Frani, Rinna Lynn R.

BSA 1-1

“My Thing Is Not Just Anything”

family home

medals

bag EYES

LETTERS

Our lives are as precious as diamond. A diamond that will always be owned, treasured
and valued. Likewise, it is a mineral which is processed, heated, cooled, refined until it turns to
flawless thing which makes it endear to its owner.
As precious as diamond, my life will always be distinct from any individual in this world
since I believe that God processed, heated, cooled and refined me until I can be as valuable not
only for myself but for other people. The different phases which I considered as challenges gave
me mine and forever will be mine. My material self which is one of the parts of my composition.
 “My eye is always designated as a part of myself.”
It can obviously be seen placed at the center around all the material
things I owned. This signifies that all of the things presented in my
photo essay is not just a thing to me but a part of me. You cannot
just tell me that “You can replace it with something new” or even
“Change it”. Since I believe that you cannot change something that
you consider yours for a part of you is to be lost when you replaced
it with something new. Furthermore, it can never be altered as a part
of you since it is a puzzle piece of what you will become in the
present. Also, this eye represents how powerful these materials are
since like an eye it can be a reflection of who I am and what is the
reason why these materials are considered to be part of mine.

“Bag, a collection, a storage of my dreams”

I have a collection of 25 bags and counting. It is a material that I
consider as a representation of me that no matter where I go, I have my bag
with me carrying the items that symbolizes my dreams in life. A dreams in
which no matter how big or how small it is, it will always be a dream that I
bag
will turn into reality in the future. Likewise, the bags became close to my
heart since some of them are given to me by persons who are close to my
heart. That’s why I always make sure that they are as clean as possible since
each of the bags represent those who gave them to me and I always keep in
mind that even though they are miles away from me, I will always take care
of them no matter what.

“The memoir of the past”

I am always in touch
with my phone not because
of its applications and social
media sites but because I
love taking memories and
experiences since I know
that I can never bring them back once again. Furthermore, photographs are the memories of my
past, the memories of sunshine and sunsets of my life, the memories of my experiences with my
loved ones and others. The emotions engraved in the photos are the feelings that I’d like to relive
once more. The smiles that can be seen within the photos are gold to the people I considered
diamonds. Likewise, these photos are kept in a box, laptop and even in my cellphone in order for
me to easily reminisce the moments I spent with them in which it became my outlet especially in
times of my downfalls and doubts to myself. Just by looking back at them would make me feel
that I am very much loved by people and that there are people who look up to my success and
never gave up on me no matter what happens. Their smiles will always be priceless to me; I will
always be proud to have these photographs that became part of my past especially in the future.
 “Handwritten letters will never be outdated”
Efforts will always be deeply appreciated for me especially when it
is something that is time consuming. In this world where communication is
very accessible in the social media sites, I am one of the millennials which
is not very inclined with technology. An example of it is when I always
love appreciating handwritten letters especially when they are expressed
with love and effort. These handwritten letters are stored in a box together
with the pictures. Like photographs, these are my linkage of my past’s
emotions especially with the memories I am with the people who wrote the
letters for me. It may not be only for special occasions but also even in
ordinary days. The emotions with the objects are still cued with it over the
times. Also, these are the kind of letters that I will never throw away.
“Hard works bear fruits”
These medals are one of the material things that really became
part of my life especially when it comes to the challenges I have
encountered in my past. I am always striving for the best especially
when it comes to academics. Why? Because I want to give back all the
sacrifices that my family had surrendered for the sake of my studies.
Moreover, the sense of fulfillment whenever I see the reaps of my hard
works are being felt once more. This material became part only for me
but also for my parents since everything I do is for them. Such that, these
medals are representation of my sleepless nights, discipline and study
habits that I will always be proud of.
“There will never be a place like home”
A home that is distinct from any other houses. Our
home is a storage of series of happy bonding and sadness
impart from it. I can still remember the laughter when we
where still living in the same roof but now a home became
a house that is just a shelter for heat and cold. On the other hand, this house still has a big place
in my heart because of my childhood memories and family bonding.

“My priority, reason and my everything”

My family is really on top over
anything else. They are my top priority in
everything I do in life. A part of me that I
could never imagine losing; a part of me is
not on its right track when I know that they are not in good condition. I am a family-oriented
person that I will do anything just to make them feel the happiness they deserve because they
gave me the best in life no matter what consequences or sacrifices it may take.

These are the things that I consider mine. This maybe a reflection of my characteristics
that made each one of them the reason why they became a part of me. Also, these materials build
up my self-image and continuously gave me my own self-confidence and self-esteem since these
materials gave me the assurance that I can face challenges in the future since I have overcome
whatever challenges God gave me in the past. Furthermore, the things are not just a simple thing
but has their own value for an emotional part of it were engraved with every memory that comes
with it. It will never be a perfect definition for myself without having these materials that became
part of who I am. Lastly, these materials satisfy me and gave me the fulfillment of my material
self and when I lose one of it, a part of me will never be complete.