My child,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you.
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. I am familiar with all your ways. (Psalm 139:1-3)
I made so many decisions in every stage of my life. Decisions to discover that God reserves a life full of surprises to fulfill his plan for us. Decisions that had influenced and developed my well-being and lead to a place where I am right now.
My name is Vic Anthony C Robles. I was born on October 5, 1981 and raised in a small town of Baliwag, in the province of Bulacan known for its buntal hat weaving and rice farming. I am the second among six siblings. My love for aviation begins at an early age. As a young child I was always curious, outgoing and eager to learn. I can spend my whole day looking up in the sky and waiting for an airplane to pass by. I even made different design of paper planes to share and play with my cousins. Since then, I dreamed of becoming a pilot someday.
Although we are financially constraint, my parents instilled in us to follow our dreams and inculcated in our heart and mind the value of education. I was so determine to do well in school since I believe that it will be the only means to achieve my ambition. However, fate tested my childhood and I became sickly.
At age seven, I nearly drowned in our fishpond and was found out floating and unconscious on the water by my sister. My family thought that I will not make it but God gave me another chance and I survived that incident. The unfortunate event affected my fragile lungs and I became asthmatic after that traumatic incident.
At age ten, I was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and underwent surgery. I stayed in the hospital for one week and had to be absent from my classes. My health condition did not stop my determination to do better in my studies. While confined in the hospital, I spent my time reading books and catching up to lessons that I have missed. I recovered fast and I was able to go