Jcka’s Adventures

It’s been 5 days now since I learned the death of one of my best college instructor in my BSBA course. He was our instructor in most of my Marketing and Management subject, and our class and club advisor one time.

His name is Mr. Edgar "BOY’ Isidro.  He has a great personality and intelligent person. I do like him so much. I do look up to him how he sees life and how we should react to what happens in our life.

I had so much unforgettable hilarious encounter with him. I feel so comfortable talking to him about anything, and him sharing his gay life to me. So comfortable that I consulted him every decision I made in school life and love life and share about my thoughts.

Here are my few moments with him and what he said about me:

1)     When I was on my junior year in BSBA –Albert the president of our Department convinced me run as a secretary for the SBO. I talk to Mr. Edgar about it—he said go for it. I did run and loss the SBO election  (maybe because when we were doing the classroom campaign, I chewed some students butt for making fun of us while we are talking on the front. I guess they expect me to be nicer because I am running for an office—NO WAY!) No biggie for me to lose the SBO election because deep inside I know it was there loses not mine. After the first session of the SBO meeting–SBO officers approached me convincing to be an executive secretary. Consult Sir about it—he said: I ran and had an election did not make it just stay away from it.

2)     I made him upset one time. He invited a guest to talk about Cooperative in our Cooperative Marketing and asked to listen and pay attention. After his class is a Math subject— silly me still got no Math assignment so I borrowed my classmate, copied it, the whole time the guest was talking on the front. Here comes Mr. Isidro after he walks the guest speaker out the door.  So disappointed with our behavior during the class— so upset he even cursed at me!! He did not mention my name but he mentions what I was doing. I feel so guilty we did not talk for a few months he was ignoring me during class recitation and did not bother to get his attention. I don’t know what happen but we became friends again and I respect him more.

3)     One time I was at our department lobby— chatting with my classmates in a loud voice and my famous hearty laugh. Mr. Isidro from nowhere came out from a classroom—commenting that you could tell Jessica is here. We can hear her from my classroom.

4)     See my penmanship is not that good but its readable…with my subject we do a lot of essay writing test. Mrs. Bergado our College Dean and one of our Marketing instructors told us on front that she is after a good handwriting rather than the contents. It gives her headache to read a not so good penmanship. But with Mr. Isidro who loves essay test also- it was the other way— he was after the mind/thoughts of the writer not the penmanship. He inspired me to study harder and tried my best to have a good penmanship—to avoid of giving him headache J

You can tell that he reads your paper cause he circled all the good points and he adds notes if you lack some wordings.

5)     When I start writing Billy and had some problems—told him about it he said, “It happens”. Then come the decision should I go to Bahrain with Billy without any assurance of getting married, be with him on a strange place. He told me to go— this your chance to go out of Philippines. A few months after Billy and me got married in Guam encounter some issues— called him and confided about it. He said just be strong, and pray for Guidance you will pass the trials of life.

6)     2001 I went home to Philippines from Bahrain, to process my Fiancée Visa.  He was the TTMIST President Executive Secretary that time. I asked him to write me “Consent to marry my Fiancé letter”—he was so good that I got approved with my Fiancée Visa (chika!!) Nag lambing nang pang –snack gave him 500.00. He even asked me for a video camera if I made it to the USA.

7)     He was our class advisor and one of the instructors of marketing class. He informed us there would be no final exam but we are going to have a picnic  (contribution) by the falls in Gandara. Isnt’ that SWEET!!

     We were practicing for a within school choir competition— I was singing thought I was doing well. He came to me said. Jessica I guess it would do better to the group if you just lip-synchs. Ha!ha!ha! He was right…

9)     On our post graduation celebration, we had a picnic at the Bagacay Beach resort with the class under his advisory. Actually it was a night swimming picnic, my first swimming at the nighttime. Got some confrontation with my crush—“ kinikilig ako”. He said he likes me too…I talked to Sir about what my crush had just told me— he told me to: Stay away from him…his life is much too complicated for you. He was right; the guy has a child from his girlfriend and with a chick boy attitude.

10) During the graduation practice he chooses me to be the attendance caller/checker. Make use of my loud voice and he give me go signal is it all right to sing the graduation song too. But I do better on lip-synch. J

11)                      Mr. Edgar refers me to work with Atty. Isagani Togonon at his Togonon and Togonon Law and Accounting offices as a secretary. I got a real job 2 days after graduating college! Isn’t that cool.  No application or resumes submitted— I was so grateful of  his recommendation and am sure I made him proud for doing a great job at work. chika

12) While I was working at the Law office I meet a client who a happens to be Mr. Isidro student.  We were chatted while waiting for the Attorney— we kinda asked each other name. and she said.."Ohhh you are the Jessica Conejos that Mr. Isidro talking about". I said what was he was talking about me? She said that Mr. isidro use me an example during his class, that Jessica might  be a TALKATIVE but when you call her during  the class recitation she TALKS A LOT TOO!

13) Last Christmas…I sent him a Christmas card, my Mana Nene hand it to him at his office at the Calbayog City Hall, where he was working. My sister said that when she handed the Christmas card to him—he jokingly said just a Christmas card?? And ask again WHEN I will be going to visit Calbayog… my sister told him that I will be going to visit Calbayog soon.  And he said— he’s been hearing of my homecoming but no Jessica shows up…:-P

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