Rionald Carpio

Born

Ako si Rionald S. Carpio o mas kilala sa tawag na "Rio". Ipinanganak noong ika-16 ng Agosto, 2000 sa siyudad ng Malabon.

Ang aking ina ay si Rosario Carpio

At ang aking ama ay si Ronald Carpio.

Childhood

Noong bata ako, doon kami sa bahay ng lola ko nanunuluyan (sa side ng daddy ko) sa isang lugar sa Malabon, doon na rin ako halos lumaki at lola ko ang madalas na nag-aalaga sa akin habang nagtatrabaho ang aking mga magulang. Sobrang mahal na mahal ko ang mga magulang ko ganun na rin ang lola ko. Hanggang sa lumaki ako, siya palagi ang sumbungan ko everytime na may hindi kami pagkakaunawaan ng mommy ko.

Kaso kinuha na siya ni God noong December 2019, walang araw na hindi ko siya namimiss pero di ako nalulungkot dahil alam ko namang proud na proud siya sakin at sa mga achievements ko bago siya kunin ni God ♥ She may be gone from my sight, but she will never be gone from my heart. I am so proud to be a Lola's boy

Limang taong gulang ako noong nagsimula makipag-sapalaran ang aking ama sa ibang bansa. Naging OFW siya and until now, ay ganun pa rin ang kanyang trabaho. Noong una medyo mahirap lalo na't hindi pa ganun ka-usbong ang teknolohiya sa mga panahon noon at sa telepono lamang kami nakakapag-usap. Nakasanayan ko na rin na every 1 to 2 years nalang kami nagkakasama sa personal. I am so proud of him lalo na noong kinwento niya yung mga struggles and hardships na na-encounter niya bago siya makarating sa posisyon niya ngayon and sobrang naaappreciate ko lahat ng ginagawa niya para lang bigyan kami ng magandang kinabukasan.

Grade School

Makalipas ang tatlong taon, kami ay lumipat ng tahanan sa Sta. Maria, probinsya ng Bulacan. Dito na rin ako nagkaroon ng pangalawang kapatid na si Rald at dito ko na rin ipinagpatuloy ang aking ikatlong baitang sa Elementarya. Pinag-aral ako ng aking mga magulang sa isang pribadong eskwelahan sa Bulacan at ito ay sa Academia De San Juan (ADSJ) mula taong 2012 hanggang 2016.

Maayos naman ang pagpapalaki samin ng aming mga magulang at dito ko na enjoy ng sobra ang aking childhood days dahil dito ako nagkaron ng mga kalaro, puppy loves, at nagkaron ng marami at matatalik na mga kaibigan.

Dito ko rin natuklasan ang aking mga talento katulad ng pagsasayaw

Hilig sa musika

At pagsali sa mga pageant.

Middle School

Pagka-graduate ko ng elementarya, kami ay bumalik muli sa siyudad ng Malabon upang doon manirahan at bantayan ang aking lolo (sa side ng mommy ko). Ako ay nag-aral sa paaralanan ng Malabon National High School upang tapusin ang aking Junior High Level mula 2012 hanggang 2010. Dito ko naranasan lahat ng breakdowns at challenges sa buhay ko, nagkaroon ng bisyo gaya ng computer games at iba pa, at dito na rin nahubog ang mindset ko upang pahalagahan ang aking mga pangarap at responsibilidad sa buhay.

Pagka-graduate ko ng Junior High School, ipinagpatuloy ko ang pag-aaral ko sa Senior High School level sa Unibersidad ng Arellano (Arellano University) sa kursong "Computer Programming". Nagkaroon ako ng maraming mga kaibigan na halos kapareho ko ng mga hilig gawin. Sa simula palang ng aming semestre ay nahirapan na agad ako dahil wala akong idea about sa programming that time, pero masaya naman dahil gusto ko rin naman talagang nacha-challenge ako. Hindi ko naman kasi talaga first option itong course ko na ito at lalong wala pa akong clear goals and vision sa buhay ko. Hindi ko alam kung saan ako patungo o saan ang direksyon na pupuntahan ko. Hanggang nagkaroon ako ng self-realization upang pagbutihin at mahalin ang aking mga responsibilidad sa buhay lalo na ang aking pag-aaral. Ginawa kong stepping stone and self-motivation lahat ng mga natutunan ko noong Junior High School ako at isinapuso ko ang aking bagong mindset sa buhay.

Hanggang sa nakapag-tapos ako ng Senior High School. Sobrang dami kong naranasan at napagdaanang mga pagsubok sa aking High School life. Naranasan ko maospital dahil nasobrahan ako sa aking pag-aaral at pag-susumikap upang makakuha ng matataas na grades. Naranasan kong iwanan ng aking mga kagrupo sa research project, naranasan kong mawalan ng kaibigan, at naranasan ko na rin isuko maging ang aking mga pangarap. Naisip ko na baka test of faith lang ito sakin ni God. Gaya nga ng sabi nila "Hardest part about chasing your dream is trying to understand if God is giving you signs to stop or is he testing your faith to keep going." I believe that all of those struggles, problems, challenges has a purpose and I always keep in my mind that my God is a lot more greater than any of those. Mas nagtiwala ako sa Kanya at ganun din sa kakayahan ko.

By the grace of God, nakagraduate ako with multiple honors and special awards such as Top 1/ Best in Work Immersion in ICT, Top 1 in our class, Top 4 Overall in all ICT, and Graduate with Honors. :)

College Life

Ipinagpatuloy ko ang aking kolehiyo sa paaralan ng STI College Caloocan sa kursong "Bachelor of Science in Information Technology". Patuloy ko parin ina-apply lahat ng mga natutunan ko from my mistakes and experiences. Mas lalo kong naunawaan ang importansya ng pag-aaral sa buhay ko. I learned how to manage my time and set my goals and priorities in life. I felt more competent and confident in my skills and abilities to the point na sumasali na din ako sa mga programming contest or hackathons and 8 hours a day ako kung mag-aral ng programming at mag-advance reading from our lessons.

I’m finally growing up and realizing what’s important in life. I am always thinking about my future career so that I'm studying hard and trying to get good grades and scholarships as best I can. My parents never pushed me to get good grades or scholarships, they never pressured me to study harder. I am doing this all on my own. Siguro dahil na rin sa nangyari sakin noong Junior High School ako at nagkaroon ako ng maraming maraming realizations sa sarili ko. Ginagawa ko ito not just to make my parents proud of me, but also to benefit myself after college.

Patuloy ko paring ginagawa ang mga passion ko sa buhay gaya ng pagsasayaw,

pag-momodelo,

Nagkaroon rin ako ng part-time job sa isang paaralan bilang isang "Graphics Artist",

At pumasok sa mundo ng isang clothing line business na kilala sa tawag na "Synrgy Co.", a collaboration of various artists that aims to inspire people through clothing designs that promotes positivity and messages of hope, wisdom, and encouragement.

Dreams / Future Plans

At this point of my life, I have clear goals and I really know what I want to achieve in life so I just have to stick with it. I always pray that I eventually get to achieve everything I desire and maging successful person and great web developer ako at the same time. Of course hindi lang puro pray, sinasamahan ko din ng action, sabi nga ni STI "The distance between your dreams and reality is called 'Action'".

My goal at this point is to make my life as simple as possible. Obviously I want to be rich and successful so I can spoil the people I love, buy my own house, have a kid of my own, being able to take care of myself and my loved ones, love one woman and do what I love every single day. That's my commitment to myself from this point forward. My goal is for every aspect of my life to be purposeful.

I really want to not just to be successful but to have a fruitful future. So ngayon palang kine-claim ko na agad that I will be succesfull, I will surpass the goals I set for myself, and I trust God and His plan for me and my career. Being successful not just for the money or just to impress others and have them say "wow he's successful" but for the full experience of building something from the ground up, doing something amazing, and ultimately for God's glory. :)

Where I am right now at this point in my life?

My life is such full of challenges. But I know that all those challenges and problems that we are experiencing are there to teach us lessons. Once we learn the lessons, we can transform those hardships into blessings. At this point of my life, I can say I am proud of my accomplishments. I have come a long way of hard-work and persistence. And now, I am just still focusing on my goals, happiness and becoming a better version of myself. Even though hindi ko pa naachieve yung gusto ko talaga marating, I still have much bigger goals to achieve tho so I ain’t done yet, but I’m proud of how far I’ve come. I just realized that my life, my dreams and goals are more important than anything else. I’m just so proud of myself for overcoming so many challenges in my life, being able to take all of those experiences as lessons, and coming out the other side a better person because of it.

"You can't stop the waves , but you can learn to surf. " - Jon Kabat-Zinn

As I grew older, I learned that the key to surviving the day isn't positivity, it's acceptance. Accepting that not all days are good and happy, you will have bad days, you make mistakes, you fail, you mess up, everything's not going to fall into place and that's okay. Just because things aren't good now, doesn't mean they will be that way forever. Kapag marunong tayo tumanggap ng mga bagay even mga flaws and imperfections natin sa buhay, dun natin makakamtan at malalaman yung totoong meaning ng happiness sa buhay natin that "Happiness is not getting all you want. It is about enjoying all you have."

Another thing is napakahalaga para sakin ng pagmamahal natin sa sarili at tiwala natin sa Diyos. Why? Kasi hindi naman ako mahuhubog at magiging matatag ng ganito kung hindi dahil sa Kanya. When you have Him, you have everything that you need. Honestly, napansin ko talaga na sobrang dami kong naranasang problema lalo na nung nag encounter ako which is mas deeper ko pa nakilala at naramdaman si God sa buhay ko that time. As you can see, konti lang nilagay kong description sa Junior High School life ko. Because those are the time na naranasan ko lahat ng mga breakdowns and challenges ko sa buhay like nag-retake ako in one of my subjects in Junior High School level and na-ospital ako to the point na umabot na ako sa life and death situation ko. Sobrang nakakahiya kung ikekwento ko ngayon pero masaya din dahil wala akong narinig na kahit na anong sumbat or sermon sa parents ko that time. Hindi ko tinake yan as negativity instead nagkaroon ako ng sobrang daming self-realization despite of those struggles na naranasan ko and I always keep reminding myself that God gives the toughest battles to His strongest soldiers. Because God is like a teacher, He is quiet when we were on test but after that He is will to give us tutor to pass the next exam. Naniniwala ako na kaya Niya pinaranas sakin lahat ng mga yun is para may mapulot ako at may ma-iapply ako na lesson sa buhay ko. And Guess what?! He's right, it made me a lot better and stronger person right now. I've realized that every single day of our lives, God is always giving us another chance to repent, correct our mistakes and be better than the person we were yesterday.♥

Honestly, I disappoint Him every day, and I am guilty every day. But by His perfect Grace, He loves me more and more each day. I cannot thank the Lord enough for saving me and bringing me to where I am today. I'm still flawed, and I still make mistakes, but my God is the very reason I’m doing better each time I fail even if He already knows I will.

As I prepare for a new chapter in my life, I am confident that He will be by my side every step of the way. That's why I always believe that God’s plan for my life is so much better than the plans I have for myself. All I can do is keep my faith and trust Him. When God is the master of your plan, everything will fall into place at the right time. At ang "perfect timing" ni Lord is hindi nadadaya. It can’t be forced or fabricated no matter how hard you try. What the most important in our living life is our FAITH .

“For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.” - Jeremiah 29:11