The PLEDGE

I pledge to not earn any infractions during the second and third module by submitting all of my assignments and arriving to class on time. I will accomplish this goal by waking up at 6:30 am every morning during weekdays and if I misunderstood a certain lecture or task, I will ask for help from my instructors and colleagues to get the job done.

I pledge to earn my spot to become a IT Professional by finishing the task at hand during the L&D and internship phase through getting work done honestly, being accountable by owning up to my own actions to grow, staying motivated and keeping a positive attitude.

Neighborhoods

When I was a young boy I use to live in Daly City, CA with my family. It was a cold environment and nothing ever happened. We rarely saw pedestrians or cars passing by and when we did see a car, it would usually be a top-notch model. We eventually had to move out and it wasn't because the rent was getting too expensive, my parents had difficulties getting to work on time. Last time I heard, the house I use to live in is now a crack house. San Francisco was the place where I was born and raised and it was spectacular getting to know my own home. I don't remember living there when I was 1 to 3 years old because I didn't know anything about the world. Back then, I use to live in 655 Naples Street, it's a suburban area and it was similar to Daly City, CA and at the same time different. Pedestrians are polite, everybody has a sense of creativity within themselves and everybody doesn't feel different towards one another. Additionally, the street has a multicultural setting and it wasn't racially segregated.

I currently live in the city of San Francisco and I arrived here last September 2011 from the Philippines. The city stared at me with sharp neon eyes with space and opportunities. Everything is accessible but the problem is the apartment rents are too expensive. Nevertheless, locals are fortunately polite and this area has a mixture of low, middle and upper class individuals. Upper class individuals can be annoying sometimes with their $5,000 suit and $200 shoes and their million dollar car. It makes the rest of us look bad and feel envious. I don't know for sure, maybe somewhere out that horizon I could live somewhere better. All I know is I am who I am today because I've never experienced conviction. I can't give a full scope about the neighborhoods I use to live in because from time to time, we moved to different locations. I've never tried finding myself but I've always been building myself for reasons I can't explain. Today, as I'm typing this blog, I smell the lilac scent of the city and I'm happy to be where I am.