The Distant Glow

The Distant Glow
Author :
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 640
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781491844526
ISBN-13 : 1491844523
Rating : 4/5 (523 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Distant Glow by : Terry I. Sarigumba

Download or read book The Distant Glow written by Terry I. Sarigumba and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an autobiography, The Distant Glow traces the story of my life to the rough and rigorous way of life in Corella, Bohol my birthplace. Descending from generations of very poor and illiterate ancestors, I exceeded my parents grade three education by finishing grade six and graduating as elementary school valedictorian. Because my parents could not afford to send me to high school in the city, I stayed out of school for six years, helping my father on the farm and my mother in household chores. One of several backbreaking works I used to do was climbing several coconut trees, about 50 feet in height, to tap the trees (sanggutan) for tuba, a coconut juice that yields mildly alcoholic drink. I used to climb 20 coconut trees every morning, noon and evening, mount over top, sit on one of the palms and tap the juice. One evening after sunset, while atop the sanggutan, I saw a glow, a distant glow. I muttered to myself: Someday, Ill find out what causes that glow. I equated that statement to my goals in life. I did find out what caused the distant glow. Other distant glows appeared and I reached most of them with hard work and having a dream. When the owners of a private school offered me an opportunity to go to their school free of tuition, provided that I maintained the first place standing in the class honor roll, I went to high school, starting at age 20. To help shoulder the other costs of going to high school in the city, I paid my room and board with service: scrubbing and polishing the floor, fetching water from an artesian well and gathering firewood every weekend for the landlord family. With all the hardship, I maintained the tuition-free deal and graduated from high school as class valedictorian.

The Distant Glow Related Books

Plundered Paradise
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Lionel Derrick
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Paradise Plundered
Language: en
Pages: 536
Authors: Steven P. Erie
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-15 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

GET EBOOK

The early 21st century has not been kind to California's reputation for good government. But the Golden State's governance flaws reflect worrisome national tren
The Distant Glow
Language: en
Pages: 640
Authors: Terry I. Sarigumba
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-14 - Publisher: AuthorHouse

GET EBOOK

As an autobiography, The Distant Glow traces the story of my life to the rough and rigorous way of life in Corella, Bohol my birthplace. Descending from generat
Plundering Paradise
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Robin Broad
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

GET EBOOK

This gripping portrait of environmental politics chronicles the devastating destruction of the Philippine countryside and reveals how ordinary men and women are
Environmental Justice in North America
Language: en
Pages: 376
Authors: Paul C. Rosier
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-01 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

GET EBOOK

Emphasizing the voices of activists, this book’s diverse contributors examine communities’ common experiences with environmental injustice, how they organiz