INTRODUCTION
Hello, my dear Kahive! I am so excited to plunge myself into the world of Hive with you, my "ates and kuyas" in English, as my elder brothers and sisters. And as a newbie and, at the same time, probably one of the youngest in age, I am expecting and pleading for your guide as I navigate the vast sea of Hive. This is my introductory blog.
My parents named me Bless, and I am a 9th grade student at Jagobiao National High School. I am recently residing in Mandaue City with my only funny, jittery, but golden-hearted brother, Preach, and highly honored parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jemuel Dumalag. It is such an honor to be part of this platform with my username, @Blessie31, which is personally defined as someone who is passionate in singing. I am thankful to my mom, @crownrich for introducing me to this platform, Hive. My special message of thanks is at the bottom of this blog: "kay basta mga VIP ipaulahi ☺️."
My Prized Family
The Little Me-Rewind
When I was about to see the bright, dark side of the world, my mom took a 12-hour fatiguing laboring period of an extreme lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort, as she sometimes told me during a random conversation with her, especially the "bearing down" stage in Tagalog, "pag iri," as she held her breath, in order to push me out. She endured thousands of pushes as she reckoned in a joking manner. Mom fainted out, though 😥; thankfully, I came out as an 8-pound, flabby, and pinkish-born baby. It was on the 31st of August 2008, on an overcast and humid Sunday, around 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
NURSERY
Too young to be at school. My mom sent me to school at the age of 2 because I behaved well and was able to listen to instructions at home. So she tried to have me sit in her class, taking part in various school activities with the permission of the school administration. At 5, I could already read and write simple phrases into easy sentences. Thus, I accelerated to my first grade. Well, with God's mercy and grace, all is well in my studies.
Ardent Interest-Fast Forward
Immersing myself in art and music are two of my most ardent interests. To tell you honestly, I am unaware of the fact that I have the talent to draw. It was my classmates and even my teachers who exclaimed. I did not take it as a big deal, but later on, I found it delightful on my part. So from that time on, I was one of the students, asked by my teachers to join some contests. Win or lose is not an issue, but it is the lesson I have learned in this phase of experience. That is what my mom has instilled in me since.
Moreover, music is somewhat alike. I did not know that I could sing well, even my parents😅 It was not until family and friends uttered it in surprise. Until I managed to juggle school and singing carrer. Conjunctively, with music, I am practicing playing the guitar and being able to compose gospel songs. These two are gratifying me dearly in my heart.
Ministry
And since I am only 15, my experiences in life are quite correspondent to my age. Thus, I settle to consider the events from where my life revolves.
EVENTS
YOUTH SPORTS FEST
Year Start
Mandaue Youth Aflame Conference (MYAC)
Youth Leadership Training Seminar (YLTS)
Summer Youth Camp
PURPOSE IN JOINING HIVE
Joining hive is long-term career opportunity for me. It is not only an avenue for socio-interpersonal relationship since we can wire connections with different people, but also for personality growth such as writing and creativity skill etc.
HIVE ONBOARDING ORIENTATION
I attended the Hive orientation seminar last October 21,2023. I have learned a lot from the orientation conducted by mam @indayclara, sir @intoy.bugoy and other onboarders.
REFLECTION
In everything you do, clothe yourself in humility and fear of the Almighty. With these two virtues, mercy and blessings will see you and will sure bring you into an unexpected place where your heart will race ablaze.
We may be eyed in recognition of our manifold talent, but if we fail to dive deep into humility and into the core of godly fear, we will miss half of the best moments of our lives. On the other hand, holding on to these pairs would mean unsparingly duplicating the amount of an epitomic leap of greatness in store for us. Culminatingly, upon reaching the supernova of life, unmitigated suffering ravages our chance of hope when failure smites us. But chill out. Here's a disclosure to clue you in: failures are suspended success for a person of paragonal virtue.
I appreciated your time reading on my introductory blog. You have my sincerest thanks. That would be all for today. See you on my next blog😍.
Special credits to:
@intoy.bugoy
@indayclara
@ybanezkim26