Something that I would ask myself.

Q. If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why?

• Mmmm, if I could master any skill, I would choose geometry and trigonometry. I hate math, and I’m not a genius when it comes to it, but TikTok taught me that this particular field helps you think backward to analyze things more efficiently especially when assembling something where you need to work in reverse. If I could go back to elementary and high school, I would want to master these skills. Hahaha!

Q. What’s a childhood memory that still makes you smile whenever you think about it?

• When I was a kid and didn’t have any siblings yet, my mother told me that my only friends at the time were dogs. Hehehe. There weren’t any other kids who wanted to play with a toddler back then. One time, as my mom said, I followed this five dogs into the woods. It was just me and them I trusted them completely. When we were heading home, I fell into a street gutter. Ew! Luckily, it was dry. The dogs ran off, but one stayed her name was Pappy (I know, sounds like “puppy,” right? Haha). I kept trying to climb out, but I couldn’t. Meanwhile, Pappy barked loudly and kept running back and forth between me and my mom. My mom had no idea why Pappy was acting that way she was busy chatting with someone until another person told her that her kid had fallen into a gutter! She rushed over and pulled me out. It was such a cute moment. Pappy passed away a long time ago, but I’ll always remember how she tried to tell my mom what had happened. She was such a cutie. Hehehe.

Q. If you had to eat one meal every day for a month, what would it be?

• Marinated milkfish in vinegar, then fried, with rice.

Q. If you could swap lives with any fictional character for a day, who would it be and why?

• Jon Snow—so that Daenerys would live and continue to rule Westeros.

Q. Share something from your bucket list.

I want to have a nice home, a golden retriever, and a convertible a two-seater, in particular—for me and my dog. Hehehe.