My Life as A Teen

Family was informed by their friends to try Blackbird at the Nielson Tower and asked Mom Violy if she has ever been there before. Mom Violy had no clue what it was asked Carmina to look it up and see what kind of food they serve. Carmina gave the phone number to Mom Violy make a reservation for a family lunch. On the day of the reservation, we arrived early and were allowed to enter before the official opening time of eleven o’clock in the morning. We decided to stay in the lobby, where we were asked if we wanted anything to drink. Carmina took videos inside and learned about the history by talking to the staff. One hour later, people started coming into the restaurant and took their seats at the reservation table, browsing the menu to decide what to order. Our family members were running late, but we didn’t get bored thanks to the friendly staff. More customers kept arriving and placing their orders, and we couldn’t help but glance at their dishes, curious about what ...

My Life as A Teen

In my teens I was a very shy and timid. I would always hide behind some one's back when someone starts a fight. My hand would shiver and shake.

I had friends who took advantage of me because I was too sweet and nice. I always gave in what they wanted to do.

I never told them what I was feeling inside. Only when they really get into my nerves, and I can no longer keep it away from them. My friends hardly see me complain or say harsh things to them.

I was always the driver for my friends when we always went out. I would pick them up and come home late. My parents always complained because I would be tired, and my friends don't live in the same direction of my home.

At a point in my life my mom wanted me to get out of my shell and be confident about myself. I started taking modeling classes.

When I was traveling to the Philippines with my mom, she had a relative who knew someone where I can be exposed to modeling to the public.

She placed me in a fashion show and the designer was Goalie Grospe that was popular during that time. He was a client of my mom's relative.

My sponsorship was a hotel that was just newly established in the Philippines. The name of the hotel was Victoria Court.

Fashion Show

I had to take pictorial pictures just like an ordinary model had to do.

They had hired someone to publicized my pictures in a magazine with an interview. You will see as the article they made a mistake on my name.

It didn't stop there when I had traveled and decided to live in the Philippines during my adult years my cousin asked, me to be an extra in a Tagalog movie called, "Mangarap Ka".

The main character was Mark Anthony Fernandez and Claudine Barretto.

There we're other cast in the movie who I was able to spend time and hang out with them during the film.