Literal translation: “Still me.”
Meaningful translation: “I’m the man!” (or woman as the case may be, as Tagalog has no gender specific pronouns – gotta love that!) or “I Rock!”
My friend Duchess wrote an Ako Pa post on her blog. She said, “When I look around at the women around me, and the struggles they face, I am amazed and inspired. I don’t think that we often enough say AKO PA! Look at what I have accomplished, look at the struggles I have overcome to get where I am. I deserve an award!”
She then challenged all of her readers to do the same. So here it goes. Here are my accomplishments over the last 12 years since I graduated from high school:
- After graduating from high school, I was Continue reading

