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everyone, it’s finally that time for me
to write my biography. I want you guys to get
to know me and where I came from and what I
am all about. I want to tell you guys about
my struggles in the past and experiences I have
been through to make me the strong woman that
I am right now. First off, I was born and raised
in Manila, Philippines on December 4. My mother
came to America when I was 6 months old and
left me with my grandma’s sister. I stayed
at my grandma’s sister’s house from
6 months old until I was like 12 yrs. Old. My
father was also young and still trying to get
his life straight t so he was not able to take
care of me at the moment. My mom couldn’t
have picked a better family to leave me to.
They treated me like their own and made me a
part of their family. Until this day,I call
them Mom and Dad and feel like I owe them the
world. But what I went through those years is
unbelievable. I can’t even tell the story
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getting real emotional. My family hired a live inhousekeeper
and babysitter. To have a housemaid in the Philippines
is a common thing. Nowadays, a housekeeper makes about
40 American dollars and they do everything for you
from cooking to washing your clothes to answering
the phone calls, etc. Anyways, back to the story,
they hired a live in nanny and housekeeper to take
care of me since my mom owned a dress shop and was
always at work and my dad had a full time job as well.
It was just always me and the babysitter at home all
day long. The babysitter/housekeeper’s name
is Mila. I will never forget that name. This lady
tortured me like I was a dog. Don’t forget,
I was like 3 or 4 yrs. Old when she started taking
care of me and the whole time she treated me bad.
One incident, she was giving me a bath and told me
not to play with the water. I was a little girl so
of course I didn’t listen. When she got back
and saw that I spilled some of the water in this bucket,
she made me eat this bar of soap. It was a blue laundry
bar soap called Ajax and believe it or not, I can
still remember to this day what it tasted like. That
is just one of the many cruel things she did to me.
Another incident is every time she would feel like
it or be in a bad mood, she would make me kneel on
rock salt and mungo beans (not sure if you guys are
familiar with that), but it’s little tiny beans,
for hours at a time with two books on each hand until
someone came home. Whenever she hears my family coming
home she would tell me to get up and wipe my tears.
She always threatened me that if I mentioned anything
to anyone that she will kill me. I was a little girls
and I was scared to death of this lady. It was just
always me and her at home all day everyday so I never
told anyone. Another thing she used to do to me was
put me in a sack(rice sack) and drag me outside by
the river (we lived beside the river) and dangle me
while inside the sack to try to scare me. This lady
was Psycho and no one even knew it. She didn’t
even know when her birthday was. She is also the reason
I HATE MILK. The only cereal I can eat is cocoa puffs
because it turns the milk in to chocolate milk. She
used to make me drink big glasses of milk every single
day and I hated it. I don’t drink milk now and
I don’t even want to try it. Yuck! Also, I couldn’t
stop brushing my teeth until it starts bleeding. She
said I can stop when it starts bleeding because that’s
an indication that it’s clean. I also hate cauliflower
now because she used to make me sit at the table for
hours and hours until I finished it all. I don’t
really know if she had good intentions or not but
she was definitely crazy. I also couldn’t get
out of bed until it was noon and I had to be in bed
by seven. She just thought she was my mother and my
family trusted her because in front of them she was
the perfect babysitter that loved me so much. If they
only knew what was really going on while they weren’t
home. My dad finally got his life together and joined
the Navy and started coming around more. But the babysitter
did not like that. She did not want me to have any
time alone with my dad because she was afraid I would
tell on her. Finally one day , my older brother was
changing my shirt and noticed bruised pinch marks
all over my body. That is when the truth finally came
out about Mila the Wicked Psycho babysitter. I think
I was about 10 years old then so It was going on for
a long time. She was fired and kicked out of the house
the same day and the weird thing was even though this
lady abused me, I still cried when she left because
I spent most of my childhood with her and I didn’t
know any better. Have you guys ever read that book
“A Child Called It”? Well, when I read
it, it reminded me of my life story. To everyone that
haven’t read it, I highly recommend it. I know
that was really depressing right, well, it was a big
part of my life and I believe it is what makes me
who I am now and it is what makes me try even harder
to make my life better, to make myself a better person,
and to learn from my parent’s mistakes so I
do not repeat it for myself.
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Ok,
enough sad stuff for a while. My dad finally
came and got me from my Mom’s house. I
know all that is probably confusing to you guys,
huh. Ok, my real mom, was in Chicago. My dad
just joined the navy and my mom and dad that
took care of me was the ones I lived with for
like 12 yrs. Makes sense? I hope. So I had 2
dads and 2 moms. Ok, my real dad came and got
me from my mom and dad that raised me’s
house when I was 12. It was so sad because to
me they were my parents and family and I didn’t
know anything else. It was hard on them when
I left too, and it was a big change for everyone.
It was then when I came to America. We moved
from the Philippines to Daly City, California.
I went to a catholic school there where we had
to wear uniforms and everyone in the school
was Filipino. It was a stage where I was trying
to find myself. I was a FOB,lol. It was a big
difference culture wise between being in the
Philippines and being in California. I was just
trying to fit in. I would copy the other girls
on how they talked and how they dressed and
how they did their hair because it was so different
from how we did it in the Philippines. Then
I started getting used to my environment and
starting to fit in more.After living one year
in Daly City, we moved to Hampton Virginia.
We lived in a little apartment in the hood.
I am not exaggerating, it was a really bad neighborhood,
but we managed. In Virginia is where I fell
in love the first time(hey what do u say, Virginia
is for lovers, right),got in fights, got my
first job(Philly cheese steak at the mall),got
my heart broken, made friends, lost friends,
graduated from high school (which by the way
is the same high |
school
Allen Iverson went to), got my first car (Honda civic),
and lost someone very dear to me, my grandmother.
I lived with my dad (which acted as both my dad and
mom because of my mom’s absence), my step mom
, and my 2 brothers. A little after I graduated from
High School, I moved with my ex-boyfriend to Florida.
He was my first love and childhood love. It did not
work out between us when we lived together so I moved
down to Panama City with my Older brother. My brother
then moved to Oklahoma City and I wanted to stay in
Florida so I moved to Tampa. My whole life , I probably
saw my Mom 5 times if that. She was busy living her
new life with her new family. She had a new husband
and a new daughter. Her life was perfect. She would
come visit once in a while when she had a chance.
One time she sent me a ticket to come visit her for
Thanksgiving. I was so happy and excited because me
and my mother will finally have a mother and daughter
relationship. I came to see her for thanksgiving and
it was great. We weren’t really that comfortable
with each other because we never really got a chance
to know each other and I knew that it was normal and
it would take time. I knew that we wouldn’t
be really close right away and we needed to spend
more time to get real comfy with each other. After
thanksgiving, I went back home to Virginia, and she
sent me a birthday card for my birthday with 200 dollars
in it. I was so happy. I called her to thank her.
After that, I called her on Christmas to tell her
that her present is in the mail already and she said
that it wont be necessary. The present never even
got to her in time because she passed away a couple
of days after I talked to her. I came over her house
for the funeral to gather her belongings and the present
was still there unopened. The hope I had of us having
a relationship went down the drain. Losing my mom
and grandma was tough for me. It still affects me
now whenever I think about it. Now, I am still in
Tampa Florida Pursuing my bachelor’s degree
and modeling career. My past has made me realize a
lot of thing about life. It made me realize that I
don’t ever want to get a divorce because It
really affects the kids the most. If I am going to
get married, I want it to be with the right person
and the perfect person for me. I don’t want
my kids to go through the same childhood as I did.
I want a complete family, one that I didn’t
have growing up. I want to be able to provide for
them and be there for them every step of the way.
My past has made me stronger and made me realize that
if I went through all that and survived it all, there
is nothing in this world I cannot do. Sorry for the
depressing bio, just wanted a little inside scoop
of the real me , my past and the reasons why I am
the way I am.. For the future, after I get my business
degree (which will be real soon), I am going to concentrate
on opening my own business, maybe a restaurant franchise
in the Philippines or a clothing store. I also see
my self in the next 10 years having a family of my
own and being a successful entrepreneur. LET”S
WAIT AND SEE!!! TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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INFO: FAVORITE
COLOR: PINK AND YELLOW
FAVORITE DRINK: BUTTERY NIPPLE
FAVORITE ENERGY DRINK:
DIET ROCK STAR (YOU GUYS SHOULD TRY IT, I
LOVE IT)
FAVORITE DESSERT: CREME BRULEE(ESPECIALLY
THE ONES WITH LOTS OF BERRIES ON TOP), CHOCOLATE
COVERED STRAWBERRIES
FAVORITE FOOD: SUSHI, FRENCH
ONION SOUP, CALAMARI, BUFFALO SHRIMP FROM
HOOTERS, AGEDASHI TOFU AND ANYTHING WITH TOFU
IN IT
PLACES I WOULD WANT TO VISIT:
SPAIN AND ITALY
FAVORITE MOVIE: MR. DEEDS
FAVORITE SINGER : USHER AND
UPCOMING R&B ARTIST RICH EAGLE(WATCH OUT
FOR HIM SOON)
PLACES VISITED: JAMAICA,
BAHAMAS, HAWAII, GERMANY, AMSTERDAM, PHILIPPINES
(OF COURSE), MEXICO
PET PEEVES: DIRTY BATHROOMS
FAVORITE WEBSITES: PMGIRLS.COM,
ONE MODEL PLACE, FHMUS.COM, PURE HOT MODELS,
PASMAG.COM, IGN.COM, HOTIMPORTNIGHTS.COM
FAVORITE SPORT: BASKETBALL
FAVORITE TEAM/PLAYER: DETROIT
PISTONS, TAYSHAUN PRINCE
FAVORITE CLOTHING STORE:
PAPAYA, FOREVER 21, ASPHALT, H&M
DREAM CAR: LAMBORGHINI
FAVORITE HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS
BEST PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTE: MY
LUSCIOUS LIPS
3 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
CELL PHONE, COMPUTER, AND CALLER ID
FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHERS: MIKE
BROCHU, RICH MARKESE, ANDY MCFARLAND
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: REAL WORLD,
APPRENTICE, AND ALL REALITY SHOWS, I LOVE
IT
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