Name: Denver Rio D.

Lamban
Section: XI – Apollo
Title of the study: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Grade 11 Working Students in Jacinto P. Elpa National High
School

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Question number 1 Question number 1

Interviewer: Kumusta an imu kinabuhi Interviewer: How is your life as a

kuman isip isa ka working student? working student going?

Participant: Actually, my life is quite Restricted Freedom

Participant: Actually, medyo lisod difficult, especially because I often
gayod an ako life kuman ilabi na kay miss my parents since they rarely
permi ako mingawon sa ako parents allow me to come home to our place
kay panagsa da ako tugotan mouli sa down the river. I am also not allowed
amu sa ilaya. Bawal sab ako to wander around because my
maglibod libod kay dili ganahan an parents don't want me to be exposed
ako amu na magla-ag ako. to any danger.

Question number 2 Question number 2

Interviewer: Paki describe nan klasi Interviewer: Can you describe what
nan imu work kuman? Onoy imu kada type of work you do? What kind of
adlaw na trabaho sa imu pagahuy work you do everyday in the house
an? that you’re living in?

Participant: So, its almost been 5

Participant: Kibali mo- almost 5 years years since I’ve lived with my aunt as
na ako gahuya sa ako auntie kuman a working student. Actually, it was one
as working student. Actually an ako Overworked
dasab isa aka auntie sa ilaya an of my aunts from the province who
gada-a sa ako ngadi sa Tandag na brought me here in Tandag without
waray proper na permission sa ako the proper permission of my parents.
parents. Peru para daw makalampos But she said that it was for my own
ako sap ag-iskwela, dapat daw good so that I could finish my studies,
magworking ako kay pobrehi kuno an she said that I needed to be a
amu pamilya. Kada adlaw sayo da working student because of how poor
ako momata 3:00 or 4:00 am magluto my family. Everyday I wake up at 3:00
nan kan-on ug sud-an, manilhig sa or 4:00 AM to cook our food, sweep
sala ug gawas, magmop nan tiles sa the floors in our living room and the
sala ug gawas, magtrapo nan mga outside part, mop the floors in our
divider, magbrush nan cr ug banyo, living room and the outside part, wipe
then maglaba nan tanan bado. our divider, brush our restrooms, and
Magbobo sab nan mga buwak sa then wash every clothes in the house.
gawas. Pagmata nila auntie, uncle ug I also water the flowers. When my
iya mga bata ako sila hukadan para auntie, uncle, and their children
mokaon, then mokaon sab dayon ako wakes up I prepare their meal to eat
ug mahugas plato. Mo-iskwela na and mine, after eating I immediately
dayon an mga bata ug sila auntie ug wash the dishes. After they eat, the
uncle moduty nasab sa trabaho. Amu children will go to their school, and
yaon an kadabuntag ko na work. my aunt and my uncle will go to their
work. That’s the work that I always do
every morning.

Question number 3 Question number 3

Interviewer: Paki istorya yadton mga Interviewer: Can you tell us some of
lisodi nimu na experiences isip isa ka your most difficult experience as a
working student. working student.

Participant: Usahay si uncle sa subra Participant: Sometimes, because of

ka limpyado pagmata niya magtiyab how my uncles cleanliness is he often
nag me on how some part of the
 house wasn’t wiped properly, one of
kay nanga kuno yaoy part nan bahay it’s example is the table in the living
na wara ko matrapohi example an room. It hurts me because of how
lamisa sa sala. Masakitan ako kay much work I do and I still couldn’t
kahamoki na nan ako gitrabaho tapos clean it perfectly. That’s why I always
wara maperfect ko paglimpyo. Naman go to the restroom to cry because I
mokadto dakan ako ac r maghilak kay will get embarrassed if they’ll see me
masipog ako makita nila ako na cry. Sometimes I cry inside my
gahilak. Usahay sa kwarto dakan ako bedroom.
mo-sood maghilak.
Another situation is that I kind of
Another situation na medyo mala-in despise my aunt because she doesn’t Emotional and Mental Distress
ako kay si auntie dili ganahan na ma- want me to be an honor student,
honor student ako kay always sa ako because I am always an honor
ma-honor. Dili na kuno naku student. She said that I will not try my
paningkamutan na mahonor pa ako. I best to be an honor student. But my
don’t know why. Peru si uncle uncle on the other hand wants me to
ganahan na ma-honor student ako. be an honor student.

Yaon isab usahay masuya ako sa ako Also, sometimes I get jealous of my
mga classmates na maglaong na classmate every time they say how
simpoli da kuno an sud an na giluto simple their food is that their parents
nan ila parents sa ila for breakfast. cooked for them. I always thought on
Gihuna-huna ko ono kaha an feeling how does it feel to wake up in the
nan adlaw na momata pagbuntag, morning, I think it feels nice only
dayaw bagan yaon pwede dakaw waking up when the sun is already
momata bahala adlaw na. showing.

The last thing that I found difficult as a

An last na medyo lisod sa ako part as working student is that I can only go
a working student yaon once a year home to my parents once a year and
da ako kauli tapos 3 days da only spend my time their for only 3
pabalikon na dayon sa Tandag. days then go back to Tandag. I pity
Malooy ako sa ako parents kay my parents because I always see
makita ko sa ila na mingawon sila sa how much they miss me. The only
ako. Magpaka strong dakan gayod that I can do in front of them is that I
ako sa ila atubangan, then can only act strong, then when I
pagmolarga na ako sakay sa jeep board the jeep I secretly cry going
magsecreto da ako paghilak hilak sa back to Tandag because I miss them
sakyanan while pabalik sa Tandag and it’s gonna be a long time to see
kay mingawi dugay nasab kami them again.
magkita.

Question number 4 Question number 4

Interviewer: Kun mabalik pa an Interviwer: If the time goes back,

panahon, gustohon mo paba gihapon would you still want to experience the
ma-experience an imu giagihan things that you’re going through?
kuman? Optimistic Sense
Participant: Actually, even if my
situations difficult its still okay
Participant: Actually, bisan lisod an because I realize that it still gave me
ako situation kuman okay dasa a lot of experiences in my life as a
gihapon ako kay ya-realize ko hamuk working student.
sab mga madayaw na yahatag sa ako
life an ako mga experiences.

Question number 5 Question number 5

Interviewer: Onoy mga advantages or Interviwer: What are the advantages

madayaw na yahatag sa imu kinabuhi that it gave you in your life as a
isip isa ka working student? working student?

Participant: I realized that I am lucky

Participant: Ya reliaze ko sab na to be working at my aunt’s place. Like Advantage of difficulties
swerte ako na gaworking ako sa ila right now I am very good at cleaning
auntie. Kibali kuman listohi na ako because of how clean my aunty and
maglimpyo kay sila auntie ug uncle uncle are. It’s also good because I
grabi ka mga limpyada. Madayaw sab already know the what kind of work in
kay hibawo na ako nan mga the house, I also know how to cook
trabahoon sa bahay, hibawo nasab different types of foods that my uncle
ako magluto nan mga lain lain nan taught me. I also think that I’m lucky
sud an kay gitudloon ako ni uncle. to have them provide me a free
Siguro swerte sab ako kay sila ga- house, free food, and free education.
provide sa ako nan libre na bahay, When I was at the province I always
pagkaon ug pagpa-eskwela. Ngadto wander and bathe in the suba, but
sa ilaya pirmi da ako maglibod ug now I am clean and not like when I
maligo sa suba, peru kuman limyo na was at the province dark-skinned. I
ako dili haod sa ona na itomi. Sila ni also like on how my aunt is keen on
auntie mga tipid so ganahan sab ako saving money because I adapted that
kay ya-adapt ko yaon na atasan. behavior.

Question number 6 Question number 6

Interviewer: Onoy imu mga tambag Interviewer: What kind of tips can you
na maihatag sa mga haod sa imu na give to those who are the same
working student? working student as you?

Participant: Just bear with it and just

Participant: Mag antos da lamang ug think of the good experiences that it
huna-hunaon dakan an mga gave you. For sure that the hard Positive Outlook
madayaw na yahatag sa imu mga times are not forever, you will always
experiences. For sure dili sa bagan get through it especially when you
forever an kalisod, malampasan da graduate and have a work and have
gihapon an tanan ilabi na kun mo- your own salary or income. We can
graduate na ug may dayaw nan a live free, buy things that we want and
trabaho may imu na own sweldo or help our parents and our siblings.
income. Mabuhi na dayon kita na
free, mapalit na nato tanan gusto nato
paliton ug makatabang pa kita sa ato
mga parents and siblings.

Question number 7 Question number 7

Interviewer: Onoy imu mga Interviewer: What are you wishing for
pangandoy ug gusto mahitabo sa and the things that you want to
umalabot na panahon? happen in the future?

Participant: Gusto ko gayod na Participant: I really want to be a

magdoctor or mag attorney in the doctor or an attorney in the future.
future. Actually happy ako kuman kay Actually, I am very happy right now
an ako isa ka ate yaka-abroad because my older sister is in abroad
nagtrabaho siya sa China kuman as in is working in China as a chamber
chamber maid sa hotel. Gitawagan maid in a hotel. She called me last
niya ako nan miagi na dili na kuno time and told me that I won’t have to
ako magworking student kay siya na be a working student anymore
daw magp- iskwela sa ako. because she will be the one who will
send me to school. She also said that Dreams and Aspirations
Magpadaa da kuno siya pirmi.
she will send money every time.
Peru gilang an ko si ate na ako dakan
naa taposon inin ako second But I told my older sister that I will
semester sa grade 11 amu pa ako finish my second semester of grade
mohawa sa ila ni auntie. 11 and after that I will leave the house
of m auntie.
Very happy ako ug very excited na
magboarding house na ako sa grade I am very happy and very excited that
12. Ma-experience ko na gayod onoy I will be boarding a house in grade
feeling momata na adlaw na. Yaon 12. I will get to experience to wake up
feeling na waray magsugo sugo sa when the sun is already up. That
imu. Magfocus da gayod ako feeling when no one will have to order
pagtadong pag eskwela. you around. To focus solely in my
education.
 Talking about dreams and aspirations,
Talking about dreams and aspirations, if the next time that I’ll be a
siguro sa sunod kun maprofessional professional and I’ll have a good
na ako ug may ako na dayaw na work, I will not be very strict with my
trabaho dili gayod ako mag istrikto sa maid or with my working student
ako masugo or working student because I know what it feels. If I have
sunod kay hibawo ako nan feeling. a working student next time, I will let
Kun may ako working student sunod them go home and let them visit their
pirmi ko gayod paulion or pabisitahon parents and they can also wake up
sa parents ug pwede dasab siya when the sun is up and not 3:00 or
momata nan adlaw na dili kun 3:00 or 4:00 AM in the morning.
4:00 am sa buntag.