By Heart
Teaching English the Divine Way
by Benigno Tutor Jr.
 The
world moves forward not because of the cold calculations
of planners, but because of the passionate dreams of
“heart people.” One such dreamer is Divina
Gracia “Veena” Cercenia, general manager of
Dela Cruz English Club, who believes that the right
brain ought to be used more in the formal learning process
as well as in daily life.
In a society known to be a thicket
of male egos, only a heart person like Veena dares to
stake her place under the sun—defying all odds
against women, nay, foreign, Filipino, women seeking
the mainstream profession in Japan. Only a heart-driven
person takes such a risk in the midst of the economic
doldrums, refusing to resign herself to the homebound
okaasan or the foursquare mamasan role of many of her
fellow Filipinas in Japan.
Intuition, guts, opportunity-seeking—these
are the heart qualities that put right-brain women like
her a league above her more rational counterparts. These
are the qualities that easily won the trust of Ryosuke
Sasaki, company president and partner, when he first
heard this articulate woman make a business presentation.
Practicing what she preaches, Veena is taking on the
giants in her industry by teaching English “with
the heart.”
Veena learned her sense of independence
from her mother, who raised her, her brother and sister
single-handedly in Cavite. Despite being a single mother,
her mom was even able to provide her with the luxury
of a TV set that exposed her early to Japanese culture
through Voltes V, Bioman and Shaider.
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