Y 8.16.2006
My Personal Essay
Are there any significant experiences you have had, or accomplishments you have realized, that have helped to define you as a person?
Klyonne Whannica Mari Vicentina Dela Cruz, what will come into your mind when you hear this strange but unique name? Does the image of a sweet, innocent girl pop into your mind? Or perhaps a nerdy looking student? What’s in a name? Does ones name define his or her whole personality? Isn’t a name just a label of the true person who is inside?
A person cannot be defined merely by words because one’s personality is built since the moment he is born. With Klyonne Whannica Mari, the whole thing started the moment she realized that she wanted to become a lawyer. At the age of 8, she has already recognized her dream, her goal in life. At such a young age, how did I realize what I wanted to become? That time, I did not even know the real meaning of law. I was simply amazed; mesmerized by the fictitious lawyers I have read in books and have seen in television. I have this attitude of never giving up on what I think is right. I fight tooth and nil for something that I strongly believe in. To be a lawyer would give me a positive outlet for this attitude of mine. But one’s personality is not only built through the foundation of his or her Elementary years. Like clay, the real image of Klyonne was moulded during her Secondary Level.
In one word, I could describe myself as a MaScian. What is a MaScian? A MaScian, according to “outsiders”, people who see us but do not know us, is an intelligent person who has the excellence to be part of Manila Science High School. One may think that being a MaScian is just all about brains, intelligence and academic excellence, but those are not just the factors that deem us different or special. One shouldn’t just be academically inclined but also socially responsible. I could say that I have a holistic personality, having both a tough mind and a tender heart. I value both my academic career and personal interests because I am able to set goals for myself, achieve them but enjoy what I am doing and have fun along the way.
I have become a MaScian in mind, heart, and soul. When I entered Manila Science three years ago, I had a different personality. Along my journey as a MaScian, I have been molded into a new person. I have come to think differently. I view things in a better perspective, critically and analytically. I have started to feel how an individual in her prime should feel. I balance my emotions and insights making sure that the head and the heart works at the same time, not letting either one take over.
A MaScian, as a whole, is a unique person, who has a mind and a heart, given the right, necessary tools and knowledge by a prestigious school, tried and tested by time, to guide him/her in the journey ahead. I am a MaScian, the reasons justify who I am.
High School has unlocked new-fangled doors. People’s firsts seem to come and go. Everyone encounters and explores new endeavours. In the past 3 years, certain incidents took place that made me grow not just physically or mentally but also emotionally, morally and spiritually. Every hardship I have overcome enabled me to grow as a person. Every rock and pebble that stood in my way became a milestone in my life. Emotional heartaches woke me to the pain that loss and failure can cause. Every punch and bruise that I received through the roller coaster ride of my life inch-by-inch shaped me to the person who I am today. Family has been my number one support group who have helped me through these fires of life.
I could say that now I am mature enough to choose and decide that Ateneo de Manila is the university that could provide me the most excellent education and the apt tools I need in my journey through life. Everything I have withstood and accomplished are all for this one important decision that will determine my future.
So after 15 years, 8 months and 15 days, Klyonne Whannica Mari is not just a name or a label but is a person with a heart, a mind and a soul of her own. Unique as her name may be, more unique is her personality.
you know you love me
xoxo
9:55:00 PM
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