Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.(and me)

As you might have already known, I am Andrei. 2 things about me: I am a dreamer, I am a deep-thinker. Let me tell you a story what made me who I am today: When I was 5 years old, my father left the Philippines and travelled to Singapore to work as a maintenance engineer. I was left with my mother, my grandmother and my aunt. I didn’t really have much idea about this event and I accepted it as it was. Under the care of my mother, she taught me a few things: wash your hands before eating, pray before sleeping, don’t drink cola and speak English if possible. Time passed by, I was growing. Two years later, my mother followed after my Dad. I was left to my grandmother and aunt. On my birthdays, I received presents, but material wasn’t what I really asked for. For days I would cry, thinking about them. During Parent-Teacher meetings I would long for my parents. On Christmas days, I felt incomplete- Noche Buena wasn’t the same without them. On Graduation Season, they would come home and I would feel alienated by their presence. Well, in other words, it was a rough childhood, and it pretty much taught me to be independent; be thankful and be strong. Moving on, these 3 lessons further taught me to dream big and be the change I want to see. In my blog, I will talk about my life and my dreams. Forgive me for my language, I just started. So please, tune in!