Type: Auto Biography
Category: Unpublished
I
would like to believe that I am a Barbie doll - A Barbie girl in a Barbie world.
Why so?
It’s not because of the perfect physique, nor the blond hair. I see myself like Barbie because she is always getting better and better every time. Ever since then, more and more different versions of this pretty doll are being made, only developing and varying for improvement. Barbie changes its features and character to satisfy the needs of different favors of consumers.
That is how I see myself. I try to keep myself developing for the sake of the people around me. I like to see myself as a people pleaser, in a good way. I always want to meet the expectations of everyone, even if it means I have to do certain things and sacrifice my own sake for others. I try to adopt to change based on what the environment wants me to portray.
Despite the metaphor, I age unlike Barbie. I am 18 years old as of the moment, born and raised here in Manila, Philippines. I have a pure Chinese father and a pure Filipina mother. I’m the youngest among five siblings.
With regards to my Barbie world, I grew up studying in a Chinese school, Hope Christian High School to be exact. I’m proud of my high school. Though we may not be one of the big Chinese schools popular around the Metro, I can definitely say that I have learned so many things that were probably not taught in other schools, like the value of faith, trust and morality. Though I’m not really fluent in the language of Mandarin, I was able to graduate understanding what my Chinese teachers were discussing in class, and able to have a simple conversation with fellow Chinese people.
Without the help of Hope, I could not have been given opportunities as big as what I have in the present. And now, I fortunately got in De La Salle University – Manila. I’m taking up two courses, specifically Communication Arts and Legal Management. Currently a sophomore taking up my majors in CLA, I have a first-hand testimony on how difficult Communication Arts really is. So to those who say that my course has no future because it’s as easy as pie, well I would most definitely like to see you try and go through the same hardships my batchmates and I are currently going through.
I just love my course. I would rather die in front of a computer doing my editorial articles than have a balance sheet in front of me as I account my revenues and liabilities. Definitely there is always something new to learn here, from different experiences in different places with different people. Hopefully, I would pursue the path of media after I graduate. Sure, it might be interesting to try out an acting career, but I have learned from this course that working off the screen is where the adventure is.
In the future, I would still like to see myself as a Barbie doll. Just like her, I would like to over go a series of changes for my own evolution. I would like to become better and better each time. I wish that I might be able to involve myself in different aspects and excel in those different aspects in life. I do hope that Barbie dolls do not become obsolete soon. Well, no matter what happens, I would still like to be like her, who has already left a mark in the world.
And oh, my name is Charito Chua. But call me Chat.
Category: Unpublished
"The Barbie Doll"
by Charito Chua
by Charito Chua
I
would like to believe that I am a Barbie doll - A Barbie girl in a Barbie world.Why so?
It’s not because of the perfect physique, nor the blond hair. I see myself like Barbie because she is always getting better and better every time. Ever since then, more and more different versions of this pretty doll are being made, only developing and varying for improvement. Barbie changes its features and character to satisfy the needs of different favors of consumers.
That is how I see myself. I try to keep myself developing for the sake of the people around me. I like to see myself as a people pleaser, in a good way. I always want to meet the expectations of everyone, even if it means I have to do certain things and sacrifice my own sake for others. I try to adopt to change based on what the environment wants me to portray.
Despite the metaphor, I age unlike Barbie. I am 18 years old as of the moment, born and raised here in Manila, Philippines. I have a pure Chinese father and a pure Filipina mother. I’m the youngest among five siblings.
With regards to my Barbie world, I grew up studying in a Chinese school, Hope Christian High School to be exact. I’m proud of my high school. Though we may not be one of the big Chinese schools popular around the Metro, I can definitely say that I have learned so many things that were probably not taught in other schools, like the value of faith, trust and morality. Though I’m not really fluent in the language of Mandarin, I was able to graduate understanding what my Chinese teachers were discussing in class, and able to have a simple conversation with fellow Chinese people.
Without the help of Hope, I could not have been given opportunities as big as what I have in the present. And now, I fortunately got in De La Salle University – Manila. I’m taking up two courses, specifically Communication Arts and Legal Management. Currently a sophomore taking up my majors in CLA, I have a first-hand testimony on how difficult Communication Arts really is. So to those who say that my course has no future because it’s as easy as pie, well I would most definitely like to see you try and go through the same hardships my batchmates and I are currently going through.
I just love my course. I would rather die in front of a computer doing my editorial articles than have a balance sheet in front of me as I account my revenues and liabilities. Definitely there is always something new to learn here, from different experiences in different places with different people. Hopefully, I would pursue the path of media after I graduate. Sure, it might be interesting to try out an acting career, but I have learned from this course that working off the screen is where the adventure is.
In the future, I would still like to see myself as a Barbie doll. Just like her, I would like to over go a series of changes for my own evolution. I would like to become better and better each time. I wish that I might be able to involve myself in different aspects and excel in those different aspects in life. I do hope that Barbie dolls do not become obsolete soon. Well, no matter what happens, I would still like to be like her, who has already left a mark in the world.
And oh, my name is Charito Chua. But call me Chat.
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