“Childhood is a collection of life's most precious moments.”

I was born in Manila where my parents used to live.¹ My father was an OFW, while my Mother was a housewife.² I was the only boy of their three children, the other two were girls.³ Growing up, I usually spent my time in my grandparents, there I spent most of my days outside and playing with my friends.⁴ I loved being outdoors, and I had a deep appreciation for nature and would occasionally be sky gazing.⁵ My parents instilled strong values in me, such as hard work, responsibility, and respect for others.⁶ I attended a small school, and I was somewhat of a slow learner.⁷ I was fascinated by science, especially biology and astronomy.⁸ I loved reading books and exploring the natural world.⁹ I remember using our computer and playing Microsoft Encarta.¹⁰ This was like a multimedia encyclopedia.¹¹ This helped me with learning since I had difficulties.¹² I was also was an avid chess player in elementary, and would often play with my classmates and teachers.¹³ I was fond of playing computer at a young age.¹⁴ I got my first taste of it when I was like 5 years old.¹⁵ It was when my sister was playing her PS1.¹⁶ Couple of years I got my first device which was a Gameboy Advance, in which I played often with my friends.¹⁷ Then after that I got myself a PS2 thanks of my grades at the time, in which I spent most of my hobby playing it.¹⁸ If not the console I was playing outside, in which I often got in trouble because of how long I was outside.¹⁹ It was a fun childhood to say the least.²⁰