Since I was a little girl, I always wanted what most
Filipino kids desired for.
I
dreamt of becoming a London Girl.
I thought if I wish something on a star before I go
to bed, I’d wake up on the next day having a red flaming hair and when I look
in the mirror, I could see that my eyes turned violet like Elizabeth Taylor’s.
But
even though how hard I try to make it real, I know that it will never come
true.
However,
I am still proud to be a Filipina because Philippines is the country of the
brave and it is where I truly belong.
This
is the place where I learn about myself and to all things around me.
I am
not afraid to show to anybody in the world that my hair is black as ebony and I
have brown eyes.
Who
cares if I am not a British? Even though I can say their accent, my blood is
still a Filipino.
There
were many lovely Filipinos from all over the country, they even won in some
beauty pageants and one of them is Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup.
Filipinos
also got the golden voice like Lea Salonga and Charice Pempengco, they are
known by the public, both local and international.
England
is what I like but Philippines is what I love most. So what if some people’s
hair is blond or brunette? Oh Filipinos have soft and silky black hair, Blue or
Green eyes? I’m proud to have brown eyes.
All I can say is that
we Filipinos also have the beauty not only in the face but also in our
attitudes and talents. But you know what? I have red hair and violet eyes with
a British accent . . . once upon a dream
