Every person in this world is different. They come from different races, families, cultures and religions. Everyone has his own story to tell. Now, I will tell you my story.
I am Joseph Martin Perez Buray. My name "Joseph Martin" was taken from the name of the lead character of a romance pocketbook. I was born on June 12, 1995 and raised in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental. It is where the magnificent Divine Mercy Shrine is located. I was raised and taken cared of by my mother, Rutchil Buray, with the help of my grandparents, Rodolfo and Hilda Buray. My father is still unknown, I did not have the chance to meet and know him because he left us while my mother is still pregnant with me. I promised to myself that I will look for him, but in the right time. Going back, I grew up on a place where the sea is just a few steps away. In fact, when the tide is high, the water goes inside our house. My childhood friends and those people who know me well call me Jomar. Jomar is the combination of my two names - Jo from Joseph and Mar from Martin. My childhood was really awesome because I had so many unforgettable experiences, like catching bats, getting crabs, fishing, playing different kinds of games and many more. But one of the most unforgettable experience that I had is when we swam in the sea without any garments. So that after we swim we will just wear our clothes again as if nothing happened.
I started and finished my kindergarten, elementary and high school education at St. Joseph Academy. I was a consistent honor student and graduated with honors. I was also got a special award in computer manipulation. Since grade one up to the fourth year, I ran as a candidate of the student body officer and luckily, I only lost once. I failed to be an officer when I was in third year, because I ran as the Supreme Student Council (SSC) Vice-President and my opponent was the fourth year valedictorian. It was a close fight because I only by 30 votes only. Even with that incident, I could still say that my third year in high school was the best. It is because I enjoyed a lot on our foundation days. On my fourth year, I did not lose hope and still ran as the SSC vice-president. I won with a great difference of votes. I am also one of the Cyber Club, a computer organization's trouble shooter. And I was The Carpenters, the official publication of our school's photojournalist. My high school years were truly unforgettable, memorable and one of a kind. I met my friends or maybe true friends or my "barkada" in Filipino. Our barkada is composed of nine boys, one gay and one lesbian.
As I graduated and left the portals of my dear Alma Mater, I then faced another chapter of my life, college. When I was in high school, my ambition was really to become a well-known chef in a prestigious ship, but I realized that the course Culinary Arts needs much money. That's why I shifted to another course. On the start of my fourth year in high school, I saw that my grades in computer was good. from then on, I decided to choose the course Computer Engineering, but I was discouraged to take up ComEng. That's why I then shifted to Electronics and Communications Engineering. I chose it because i think it is still related to computer, because computer is an electronic gadget used for communication.
Today, I am currently studying at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, taking up BS-Electronics and Communications Engineering. Many people discouraged me to enroll in this school because they say it is really hard to graduate here, but i am not discouraged and still enrolled here. Yes what they say was right and I have already proved that, but i will hold on to a five word quote I heard on our retreat, "NEVER EVER EVER GIVE UP!". I will prove to them that I can, that I can be what they did not expect me to be. That I will achieve my dreams and be happy with my life. Because I believe in the saying that goes, "The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams."
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