Identity by Janelle B. Estaca

 Have you ever came to a land that seems so mysterious? Seeing an ordinary people possess their supernatural powers? What about a land that people act so strange? A land that will change your perspective towards everything and a land that you will never forget. If you’re interested to know about it and not already went there, well I’m honor to take you there and surely you will be amazed.

  This is Philippines my beautiful hometown. It is rich in natural resources, attractive nature, a lot of different cultures, traditions, folk arts and most of all has a unique people. Now I want to introduce my fellow countrymen, Filipino. Filipinos are different in unique ways. First in the aspect of foods, If the dish is dry and fried like tuyo, daing , itlog na maalat etc. the thing that they will use to eat is their bare hands not the utensils. Because for them using their bare hands is better and more delicious. When the barkadas decided to eat some pizza they will make rivalry to one another but after that when they notice one left pizza in the table all of them will stop and starting to stare one another until one person brave enough to get it that’s the only time they will come back to their previous agendas. How about in a simple conversation? As you all know the normal conversation is just conveying words specifically to the person you talk to. But some Filipinos don’t do that. An example of it is this; “do you eat already?” boy asked and the girl answered “I’m full”. Another example, Where are you? And the answer is “I’m on my way”. That’s my fellow countrymen. Filipinos are also great in hugot lines. Nena: Ate pabili po nang kape. Tindera: Yung 3 in 1? Nena: Hindi po, yung stick to one. Its sounds funny and cheesy right? Here’s another thing that will make you surprise, when Filipinos use their supernatural powers. If they’re in a hurry and they want to make a way they will just put their hands together and raise it while walking. Of course they will have their way. In different scenario, if you want to stop the car and make a way the Filipinos will teach you to raise your one hand and that’s it the cars will stop and you can now pass in the highway freely. The most important thing to know about Filipinos is their personality of being respectful. The word “po” at “opo” is their way to respect the elders and making “mano” to them. There are also known of being creative in different ways that’s why a lot of Filipino achieve a lot of success in their lives.

  As I said earlier Filipinos are unique in many ways. Filipino can define as cheerful, optimistic, helpful, kind, hospitable, etc.  Filipino can be weird but they will make you happy and be loved. Filipino can be emotional but they will taught inspiring lessons that will touch your hearts. That is what, we Filipinos must be proud of. We are what we are. We view things in different perspectives. We live our lives the way we wanted to. We have the determination to fight for what we believe is right. We are not scared to face the world and tell them that we can. That is our true identity as a Filipino.