My Autobiography

(Born to be hero with/in thy selves)

Submitted by
Nichole John C. Ernieta
BSOA 3B1

Submitted to
Mr. Bernabe
Internship
 Nichole John Cayaban Ernieta, was born on April 26, 1993. My birthplace is Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila. My middle name is Cayaban which is my mother's maiden name. My nickname at home is
Nichole, but in school I was called by many nicknames such as Njay, Nick, and Nicky. My father was a
simple farmer. Although he didn't take college my father was very skillful on his own way. My mother is
under graduate of college. Due to financial problem she decided to fina a job in Quezon City. On her job,
she met my father and their love story started. I am the oldest of 5 children. My brothers are John Carlo
and Niño while my sisters are Angilou and Angela Mae.

After I was born my parents left me to my grandparents named Diego and Precilla. I was 5
months old only when they left me to my grandparents. My uncle Danilo give his support to my
grandparents so that they can raise me. Every payday he gave some allowance to my grandparents to buy
me what i needed. My aunt Daisy is the one who is looking and taking care of me. This person is the most
important people in my childhood. Living with my grandparents was not easy. When my grandfather got
drunk he will get grumpy and break thing whatever he sees. We always hide in the neighbor house until
my grandfather calm himself or fell asleep after making troubles. I had my childhood friend whose name
is Aileen she was our neighbor and Kimberly was my cousin. My memories on them were hazy. I can’t
tell what memories on what we have. Time passes.

I was 5 years old when my parents decided to bring me in Majayjay Laguna. I don’t know what i felt
after i met the whole family. In Majayjay i met my sister Angilou and brother John Carlo. Although my
parents are taking care of me, I always look for my grandparents and auntie Daisy. It was a very difficult
time of adjustment for me. My father and i hate each i don’t know the reason for that time. When he is
drunken, he always punch me on the legs or whip me using his belt for no reason. At this my mother
enrolled me on Day Care Center. My teacher is Mrs. Fe Fortuna. Almost of my classmate are my cousins.
As i can remember at this age my dream was to be a fire fighter. It’s very fascinating to have this dream,
you see fighting a big fire while holding a big gun of water while rescuing some survivors and victims.
This is also the time i experienced on loosing someone. Before our graduation in Day Care, i went ot visit
my cousin Jed to their house. I know all the passage to enter in the house so i don’t need to knock on the.
All i need is to enter in the house. When i got enter to house, I saw my aunt Edna lying on the floor with
leaked of her blood on his mouth. I got panicked and call my grandmother Pia. That day Aunt Edna died
due to her sick. I didn't leave on Jed side no matter what happened. She was my first best friend. I really
don’t understand the meaning of life that time but the only thing i know that time it really hurts to loose
someone. The graduation comes. Jed is with her grandmother while i am with my mother. That was the
first achievement i had. All of us received an award for being very good children at the school.

Elementary days have come. I was enrolled to a public school in Majayjay. The school is far away
from our house. You need to ride a tricycle to get in school. I was on 1st grade of elementary my half-
brother Orlan is assisting me in the school. My father had his first wife before she met my mother. He has
two sons named Erwin and Orlan. I am grateful to my brother Orlan for always looking for me in the
school. By lunch he always picks me and we go to our nearby auntie at the school. Every day we eat our
packed lunch in my auntie's house. Brother Orlan teaches me the ways of going home by myself. He
teaches me how to call and ride to tricycle and the shortcut if i want to walk. I always walked to get
home. I can't control myself spending my allowance. On my way back home i need to go downstairs with
thirty steps the cross a bamboo bridge all know as "Pige Bridge in Majayjay" but to today the bridge is
already cement then take upstairs of 40 steps. It was very tiring adventure for a elementary student,
mostly when it was raining. The bamboo bridge is very slippery. Whatever the situation i can still manage
to got home in one piece.

When i was on the 3rd grade, my auntie Daisy move in Laguna with my cousin Lloyd. Auntie Daisy
teaches me to save money. Every day I’ll keep some change to my piggy bank. She also teaches me how
to memorize some of my activity at school and how to count multiplication. I always admire her as my
mother. She always believes in me and supports me. She always helping in my studies i got my first
award at 4th grade. All of my grades were lined of 8. A naughty kid like me gets an award to school.
From that i keep studying so that my aunty Daisy gets proud on me. Although i giving all my best im still
on last section of the class. On 5th grade i met my teacher Ms. Aguilar she changes my perspective in
studying. She also gave me the nickname Njay. As a result I was in the first section on my 6th grade. On
my 6th grade, i gained most of the experience. I learned how to hang out with my classmate. I learned
how to play badminton and basketball. We always were bonding with our groups. I also experience my
first puppy love. Her name is Shereenah. She is chubby, cute and kind hearted. We always are giving
each other some love letters. We see each other at the church every Sunday. I also gave her plastic
flowers but not typical giving of flowers. I gave it to by falling the flowers to my folders.

Graduation day has come. All of us was happy because we passed elementary days at the same time
we are sad because after that event is parting time. We all know how hurtful to part ways to your friends.
All your good memories with your friend are having a flashback while singing your graduation song.

In summer after graduation our barangay having basketball league. Ill join the red team for kids. It
was my first basketball league. On the first day of basketball league i can’t play at our first game i cried a
lot for not attending the game. I have fever on that time. We lost to our first game. On the second game i
gave my best to play basketball and we won. I scored some of the points. But in the end of basketball
league, we lost. We attend the victory party. Many older people enjoying the party. They drink a lot.
What kids can do that time is to play. It still summer days our family decided to have a picnic in Majayjay
Falls it was my first time seeing that famous waterfalls. It was very beautiful. The water was clear and
cold. Many people and tourist is the place. Swimming is the best event every summer right?

My high school life. Enrollment in high school i got a high fever. My mother does the enrollment for
me. I got the 2nd section on the freshman groupings. From my experience on how we group on section,
when you got the lowest section not all the teacher is paying attention to your class. Mostly lowest section
is consisting of the naughty students. On the first day of school, the first challenge is how to make.friends
but for my case trouble is part of my life. My two half-brothers make some enemies at the school most of
them is targeting me to had fight. Half a year of my freshman life i was a good students then i got
addicted to video games. Most of my time wasted on playing videogames, having a street fight. Then one
day my uncle Rolly talk to me, he was getting married i got sad at first but i realized my uncle Rolly
rolling his life on me. I support him on his wedding. On the day of wedding my grandparents are present.
I hug my grandmother very tightly and cried to her. I missed her so much. After the wedding event my
grandparent talked to my parents. They talked about bringing me back in Pangasinan to finance my
studies. After the trouble i cause my parents agree to their suggestion. After a week, I travel to
Pangasinan.

Pangasinan life. As soon as I arrived to Pangasinan my auntie Daisy prepares me some foods. It was
very long travel of the day. My auntie Daisy always tags me along whenever she goes. She introduces me
to our relatives. Most of them have stories about me that i can't remember. Living in Pangasinan i a big
adjustment, the first challenge is language most of the people os speaking Ilocano language. Some ladies
asking my name in Ilocano language but the problem is I can't understand what they saying. The people
who don't know about me is thinking that I am snobbish person. Little by little before the enrollment I had
a few of Ilocano words on my sleeve.

Highschool life in Pangasinan. As a transferred student in public school i must put in the first
section. The funny thing of being a transferred student is the gossips about me. Most of the students and
teachers thinking that I am a girl. I can't blame them. Whenever you heard my name the first thing you
think is I am a girl. Fast-forward. I thought having some few Ilocano words could help me in the school
but I was wrong the mother tongue is Ilocano. Most of my subject is explaining using Ilocano language
but i didn't budge me at all. Little by little i tried to learn the language. I was just lucky that their lesson is
late than in Laguna. They are teaching some of topics that i already new. Because of my sincere and hard
work studying I got the attention of my teacher. She saw lots of potential. She sends me to join math quiz
bee. That was my first time to join a quiz is a win the gold medal. Our school gives me some advance
classes in math to prepare in the competition. One after another i got wins the competition. I was very
proud to myself i didn't know i have brains for that. I passed my sophomore year as a honor students that
makes my auntie Daisy very proud on me. I also met a girl name Karen Rose. I don't if its love or not but
it makes my day worth of living. She makes my day colorful. We last our relationship for a year. Being
junior I’m high school it is the time that you had changes on your bodies and has curiosity on everything.
Well to simply put it in this year is the miserable thing for me. This is the also year that my grandfather
and I had a fight with each other. He blames me for spending too much of his money but the truth I have a
hard time budgeting the allowance his giving to me. Because of that fight I talked to my parents that i
want to go back in Laguna. My father is already OFW that time so they easily agreed to me. I return back
to Laguna without talking to my grandfather.

Back to Laguna. I enrolled again to my old school. The guidance counselor put me in the first
section because of my good grades in my last school. Some of the student already knew about me. Some
of my friends interview me about what happened for the past few two years. Mostly I missed the most our
usual hideout every lunch. I didn’t change at all. I always cutting classes and taking a nap in the hideout.
Then my math teacher paid attention on me. She was curious about me. I’m not attending her class but I
can still passed her exams. She asked me if I want to attend for the teacher’s evaluation. This event was
the teachers are teaching the student while they are watching by the higher committee of the school.
Because of my lazy attitude to come at the school, I returned the question to her. “What will happen to the
students that are not chosen to attend the teacher’s evaluation?” she said they have no class for tomorrow.
Then I gave my answer to her right away. I said I don’t want to come at teacher’s evaluation.