THE REAL ME

I came from a family where life is one scratch, one peck. I had experienced sleeping with an
empty stomach. I still remembered when I'm in elementary, I'm so tired and hungry that day.
When I got home I immediately went straight to the kitchen and opened the cauldron, tears
welled up in my eyes when I saw that the cauldron was empty. There I said, that to be born into
a poor family is so hard. At that moment, I realized that if I did not take my study seriously I
would always experience this kind of situation in my life. I want to change the life we have now,
I want it to change for the better.

My name is Myla Ablazo. I'm just a simple girl who believed that true beauty is reflected in the
soul. I may not be as sexy as Ivana, not pretty as Catriona but in my heart I know I am beautiful.
I am a shy type of person who's scared of socializing, I felt nervous whenever I'm in a crowd. I'm
just quiet, but when I know that someone trampling my personality, I resist. I'm kind to the
kind. If you treat me well, I will do the same. And if you treat me badly, I'll do the same too. And
if you hate me, I don't care. That is my attitude always depends on a person how they treat me.

When it comes to my studies I put a lot of effort into studies which lead me to be part of a top
student in our class. With this I have learned my capability is so much for more than I thought.

As a human, I made a lot of mistakes. Mistakes like wrong decisions, wrong judgments, and
trusting the wrong person where I thought is right. I am not the best daughter and sister but I'm
not the worse. I couldn’t control my emotions therefore I easily get upset and provoked. As a
result, I often say unkind words. From my mistakes I have learned that we should not make a
promise when were happy, don't reply when we're angry, and don't decide when we're sad
because if we do these we will regret it.

In my life, I have many fears, but there's one thing I am really afraid of – making mistakes. I
don't want to be criticized at the same time I don't want to disappoint those people who
believe in me. I am afraid to discover, explore, and try new things because I'm scared to face
the circumstances. I was afraid that they might treat me differently. I was afraid of change. And
because of this mindset, I never noticed that I'm putting myself in a box.

From my experiences, I have learned that the important things we must keep in our hearts and
minds are to believe in ourselves. Let's allow ourselves to make mistakes, and let our ears hear
the bad and good comments because I believed that mistakes will help us grow, learn, and
thrive and will help us to become a better version of ourselves. Today I am stronger than
yesterday, weaker than I will be tomorrow.