I am Dave, when I was young, my grandmother Mila and grandfather Tony were my parents because when I was young, my mother left me. She said she went out to Manila to work but she didn’t show any signs or write, so my grandfather and my grandmother raised me. I don’t know my father, my grandmother said he died a long time ago. Even though there were only three of us in life, we were happy, my grandfather and grandmother loved me so I didn’t feel like there was anything missing in my life. We lived by growing copra and farming on my grandfather’s farm, while my grandmother stayed at home.
As for me, I am improving my studies, I am in high honor in school. so that I can help my grandmother with household expenses I tutor my classmates and they pay me, because it’s not to brag I am good at mathematics. So I give my income to my grandmother to help even buy our rice because we don’t always have a money because it’s only every three months before grandpa can sold a copra.
Until I finished high school as a cum laude. My grandpa said they might not be able to afford me to go college because we don’t have money. But I didn’t give up, I said I would finish my studies so I could give them a good life. Good thing because I passed a scholarship program my tuition is free so I will just think about my daily expenses. I entered as a part-time service crew in a fast food and I was accepted. I combined my studies and work, although it was difficult but I was able to do it just finish my studies.
Four years passed and I finally graduated from college I graduated as an engineer. I was very happy because of course my dream of becoming an engineer was about to come true. I’m no time wasted to working to save up for the board exam and just a few months ago I had saved up for the board exam. I took the exam and after a few weeks of waiting for the results, I finally passed. I an now a full-fledged engineer. I couldn’t contain my joy at that time, especially my grandparents who re very happy for me.
I decided to apply abroad and work there because I thought the salary there was big and I could easily save coz I wanted to give my grandparents a good life. I wanted to let them enjoy the good life that they had never experienced in their entire lives and also in return for taking care of and raising me. I told them what I was planning, at first they didn’t want it because it was far abroad but later they also supported what I wanted.
I flew to Canada and worked there as an engineer. This is where I told myself that this is it self, you have fulfilled your dream so work hard at your job here. My life in abroad has been going well. I send money to my grandparents monthly. I also built them a big house and built a variety stores, a pig farm and a chicken coop so that they could have entertainment. I also stopped making my grandpa work on the farm.
Five years have passed since I came to Canada. I brought my grandparents here so that I could be with them. Our life has been good living in Canada and I have also started a family here and blessed of three children.
