Eduard A.

Danda VI
BSECE- VocMis AA
March 30, 2021

What kind of person am I becoming, and what kind of person do I want to become?

The real me ever since…

Ever since I was young, I was described as that one kid who could draw. I followed the foots
steps of my dad, who I envision back then as a great painter/ carpenter/ engineer. When I was a
kid, my father was like my Michael Angelo, I grew up aspiring what he loved doing and thus
following thine footsteps. Besides the creative side in me, I was an energetic child, like really
energetic. I remember the first time I got an office call. It was in kindergarten, apparently the
classroom teacher reported me to be “biene metedor”. Basically, every exam or quiz, if I was
done, I would stand up and approach my classmates who were still unfinish and help them
through the quiz. You can say that it was cheating except I was really exposing myself doing it
and never really thought of it as cheating. So, couple of quizzes passed by, couple times I tried to
“help” my classmate eventually led to assigning me as door guard, so that every time I would
finish my quizzes I’ll go straight to the door, stand up and wait they’re until our room teacher
will call me back, or until everyone is done with their quizzes. Plus, I never knew why I would
get so excited guarding the door.

Newly developed characteristics over the years…

These stories basically summarize my whole personality, I am that energetic, enthusiastic, and
creative guy. A couple social interactions, friendship, and academe related topics both in
physical and mental activities later, I realized that I loved sports and that I really loved
engineering. Back then I’d always dream of building my own car, houses, bridges or making my
own robot. I grew interest in understanding what is behind the creation of things, its
mechanisms, its driving force, and fundamental function. Back then, the kids around my age
would get bored watching channels like Nat. Geo, Discovery or show segments like
matanglawin. But I also enjoyed watching cartoons as well, as a kid and even today, I’d still
watch some kid cartoons just because I keep tracks of the minor improvements that animation
has coped with over the years. Sometimes I compare animation mechanisms back then and now,
and those other stuff.

From the different growth spurt and challenges I’ve face; I’ve come to realize that I am much
more logical than being intuitive. I ted to follow through decision making by proven facts given.

Though I also acknowledge the essence of being stubborn. I do have an attention span of a
goldfish when it comes to commitment, though I eventually finish up my work, do get bored
rapidly and move on to things that interests me at that moment. When that happens,
procrastination or a low-quality product can occur. And other times I could simply forget what I
was doing judging from the numbers of ideas that I think I could and should do at that moment.
This simply means that I lack focus most of the times. Though stress has been proven to me as an
effective drive to focus on a simple deadline of a project or activity. I can become insensitive
sometimes to people, I do apologize to the people I unintentionally hurt but I’d never think of it
as major problem for me though it is a disadvantage of my personality.

What am I currently working on..

Stepping aside listing the integral parts of my personality, I do notice developing traits during
this quarantine. As of know I’m still the old me, though I noticed a more timid side of me as per
usual. The quarantine really nurtured my habits in a bad way. Usually I would wake up early
every school days, my routine would be 5-6:00 school days and 8-9:00 am during weekends or
holidays. But it seems that the

schedule have flipped, I occasionally wake-up at 5-6 now and end up waking up ( I’m terribly
sorry to tell this madam. I do appreciate your unit and the other units as well, but I simply can’t
help myself waking up late) 10 minutes before the class or 30 minutes late. I’m terribly sorry but
I really wanted to show this, I am not proud, but I want to reflect on this behavior.

I have noticed this new pattern for about 3 months now, even if I have completed the
recommended amount of sleep, even with aids of alarm clocks and healthier diets, I still wake up
late, unable to prepare myself for introduction. But I am currently solving this problem and try
to regain my body clock before the quarantine started.
I also noticed how sluggish I have become; my movements and activity have lately decreased
during this quarantine and sometimes it affects my performance during online classes and even
in my chores.

I have really, I would describe as, slightly fallen out my character (just a little nudged out of the
direction ) from what I used to do. I used to be energetic and preoccupied. Now, during this
quarantine I can clearly see a negative effect that it given to my health, body and mentality as a
student and as person part of the society.

Who am I aiming to be…

Though I experience these minor adversities, I still look up front towards my goal. There comes
a time where I will really prioritize the important parts that I need to pursue and give focus , for
example, succeeding in my academic career. Besides school, I still prioritize my role as the
panganay of my two siblings and a responsible anak to my parents. Friendship, I value a good
relationship with my friends, I see having friends as on of the pillars that support building
myself, that is why I value the relationship between closest friends. Things or other parts that are
outside from this, like material possessions, I really suck at maintaining a focus.

Right now, I really would want to complete my education, engineering, and pursue a career
about it. It is the call of craftsman shift while solving real world problems from your creation that
makes me want to pursue and focus achieving these goals. I can say that engineering calls for me
and I also call for it. Other than that, I would also make my parents proud, so it has become a
driving force for me to achieve graduation.

There are some fields of education that interest me like business management and environmental
science. I really hope that as soon as I become a successful person, I would partake on plans and
actions that prevent, protect, and conserve the natural balance between nature and technology. I
aim to pursue a path were in the technology I grow will harmonized with the ways of nature. So
that neither both gets disregarded and left behind. I would want science to progress further with
nature.

The conclusion…
There is a lot that has happened over the years, and too much to account for these current years.
And within these years of growth spurt and personal development I can assume that I will be
fine, for now. Although it may seem that my negatives outbalance my positive, or vice versa. I
do believe that every single one of us is trying hard to change and prove everyone that we can
make a better version of ourselves. I that’s a trait I am striving for and willing to focus on
developing, as any successful person would say, you always have to try and try again until,
hopeful things would work out for the better.