Whatever It Takes
I was willing to do whatever it takes. All that was in my head was for my son’s treatments, nothing else mattered. I am one of the blessed women who got to wed the love of my life and create a wonderful
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For Better or For Worse… In sickness and In Health Part 2
Not long after I finished my college degree, I met my loving husband and started my promising career. Everything was going well. In fact,
For Better or For Worse… In sickness and In Health
“You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” John 13:7 It was in 1999 when my mother was diagnosed with Multiple
The Strand of Hope
People got scared of them even their own family members because there were not enough scientific and medical explanations about the condition yet. I am a father, and an ordinary man.
A Beautiful Disaster (Part 2)
In all my personal disasters they were there. They never abandoned me, they are my heroes The familial disaster I shared in the first part of my story was just one of many others.
A Beautiful Disaster (Part 1)
If I would summarize my childhood in a word, I would say it was a “disaster”! I had seen so much pain and experienced too many tragedies before I became a teenager.
A Box of Chocolates
Sometimes you’d get the sweetest piece or the bitterest of them all. You may never know what life has to offer. Some things happen as planned, in most cases, they come in surprises.
Memento Mori
What is your story? The one you never told to anyone before. The story of your laughs and miseries. The story of you holding on… To someone Or something Not worthy of holding onto.
Embracing my New Normal
I was born at around 8 in the morning on the 30th of June, during the Year of the Tiger, 1986. I am the third out of the four children in the family. I have an older brother, an older sister, and a younger
Too Fragile
Many PWDs, if not all, have been subjects of discrimination and pity. It’s not new if we get discriminated or pitied by people close to us and by those who barely even know us.
Virtualahan’s Fathers’ Month Special
We honor all fathers and everyone who has been paternal figures in our society. Their presence, most of all their love, has greatly affected and changed many lives
Ignored the Signs
I rubbed my eyes hoping to find relief to what I thought were just a few dried tears that would eventually be washed away with my eyes’ mists. Hi! I’m Jorim from Quezon City.
Borrowed Life
“Ate, she was living a borrowed life.” A day after Christmas, I scanned through Facebook and saw Virtualahan’s post. I was in denial. So I called Coach Rose to confirm the news.
Casualty of Curiosity: Life story of a girl, a recovering drug addict
The chain of drug use was weak to be felt until they became too strong to be broken. I’m Zen from Cebu. I was born
Breakdown on Lockdown
What if I’d contract the virus? What if my parents get it? It would definitely mean death for me. When I first heard the news, I was anxious. Negative thoughts started to form in my head.
In Pursuit of “a Normal” Life
“With my given condition, who would hire me anyway?” At first look, I am normally mistaken to be a typical city boy in perfect health. People don’t see the rigors of life in my face or feel the roughness of hard
The Pursuit of Success
After the training, I did not stop learning. I continued the desire to really master a specific skill regardless of how hard it would be. Everyone is in pursuit of something whether in life,
Dare to Live!
“The only impossible things are those we call impossible”. I was 20 years old when I found out that I had hypertension. Yes, hypertension! I know it’s not usual for people as young as me to have
NBSB
…had I known then what I know now, I would have been really proud to shout out loud… NBSB- No Boyfriend Since Birth. This is how most of my friends would describe me. It was quite an embarrassment
Back on Track
As a husband and a father, being sick is a heavy burden not to them but to me. I consider myself to be a young man since I am still in my mid-30s. I was born and raised in a simple, yet,
Light Beyond Darkness
I may not have seen what light looks like but my God is my lamp. He guides me in every step I take. I’ve never seen how beautiful the world is. I’ve never seen the faces of the people who are dear to me.
The Story I Have Lived
Instead of blaming my condition, I make it as my driving tool to motivate me more… “Disability is not a hindrance to success,” a quote I’ve always seen on top of our classroom board. My name is Nova Mae
There Are Always New Beginnings
I already lost count on how many times the companies where I applied on, rejected me…. In my most honest opinion, I can’t even barely remember
Don’t Look for the Cause, Look for the Purpose
If you believe in God and have come to know him as a loving and caring Father, how would you respond if all of a sudden your life takes a 180-degree turn,
Hiding in My Cave
“Running away from the pain and reality was more important to me.” What is the meaning of life? I’m certain that many, like me, ask this question. For some, they already know the answer while the
Not a Fairy Tale Life
“True life may not be like fairytales, but we could always strive to find the happiness in our ever afters.” Every young lady dreams of having a wonderful family and a happy life. We all have that image
Changed Vision
When one has a family, the father is the Captain of the ship. He steers the ships’ wheel and were to set sail. He is also the priest, provider, and protector. But what if the ship sank like the Titanic?
What Matters
What matters most is that I am breathing, I am hoping and I keep on fighting. I am Darius and I am one of the recent graduates of virtual skills training at Virtualahan.
Dreams Built in the Ocean
My dream of being a seafarer is drifted in the ocean but it doesn’t mean I can’t dream another dream. The ocean has always been my favorite view. It gives me the peace, serenity and simplicity I have
What Could Go Wrong?
“…anything could happen to anyone at the least expected time, place and circumstance.” I have to be honest. I am not that comfortable telling my life story. This is why I chose to hide my identity.
Living with an Incurable Disease (Part II)
Right after high school, there was no stopping for me. I immediately went to college and took up Bachelor of Science in Biology at the Pamantasan
Living with an Incurable Disease (Part I)
The inconveniences, physical and emotional pain made me tear up in misery at such a young age. I would see all my other classmates
Saving A Mate (A Seafarer’s Autobiography)
Before I graduated from maritime school in 2001, I experienced the highs and lows of life. My career life started after I graduated from maritime school
Breaking the Rhythm
Looking back, all these were just a blurry dream, something that I could only hope for. Human life has its rhythms. There are ups and downs, an indicator that we are indeed living beings.
She Changed Me
If there’s one choice that I would never regret having, that would be having my daughter. She came at the least expected time. She was unplanned and unintended, a product of naive and unwise choices.
10 Years of Battle
A story of love, life and rejections of an HIV victim I asked the Lord to give me a chance not for myself but for the people that I love. Not everybody has the privilege of having the love and support of the people
Second Chances
I sulked in the sadness of the changes of my life, things are not the same. Everything came fast and easy for me. I started working at a young age and eventually went up the ladder of my career
Carried in His Arms
“…there were even times that my father had to carry me on his shoulders just so I could attend school.” I’m Michelle from Cainta, Rizal. Before I joined Virtualahan, I was already a graphic artist
Two Battles in One Lifetime (part 2)
Rather than a victim, I see myself as a survivor. On My Feet From 16 to 19 years old. These were important years of my recovery. By this time, I could no longer
Two Battles in One Lifetime (part 1)
Rather than a victim, I see myself as a survivor. I just turned 47. But thirty-two years ago, my family and I never expected I would reach this age. We all thought I would not survive my first condition.