Bits of Inspiration

Like most successful people in the world today, I also came from humble beginnings. I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I grew up in a simple, traditional Filipino family setting. I am the eldest of three siblings and my parents were not rich. We lived in a small but neat and tidy house in a remote barangay in San Miguel, Bulacan. My dad worked as an employee for more than 20 years on a farm of a well-known manufacturing company, while my mom was a pure housewife. We don't have much money at that time but my parents were so passionate about giving us a great life that we were able to survive, at least having to eat three meals a day. I admired my parents for working very hard over those years. They did a fantastic job in raising us, making us finish our education and giving us a bright future. At a very young age, I already saw, felt and learned how tough life is; that in order to survive, one must really exert a lot of effort and hard work. At a very young age, my pa...