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Spent my 24th birthday with someone who has kept me sane towards MPROJEC2, a good friend and my favorite mathematician, Simon Ogbac. 

Simon was my lecturer back when I was in college and found himself important with Alumni Tracer. He’s very simple, down to earth, intelligent and pretty fun to be with. 

He was my professor who opened up the doors to what is important within the life in the academe & in the industry.

He stood by me as my mentor, I guess you all know by now what is the story behind it, he never stopped me from dreaming, reaching greater heights and to working to be better, indeed, he mentions na "ang gusto ko lang eh makita kang okay, andito lang naman ako lagi for you, hindi mo na kailangang sabihin".

But little does others know I call him my inspiration in the sense that he has helped mold me to who I am today and what I can be in the future. His achievements are certainly something to look after. It was this memorable occasion in 2012 that we were tagged as "mag-ama" and we went on being considered that way for the next 2 years (I hope I did justice at di niya ako kinahiya ever). 

In the greater sense of the word, Elmer Pineda happened to came by and act as my second dad, guiding me in every decision I make without making me feel like "mali ka". Instead, he would allow me to learn from all those mistakes and make use of it to be a better person. 

I know medyo suntok sa buwan (oo naman ang layo ko pa bago ko ma-reach yung naabot na niya), pero he is my life peg when it comes to teaching (yes gusto ko magturo and he knows that). He made it easy for the students without compromising the quality of education he produces and his experience makes him credible for one. I miss seeing him in FEU Manila, but I know he makes the best of his life teaching in FEU Makati.

I thank God for the very same reason that he is still in my life, na minsan kahit pasaway ako, he gave me someone who would give me a pat in the back to say, "Wag mo silang isipin, you gotta be proud of what you do and when all else from those who consider you as family fail, here I am so proud of you". Kung merong natirang totoo sa buhay ko, I believe it was my family (my parents) and people who knew me from the start or a longer period of time like what he did. 

Kung ano man ma-achieve ko sa mga susunod pa, alam ko he will go out of his way to talk highly of me kahit di niya kailangan,  he would have wished that go some place else, but his all out support makes me feel that I made the best decision in my life. 

I can never deny the fact that he is an instrument to where I am today.

Whatever our relationship are 4 years ago, it still didn't change as what we are today kept us together. He was more than my college thesis mentor, he was my best friend, my father-figure and most importantly, my prayer partner. We came across a lot of problems and stood up and be successful. Fast forward to today, he continuously guides me, backs me up and helps me understand that life will not be easy, but I can overcome it, He can easily say, "kaya mo yan kahit wala ako, I'm very confident you can do it, I'm so proud of you."  

He can talk about what I had accomplished to other people even if I don't ask him to do so. He has often and done become proud of me.

To my dad & best friend, Engr. Elmer Pineda, I love you and I hope to see you before your birthday next week. (fingers crossed!), kung hindi, alam mo naman nasa puso kita, always!

I had been serving Far Eastern University for 2 Years and 19 days now as a Database Person.

It was not the ideal job but I am thankful for what it brought me, especially to the Wizards Group (FEU's Oracle Support) who supported all my questions, I'm happy to say I'm few kembot away to finishing Oracle 11G OCA, thank you to Gab and Jonel for pushing me to be better, you ain't just a consultant, you helped me fix what I want to happen in my life.

2013 brought me back to my "second home", FEU Institute of Technology where I started my Master in Information Technology, to be honest, I never saw myself to be a DBA in a school setting, I really wanted to teach, which is why even if it is a ton of sacrifice, I go to school every Saturday. (and Friday for this term). I managed to shine my own I suppose, getting grades higher than I used to with my Bachelor's Degree. I've met some friends along the way, Earl, Joyce and Oliver who is already my colleague here in the university.

2014 is still half-way, I'm on my 2nd Year, hopefully to get my act straight until the final defense. I am striving to be better for myself, for my family and for the people who have supported me like Ma'am Bong and Sir Pineda who up to this day never stopped guiding me just like their own. 

I also continue to write as a freelancer - accepting gigs whenever I can to develop my writing and grammar. ODesk has given me a reputable profile of all the clients I've worked for.