job and last year my second sister graduated and passed the board exam. My uncle asked me, what course would I take up? So I wonder why he asked me that question and because of that I asked him, then he simply smiled for a while and says he’s surprise, he tells that he will send me and my twin sister back to school. And I told him that I want to be a great chef. So here I am now at PSU pursuing my studies and taking up BS HRM.

For now, I’m doing my best in my studies I will do everything I can to finish this course and fulfill my ambition. I will always put in my mind that “everything is possible” through God’s help, the support which I always felt coming from my family and friends, and I know I can make it until I make it to the top. As my twin sister say “try and try until you succeed” giving up is the reason that will put us down, be a fighter through that. I am strong and brave enough to fight all trials that will come my way. I will do my best to make my dreams come true.

I-BS HM B