Driven by my Passion

Some people say that life is so unjust. We only sought a life of comfort and ease and nothing more. Living without problems to be worrying about, tribulations that would be perturbing us. All of us want to get what we desire. But that’s not what life is. Let’s just say that there are things that do not go according to the plan. There isn’t always relieve and the simplicity. We are fated to face these tests. Challenges that might make us fall; but stronger and more determined as we stand, driven by our passion.
It was dawn in the 11th of November; I was first introduced to the exquisiteness of this world. Fortunate as they have said, for my mom to deliver me safe and sound because before I was born my mother suffered from miscarriage which cost the life of two brothers. A tiny form of being, never had thought of the life he was to undertake. A middle child of three siblings, I was surely lucky to have been blessed with loving, supportive and hardworking parents. My older sister is a nurse who never forgets of helping and being a model to us. Like my younger sister, I am proud of being an Augustinian.
Ian Gabriel, a name that isn’t really common or unusual to the ears. But behind that name is a person of great dreams. I believe that every person wears a mask, a mask that conjures a reserved personality that is much different to the person’s real personality. The only time they take off that mask is whenever they’re with their family, friends and certainly when they are alone. As I should say my friends and my family are the ones who really know me. Well, I’m a jolly person and likes cracking jokes, though I can be serious at times, I can easily make friends and I make sure that there’s always a smile on my face. I am a very optimistic person and a competitive one. I like drawing and enjoy reading books, a lot.
When I first stepped into High School my mom would always tell me how scared I was to go to school during my Pre-school years. She told me how much I would cry, scared of being alone at school. Well, during those days, I never thought that the one I feared the most will be the most significant place in my life. Our school is like our second homes. It is the place where we learned how to write, read and do all sorts of stuff. It is also the place where we experienced great happiness, grief, embarrassment, excitement and many more. Of course, I myself have experienced all of these, I fell, and I commit misdemeanors. Sometimes I become successful, sometimes I don’t. But for every downfall that happened to me, I learned from the mistakes I committed. Every year, I do my best to be able to achieve an award or so, just to give thanks to my parents for all the things they had done and given to me. Certainly, these will not be possible without the help of my friends and my schoolmates. To sum up everything, I can say that our school had always been part of our lives.

Saint Augustine is the Doctor of the Church. He was a genius, although a genius to God means nothing. However, a holy genius means everything to God's body. He is called the Doctor of the Church because of his miraculous transformation out of sin to the service of God's people. – Since the year 1999 I have been an Augustinian in body and mind, and I think that this is what motivated me in choosing the career that I would want to take in the future. Every since I was young I have always dreamt of being a doctor. Not just a doctor, but a successful one. I chose this field of knowledge because of my desire to help others and to gain knowledge. I know that the path I chose to take will not be an easy one, but I believe that we great effort, determination and support, I’ll be next to my goal in due time. So that’s who I am; and since I’m still doing my best to make the most out of my life, this would never be the end.