During my high school years, I had many friends. I developed my drawing talent. My best friends Mary Ann, our top student in class, always explained to me what my teachers were teaching us. More often than not don I understand . The most difficult to understand was Pilipino subject . I studied very hard trying my best to pass high school. My grades were failing and I felt like depressed and lonely. I cried . I really hated essays because I cannot compose long sentences with the correct grammar.

        After I graduated from high school, I passed the entrance examination of the University of the Philippines College Baguio and took up Fine Arts – Visual Communications. l felt very shy so l covered my hearing aid with my hair. No one explained to me about our lessons. l felt hatred and betrayed for my congenital defect. My parents needed me to have a  tutor again so l asked my teachers for their support and understanding. Sadly , my quizzes and exams were very  low. Soon , l developed  good friends who were my Fine Arts classmates , who encouraged me to listen with my eyes and speak with fine words . Soon l developed confidence and interest in all my activities . My grades were good but  my communication was poor. Fortunately, with God’s help l graduated as a college scholar.

       After college , many of my Dad’s deaf patients asked about my condition. They did not believe me that l could talk and communication like an ordinary person. They felt jealous and proud of my improvement. l felt sad and pity them. I realized, that hard work and lots of practice and through God’s blessing l overcame my deficiency.

       At present, my communication is fine but still practicing to speak very well. l always pray to God for my communication to be perfect. And also, l hope I can study very well so that I hear a lot of songs and sing them too. I will learn how to sign language.