I am a 16 year old boy who currently studies at Quezon City Science High School. A lot of people describe me as “masungit” and “suplado” since smiling isn’t really my thing and I am a very silent and shy person when I am not with my friends and I can’t blame them if they fear to approach and talk to me. What people don’t know about me is that I am really crazy and talkative as hell whenever I am with the people I am really comfortable with.

I have three older sisters and one older brother who are all graduated and are currently working. My family and I travel to different countries at least once a year since we really enjoy travelling together and seeing the beauty of the world.

I don’t let anyone except for my special friend Jamie touch my hair since it literally takes me 10-15 minutes everyday to fix my hair and I don’t want anyone ruin my hair.

I love playing basketball even though I am not really good at it and I am a die hard fan of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA since ‘06. I am also a fan of Mayday Parade and I already went to one of their concerts here in Manila. I play games on my PS4 whenever I get bored or watch American series or movies on Netflix. My most favorite series so far is How I Met Your Mother followed by Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Stranger Things, The End of the F***ing World, Friends, and The Big Bang Theory.

I may look really serious all the time but I promise I don’t bite and I am really trying my best to not look “suplado”.

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