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Just a brief backgrounder, I graduated last 2014 sa Northeastern College
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with a degree Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English.
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Tapos na tapos kay Master's School last 2020 lang.
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So in the year 2014 to 2016, nagturo ko sa private schools.
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Dalawang taon din ako dun.
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Tapos, nag-apply ako in the year 2016.
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And I was one of the first batch of senior high school teachers in the entire country.
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In 2019, I learned about the JET Program.
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I asked the Lord for a sign kung mag-a-apply ba ako.
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Luckily, na-promote tayo noong 2019 from Teacher 1 to Teacher 3.
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Ibig sabihin, wag mo na daw ako mag-apply.
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Ganun ko siya tinig.
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And then in the year 2020,
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nag-start ako mag-download ng mga application guidelines.
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Binasa ko siya, pero nagka-pandemic.
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That was a sign for me na that's not the best time for me to apply.
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Until 2021 kasi hindi pa okay yung borders.
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2022, sabi ko I will give it a shot.
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And kapag nag-work siya, this will be for me.
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Pero kung hindi, ibig sabihin, hindi para sa akin ng work abroad.
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Kasi I was also trying my luck sa ibang bansa.
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So noong nagpapaalam na ako, someone told me na
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huwag ko na lang i-pursue yung application ko
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kasi darating na daw yung item for a promotion.
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And then I told myself na lang na,
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Lord kung sino mauna, kung mauna yung promotion, I will stay.
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Kung mauna si JET, I will go for JET.
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And nauna si JET, so here we are.
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And ito na yung pinaka-timeline, actual timeline ng aking application.
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So September 12, 2022, nag-open yung JET, tama?
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November 1 lang pa ako nag-submit.
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Almost two months yung preparation na ginawa ko.
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From that day, November 1, wala ako na-receive na email from the embassy
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until January 23, 2023 na.
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Okay, na-receive ko yung email na nakaschedule ako for interview, of course.
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I was very happy during that time.
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So yung interview schedule ko was February 2.
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January 31, kasi ipapasubmit po yung DLL ninyo,
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January 31, nagsend ako ng DLL ko.
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February 1, nag-travel na ako pa Manila.
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So nag-rent muna ako ng isang hotel
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para ready ako the next day para presentable ka for the interview, demo, and exam.
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So February 2, yun na nga yung mismo araw ng interview.
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So napadan niyo naman yung about kay Mama Mary, no?
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So after nung demo ko, of course, umuwi na tayo.
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And then wala ako na-receive na email from February 2 until March 28.
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March 28, may nag-chat sa akin, who happens to be my friend,
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teacher din siya dito sa Japan, Ma'am Michelle.
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Check your email na kasi lumabas na doon yung result ng mga successful jet participants.
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Noong nangsayo ko kasi inopen ko, meron nga.
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Pero hindi ko pala naintindihan yung email.
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I thought successful participant ako.
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Nung binasa ko mabuti,
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isa pala akong alternate participant.
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Anong alternate participant?
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Hindi ako kasama sa original list ng successful participants.
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So medyo gumuhuhu yung mundo ko noon.
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Parang biglang naglaho yung pangarap kong makapagturo sa Japan noon.
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Then I was trying to calm myself during that time, pero hindi talaga.
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Parang ang hirap tanggapin na ang dami mong pinagdaanan
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and yet, hindi ako makakapasok or makakapasa.
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But somewhere in the email, nakalagay doon that
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pwedeng ma-upgrade until December.
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So sabi ko, ang tagal, shucks, kasi March pa lang yun eh.
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So ibig sabihin ka, ako madadatnan ko pa yung next na school year.
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Eh parang nakakondision na yung uta ko na last school year ko na yun sa school.
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So sabi ko, hindi pwede to.
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So nag-search ako sa internet, anong nangyayari sa mga alternate?
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Anong nangyayari? May na-upgrade ba talaga? And so on and so forth.
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Tapos may nabasa ko ang sabi niya, after two weeks daw, na-upgrade siya.
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So from that story, yun yung pinanghugutan ko ng lakas ng loob.
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Kahit na alternate ka, meron pa rin silang pinapasubmit na documents.
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Ang ginawa ko, sinubmit ko pa rin lahat ng documents na yun.
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Sabi ko si isip-isip ko, kailangan ko pa rin isubmit yung documents na to.
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Kasi I would like to create an impression that I am very much willing
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to participate in the JET Program.
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May deadlines silang sinet. Sabi ko, kailangan mabit ko tong deadline na to.
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Dun kung mapapatunayan yung eagerness ko, yung desire ko to be included in the program.
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In April 11, isinubmit ko yung alternate reply form.
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Magkaiba kasi yung reply form ng successful participants sa alternate reply form.
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April 11, right after kong mag-submit ng pang-alternate,
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na-receive ko yung email na ako ay upgraded.
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And then, there's another set of documents naman na isa-submit
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para sa mga upgraded participants.
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Sabi ko, oh nga, parang totoo yung nabasa ko na from 2 weeks
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o bago ko na-receive na ako ay na-upgrade.
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Hindi siya umabot ng ilang buwan.
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Doon nangyayari daw talaga sa iba.
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Then April 14, sinend ko yung reply form ng pang-upgraded online.
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And then April 15, sinend ko yung hard copy through a courier service.
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From April 15, May 8, nag-chat sa akin yung from.
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Yung friend ko from that courier service.
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Ang sabi niya, hindi daw na-send or hindi na-receive yung documents ko.
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Eto na yung advantage na medyo mas maaga kang mag-submit.
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Kasi pag may mga aberiyang ganito, pwede mo pang-ma-ask si kaso,
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what if latter part ako nag-submit or sa mismong araw ng deadline
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at hindi pala na-receive?
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At hindi ko nalaman agad-agad.
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Napaka-strict pa naman ng embassy
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pagdating sa oras at araw ng submission.
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So that very day, May 8,
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nagpa-sleep na ako sa scoot.
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Dumiretso na ako.
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Tapos ini-resend ko po yung documents.
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Mali dalawang document yung hindi na-send.
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Yung pang-alternate at saka yung pang-upgraded.
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So that very day, iniwan ko yung pang-alternate.
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Yung pang-upgraded na lang yung sinubmit kong document.
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Same day, follow up ako.
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May 12, chinhat ko mismo yung kaibigan ko na nandun.
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Sabi ko, na-receive na ba?
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Oo, na-receive na siya.
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To follow up, guys.
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May 29, na-receive ko na yung aking schedule ng flight
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at saka yung placement ko.
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And June 19, nag-apply na ako ng visa.
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June 29, nag-final medical na ako.
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July 5, na-kuha ko na yung visa ko.
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And then July 15, dun pa lang ako mag-re-resign.
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So yun, along the way, ang dami pang aberiya.
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Like aberiya sa medical and so on and so forth.
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Kaya ako naniniwala ko na kung para sa iyo yung isang bagay,
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para sa iyo talaga.
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So huwag ka matakot na mag-fail along the way.
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Huwag ka matakot kung may aberiya along the way.
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These are all fragments of the master plan.
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And again, if it's for you, fate will find its way for you.
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The universe will conspire para lang mapunta sa iyo yung dream mo.
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As long as ginawa mo naman lahat, kumpleto naman lahat
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and sa plagi mo, mabuti ka naman tao.
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Meron ka namang mabuting intention, meron ka namang mabuting puso.
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Prayers for all of you applicants.
