I like to call myself “Josiefruit” a nickname made by my crush during my on-the-job-training days. However, he doesn't know he was my crush. That's alright I don't mind if he knows, anyway. If you check my birth certificate I am named, Josie Mae. That is why, most colleagues call me Josie.

A tender Josie -not a girl not yet a woman.

I am a “Negrense” but grew as “Cebuano”. I've been living in the Queen City of the South for 17 years. If my family wasn’t able to transfer here my dialect would be “Ilonggo”. I believe it is part of God's great plan for me and my family. True enough because we are now settled down in a place where we can say "I'm home!"

Life was not easy for me. That fact made me stronger and versatile person. I don't mind how big the problem is? I just put all the trust to God in finding ways on how to solve it. Whenever I cannot solve it on my own, I am not ashamed to admit that I can't because I am always willing to learn. I will be happy to ask assistance and follow instructions too. In the same manner, I am ready to share what I know. Right now, my favorite line is "Thank You." and "No Problem." If I am going to make a “Thank You” list for all the people who contributed much to my maturity as a person and achievements a whole page of bond paper is not enough.

Like a little child - literal description of myself, I am loyal to everyone even to those who don't deserve my loyalty. One funny thing about me is I am always optimistic. It is just that I believe people and life is like a dry cell which has positive and negative sides. That you can welcome its negative side but you must focus on its positive side. That means I got flaws too but I don’t treat them as hindrance instead I use it to do better.

These must be one of God's gifts for me. With these characteristics, I finished my degree without putting heavy loads to my parents. I got educated, undergo professional trainings during college and even got the chance to learn on how to deal with clients and fellow workers as a working student at our school library. I can also fix computers with software and hardware problems. Right now, I can now boost the internet exposures of any websites. I can even finish a write ups now –which I think really hard to do when I was in high school and in college. Through self study I can edit pictures using photo editing software.

I really believe life is a continuous learning process that is why I still aim to take my master's degree after my siblings finish their college education. Probably, in God's time and will; I will become a teacher.