No Rain, No Flower
I’ve always been the kind of girl that hid my face, so afraid to tell the world what I’ve got to say. But I have this dream right inside of me, I’m gonna let it show, this time to let you know.
In this blog, I am going to tell you a little bit of my personal background, interests, achievements and my goals.
Hi! My name is Claudine F. Nargatan, I was born on April 11, 1996 and so I am 21 years old, currently residing at 396 Banana St. Napico Manggahan Pasig City but I spent my first 12 years of life in Cavite City. Since I was in 6 years old, I am very confident and active in participating to our school programs because it is my way of showing my talents. In this age, I don’t know where I got my self-confidence in facing of many people but one thing is for sure, my mom always ask me to be active so I can get a high grades.
This is my family. I cannot imagine living my life without my family by my side. Family is very important and valuable to me and is something that should never be taken for granted. Without my family, a large part of my life and culture would be missing. In my family, basically, we are five members altogether. My father’s name is Eugenio, my mother’s name is Benita, my sister’s name is Carmela and my brother’s name is Eugene. My family is very important to me for different reasons. First of all, it is the place where I belong to. Literally, every Saturday and Sunday, I return to my home where my family lives. I cannot think that I am living without my family. When I was younger, my family members provided me with all forms of necessary supports and I am highly grateful to my parents for their unconditional supports they provided me and still they are playing the same roles as they did after my birth. I am happy with my two siblings and cannot imagine my life without them. My family is my life and thus it is most important for me than any other thing.
High school days were one of the best school days I experienced while I am living in this planet. Without high school, life is a bit of boring. Life through high school was an extraordinary feeling of a teenager that’s goes through it. For me, my high school experience was the most exciting and happiest moments of my life, because this is where I discovered my skills and talent as a SSG (Supreme Student Government) officer. I find so much joy in being able to serve others. When I choose a leadership position, I focus more on what I will be able to do for others, and less on what I will get out of the position. If I can help just one person through giving my time and energy, then I consider my contribution a success.
Before I started college, I spent months deciding what course I am going to choose. I chose AB Broadcasting, why? Because since I was in high school, my favorite hobbies are acting, reporting, and editing videos. I am very confident in public speaking especially when we have announcements in our school. That’s why, I chose AB Broadcasting because I know to myself that I am ready to face the field of broadcasting. I am currently 4th year student, studying here in University of the East Manila and I am loud and proud to say that I am Student Athlete of this university.
Playing Judo at University of the East gave me everything, literally. With a full ride, my education was paid for, along with my food allowances and board. Judo also gave me more than just money, it gave me a support group. When I arrived at college my freshman year, I had supportive teammates, a hard working coaches that wanted me to succeed, whose cared about, and wanted me to strive for excellence. We are the University of the East Judo Team and we will be competing on November for UAAP Season 80.
This is Mark Onil Reyes, he is my boyfriend. We’ve been together for almost 5 years. We started our official relationship on April 18, 2012. As soon as I met him, I knew that he was something truly special. He was so charming, kind, and charismatic, and I couldn't help but be drawn to him. But, never in a million years would I have guessed that now, after all this time, he would mean so much to me. The funny thing is, I wasn't looking for him, I just found him. Out of funny circumstance and total coincidence, we became friends, and got to know each other's personalities, fears, hopes, and dreams. Then, we blossomed into something beautiful, something that I never saw coming. But as blind as I was, I'm extremely glad that he stumbled into my weird little life and that he became such a big part of it.
This is Twisty. My little baby shihtzu. She is so smart, obedient, and cute. I really love to be with her every day. When I am sad or anything that she recognizes, she comes to me. I got her when I was 18 years old. She is very playful, naughty at times, and lively. I enjoy each and every moment I am with her. She is the best pet ever!
Whenever I think of fun, witty, smart and kind friends, their names and images instantly come to my mind. Alexandra (wearing yellow blouse), Manilyn (wearing stripes), Trisha (wearing black top), Joyhana ( wearing white), Bea (wearing jumper) and Allyssa (she’s not there in the picture), they are my friends. I just want to thank them for being the weirdest and kindest friends that I have.
I started practicing judo when I was 14 years old. It was the most remarkable decision of my life. Judo is one of the Japanese traditional martial arts and it is also an Olympic sport. As a result, Judo has become a popular sport around the world. I think that if I had not done judo at all, my life would have been completely different. When I was in high school, I really enjoyed judo just for fun. However, after I graduated from high school, I entered University of the East, which was a private school with the best judo team. I practiced more than four hours a day, six days a week for three years. I spent most of my college teammates doing judo. It was intense and hard but really fun. That is why I truly love this sport. Judo trained me not only physically but also mentally. Even though judo is a sport, it is a way of education in Japan. We usually learn judo with a lot of manners such as how to bow, how to talk respectfully, how to be humble and how to respect others. These are extremely important values for my life. I have made a lot of friends here in University of the East Judo Team, and have been helped a lot by them. Finally, I have realized that my life is always related to judo in a lot of ways. Therefore, I truly believe that my decision was right, the discipline and lessons of judo will continue to guide me in the future.
This year, it will be my last playing year in UAAP. I promise to myself that I will do my best to be the gold medalist of -52kgs UAAP Season 80 and to contribute a lot to my team. I will train hard on the days remaining because every days count. THIS IS MY YEAR, THIS IS MY TIME.
