Here is my reflective essay. I am Kheven James B. Barraca, 17 years old, living in Holy Trinity, Brgy.

Cabantian, Davao City. I want to be a singer or a basketball player, but I prefer to be a singer because it is
not difficult to sing. I drink when there are birthdays, but it seems like every day I drink alcohol. That's
why I came here to PASDI, because basketball is my life story. March 22 2022 there is a try out in Davao
with Sealcor Kingfishers then before March 22 I told my mom that I'm going to Davao because it's 2022
because my family and I stayed at Monkayo and then my mom said she didn't have any money so I
looked for a way and I borrowed 200 pesos from my best friend who is a girl and then her mom gave her
100 pesos or 200 bayun and then I said that I might be short there because I'm still going to eat so I
chatted with my friend who has a car that we can try out together so that I can get free transportation
okay I'm free to eat then I'll go to the venue that was the try out at LGSA and then the coaches were
Sakya's coach then we tried out and then I wasn't hired so I said to myself that basketball isn't really for
me so that's why I feel sad It's me, but it's okay. Haha. Then I stayed for one week at my father's
brother's house, and then our neighbor noun on blvd Jesfer chatted that there was a tryout on the bike,
then he also told me that there was a tryout. I went to Sealcor, so I told him that I have no money and
then I have nowhere to live, then he told me that it's up to you, go to the house, so I went right away,
then he told me that I'm not going to panic with them, that's okay, so I'm G and G, then he said we train
every morning because I went with them on March 25 and then the tryout at Sakya was June 6 to 11 so
we trained that day, so I knew what I was going to do, then on June 5 at night I couldn't seem to sleep, I
really prepared for it because this is my dream, and then on June 6th, I woke up at 4 am. I was ready at
5:30. I was super ready, and then the tryout started at 8 a.m., so I was ready. I was really ready, then.
When I went, there were a lot of people, like 500+ people. I was nervous. Then they just let us play
because there were so many of us. When we were ready, I was like, This is it. Then, after Coach Sancho
said, List your names, come back. Tomorrow I'm happy, I'm really happy, I immediately chatted with
jesfer that the mission was a success, I cried because I was so happy, then I'm good, I'm on varsity, then
the games are accompanied by the coach, then I'm happy, I'm really happy, then I'm scratching to be
alone because I'm ashamed of Jesfer as if he's the only one then I'm big then I looked for an extra job
and then I just saw Jesfer's aunt from a barbecue skewer 100 it should be done by 3pm because I have
practice at 4pm then in the morning there is also 8 to 12 am so after I practice on the bike because it's
morning on the bike and then at 4pm one of our team is done practicing and I go home quickly to sleep
then when I wake up around 1:30 I immediately made a barbecue and when I went to practice, they
helped me so much. Then our coach saw that I was struggling with my situation, so he said he would
help me get out of the difficulty. Then he said, They will help me. It seems like I'm adopted, and then I'm
okay with it. August is here. Then it's okay. Someone will adopt me on August 22. After we finished
practice, I went to them right away. It seemed like I was on my way. Then August 23 was my birthday, but
it wasn't. They knew that's when they found out that someone greeted me at practice, then bought me a
cake, then lechon chicken. It was fun, but it seems like something is missing because I'm not with my
family. It's really hard to be far away from my family. After we ate, we went to bed, and then I was still
lying down and I was crying because it was like the pain of my feelings. It was done for my dream, so I
said it was okay. It seems like it took a long time. Mom said that I should come back to them because it's
okay, so they said they'd pay for my education. After basketball, then I left; okay, after a few months, we
were struggling with money because my dad was just a farmer in our province; then I stopped doing
varsity riding because I couldn't really afford it; and then I cried. I said to myself that I'm not stupid or not
because there is someone to help me, but I wasted my time because everyone was there. That's okay.
That's okay. Then I went back to our house just to stop my dream, but I have a question if I'm reading
this: if you're in a house where everything is not happy and it seems like you are not done with your
family but you are suffering but you can eat three times a day, what will you choose?