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MakatiCity

ByCarlaMortel|Sep.29,2013at12:01am

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OnSept.7,peopleatRobinsonsPlaceManilaweresurprisedbyaflashmob,whichwasawelcomeeventfor
RoseIvyBeldad,aFilipinafromZamboangaCity.

Beldad,whopassedthelicensurenursingexamlastJuneinJapan,hadaninspiringstorythatcaptured
theattentionoftheproductionteambehindHappySurprise!ThisisthedocumentaryseriesofNHKTV
thatproducedtheflashmobforher.

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The30yearoldRose,istheeldestofthreesiblings.Herfinancially
challengedfamilycouldnotaffordtosendhertoschoolbutthatdidn't
stopRose.Motivatedandambitious,Rosewasanacademicscholar
sincehighschoolattheAteneodeZamboangaandcollegeatWestern
MindanaoStateUniversity.RosetookupComputerSciencesinceitwas
availableonthescholarshipprogram.

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Rightaftercollege,RoseworkedasaclerkattheRegistrarsOfficeatthe
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university.Duringthistime,herfathergotsickandthefamily,stillcash
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strapped,wasnotabletoprovidethebestcareforhim.Whenherfather
KanagawaIryouGijutsuSemon
died,RosedecidedtoleaveZamboangaandworkinacallcenterin
Gakkoschooldirectorandher
siblingsMaeIrishandRodwin
Pampangasoshecanprovideforherfamily.ShelatermovedtoMakati.

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ItwasRose'sfriendwhosawanadvertisementinanewspaperaboutastudyprogramlookingfor
studentswhowouldtolikestudyandworkasnursesinJapan.WhenRosefoundoutabouttheprogram,
sheimmediatelyappliedandbreezedthroughtheapplicationprocess.Whenshegothervisa,itwasonly
thenthatshetoldhermotherabouthertripabroad.Hermotherwashesitantatfirstbutsawthatitwasa
goodopportunity.HermothereventuallygaveRoseherblessings.

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InApril2009,RosestartedherstudiesinJapan,takingupNihonggolanguageclassesfortwoyearsand
thenursingcourseforanotherthreeyears.Mahirapiwanangpamilya.(Itwashardtoleavethefamily.)
ButIdiditforthem,saysRose.
RosehadtoworkparttimetoaugmenthermonthlyallowanceofroughlyP15,000sinceshecontinuedto
sendfinancialsupporttoherfamilybackhome.Whiletheprogramprovidedforherstayinadormitory,
mealsandtuition,almosttwothirdsofherallowancewassenthometoZamboanga.Duringweekends,
sheworkedasadishwasherorhousecleaner,workingtilllateatnighttosupportherself.Therewere
evenmomentswhenshehadtowalkthroughsnowaroundmidnightasshecamehomefromwork.

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ItwashardandIdohavepridebutIkeptthinkingofmyfamily,shares
Rose.Itwashardtoworkandstudyinanothercountry.Ikeptmy
problemstomyselftokeepmyfamilyfromworrying.Thereweretimes,I
wantedtogiveupbutitwasnotpossibletogohome."
Whenhermothergotsick,Rosewantedtoquitandpersonallycarefor
her.Overaphonecall,hermothertoldRosetostayinJapanandfinish
herstudies.Withtears,theysaidtheirgoodbyes.InFebruary2011,Rose
finallycamehomefortheburialofhermom.

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Itwashardformenotbeingabletocareformyownmotherwhile
studyingtocareforotherpeople.Ifeltabiglossbecauseitwasmymom
whogavemestrengthandinspiration.Hermemorieskeptmegoingand
preventedmetogointodepression.

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Roseenduredlonelinessand
Kyoto,whichisconsideredoneofthemostbeautifulplacesinJapan.
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beingawayfromhomeforher
family.

Rose'strainingintheprerequisitelanguageproficiencywasnotwithout
itschallenges.AllherlessonsweretaughtinNihonggowhiletheapprenticeshipprogramwasheldinthe
ruralareaswhereshehastopayextraattentiontothewaydialectsarespoken.Herhardworkpaidoff
whenshetookupherlicensurenursingexaminationinNihonggo.Justlikeanyotherstudent,shewas
requiredtowriteheranswersinKanjiandHiragana,whichsheaccomplishedwithgreatsuccessinher
firstattempt.RosenowworksasaregisterednurseinShonanKamakuraGeneralHospitalinKamakura
City.

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HerstorywasfirstfeaturedinalocalnewspaperandthiswasspottedbytheNHKTVteam.They
carefullyplannedasurpriseforRosebycontactingthehospitaladministrators,herimmediatefamilyand
closefriends.TheTVcrewmadeRosebelieveshewaspartofdocumentaryfeaturingtouristspotsin
ManilaforoverseasFilipinoswhileherwellwisherssecretlygatheredandpracticedtheirdancemoves.
Onthedayoftheflashmob,Rosegotthesurpriseofherlifewhenshesawhersiblings,MaeIrishand
Rodwin,closefriendsCeiloBasteroandCherrylAnnBantilanandothersdancingincelebrationofher
determination,perseveranceandachievement.EventhedirectoroftheKanagawaIryouGijutsuSenmon
GakkonursingcollegeflewfromJapanandjoinedthehappyevent.

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Itwastotallyunexpected.Fromtheairport,thedirectoroftheTVchanneltookmetoIntramurosand
thentothemall.Nagulatako.(Iwassurprised.)Iwassupposedtomeetmysisterattheairportbutshe
wasntabletomakeitonsomeexcuse.Ialsoinvitedmyhighschoolfriendstomeetupbuttheyalso
declined.IwassodisappointedbutnowIknowwhattheyhavebeenupto,saysRosewithabigsmile.

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Itwashardtobelieve.Thisisnotreal,shesays.

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RosewasthefirstforeignerandFilipinotobefeaturedasasubjectintheHappySurprise!documentary
series.ItwasalsothefirsttimefortheTVcrewtopartiallyfilmthedocumentary,whichwasairedon
Sept.28,outsideJapan.

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