I was born and raised in the Philippines. I was not born with a silver pen in my hand but my heart dictates me to write and so I took Journalism driven with hopes and dreams that somehow, someday, somewhere I will be read and appreciated. My first article entitled, "The Pain of being Misunderstood", was published in our school paper in college. I wrote a short stage play as part of our finals and was shown exclusively to the students. I joined a writing workshop where I played a part of a clown in a stage play. I came to Florida in 1986 on a fiance visa. My first job w more...