Monday, September 21, 2009

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Date : September 21, 2009

Mandala Essay.


In life, we all have our stories of what makes us unique and why our life turned

out to be. Some of us lived a simple life, but some, had it harder. This is my story;


If you would ask where it all began, my answer would be St. Charles Borremeo,

San Francisco. I’ve been there since Kindergarten through 4th grade. I moved because

my parents couldn’t afford the tuition anymore. St. Charles Borremeo is special to me

because I learned a lot about being catholic and my perspective of life. I thought I

wouldn’t like the school I would go to next because St. Charles Borremeo was the best

but then again, my life changed.


Edward Harris Middle School, 8th grade year was the most memorable year

because of the ‘episodes’ that have happened. I met my true friends, the F.A.S., and

importantly, my superman. My life changed while I progressed each day. That year was

where parts of my life started to turn. Some days, I would want to give up but the only

people who kept me up the most, was the F.A.S.


The F.A.S stands for Fly Asian Society. It is our group name. We've

been friends since 8th grade, but some, since 7th grade. In our group, we have

Hannah, Sylvia, Karyz, Zhane, Fa, Hao, Kenji, Josh and I. They are what I call my true

friends. We all have been through a lot together and we never gave up on one another.


My life has been pretty rough these past months. My family and I are going

through a lot which makes it hard to balance between school and my life. Finding a house

is enough to deal with but with my grandma having cancer, it’s just too much. We’re

trying to keep it together but for me, I can’t handle having ups and downs all the time.

When I move, it is going to be my 8th time moving and my last is when I go to the Philippines which

is when im done with high school.


Reminiscing makes me think about how my life turned out so far. Its makes me

wonder if I toke the right paths or not. Knowing that everything will be okay soon makes

me wonder ‘when?’ Because when things start to get rough, my friends and I just have

one thing to say “no matter what happens, it’s always&forever”. Even when things start

turning around for you, don’t stop and hesitate, keep on trying because there is no fear in

trying and trying again. I’ve did it all and seen it all, but im not going to stop because I

know I have to persevere.


Your perspective in life is your own thoughts of how you see life. My

perspective; it’s tough but all you have to do is persevere to do your best. The moon on

my Mandala represents my superman. Because he gave me more advice and we think the

moon is pretty:) The sunset represents the F.A.S. because we love watching the sunset

together. The Filipino flag represents my heritage and how I love to always tell everyone

I am proud to be who I am. My story tells how I always persevere even when life gets

tough and that’s my advice to you; no one has a perfect life, it’s the fact that you’re alive

and never underestimate your circumstances.

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