breaking the mold

my boss shared his experience when he was looking for engineers in the philippines. what struck him when he met me for the first time was that i was like japanese.

i have been asked quite a few times why i don't fit the filipino (or a foreigner in general) mold that they have in their mind especially when they meet me for the first time. i think the answer has to do with the fact that i have always let other people change me for the better that i might have lost some and gained some traits. with all my experiences in the past, i have somehow become confident in myself and in what i have. confident enough to share stories about my life, dreams, sorrows, and about friends whom i have come to know well and cherish for keeps.

well, i just hope that people will like me for what i have become.