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Where did it begin? It all began in March 8, 1989, in Bacolod City, Philippines, where I was born. My mom saw a diamond-shaped birthmark in between my eyebrows when I was born, which isn’t visible now. People in the Philippines are very superstitious. My mom saw the diamond-shaped birthmark as a sign of greater things to come.

While the U.S. is the land of opportunity, the Philippines was the opposite, especially at that time. It was the land of very limited, almost nonexistent opportunities. After a person reaches the age of 30, it’s extremely hard to find a job. People with college degrees compete for retail and fast food jobs. Most people there become OFWs (overseas foreign workers), in order to provide for their families.

When I was 7 and my younger sister was 4, my mom had to think of something in order for us to survive. She had a land she’d been holding onto. It was small, but it was ours. We would daydream about what our dream house would be like. We’d spend hours drawing the exterior, then move on to picking out wall colors and furniture for the interior. It was our

My Backstory

Chapter 1