Many people can tell from looking at me that I am from an Asian descent, but there is more to me and where I am from than meets the eye. On my dad's side, we are Filipinos. My grandpa was in the Navy and was stationed in the Philippines and my grandma was born in Manila. My dad was also born in Manila. You can tell I am Asian not only from my skin but also by what I eat. My grandma usually makes some pancit, fried rice, and weird combinations of vegetables and meat. At my grandma's house, there are old pictures of her in the Philippines and there is a tray of a map of the Philippines too. The saying in my family is " I will poke you in the ulo" ( it means head in Tagalog). From what my grandma tells me, that in the Philippines it smells weird because of all of the food cooking. My grandma also tells me that the Philippines is hot, humid, there are buildings everywhere and that it is very crowded.From what I can imagine, the Philippines is like Times Square on New Years Eve.
My morals are that family should always be there no matter what and you should be a rock and never change yourself, just be who you are.
I enjoyed how you went into detail not only about where you are from, but where your family is from.
ReplyDeleteI like your similar of how you said that the Philippines is like Times Square I New Years eve
ReplyDeleteI love that last line a lot of People in this generation needs to think that. Don't change who you are to impress someone by who you were made to be.
ReplyDeleteI liked your tone of positivity towards you background and descent to vividly paint a mental image for us
ReplyDeleteI like the saying at the end, and the way you used imagery.
ReplyDeleteI like how you don't think negatively of your descent. You have the Filipino tan going on too.
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ReplyDeleteI like how you incorporated your family and heritage into your writing. This shows your closeness and appreciation for your family.
I love your pride in your heritage which you displayed expertly through your anecdotes about your family
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is, I never knew you were from Asian decent until you told me. I liked the saying that your family uses.
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that your family is from somewhere else and I like how you compared Times Square to the Philippines
ReplyDeleteI like that you take pride in your descent and you gave us some insight into its significance in your life
ReplyDeleteI like how you compared the Philippines with time square on New Year's Eve because it gives me a visual
ReplyDeleteI liked the last sentence. It really stood out to me.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great simile comparing the Philippines to the Times Square on New Years Eve.
ReplyDeleteI thought the way you put about what your family cooks was very cool. The last sentence really put emphasis on being yourself and I thought that was very well put.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you talked about your family.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your moral about family. That's an interesting saying in your family, by the way. I've never heard about a map being made into a tray
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