31/03/2026
"๐๐ง๐ช๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ.โ ๐
This insightful expression from ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น, a ๐ฎ๐ฏ- ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ taking up ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, an ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ง, ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ-๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง, and ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃโ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ข.
๐ฅ Ferlieโs journey in ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ began with learning self-control, technique, and discipline as a young trainee. Over time, her viewpoint developed beyond personal growth. As she rose to become the ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, Karatedo became a platform for ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, and ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ. โจ For Ferlie, it is no longer just about claiming victory; it is about guiding her teammates, setting an example, and developing a collective strength and a resilient team with a character-driven unit.
Ferlieโs experience as both an ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ and a ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น for events like ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ฑ โ and soon as a ๐๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ โ has shaped her sense of integrity and fairness. Having stood on the competition floor herself, Ferlie is very much aware of the sacrifices, emotions, and unseen pressures behind every performance. โ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ,โ she shares, which is why she upholds every decision with ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐, and ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ for every athlete.
๐ซ Beyond techniques, Ferlie accentuates a deeper lesson she imprinted in her teammates โ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. The ability to keep showing up and to continue even on the hardest days, even when no one is watching. This same mindset that she carries in her daily life helped her stay consistent in her ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. She believes that real progress is established silently through consistency.
As a student-athlete reaching for high academic excellence, Ferlie adheres to one non-negotiable habit: ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ paired with intentional focus. She ensures that her academic tasks are completed daily despite juggling multiple responsibilities. โ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ-๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ โ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ โ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉโ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ,โ she said, grounding herself in her precedence while aspiring for a ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ standing. ๐
๐ผ Outside the classroom and dojo, Ferlie is also the founder of ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐, a brand that ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ which is a sustainable personal care. The idea was made from a simple yet powerful realization, seeing the vendors discard overripe fruits that still held value. What others saw as waste, she saw as an opportunity. This outlook became the foundation of her business: ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ก.
Ferlie also manages a tilapia farm powered by ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, providing a stable and naturally clean environment for the fish. This natural system not only supports healthier growth but also reflects her commitment to quality and sustainability โ setting her produce apart from conventional commercial farming methods.
Balancing life as a student-entrepreneur while overseeing a fish farm and native piggery in Murcia is no easy feat. Yet, through ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, and ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. Ferlie manages to keep everything aligned. She ensures that each responsibility is handled with focus and care, in which she allocates time intentionally, proving that balance is achievable with consistency and clarity.
๐ฐ Her degree in Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in this expertise, equipping her with skills in ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, and ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป-๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. These have allowed her to apply practical strategies that drive both growth and efficiency, which could optimize her businesses.
For ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ, success is not about choosing one path over another โ itโs about growing in all areas with purpose. ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ, ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ. ๐๐ฆ
Photos by: Mariel June Lanza
Written by: Christina Jallorina
