Thank You, Ma’am Alma!

During our stay in the host school of the inter-school meet, we (my boss, myself plus a student assistant) were accommodated by one of our university professors who retired last year. Ma’am Alma, as we fondly call her, is such a sweet and nice person to let us in her house and stay there for five days without charge! She even stayed up late at night to wait for our arrival. On the last night, more staff arrived to witness the socio-cultural contest and guess where they stayed for the night. At Ma’am Alma’s place, of course.

Talking to her is a breeze. She understood our complaints about how our delegation was accommodated by her alma mater. She even sympathized with us when our contestants were not treated and judged fairly. She fed us with sumptuous meals and provided us with beds and pillows to use when we got tired.

She shared to us that the host school and her alma mater approached her and offered her a teaching post but after two weeks, they talked to her saying that they are having problems with her social security claims so they had to let her go. We don’t believe them but we feel for her because she is such an inspirational person and we know that she can positively influence more students given a chance. Thus, she is an invited facilitator and speaker during our graduating students’ retreat. They having her around, talking to her. She taught Religious Studies when she was a professor at the university and many were inspired by the way she taught them.

To say that we are very grateful for her kindness and generosity is an understatement. She is one of the kindest persons who stepped on our university’s grounds. We pray for her long life and good health. We pray that she won’t be doing any disability appeal because she deserves to live a good and comfortable life for a long time.

Thank you, Ma’am Alma, for providing us with a shelter and a kind mother during our stay there. See you very soon!