Tek Reyes.. The Saga Continues

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. –Oscar Wilde

In my last blog, I introduced a very interesting girl who has a different sense of fashion. I met her in a mall in Cainta and became one of my closest friends. Her name is Tek Reyes, a college student taking up B.S Nursing, loves to fit tons of dresses in the fitting room but doesn’t buy any, laughs like there is no tomorrow and dips her French fries in Coke float. Perceived as Jologs by people who doesn’t know her but unique and extraordinary according to her friends.

I admire Tek because of her “Be Yourself” attitude. She is very spontaneous and believes that expressing ones individuality makes him/her standout from the rest.

Here are some of the things that I learned from Tek on how to be yourself:

*Find yourself- you must know, understand and accept yourself first.

*Stop caring about how other people perceive you

*Follow your own style- you don’t need to copy other's actions to fit in.

*Develop and express your individuality-whether it’s your sense of style, or even your manner of speaking, if you prefer to do things that are different from most of the people do, then be proud of it. Unless it is destructible to yourself and others.

*Believe in who you are- if you are interested in something that doesn’t interest most of the people, don’t be afraid or hide it; stand up and show your true and inner self.

*Respect others as well-you shouldn’t disrespect people who disagree with you; they have the privilege of being themselves as you do.

*Nobody is perfect-don’t think that being yourself means that you cannot change who you are. If you want to be a person that you can be proud of and there is some way you can improve yourself, go for it. There’s always a room for self-improvement.

Being yourself is celebrating you as an individual, not hiding who you are or changing things about you just to fit in, learning to love and express yourself and be happy with who you are. Don’t worry about anything but being yourself and live life to the fullest!

By Raffonzyl Bonifacio

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