English 12
Twenty years ago, I came bounding into a world of love and laughter. I am the only son and the second child in the family of Gregorio Paquibot and Leofe Paquibot. I, Grewendell Dela Cruz Paquibot have been born in Cebu City since October 29, 1992. I have been raised in a hard working environment and involved with well educated people since I was young with my two sisters, Nikki Louise Paquibot and Meshelle Paquibot. Currently in my first year in Cebu Doctors’ University, I am taking up Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy. As a past time, I do play sports like basketball, do body building, and any other sport that I feel like playing. I also love doing adventures. A lot of people say that I am friendly, fun and easy to be with. I believe that these characteristics are the reasons why I have a lot of friends. Companions in life are very important because I believe in the saying that “No man is an island.” We can not survive in this world by being just alone. Nothing would be possible enough if we do not have companions in life, who would help us when we are in need and would care for us. After I had a motorcycle accident a couple of years ago, upon going home from school, eveything in me changed- spiritually and most especially, physically. It was a near- death experience and definitely a life changing one. Without my family and friends who wouldn’t have been there for me, in that saddest, most terrifying time in my life, I would not have survived the greatest challenge yet that God has given me. By that experience I have learned so much the value of the life that we have and the blessings that God has given us, most especially the people around us. I couldn’t thank God enough for giving me another chance to live and for the people who cared for me and for those who have helped me overcome the trauma that the accident has brought. With all these, I am surely grateful to my parents who have raised me to be a strong