11/29/11 Photo Album |  History of Mayantoc                                                                                                                                                                        

Regular Visitors Guestbook

Mayantoc Alumni Guestbook

1986 Arrived in Hawaii to live with my family. I was first employed at Castle and Cooke Company at Dole Isle ways Pier 36 Honolulu Hawaii as a Mechanic Welder. I was in charge of maintenance and repair of Five Cranes, Five Tug Boats and six Barges. Pass the US Coast Guard welding Test Q1. There were 23 of us in the crew in the Pier. Most of the the work was a routine. Early in the morning three smaller Tug Boat would meet the  Big ocean going Tug outside the channel. We would take one of the tow Barges and bring it in Pier 36 for loading and unloading cargo. After every barges and Tug Boats is secured I will then check all the conditions of the Barges and start doing the necessary repair. Most of the repair is mechanical and welding. There's plenty of overtime and the pay was good also.

After few months in this job my second child was born and it's a boy. I named him Christian with the strong prayer that he will be a good boy. Time passed by so quickly and two years in Hawaii is over. Living and renting with the in laws is not my dream so I tried to make a loan used to purchased a new home. It was approved luckily my dream to have one of my own comes true. I was also given  several schooling about Hydraulic and Pneumatic Machines at the Cannery. "The Bad News ".It was 1991 when Castle & Cooke decided to shut down the Pineapple business in Hawaii. After six years working at Pier 36 we received the bad news, the place was going to close and everyone have to find another place to work. The company has given us 3 months to look for a job before it finally close down. It was scary but I have to start sending application while still working.

I also started doing  more side jobs my own business making Gates and Fences on the week ends. It was pretty good source of Income. I was quite ready for the approaching closing of Pier 37. I was planning to expand my business if there is no another alternative but that one morning I received a call from the Queens Medical Center asking me for an interview. I was accepted immediately and wanted me to start right away.

After receiving my severance pay from castle and Cooke at Pier 36. I started working for the Queens Medical Center 1991. Welding is in demand and it's the easier job to get in, I used it as the  window of opportunity. Keep my Engineering Degree as a hidden treasure, Expose it and use as a strong  backbone when the time and money is right and necessary.

 Working at the Queens Medical Center provided me a better foundation to manages the future with my growing family. There are some stumbling blocks on my way  but I manages to avoid rather look at the positive way. As years go by and keep learning other things I came to see the good  opportunity in online business. It was very exiting the cash flow was unbelievable. It became my hobby after work yet a good source of extra income.

  Working for the Queens Medical center is very challenging work because every day there is  always a new and another problem to troubleshoot and repair on the  equipment and facilities .enjoy working and dealing with patient and so as to all the employees of the Medical Center which has over 3,000 employees. The Medical center is a very friendly environment with very nice and understanding people from the Top to the bottom. There are exception of very few that does not fit and acknowledge  and ideas of the founder.

 My daughter Graduated at James Campbell then Washington at Seattle University then follows her Graduation at Hawaii Pacific University

My Son Graduated at James Campbell, to University of the Pacific Stockton California. Then to University of Hawaii.

  Years has gone by very quickly and more than 20 years has passed just like a blink of an eye. My Daughter graduated and work at the Queens Medical Center. My son Graduated  and became a property of The United States Navy.

 I wanted to thanks God the father almighty for giving me the strength and knowledge to do my job as a parent to my kids and a loving husband. This was the prayer I haven't forgotten ever since.

 No matter how short nor how long you live. At the end we are just Human and we all return to dust. The greatest lesson and the most important one that I have learned in this final Chapter of life is Love. " LOVE YOUR FAMILY, LOVE OTHERS AND LOVE GOD ABOVE ALL.  When it's time to say Goodbye!!!!! You depart peacefully and Happily with no regret.

Back to Homepages