Share ur Rags to Riches story , if u hav .

[kenites]

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Yah my parents.
Both of them comes from a family of farmers. My mam and pap met when they both worked as a security guard in a logging company in our place. Both of them were transferred to a gold mine area where they guard the equipment of the company. Didto na sila nag tipon since stay in man daw sila.
When our oldest brother was born and if makalugsong daw sila sa lugar sa ako paps, sawayon pa daw sila kay wala daw ikapalit ug lampin. Ang lampin tawn ang t-shirt daw nga gisi-on sa ako paps.
At that time kusog daw kaayo ang gold..they learned gold panning, mao pud ni mostly income sa mga resident ato nga place. Hinayhinay lang daw..ila ra man pud daw boss mo palit sa ginagmay nga gold ila makuha. Then one day while my pap’s away ang amo oldest brother, who was still an infant at that time, got very sick. Wala tawn kabalo ako mam unsay iya buhaton since toa lage sa bukid and lagyo daw kaayo mga silingan. When my pap arrived murag grabeh na pud ang baby. Nangita diskarte si pap pero wala man jud tawn magpahulam nila kwarta, siguro coz they know nga wala jud tawn ikabayad. And yes their first born died because wala jud tawn nadala ug hospital kay wala money. At that time nga gilubong daw nila ang baby while teary eyed he made a promise nga dili na jud ni mahitabo.Nga he would vanished the financial insecurity in his life. ( I learned this story while I was videotaping in one of his inspirational speech he delivered)
So hinayhinay lang daw sila paningkamot until he got involve in a gold trading until nilambo daw ila business. And now wala na sila sa gold trading but naa napud sila lain2x nga mga business interest.
Kami nga mga igsoon wala nami kaagi ug kalisod but nakita nako ang hinay2x nga pag asenso sa ako parents. Although wala nami nakapuyo sa bukid pero naka hinumdum pa ko that we rented a small house. Until the time nga nagpabuhat na sila ug daku2x nga house ug until nga time nga ilisdan na pud nila ug medyo daku2x pa jud nga house.
Although dili mi kaparehas kadatu ni Pacquiao ug Villar but I’m proud to say nga my parents story is a huge succes story and I’m very proud of them. Layo ra jud kaayo ila life karon compare sa una. Dili sa pang hinambog but in our place my parents is very much recognize and I think I can say one of the most influential people.

[robert_papalid_ece]

nice stories ayki and kenites... good read...

[kenites]

@robert --- ako bai saludo sa imo. I think you have a bright future

[emcentricity]

my parents are still living sa kalisod... they are old now... 50+ na... although i have been working here in manila with a decent salary... sakto ra jud makatigom2x gamay... maybe for my future... magpadala monthly kang mama ug papa pantabang sa galastoan... pero their lifestyle is still the same as 5-10 years ago... i think mejo nilisod pa gani... gusto unta ko nga mu-asenso ko... para mu-asenso sad sila... pero naa may mga butang nga dili jud nimo mapugos diha2x dayun... and will take time... so hinaot lang unta... sa umaabot nga mga tuig... matuman akong mga pangandoy... ug sila mahatagan ug maanindot nga kinabuhi... bisan sa hamubo nga panahon lamang...

sa pagkakaron... im giving them kung unsa pa akong makaya ihatag... like giving monthly money, and also fulfilling their dreams of being able to ride an airplane as they are scheduled to visit me here sa manila by november... pinobre ra gud nga mga pangandoy... and they're already happy with that for sure...

(tear-eyed while making this post)

awww na touch ko. it's inspiring na maski na ka manila, your thoughts are still about giving your family the best. in your own little way, naka palipay ka nila. most of the people i know when they have salaries , party party lang . im inspired with your story geh lang someday with GOd's help, mu asenso ra ka, GOd is good to those who are selfless. di mhatag dayon but in time. God bless

[emcentricity]

Yah my parents.
Both of them comes from a family of farmers. My mam and pap met when they both worked as a security guard in a logging company in our place. Both of them were transferred to a gold mine area where they guard the equipment of the company. Didto na sila nag tipon since stay in man daw sila.
When our oldest brother was born and if makalugsong daw sila sa lugar sa ako paps, sawayon pa daw sila kay wala daw ikapalit ug lampin. Ang lampin tawn ang t-shirt daw nga gisi-on sa ako paps.
At that time kusog daw kaayo ang gold..they learned gold panning, mao pud ni mostly income sa mga resident ato nga place. Hinayhinay lang daw..ila ra man pud daw boss mo palit sa ginagmay nga gold ila makuha. Then one day while my pap’s away ang amo oldest brother, who was still an infant at that time, got very sick. Wala tawn kabalo ako mam unsay iya buhaton since toa lage sa bukid and lagyo daw kaayo mga silingan. When my pap arrived murag grabeh na pud ang baby. Nangita diskarte si pap pero wala man jud tawn magpahulam nila kwarta, siguro coz they know nga wala jud tawn ikabayad. And yes their first born died because wala jud tawn nadala ug hospital kay wala money. At that time nga gilubong daw nila ang baby while teary eyed he made a promise nga dili na jud ni mahitabo.Nga he would vanished the financial insecurity in his life. ( I learned this story while I was videotaping in one of his inspirational speech he delivered)
So hinayhinay lang daw sila paningkamot until he got involve in a gold trading until nilambo daw ila business. And now wala na sila sa gold trading but naa napud sila lain2x nga mga business interest.
Kami nga mga igsoon wala nami kaagi ug kalisod but nakita nako ang hinay2x nga pag asenso sa ako parents. Although wala nami nakapuyo sa bukid pero naka hinumdum pa ko that we rented a small house. Until the time nga nagpabuhat na sila ug daku2x nga house ug until nga time nga ilisdan na pud nila ug medyo daku2x pa jud nga house.
Although dili mi kaparehas kadatu ni Pacquiao ug Villar but I’m proud to say nga my parents story is a huge succes story and I’m very proud of them. Layo ra jud kaayo ila life karon compare sa una. Dili sa pang hinambog but in our place my parents is very much recognize and I think I can say one of the most influential people.

my heart went out sa imong eldest brother... and i'm also inspired with your parents efforts for their family. rags to riches jud good story bro will share mine later heheeh

[cplusplus]

nindota sa mga stories....inspiring kaau

[romano2717]

finally, stories worth reading in GD
share lng unya ko sa story sko parents. pro di ing-ana ka dato prehas nla villar or manny and others, but proud jd ko

[emcentricity]

my dad's story

pobre kaayo. 12 sila magsuon 3rd cya. i summarize lang nako hehe. they were distributed sa ilang mga relatives coz dili kaya sa ilang parents na paskwelahon silang tanan. my dad worked as a boy sa iyang uncle. while his cousins had the luxury of new notebooks, hatid sundo sa school and etc. si dad had to secretly get the old tattered notebooks sa basurahan get the blank pages and sew them up para sa iyang own notebook.

he really valued education coz plenty of times mu threaten ya uncle pahunong cya coz gasto lageh kaayo. he really feared na di na cya mahuman. suguon pud cyag kuha bugas sa mandaue nya di cya tagaag pliti. so lakaw urgello to mandaue aswat bugas ang show. tanan commands ya uncle maski wa diri wa didto na commands patuo dayon cya kung di kaya kayahon para lang jud mahuman cya.

then he finished college, got his license. he applied in a company known south of cebu. he applied as a mechanical engineer but at that time, way vacancy and usually ang mga nakasulod gyud nay connection with an influential na taw. but the company offered him a slot-- to be one of the kargadors. so he accepted it, any job will do sa iya at that time. and nag hope jud cya one day, maka sud ra cya as engineer.

then one day nay vacant slot. so nasud cya as engineer. then summarize nalng jud nako. na supervisor cya, then his boss noticed na pagka kugihan jud sa akong amahan. humana ang duty ang uban pagka dali dali dayon og uli. my dad stays behind and double checks everything. maski wa nay jurisdiction sa ya trabaho. when his boss retired, everyone got a big surprise. sa despedida party, i was just 10 at that time i think, i was there sa speech. his boss decided to give his place to my dad. i could remember his boss's words " i could not think of any better candidate...." something like that. and i remember my mom started crying and i saw my dad's teary eyed expression, and i saw people looking at him with awe, with much respect.

and at the present my dad became one of the officers, and a board member of that company,
and i'm very proud to say, that he is the only man in that position who came from being a mere kargador. all the rest came in that position through connection. and though he reached ana na position, he stayed humble, never gave us material things that we wanted (hehehe) he just provides for what we really need. he is everyday thankful to the lord, despite his busy schedule, usa cya sa leaders sa gawad kalinga south of cebu. hands on jud sa pag tabang. simple kaayo na taw. my hero and my inspiration.
and everyone respects him and our family.

[anjerika]

sa family ni sa akong mama and her siblings.

mommy was named Daria by my lola + the other 3 girls mga bakya og name (Corpusa, Ignacia and Desideria) thinking that sila nga girls nga anak niya will not asenso - will stay as labandera, cook, farmers, etc when they grow up. 8 sila ka magsoon, 4 boys and 4 girls. lola was not rich but i should say even though they were average, na lisod lisod niya ang life sa 4 girls. btw my lola was able to buy a lot and build a 3-bedroom house out of her income from selling tabako, cigars and copra. lol

the 4 boys were sent to prestigious schools in our place. think about in 1960's, sa high school pa sila, the boys were sent to private schools. to think unsa na kamahal ana nga time and unsa ka sikat if ka skwela kag ingon ana. the other 4 girls were sent to public school kay gipalabi ang mga lake tingali abi kay soon they will become haligi ng tahanan, dapat maoy bongga og mahuman kay maoy mubuhi sa pamilya but it was still unfair. even so, my mom and 3 other aunts would travel gikan sa bukid padung sa school mag hike lang, every single day (it was considered luxury if you have a carabao for transportation, samot na og horse). she said they would start walking at 4am para makaabot sa school at 7am, layo2 jud tingali ilang lakaw. haha every single day sad, maglakaw sila magda og bugas, kaldero, sugnod, manok etc. coz di man sila magbawn - they will cook on their way! og d ba sa school sa likod adto sila maghaling.

think about every single day sa ilang pag high school ing-ana sila. lol. wa kaagwanta sa setup akong lola gipa board na lang sila. infairness nahuman silang 4 sa high school! ang 3 boys were high school dropouts, ang usa lang nakahuman nila.

pag college nila adto na sad sa pikas syudad, board and all. ang 2 nakahuman gyud tawn og education and nag teacher, ang usa kay nurse, ang akong mama pud kay commerce grad.

ang akong mama nagwork sa bank ato nga time but wasn't satisfied with the salary. she went to manila to find her luck. og sa dihang na meet niya akong papa! lol. taga bicol ni akong papa, nangita sad og ayo sa manila.

nagkauyab ang duha, pero mura na silag minyo ato nga time. hehe. then time came wa sila kapogong sa ilang gibati, nagminyo sila sa huwes. my dad, a ref and aircon tech was able to work sa Saudi og nakatigom ginagmay. my mom who was pregnant with me at that time felt a calling for nursing so she used dad's savings para makaskwela. hehe wa siya magsaba. when my dad came home nigraduate na siya! wa nay mahims si dad. kay gusto pod niya maka help sa family nga income.

i was 4 and my bro was 3 when they decided to work abroad. every year muuli sila once. my mom worked in Kuwait as nurse while dad was in Saudi. over the years, nakatigom, nakatigom, with the right decisions nakalampos mi. hehe. though my dad passed away already, wa nausik ilang nasugdan. my mom transferred to Canada 6 years ago to seek greener pastures kay sigeg gubat sa Kuwait haha and puhon puhon unta kami pod within 6 months will be leaving to join her ngadto.

right now financially we're doing ok, she's able to give us everything we ask but careful lang sya sa overspending and pag spoil. di pod sa ingon dato mi, but mom was able to reverse her condition sauna pagka bata pa and was able to expand it 500x hehe.


akong ante nga 2 are already teachers, infairness nakatukod sad silag houses. my aunt Corpusa (where we grew up) was able to expand her house, like dako sya, 6-bedroom 4 bathroom nga house, bought an SUV then nakapahuman pa gyud siya og medicine sa iyang anak. ang akong usa ka ante si Desideria is naka migrate sa Canada last 1996, adto na nagdako iyang mga anak adto na sila namuyo.

makahilak ko maka remember sa kaagi nilang 4. but it was worth the pain.

[kenites]

my heart went out sa imong eldest brother... and i'm also inspired with your parents efforts for their family. rags to riches jud good story bro will share mine later heheeh

tnx sis...yours is a great story...all my respect goes out to your father, indeed a true hero and inspiration