Writing.

For me, it’s the ultimate stress reliever to another busy day from school or from one of my orgs. Nothing beats plopping one’s self in front of a laptop to write about the important things that have happened during the day/s or week, or writing an inspired poem to top off the day with an artistic flair.

Currently, I’m a college senior taking up AB-Chinese Studies (I shifted from European Studies in my second semester of my sophomore year) at the Ateneo de Manila University. I’ve been a writer practically my whole life, but I only started writing professionally – not including all those childhood memories of writing childrens’ stories – when I was in 7th grade, at my school’s newspaper publication. When I was in my 3rd and 4th year of high school, I became an editor for my school paper (ICAlettes) which was proof of how much my writing had improved from my childhood years. Now, I’m not a writer for Ateneo’s different recognized publications, but I do write for the magazine of one of my organizations (Ateneo Celadon).

WordPress, is another of my blogs. I’ve tried out Xanga, Tabulas, Blogspot and Livejournal, with the latter being my oldest and most updated blog. Besides my regularly updated livejournal which talks about things I’ve experienced – mostly delving deep into my personal life and experiences, my other blogs are kept for the sake of being able to comment on a friends’ entry. I hope to move away from that with this blog.

I’m 20 years old, and am no longer a recognized teenager. I hope that this blog will pave the way for me to become a more mature and less emotional writer, with the hopes too of meeting bloggers who have more to offer me about life.

Dresden Doll is the name that my lola (maternal grandmother) gave to me when I was a child, which stemmed mostly from my very doll like Chinese-features which I inherited from my father’s genes. I use that name now because it reminds me of how much of a child I am deep inside, but also because like the mask that a doll has, I wish to unmask myself and prove to the world that despite what people think of me – I am not someone who should be belittled.