I started living independently since 12. I graduated high school and college through my own effort. Living independently at a very young age wasn't easy. I had to work & study hard, take care of myself and stop myself from crying every time I was sad, afraid and sick. Well, I didn't have any regrets of choosing to live individually because it taught me many things..e.g, the importance of money, job, life etc. Moreover, it will help me a lot when I have a family of my own.
As far as I could remember, I always wore a smile every time I was in a difficult situation, sad & missed my family. When I applied for a job I still had the SMILE as my best weapon, specifically when I got nervous during the interview, when I faced the interviewer, etc.. Smiling has been a great help to me since then. Without it, I might not become a teacher.
At present, I'm still wearing a smile. I wear a smile to my students, colleagues, family, friends, acquaintance, neighbors and even to strangers. In short, I wear my smile to everyone.
One more thing, I believe that I'm pretty when I smile...hehehe. Thus, if you want to feel & look pretty/handsome, prettier/ more handsome than someone else or the prettiest/the most handsome person in the world - SMILE!
Let's SMILE everyone!
Teaching is a noble profession. Without teachers, there will be no engineers who will build houses, bridges, buildings, etc. for us and there will be no doctors who will save our lives when we are sick.
Although I've been admiring teachers since childhood but I never dreamed of becoming a teacher, as what I am now. It only happened that my parents wanted me to become a teacher. Well, maybe this is fate because I used to teach kids who were smaller than me according to my mother.
Supposedly, I should be teaching high school students because I graduated BSED-English ( Bachelor of Secondary Education - English). But, I'm teaching ESL ( English as a Second Language) to Japanese nationals at present.
Being an ESL Instructress is fun, challenging, interesting and rewarding. It's fun because I share not only lessons or learnings to my Japanese students but also smiles and laughters. It's challenging because I handle people with different personalities, jobs , ages, etc. It's interesting because I am always eager to see if I'm effective as a teacher and if my teaching is productive. And, it's rewarding because the students express their gratitudes every time the lesson is done or every time they learn something.
I don't have any problems with my students because they are all polite and good as people; on the other hand, they are smart, keen, clever and witty as students. So, I'm very thankful that they are my students and I'm happy that I become their teacher. On the other side, I have no regrets of choosing to teach them rather than to teach high school students.
This is me at present. Changes take effect; specifically, I'm no longer naive. But, there's one thing that never changes - my SMILE. I'm still smiling.
Have you noticed it?
This photo was taken in the flower garden of my landlady. Again, I was innocent-looking but smiling..nothing had changed..huh?
This is how I looked like 14 years ago. I was first year high school at this photo.
Along with me are - my relative (center), Swendy and my friend (left), Jade. I was naive-looking but smiling..hehehe
When I was a younger, I never dreamed to be rich or famous. I only wanted to live in simplicity, beauty and happiness.
Simplicity because I don't want to have a complicated life. Beauty because it's nice to feel beautiful & to live in a beautiful world - close to nature. And, happiness because I never want to be sad even in a single minute.
I'll be 27 next month. So, I evaluated my life recently; if I still have the things I only wanted before - the Simplicity, Beauty and Happiness. Luckily, I still have them all. In short, I still have the same wants.
I have dreams in life but not that very BIG; because I don't want to be disappointed if ever these dreams of mine fall. Also, I never aim too HIGH because it might just change myself to be bad - who knows?
People change...everything changes. As it's popularly known, " Change is the ONLY permanent thing in the world". But, I'll try my very best to keep the BEST part of myself - my HEART. Nevertheless, if I change or if something in me changes, that will be for the BETTER. And, if there's something that might change to worse in my life that will be physically - from the beautiful me at present to the ugly me in the future ( of course, I'll be having wrinkles in the future and I might not stand or walk straight at that time..hehehehe).
Sooner, I'll get married and have a family of my own. I'll try my very best to give my future children NOT only a better future BUT also a better mom. I'll teach them to be a better person & to be a good example to everyone. And of course, I'll introduce to them my secrets in having a good life - the SIMPLICITY, BEAUTY & HAPPINESS.
