
Creative Non-Fiction
The Shy Girl's Diary

An Autobiography
It was the month of summer when I was born, not sure of what events happened on May 6 of 2000, specifically the exact time I was born or even my weight. But luckily, I know the place where my mother gave birth to me, it was at Calamba Doctor's Hospital here in the most astonishing country, the Philippines. I'm actually not an only child, I have another sister and she's older than me for like 3 years. At the age of 4, I already faced my worst nightmare and that's going to school, my first school happened to be a public school in Binan, Laguna, I didn't get the chance to study normal like the other kids these days 'cause when my parents drop me off to school, I always cry or let's just say "nagwawala ako", I just studied there until kinder because my parents decided to move me into another school and it's still in Binan, Laguna, the name of my 2nd school is St. Augustine and surprisingly, I just studied there like half of the year. My mother decided to be an OFW in Paris, France and left me when I was just 5 years old, because we need money to sustain our daily needs. We moved to Canlubang, Laguna with no permanent home, so in that in case, my aunt together with her family made us live in their house "pansamantala lang" until we find our own place. I continued my studies at Golden Nest Learning Center which is now called Our Lady of Socorro, it was not too hard for me finding some friends 'cause my cousin and I were classmates, but I found my 1st best friend there as well as Alliah. After a couple of my months, my father found a small apartment near my aunt's place, we were living in that small apartment like 2 years, but every time that one of us celebrate our birthday, we throw our party at my lola's house 'cause it's big and spacious there. I actually celebrated my 7th birthday there with a lot of guests, it was a huge party with 2 clowns and of course, gifts. It was an unlucky day also for me that day, 'cause one of the clowns stepped on the mic's wire and suddenly the mic fell off to me, resulting to losing a tooth. We decided to move to my grandma's place 'cause the owner of the apartment we were living is really greedy, they charge so high. Me and my cousin studied at GNLC until grade 4, we continued our studies at Mary Help of Christians College. We were both new students and we were both nervous that time because of transferring to a new, big and fancy school. we were classmates for 2 years, from grade 5 until 6. Both of us couldn't catch up easily on the lessons because the lessons in there are so advance. So after the school year, we both had a remedial classes during summer. So happy we survived it and made it to grade 6 in which we are graduating students.
My real name is Odragde-Aron Jewel D. Gonzaga and yuup! there's a dash between my 1st two names. People call me Jao for short 'cause my name is really long and how my nickname was made, well, "Odragde" is actually my father's name when you spell it backwards, "Edgardo", and "Aron" is my mom's name which is "Nora". The first letters of my names "O,A,&J" is my nickname when spelled backwards. I am already 16 years old and will be turning 17 next year on May 6. I am currently studying on Mary Help of Christians College, Canlubang as a grade 11 student, my strand is HUMSS meaning, Humanities and Social Sciences which focuses more on communication. Before choosing the right strand, I had a difficulty of choosing whether ABM(Accounting and Business Management) or HUMSS, because I always wanted to have my own business like having my own restaurant or having my clothing line. It was really a tough decision for me until I ponder on some of the things I wanted to be when I grow up. I chose HUMSS because I like to be a producer of a movie or DJ-ing, making videos, to be an actress, everything that has something about HUMSS. I am actually passionate about Social Science and Physical Education. I love dancing and singing, arts, sports, movies, celebrities, animals and music. I am willing to try out new things especially sky diving, scuba diving, camping or even travel the whole world. I know a lot of people in my school especially my batch mates, I sometimes talk them but not all of them. I have a lot of friends on FB, but I never spoke to any of them. I have only 15-20 close friends and we call each other as BUDDIES especially Yeye, Lyzette, Gaile, and Chesca, we're not really a barkada but we still remain as Best Buddies. We're actually barkadas inside our classroom, but outside the classroom, we have are own barkadas, but Gaile, and Chesca are still with me including Charlene. My friends are more likely girls but I guess I have at least 5 close guy friends. As you all know, I have a huge crush on Cole Sprouse and I can't wait to see his new TV series, "Riverdale". I can't tell you my favorite movie 'cause all of them are no. 1 on my list. My favorite food is more likely "pulutan" HAHAHA! Tokwa't Baboy or just tofu, sisig, crispy pata, pizza, fries, burger and many more. My life peg is Kendall Jenner, Liza Soberano and Jun Ji Hyun, because I love their essence in fashion. But my favorite celebrity when it comes to acting is Amanda Seyfried, she's very friendly and loves animals. When it comes to music, I love Jonas Blue, Dua Lipa, JB, Selena Gomez, Tay Swift and Major Lazer. Musics that will be definitely on my playlist are Perfect Strangers, Blow Your Mind(Mwah), Let Me Love You, Me&My Girls, We Don't Talk Anymore, and Hymn for the Weekend. Favorite video games are The Walking Dead or Resident Evil & The Sims. Favorite cartoon show, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Gravity Falls, Phineas&Ferb. My favorite TV series are Gossip Girl and The Walking Dead, The Heirs and Legend of the Blue Sea. I love clothes, bags and shoes but not make-ups. I'm kinda minimalist person, I love the colors black, white and gray but include pink. When I was watching random YouTube videos last summer, I suddenly watched some Victoria's Secret Fashion Show like how the models walk in the aisle and show-off their poses and that made me wanted to be part of it some day. People always tell me including my friends, that I look like Chinese because of my skin color and especially my eyes. I don't know if that's a compliment or what, but the truth is, I'm a 100% Filipino, both of my parents are Filipino. I grew up in Binan, Laguna for 5 years, then we moved to Canlubang and still living there for 11 years. When I was in grade 3, I received an award, "Most Improve". After that, I didn't received awards when I'm was in grade 4 to grade 9. But when I was in grade 10, I received my diploma and an award, "Public School Catechist". During my grade 11 days, last November 9 of 2016, my school announced that I'm a BMH awardee for the month of August, "Proud to be Filipino", see I told you, I'm a true Filipino. I'm not really close to my cousins on my mother's side, because like I said, I grew up in Canlubang with my cousins on my father's side for 11 years. I was actually close to my cousins on my mother's side before. On my father's side, we're 16 cousins, while on my mother's side, we're 21. When I was a kid, my dad used to teach me golf and I started to like it, but now, my favorite sport is baseball even though I haven't played it yet. When I moved to Mary Help, my classmates thought that they can't talk to me because they thought that I'm a Chinese, it's always about my small eyes and skin. According to my Buddy Yeye, she thinks that I'm a wonderful person and a great friend. She told me that I'm creative, beautiful, smart, and I always have that cute smile on my face that matches with my always smiling eyes because my eyes are so small and cute.
I'm a grade 11 student and still have 5 more years to finish my studies and graduate. I'm always grateful whenever a diploma touches my hand and wearing an academic dress with medals around my neck. While growing up, my interest is having my own business, I've always wanted my own business like my own restaurant, own clothing line, own hotel or even a beach resort. But all I wanted in my life is to make my whole family proud of me. I watch a lot of movies and with that, every time I see how actors and actresses act, I always picture out myself inside the television and having my own movie. When I'm finish with my studies and have my own money, I will travel the whole world and put tattoos on my passport with my best buddies, family and of course, the man of my life. I've always wanted to visit the city of love which is Paris. I wanna try to eat french foods, speak french, be friend with a french people and have a picture of the Eiffel Tower. I've also passion in photography just like my sister, I want to capture every moments of my life. I post my pictures on my instagram account. I like taking pictures wherever I go, I sometimes borrow my dad's phone 'cause my phone is actually broken. It's really hard and a challenge for me to achieve one single goal, but even though it's hard, I still try to find a way to finish it. Having the perfect body includes in one of my goals list thing. I describe myself in three words---Shy, Responsible, and Sensitive. But my family describe me as stubborn, quiet, and determined.
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L'artiste

BiogrAPHY
of
EUNICE ALGAR
Her name is Eunice Dianne Y. Algar, born on November 22,1999 at Calamba Medical Center in Laguna. Her family and friends call her Eunice for short, but they spell it as "Yunis" instead of "Eunice", she is the second eldest in her family with three other siblings. She has an older brother namely Francis Dale Y. Algar, a 21 year old and a 5th year engineering student at UPLB (University of the Philippines Los Banos). He is Eunice's partner when it comes with fashion choices and with the latest movies. Her brother likes to play computer games and always the one who accompanies her whenever she needs to go somewhere. She and her brother have the same traits of not being a social person; they just like to be quiet sometimes. Although Eunice's brother may be a quiet one, he's capable of being intelligent; laziness just takes over. The third eldest in their family is namely Sean Gabriel Y. Algar, a 15 year old grade 10 student at MHCC (Mary Help of Christians College). He is said to be her partner when it comes with arts or anything that needs creativity. Sean's not a sporty type, but someone who's a leader that really talks a lot. He is the most talkative, friendly and easy-going among them. He also likes computer games and capable of technical arts. Sean's day will never be complete until he doesn't tease her. The youngest in their family is consider to be their greatest gift they've received in the year 2013, she is a 3 year old girl namely Elisha Grace Y. Algar. She is their sunshine. As young as she is, she has shown great skills in speaking English and loves to dance, sing, draw, and play! Elisha makes their days brighter with her cuteness and the happiness she brings in her family. Eunice used to describe herself as determined, optimistic and extraordinary. Her dream job is to be a journalist; whether in television, magazine, or newspaper. She wants to be part of bringing something meaningful to the society. Through the use of words, she can contribute something great and important to the people. Besides, being able to see her name in published article surely makes her feel overwhelmed. Eunice's hero is her father. He's the one who can assure her that everything will be fine whenever they have problems. Her father never fails to find a solution with every problem. More than that, he really works hard to satisfy their needs as a family and always gives time and support them whenever he can. Her father really makes them feel happy and secured with the way he takes care of them. Eunice's biggest fear is losing someone she love. She is not the type of person who's scared with heights, spiders, or such, but the thought of losing someone dear to her really scares her. Her family is not that type of family who goes to vacation frequently. Last October 2016, she and her family had a simple vacation in Pangasinan, the province of her mother.When they were younger, they usually go there every other year but due to their busy schedules and other problems, they were not able to do it the way they usually do. After 6 years, they finally returned to Pangasinan. It's Eunice's favorite because she loved the long road trip, to be able to see how the old views have changed over the years and to bond more with her other cousins. More than that, it's their first time to bring Isha (her younger sister's nickname) to Pangasinan. Eunice is known for her big forehead, if she could change anything about herself, she would like to experience what it feels to have a small forehead. She's always curious about it. But she also like to change her personality of how to make friends; she wants to be a more social one. Eunice doesn't like a person who touches or uses her things without her permission, it makes her angry. She don't really like someone who interferes with her stuff, especially without her permission. She's also getting angry with crowded places and people who talks simultaneously without being sensitive to others. Eunice's greatest motivation is that she needs to work hard for her parents and for herself. She's working hard because she wants to make her parents proud and happy because taking care of a 4 children is no joke, especially when it comes with $their financial aspect and education. She works hard because it's for herself and for her future. Working hard makes her equipped with the future challenges and it's a stepping stone for what the future has to her. Her proudest accomplishment is being able to achieve and excel academically. It's always a great feeling to receive awards and be recognized. But more than that, practically speaking. She's also proud since she know how to commute alone, do chores, and other things that can be applied in real life. She loves reading young adult novels, especially when it talks about adventures, romance, or anything that has a light theme that makes her escape reality while reading. A book that makes her smile and let her experience like another kind of world. Eunice laugh the most when she’s with her friends, with all the jokes and random trips they do. So instead of what, it’s who. She have no particular favorite author, but she loved the books written by Jay Asher or Jennifer Niven. They are authors who wrote books that talk about the struggles of being a teenager – books that fit her generation. She likes surprises! Whether it’s a surprise when there’s a celebration or a surprise that refers to the unexpected challenges in life. Surprises, in celebrations, makes her feel overwhelmed because it reflects how the people dear to her values her, with the way they placed effort and given time to make her happy. In the same way, she likes surprising other people as well, especially when she was able to witness their priceless reactions. On the other hand, surprises that refer to the challenges in life makes her grow as a person and it’s what makes her like it. Her friends will usually describe her as someone who’s hyper, have a standard for friends, creative, and know how to prioritize, but also someone who’s lazy. They will also describe her as someone who has a big forehead and talks very quickly as if she's rapping. She likes reading young adult novels, doing creative stuff, journaling, watching American series, Korean dramas, and movies. Basically, these things are considered as her “me time.” Doing these makes her relieve stress. When she was 7 year old, she had her favorite childhood memory, it was her 7th birthday. Her parents and family's friends prepared a simple party for her wherein she felt like a princess. There was even a little photo shoot and a program with 7 roses, gifts, and wishes. She was speechless with all the gifts she have received that time and with the presence of her family and friends. But the most memorable in that event was her 3-layered cake her mother personally baked for her. She have too many favorite movies and she always loved the genre of romantic, comedy or combined. She likes movies wherein she can wrote lots of inspiring quotes. Some of the movies that she like are 27 Dresses, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and Me Before You. Eunice is neither introvert or extrovert, sometimes she found herself really open and easy going; times she can really voice out her opinions and bond with other people. But at the same time, there are moments when she just want to be quiet and secretive, not letting other know what she really feel and the thoughts she’s thinking about. Her first crush is when she was in grade 1. His name was Kim Sarsozo. What she can only remember about him is his tall height and being sporty-like. She has no particular life peg, but she’s always amazed with the people who become successful in the end despite encountering whatever problems that may challenge them to become successful. The type of clothes she usually wear depends on the situation or event. She’s the type who prefers doll shoes over sneakers, dresses over pants – she’s usually girly, but when in ordinary days or at home, she can make use of shirts, shorts or jeans. Girly outfits attract her more than other types. Probably what people like about her is how she do things responsibly. She always make sure that when she’s entrusted with a certain task; she needs to do it as soon as possible. They also say that she is optimistic and always smiling! When it comes with what they hate about her, probably it's her characteristic of being lazy when she don't feel joining spontaneous trips or her habit of always complaining. Her favorite subject in school is the subject that is hated by almost all of the students – Mathematics. She just like solving and finding solutions to problems. It makes her brain work more than other subjects do. Her most embarrassing moment happened when she’s just beginning to be the school's holy mass commentator. She announced to the audience to be seated when they are supposed to be standing. As a result, the priest celebrant was the one who asked them to stand once again. Eunice really felt ashamed when that moment happened that she almost want to stop doing that responsibility. Nevertheless, she learned from it. She likes TV cartoons such as Totally Spies, Kid’s Next Door, Pucca, Phineas and Ferb, Power Puff Girls, and Doraemon! With the cartoons now, she also likes Peppa Pig. Eunice consider herself as more on intelligence than looks. It’s what really she believe in ever since. Intelligence can lead her to a better state in the future more than looks can. Intelligence makes a person wiser, thus being capable to choose better decisions. But of course, it’s better to have both of it. Eunice belongs to a big group of friends and they are 10 in their group, they call it BYPAMEMACKK. It was hard for her to choose who's her favorite is since she’s really close in different ways to each one of them. But to answer the question, probably her favorite is Marianne Elemos. She’s her friend since first grade and someone who can really relate to her experience. She’s very trustworthy and never fails to check on our friendship! Despite being not classmates, she can always count on her. Eunice have no particular motto in life but she have a favorite bible verse. Psalm 46:5 "God is within her, she will not fall." Her ideal man is someone who is like her father. More than just good looks, her ideal man is someone who is committed, responsible, and no bad habits. She also prefer a man who is vocal and honest with what he's feeling. Eunice’s life is like a maze and she is continuously searching and trying to achieve her main goal! Sometimes she’ll feel like she chose the right way but sometimes she feel like she’s lost. Nevertheless, all of it is still part of the journey – and living is all about taking risks and trying new opportunities that will help her grow as a person. A surprising fact that Eunice doesn't like animals at all. Her loving family will always describe her as responsible – they describe her as a responsible daughter, sibling, and a student. She really do her tasks seriously and she is always eager to learn and experience new things. Her name is Eunice Dianne.






















































