ME, MORE OR LESS

i’m a leo, born in august. when asked, i always say i like the color blue. the truth is i like most colors i see.

i was born and raised in manila. i tried leaving so many times but i guess it’s true that home is where the heart is. my take on it, anyway. can’t live without a heart so i always find myself back home.

i was raised in a progressive catholic school run by belgian nuns. and then i was raised some more in a university run by jesuits. guess how i turned out.

i dabbled a bit in philosophy, a bit in literature, a bit in the social sciences. i tried teaching and enjoyed it for a few years, then got curious and joined the crazy world of advertising where i logically started out as a writer and ended up designing as well. i might come up with a profoundly inspiring reason for that when i write my life story. for now, i can only tell you the truth: i did it because i didn’t know what else to do. i sometimes find myself wishing i did myself and the world a favor and took up medicine or agriculture instead. but that’s just sometimes. i’m really okay.

i’m young. we all are. so let’s believe what george mallory, that great everest explorer, said: there is no dream that mustn’t be dared.