11-ME

            My name is John Rafael P. Furuya. 16 years of age. Half Japanese half Filipino. I lived with my mom, Juliet; my sister Mayumi; and my father Tadao. We are a simple and very happy family. Both of my parents are catholic even though my father is a Japanese. My father is an engineer so he usually went back to Philippines after finishing one project so I think every 3 months. Me, I grew up here in the Philippines where I learn to see the world.

            Growing up with my father is really tough. The Japanese culture is really different from the Filipino culture. I always compare myself to my friends on how they are being raised by their parents. My father is very strict in everything because in Japanese culture it is said that men should be superior than woman because they are the one who would work for their family. The discipline and the lesson that my father is nurturing me is somehow help me equipped in my journey in life. It may be tough but it really pays off.

            As a student I’m really not the best in class. I’m just an average student, not that good, not that bad. I haven’t received that much awards and honours but I always put my 100% effort in everything I do. In my social status I think it’s also average, a lot of people know me because of my different looks but most likely don’t care. I’m not that athletic but I know how to play table tennis and volleyball. High school is really one of the best part of your life. The chapter of my life where I learn and mould myself to who I am right now. A lot of memories happened in me including the happiest and the most embarrassing. It is also the chapter when I found my first love and eventually breaking apart with her. It is a part of my life when I learn to rebel just for the sake of going out with my friends. I also experience a lot of failure especially in my grades my parents didn’t met their expectations but I always get up and reclaim myself.

            After graduating High school one of my plan is to pursue a degree in medicine and eventually continue it and became a doctor but ended up taking Information technology major in Mobile application and internet technology. To be honest my parents are full support in me when I said I wanted to take Medicine but I choose IT as my career simply, because they are not getting any younger I don’t want to see them working for more years just to send me to a medical school. Actually right now I’m beginning to like and enjoy my course. It is the second course that I would like to take next to medicine. I just hope that I would not regret that big decision that I made. In the near future I hope I can be a successful IT specialist someday and have a simple and happy life.