Many of us are wondering who we really are. Are we the cool guys who goes and party all the time, the Bully who takes gratification in someone's weaknesses, the nerd who is good at academics but sucks at social life or the quiet type that is waiting for his time to shine.
Me I'm a little bit of everything. When I was in grade school, my parents are a bit strict on me thus they check 24/7 on me to make sure that I get the highest grades in class. I was on the top students when I were on grade school. High school was a little different, my parents were giving me more freedom this time. I was allowed to go out late at night. I learned how to enjoy myself , hanging out more with my friends than studying. I learned different kind of vices during this course of time. We were the kind of "bully" during high school, doing things our way. Getting what we wanted because of power and people were afraid of us. I joined a fraternity and became one of its leader.Solidifying my status, I was invincible.
I carried this status till college, One of the rich kids who parties all the time. Set up and show off their cars. Hang out most of the time with friends rather than studying. Studying became second on my priorities. This got worse until my parents got fed up and sent me into a place that I don't want to mention here. I stayed there for one and a half year. When I came back here in DLSU all my friends and batch mates graduated already. I was the only ID 106 left. Even the "worse" kind of me graduated already. I was dismayed because of this. What have I become? Is this the life I really wanted?
Now because of this experience I now only realize who I really am. Im not a gangster or anything, Im just a brother who fights back. A type of person who will wake up 2 in the morning if you need someone to talk to. A man who enjoys life and its potential to the fullest. A man who is, as they say "tough" exterior but has a soft heart inside. A man who loves his family. And a man who got lost but eventually found his way back home again. This is Irvin Alexander Salcedo.
