I was born third of the four children of Renato and Carmen Santos, dawn of November 20, year 1985. I was raised and I practically lived all my life here in Manila, which brings sort of frustration to me, because I have always dreamed of living in a province. I finished both elementary and highschool in a public school and by the age of fifteen, I was privileged to study at the University of the Philippines in Diliman to pursue a Computer Science course, under the Dep. Of Science & Technology scholarship. Others may think that this is a reason to rejoice, and maybe in some other c

I used to take my life for granted. I even used to describe myself in autograph books as a happy-go-lucky person. I deal with all things, even schoolwork and problems, big or small, with a simple utter of ‘bahala na’. I used to be that kind of person who doesn’t care about anything as long as she’s having fun at the moment. But after some really serious, hard falls and a lot of parent-guilt, I came to realize that life and faith will not always be good to me, that I will have to work for it to be good. Now that I’m in a course I want, I have a good relationship with my family, a have an A-okay friends, I can say that I’m doing good in my life. I’m in the right track towards what I want my life to be. I still do some crazy things sometimes but now I have learned how to balance them. Besides, if life doesn’t make you crazy then why bother living it like what Lana Lang of Smallvile once said. And yes, I am a big movie-buff. Music, sports and movies are three of my greatest passions in life. I really enjoy watching movies, and

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