as different as we all are, we're STILL EQUAL.

we're all unique individuals.

no one's alike. not even twins.

we were made according to the likeness of God.

and how we are made, has a purpose.

we feel confident. we feel insecure.

we feel ashamed. we feel proud.

we feel blessed. we feel we have been forgotten.

we feel loved. we feel bullied.

we feel different things differently.

we love and get hurt in different ways.

we think differently and react differently.

we are not the same.

but in our eyes, we are the same,

human beings that needs love and care,

understanding and patience.

in our eyes, we are all equal.

no disabilities can change that.

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so, the people in the collage are me and my co- student teachers from my off-campus experience in San Nicolas Elementary School and some of our dear pupils. if you have been reading my previous posts, then you should know i'm a SPED teacher. i still don't have my license, still working on that but that wouldn't stop me from spreading knowledge and my advocacy with people with special needs.

i made this collage to send a message to you, whoever you are reading this... i hope you get my message and start reading about people with special needs and help us change the negative notion that is linked to them. they are just like us. they just function differently. we need to reach out to them and go an extra mile.

one thing that i have learned whenever i'm with them is how much greatness and happiness they can bring to me just by the simple things that they do. and by the end of the day, whenever i ask myself, did they learn from me? was i able to give them what they need? i'm left with this fact... they have taught me more than what i can teach them in a day.

April Absence

it's been a month since my last post and it was just all pictures.. as much as i want to update my blog, i find it hard to just squeeze it in. yes, i'm done with school so you might be wondering what's keeping me busy..

for one, fiance is here so we're just spending time together as much as we can knowing that the next time we'll see each other again is going to be a few more months from now, and hopefully in his country. yes, i'm just waiting for my visa and off i go (praying, SOON!)

secondly, a few days after my graduation, fiance and i went to Bohol to spend time with my relatives and to unwind. it was such a great 2 weeks for us because that was our first travel outside Cebu together and we were in Panglao Island for 3 days which was beyond amazing and he get to meet my relatives.

everything is such a blessing! we had our ups and downs but we're still standing.

another thing that's keeping me busy is my tutoring job. i want to share about these kids and their family but i don't think i'm allowed to since they are from a prominent clan here in Cebu. what i can share though is that i'm enjoying every day i'm with S & S even if sometimes they're being bratty.

PACKING! i'm packing my stuff as early as now and already did a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. some of the stuff that was left, i'm giving away to whoever i think would like/need it. i'm having a hard time letting go of my books. found some people though who i know would really take good care of it. so, i think that's good. some clothes i need to let go, too. i'm such a hoarder! not to mention very sentimental. most of my dresses i can't let go are given to me by my Dad. *sigh*

anyway, will be going back in my hometown and spend time with more relatives and high school friends.. i just need to go back home and get in touch to the place where i grew up since i know i won't be home for a long time.

will try to update this blog more often hoping i won't get lazy... i'm actually thinking of creating a new one before i turn 25 (midlife crisis) ... i just want to create a new blog site.. it's going to be a totally new journey for me so i think it's also appropriate for me to just have a new one then maybe a domain. this whole thing that i've started since what? 2008? is crazy teen stuff.. but of course i'll be importing some posts here coz i still want to see the transitions in my life..

well, it's late so i'll just leave this picture my cousin Myro Paulo Malcampo took of me and my fiance during a sunset at Panglao Island, Bohol...

hope you're having a great week my dear reader!