Things about me?

[So far, the questions are all from BC.]

When, where, how were you born?
Uh... How? Normally...? I was born in Polymedic Hospital, I think. Mandaluyong City. May 10, 1991. 5pm?

What was your childhood like?
Uh... Well. It's... hard to say. I hope I have more time to answer this question.

What did you enjoy most about being a kid?
Honestly, I loved Hallowe'en, going to playgrounds, and things that were made just for kids. I also loved the fact that I'd get these kiddy packs they hand out on Cathay Pacific. This isn't complete, though. Just trying to answer SOME... still gotta study for an LT.

How was it like growing up in Hong Kong?
Uh, the Chinese were a little racist. But we had Chinese friends as well. The best thing about growing up in Hong Kong was that I was lucky to be in Fook Chi Building. There were a lot of Filipinos in the building, and we were all very close. When there was a birthday, the parents would rent a spare apartment just so we could hold the party there. Yet, still more things to add here...

Why did you move to the Philippines?
I think it was because of financial problems. I was an only child, so we didn't have much to worry about. Then my other siblings came and my dad resigned from his work. Dad told me he resigned because he didn't get to spend time with me. I vaguely remember people at work blackmailing or trapping him into quitting. I'm not sure if my brain made that up, but yeah.

How did you feel when you transferred to Woodrose?
I felt incredibly sad. I remember two weeks before leaving Hong Kong, I'd cry myself to sleep. Some of my classmates were like, telling me that I was lucky that I wouldn't have school. I thought, "Not really. I'm moving. I don't have things in my house, I'm going to a place I don't know, and I'm going into a new school!" I had an embarrassing moment where I tried to go on a field trip with my classmates, but I wasn't allowed to since I wasn't enrolled there anymore. Eesh.

I felt completely lost. Things were a lot different from my old school! In my old school (Christian Alliance International School) we would go to different classrooms for each subject. In Woodrose, we just stayed in one classroom. I also was easily confused by the language people used. I didn't understand things like "Please do the FF." and "HO".

Did you have tragedies in life? How'd you overcome them? Did they change you as a person?
Tragedies, tragedies... I guess moving was a tragedy for me. It affected me so much that I lived in the past. I didn't appreciate my friends as much as I should have; when 3rd year came, I realized that I'd only spend a few more years with the friends in the Philippines. Was I going to wait until I hit college then start missing and caring for them? So I decided to get closer to everyone.

As time went on, the pain sort of fades so things were easier to overcome. Homesickness or nostalgia can come at unpredicted times. I guess that moving made me sort of sensitive to other people moving. I don't like the idea that I'd be farther apart from someone. A lot of my friends in Hong Kong moved, and now they're all over the world. I haven't seen some for seven years now.

Throughout elementary and high school, who did you hang out with? What was it about them that endeared you to them?
I was a loner when I transferred. I vaguely remember getting in trouble a lot, since I had to adjust to how things went in Woodrose. From what people tell me about when I was a new student, I was a very weird kid. In grade 4, I remember eating with Mari Baretto because I was the new kid and I thought she was familiar. I had this feeling that she had some sort of connection with Hong Kong. She did, actually. Her mom worked in the same airline as my mum does, and our mothers knew each other. There were a few times I'd go to the cafeteria with Gabbe. I don't remember much, though.

What are the things you and your friends like to do?
In Hong Kong, I hung out with the guys. I thought that all the girls played with were Barbie dolls (as far as I know now, they didn't)... and I didn't think they were fun, so I hung out with the boys. They influenced me a lot, since they introduced me to the gaming world. They also were obsessed with military things at the time, assigning ranks amongst themselves and performing missions. Unfortunately, I wasn't a big fan of actually performing missions (which was like hiding from an invisible enemy and running up and down the emergency exit to avoid them) but I fell in love with the camouflage print. Yeah, that's how it started.

Here, I still like playing games. Only now, there aren't much gamers. Everyone's busy with schoolwork and... my PS2 broke. I like reading too, only I find it hard borrowing books from people. :(

Where do you plan to study for college?
ATENEO!
Or UP. But I doubt I'll survive in UP. Everyone says it's hard... but my parents would love it if I could go there. Especially since they want me to be a freakin' lawyer. :| I swear, it must be some sort of misconception that being a lawyer automatically means you become rich.

What are you taking up in the college of your choice?
Communication Arts and Creative Writing as an elective. :D
Creative Writing makes you publish a book as the 'thesis paper'. Well, I guess that's when you major in it. I wonder if I could double major...

How do you think your college life will go?
Many people tell me that I'd enjoy college more. That it'd be easier. I wonder what makes them think that it'll be easier for me. I hope it is easier, and I really think I'll have fun with my courses. :D

What do you want to do after college, besides a job of your choice?
After college, I want to join IMTA just so I'd be satisfied. When I was 12 or 13, I joined JRP because I really wanted to act. At that time, I saw my future in acting. But my acting teacher told me that acting wasn't a very stable job, so I'd have to find another job if I'd want to survive. It was only until years later that I realized that I had the potential with writing. [I used to write things then, but I never thought much about it.]

What do you see yourself doing/working on after 10 years?
Probably doing my share of the work needed in Magikus. I'd had enough money to travel the world to visit my friends, I'll have a large house so I could hold parties for reunions and I'll still be in touch with my neighbours and friends.

Vnus Ynsyeha: Fneda ypuid ouin muja meva. yrasZYSACyras.

Frah E vencd cyf Zysac, E druikrd ra fyc ikmo, cehla ra ryt dra drelgacd aoapnufc ajan. Yht ra ymfyoc funa y ryd yht... E uhmo ghaf res yc so haekrpuin'c luiceh dryd fyc jecedehk vnus Ysanely. E lyh'd naymmo nasaspan FRAH drec rybbahat, druikr.

Famm, E ghaf ra fyc jecedehk vun dra cissan yht cu E pynamo cyf res. Drah E raynt ra fahd pylg yht E druikrd, dryd fyc dryd. Drah E cyf drec kio fru cdyoat eh dra ruica paceta dra ruica ylnucc seha. E teth'd seht, cehla E druikrd E't hajan caa res ykyeh. Cusadesac frah E muug, dra ruica E druikrd ra cdyoat eh muugat asbdo. Cu E druikrd ra mavd ykyeh un cusadrehk.

E drehg E tajamubat y lnicr uh res frah E cyf so haekrpuinc fymgehk rusa fedr res. Frah E cyf Zysac, E druikrd ra muugat mega Sega Crehuty. Ra'c dra nybban vnus Mehgeh Byng YHT ra'c dra kio pareht Vund Sehun. Ra'c yfacusa.

Hyuse yht Byim fuimt ku ujan du so haekrpuin'c ruica du bmyo (E teth'd cehla E fych'd dryd lmuca fedr dras oad). Drah drao't damm sa cduneac ypuid Syneyhy'c luiceh.

Byim fuimt lymm res "Kysac!" frelr... fyc dannepmo lunho. Hyuse dumt sa ra ryt ypc. Yht dryd ra ryt PU. QT

So lnicr uh Zysac fyc yh uh - uvv drehk. Vun aqysbma, frah E caa res... ra't muug luum. Drah E fuh'd caa res vun dfu faagc yht E vunkad fro E ryt y lnicr uh res eh dra vencd bmyla. Drah frah E caa res ykyeh, ra'c ikmo. Ed'c faent mega dryd.

Frah drana fyc y byndo ramt cusafrana uh uin cdnaad, E yddahtat cehla E ghaf ra fyc kuehk du pa drana. Zysac fyc vneahtmo fedr so cepmehkc yht ra fyc ahdandyehehk... eh dra cahca dryd ra't cyo, "Ur lralg drec uid!"

Drah ra't bmyla rec ryd uh rec vuud yht gelg ed ehdu dra yen, drah ryja dra ryd myht uh rec rayt.

Ajahdiymmo, ra fyc ymm, "Po dra fyo, E's Zysac." yht E nacbuhtat. Frah dra byndo fyc ujan, ra ycgat vun uin hispanc. E teth'd ryja y lammbruha oad, cu E luimth'd keja ed du res. :)) Ur famm.

Fro tet E ryja y lnicr uh res ykyeh? Ra't tu naymmo hela drehkc. Uha desa E ryt y XA ypuid Du Gemm Y Sulgehkpent. Ra bnehdat uid dra cissyneac vnus uhmeha yht zisbat/mesbat du so ruica zicd du ramb sa uid. [He was limping kasi he injured his foot in a Tae Kwon Do session/competition].

Ra syta cina dryd E fych'd ymuha fedr Gajeh. Ra cdyoat ajah druikr ra ryt yh aqys, yht uhmo mavd frah Helu lysa cu E fuimth'd pa cdilg fedr Gajeh.

Ra lyh pa vihho. Ra lyh pa yfacusa. Ra lyh pa y meddma cdibet.

Fryd cdubbat sa?

1. E tuipd so bynahdc fuimt ymmuf sa du dymg du res ajan ykyeh ev drao drehg yhodrehk fyc rybbahehk. qT
2. E fyc clynat. E luimth'd beldina socamv paehk yvvaldeuhyda fedr cusauha.
3. Y mud uv baubma ghuf res. E zicd kad y meddma vnaygat uid po dryd. Mega, drao dymg ypuid res yht fru ra ryhkc fedr. E teth'd fyhd du pa dymgat ypuid.
4. Clruum.
5. Tuipd. Caneuicmo. Sa? qT
6. Drana'c ymfyoc yhudran kenm fru megac res yht dryd lyh cdub sa. :T E's dryhgvim. QT

Ayan. I wrote about it na. Don't tease me na. Bet you didn't expect it. xD

But really. I'm perfectly fine just being the neighbour they love to hang out with. They're like... family. Sorta. Ew, incest. O-o;;

I used to think they were like my 2nd family. It just rocks to be able to be close with people like that. :D Like you're adopted in their family.

Like how Tita Paty makes me feel when I'm over at Pauline's house. :))
Or how Tita Meg made that joke since I didn't bring Godiva chocolate. xD

It's cool.

Maybe because I find that 'feeling' hard to find in my family.