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Hi everyone! Here's my favorite photo with my baby dog. <3

I'm Piola Francisco, 22 years old. I live in Montalban Rizal. During the pandemic, I enjoy watching k-dramas and I have learned how to cook some dishes for my family.

The convenience of online learning is something I appreciate. I can continue to learn as long as I have a device with me. However, I still prefer learning in a classroom setting because I believe I learn better in a classroom setting and that face-to-face lessons are more effective.

Sorry for the late post Chef due to late enrollment.

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Hi Guys! My name is Alexia Samantha Remigio, I am 20 years old and i live in Zambales. My hobbies is cooking and baking, dancing , singing and swimming, workout. Nice to meet you all guys!❤️

My insight about my online class is Good and im so happy that i have learnings in our class even its not Face to face.

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Hi! This is Johannah Gamboa, but you can call me Hannah. In 2 years of this pandemic that still has been locked down at home, I learned how to value more God, my family, time and specially self love. Due to covid-19, we saw with our eyes, felt with our hearts that life is really short and unexpected things goes along with no permanency. That’s why we have to live life to the fullest and value who and what matters.

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Hi my name is Maria Ela Tugay, you can call me Ela. I’m 19 years old and currently living in Cainta Rizal. During pandemic I learn how to be productive and manage my time. I also help my mother in the house chores since she became very busy in her work, I always cook her breakfast, lunch and dinner.  I love playing games like ML,COD,valorant and other games especially when I’m done in my house chores.

This is my cousin and this is my most favorite photo right now because when I’m tired I always look at his photo

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I am Kimberly Pauline T. Santos but you can call me Kim, Pauline or Pau. During the pandemic, I learned how to cook/bake some recipes that I haven't had the time to do when it was covid-free. I also got back into reading books and sometimes playing video games with dad, sister and friends! When online learning started, it was really hard to adjust but as time passed by, I managed to learn how to make time for myself and also my studies. I attached a favorite photo of mine of one of my dogs! :))

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My favorite picture at the moment is our latest family picture, taken last July 16 during our getaway in Pampanga <3.

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Hiii everyone! My name is An-D, short for Angelica Dipasupil, 19 years old and I live in Marikina City. I enjoy dancing, baking, watching movies, listening to music or doing some artworks during my free time. Due to this pandemic, my mom and I was able to create our own online business, named Sweet Man-D!, wherein we sell baked goods. I love spending time with people, most especially with my family and friends, and during this pandemic I had a chance to meet new online friends thru Tiktok.

This quarantine I learned how to cut my own hair. I also made time in improving myself, finding who I really am and knowing myself worth<3. I also became wiser in making decisions most especially when it involves money, I learned to save up more and do less online shopping. I've became more aware of our financial status and started to save and help in our house expenses.

My insights about online learning is that it takes time and you have to had a lot of patience in exploring new ways to learn easily. I think I've adjusted already, but still learning new ways to make class easier and more exciting for me. I'm still looking forward to having face-to-face classes and meeting y'all in person:))).

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Hi! I’m Gab! But you can call me any nickname you want, gab/gabo/gabbi.
I am 20 years old and I have a lot of hobbies. These include books, sports and art! During my spare time, I love to read books specially literature or watch series or animes, and when I feel hyper I tend to do sports. My main sport is MMA but I also swim and play badminton. On the days that I like to rest, I usually play with my pets because they really help me relax. I also love to paint and cook, specially baking hence why I am very excited to learn from this class!

Attached here is a collage of my 7 dogs booping the camera! I love them so much and they mean the whole world to me <3

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My Name is Leiann Ong you can call me Lei and I'm 19 years old. I just bought my first ever electric guitar and I'm thinking about pursuing my rock star career >_<. I'm also a huge kardashian fan, I love family dramas (The show ended).

During this pandemic i started my own little book shop and it's doing well. Online class is good and convenient for me  but I still want to experience having fun with friends inside the school campus.

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Hi I'm Camille Halog, you can call me Cami or Camille. I'm currently taking a BS Tourism Management. Some of my hobbies are watching movies, bake, photography and workout. I'm hardworking, organized and focused on my studies. During the quarantine I have learned on cleaning and organizing our house and I worked as a Real Estate Agent where I help people buy, sell and rent properties. I've learned how to be professional life while working. Lastly, my insights about online learning I think I have already adjusted well and it helps me to have a communicative and peer learning methods.

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Hello! my name is Jhazmine Ferino and I'm 20 years old. I love watching movies, tv series, anime, reading books, painting, and drawing. During the quarantine, I learned how to properly take care of myself. I haven't fully adjusted with this kind of learning setup yet. However, I could say that I'm handling online learning quite well.

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Hello! Nice to meet you! I am Misaki Yamamoto, 19 years old, Gemini, I live in Quezon City. I am half Filipino and half Japanese but I was born and raised here in the Philippines. I like watching anime and reading manga and webtoons so I spend all of my free time reading those, my favorite movie is Studio Ghibli's "Whisper of the Heart" and "Howl's Moving Castle" so you can say that I am a fan of animated things. As a person, I am quite lazy but don't worry because I make sure to do my home works and projects on time. In the future I want to travel and visit all of the historical sites around the world, I also dream of opening my own cafe in the future. That's all, I hope to see you soon!

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Halooo guys! You can call me Fré. My family and friends know that I super love to travel and bags. With that, I learned a lot during the pandemic, other than cherishing your family and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I realized that traveling for leisure and luxury item doesn't get you anywhere in these trying times. So, I came up with a small business by selling luxury bags. Although I am still tempted to buy new ones, I manage to restrain myself from buying them. Aside from being an online tinderella, the online class has been good to me. To be honest, I am not having a hard time regarding online learning. The only problem I have is communicating between teachers and admin. It's been a challenge trying to reach out to them for concerns.

*** sorry for the emoji in my face, parang tabingi ung smile ko dun. (so I decided to cover it up na lang) hahaha

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Hello! I am Honey Pangilinan. During the quarantine I was able to spend time with my family which I wasn’t able to do during my SHS years, and I also learned how important it is to give time for myself and to the things that makes me happy because this pandemic made me realize how precious our life is. The photo that I attached was taken early this year when I tried hiking. I really wanted to try hiking at least once so when I knew that there is a hiking destination for beginners near our city, I didn’t hesitate to try it. It was really tiring but I don’t mind it because it made me really happy.

For me, online learning was good because I was able to study in the comfort of our own home and I also get to manage my own time but there is still a part of me that misses going to school to meet my teachers and friends personally.

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Hello! I am Kisha from Tourism course. I am part of the BTS ARMY, they are one of the reasons why I found myself traveling more than ever. This pandemic, I learned how to value myself and remove negative thoughts from unnecessary toxicity that I see in social media platforms. I learned how to prioritize my wellbeing rather than dwelling on things that would not even affect me years from now. My honest insights about online learning is that it's really draining because not everyone has the privilege and access to it, sometimes the environment around me adds to that factor. However, I make sure that I grow through this experience and work as hard as I can.

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Hi, everyone! I am Jan Jewel A Gonzales and people call me Jewel. I live in Marikina City.  I love any form of art. During this pandemic, I don't have the best mental and physical health but I can say I tried my best to wake up and live. It is very challenging for me. But on the other side, I learned how to play computer/fps games, I get to enhance my knowledge with different instruments like bass, piano and guitar, I dyed my hair, and I enjoyed baking.

For me, online learning is not for everyone and not effective for some.  In my case, I'm still adjusting with the set up since I am more into human interaction rather than interacting on visual rooms. I'd admit that I don't like this kind of set up for some reason but I have no choice but to bare with it. I am still trying to cope up with this, I think we all are.

(sharing my fav scenery from our roof top)

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Hello I am Aliah Abaygar 20 years old and I'm currently taking up Tourism Management. Through out this pandemic, I had the chance to do my hobbies, I learned to cook. and bake. I also watch k drama and series. I also love to play instruments and do covers. This pandemic made me realize to become more independent, responsible and manage my time well, to appreciate every moment, make it more important and unforgettable.

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Hi! My name is Trisha Pascua and I am 20 years old, currently residing in Marikina City. During this quarantine I learned how to play the ukelele, which I bought a few days prior the start of the lockdown. I would like to think that I also learned to interact with people effectively online, since we haven't met each other personally during this time. Another thing that I have done during this time was go back into my hobby of collecting various kpop merchandise, action figures and such which I was not able to do, due to the amount of work for school, during the time of face-to-face classes.

My insights about online learning is that, as much as it is convenient since things are accessible and can be done at our own time, I still prefer being able to collaborate with my peers personally since we'll be able to understand each other better and give equal inputs without the need to follow-up with those not able to attend a set meeting time.

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Hi, Im Katrina but you can call me Kat. I’m 19years old. I love baking and covering songs. Due to pandemic I was able to build up my own small business which is my Cake Shop. The name of my shop is “sweets.tyle” I started to sell cookies only since I have nothing to do and I literally don’t expect that it will pop up here in our place until some of them are ordering bulk orders for giveaways and more. I also do live selling of clothes for almost 3months but I also stop, it’s a little bit tiring and I don’t really enjoy unlike when Im baking. My insights about online class, Im still adjusting on the new setup and it’s a little bit hard for me.

This picture was my first picture of my product and I really love it because someone asks me if I am the one who took a photo of it or did I just get it somewhere in pinterest or google.

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Hi I’m Coleen Tesiorna, 20 years old and I lived at Quezon City. I’m member of Miriam Pep Squad and I love dancing. In this pandemic, I learned the value of hard work. I found online classes really tough but I manage it through hardwork. I also explore skills by trying new things in cooking and baking. I tried and explore some dishes and I think pandemic made me realize that time is precious, don’t waste it, cherish and make it more valuable and memorable.

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Hi! My name is Myreen, but you can call me Mai. This pandemic made me think about a lot of things. Knowing my self-worth is one of them. I explored something new in order to discover new interests. I learnt how to bake and became a plantita. I've become used to online learning, but the face-to-face class is something I'm looking forward to.

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Hello! I am Julliana Estalilla, but you can call me Yana. There are actually a lot of new things I learned during quarantine given the amount of time spent locked in the house due to the pandemic. I’ve improved my music skills in guitar and other instruments, I actually read a lot about businesses and investing so that’s something else I learned, I have helped my mom in our family business which taught me a lot about managing one, and I have even learned to bake and cook well dishes for my family and friends. My insights about online learning is that I have adapted well and though I still prefer face to face classes, I’m glad I still get to learn through this setup. My only concern about online learning would be that I learn something. Attached is my favorite photo lately! (My friends & I meet for the first time after a while)

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My name is Reannah, I'm 19 years old and I'm currently taking up tourism management. One thing about me is that I enjoy cooking and baking. Recently, I tried and learned how to make my own homemade loaf of bread. With a year of online learning, I realized that I am starting to familiarize myself with this kind of setup. Also, I like the fact that my schedule can be flexible with online learning.

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Hi everyone,I am Ryanne Irish Villanueva you can call me Reyen and I'm 18 yrs old i live in Marikina City, I have shoe business with my bestfriend as a business partner and i have a pet she is border collie x shih tzu and her name is Sugar, she is my stress reliever this picture is my favorite because of her beautiful smile. I'm currently now a seller on shopee to sell our sandals to help my family with our financial needs and this quarantine, i learned to manage my time and effort for our small business. For me online learning is kinda tough because, the radiation coming from our gadgets are affecting our eyes especially when i spend so much time answering our activities and assignments. Lastly, I want to be a Chef someday.

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Hello! I am Rianna Valle but I would like you to call me Lads. I love cooking for my siblings during my free time so I hope this subject will be fun. I love my dog, Shadow, that is why her picture is my favorite.

During the pandemic I learned how to cook more complicated dishes also I learned how to bake with my sister who graduated also from Miriam College. During the pandemic I became an investor of my friends’ small businesses, invested in stocks, and worked for my mom’s business as well.

In terms of online class, I am still not used to it because I love going to school to study and play with my friends. But I hope this subject will make me love online classes.

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Hello Everyone! I am Nadine Anne H. Sanchez but you can call me Andie :). This quarantine I learned how to groom my dogs. Since it's really scary to go out because of covid and I have a lot of dogs, I thought of learning how to groom them so they can still look cute :">. My insights about online learning is that I think I have already adjusted well and I am excited for all the activities for this class! My favorite picture was taken last February 2020 of me and all my friends before Covid-19 happened

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Hello everyone! You can call me jasmine or jas for short. I am 19 years old and I am currently residing in Quezon City. This quarantine I get to have a chance to do what I want which is to relax and take care of my mental health. Because of quarantine my mother finally allowed us to have a Netflix account which entertained me throughout this pandemic and at the same time I didn't get enough sleep because I tend to stay up all night to finish a movie or series. I also had the chance to change my lifestyle and work on my fitness due to the reason that we avoid eating at restaurants. And lastly I get the chance to do my hobbies such as cooking and helping in baking pastries with my mother, reading a lot of books (fiction), practicing playing musical instruments, and lastly help my mother in her business.

What I learned in this quarantine is the importance of taking care of my mental health especially in this time of pandemic. I also learned to bake because before quarantine I actually tried to do it however I eventually stopped but because of quarantine I had the chance to do it again with the help of my mother. I also learned the importance of being practical in life because of this pandemic many businesses have suffered and people have lost their jobs. With that being said I realized that I have to be practical in my choices especially in where I should utilize my money.

Online learning for me is a struggle and up until now I'm still trying to keep up, nonetheless it helped me to be more responsible and diligent due to the reason that I am on my own and I am new to online learning and so I have to adjust in order for me to keep up to the class. It also helped me in developing my time management skills because I need to organize my time in doing my school requirements and at the same time help in the house and have extra time for myself to relax.

(Here is the picture of my puppy! her name is Luna.)

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Hello everyone! I am Dianne Copones and I am 18 years old. I graduated senior high school in Marikina Christian Integrated School. I am a music inclined person because i love to play different kinds of instruments as a hobby.

Something I learned this pandemic, is to be wise on my finances and learn to save and have an emergency fund for yourself. Even though I really love online shopping, I realized that tomorrow I will never be in the same place as I was yesterday. There are so many crisis that is happening around us, so I am learning to invest on my emergency/health fund while I am still young.

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Hi! I'm Angeline but please call me Ange. I love dancing before and it is kind of sad that I almost lost my interest on it ever since pandemic hits, for almost 2 years of different community quarantines I learned playing with make up, getting my nails done and sewing. But what I'm really proud of this year is that I was accepted to a job, passed the 2 weeks training and currently happy for the experience that I am currently gaining!

Here's a photo with my team mates during our rookie training camp days!

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Hello! My name is Sundeep Nikka Dela Cruz, and I am 19 years old and currently taking Tourism Management. I enjoy watching movies, cooking, and trying new things. I enjoy traveling, which is one of the reasons I chose Tourism Management as my major. Because I'm a foodie and I love fashion, I learned how to sew clothes on a sewing machine and make new foods like baked sushi, chicken wings, pork tonkatsu, and a lot more during the quarantine. This pandemic was a big change for me because I'm not used to taking classes online. But now I'm dealing with it, and I can say that I've learned to be independent and manage my time.

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AKA Maki 🍣 (yep, just like cali maki) hello everyone!! Fashion / Dressing up interests me the most! Following trends, styling clothes, name it! I love watching gossip girl, and clueless — and I think that’s where I got my sense of style from ;)

Online learning can be exhausting — endless deadlines, unstable internet connection, lots of distractions. But hey, it’s good to know that we’re still on track — waking up everyday to learn new things, as we build our future ❤️

Aside from learning how to make banana bread, cookies, and brownies this pandemic, there’s this one lesson that I’ll cherish for life— being resilient. Back then, I used to complain a lot (even in the most minor inconvenience possible) I was so naive, quote-and-quote “enjoying” my life. I felt like everything suddenly stopped because of the Pandemic, my long planned debut got cancelled, the concerts I was supposed to attend to, the parties, everything. I was so bummed as if I didn’t cared about anything aside from those. It all started when a life changing event happened to my family (that we got through). I had to wake up from being so naive, I had to make important decisions, I became more matured because I chose to be resilient — and it is indeed one of the best things I have done in my life. :)

My heart became stronger, and grateful — I believe that this (one of many) trial brought me here — who and what I am right now, and I am truly grateful for my character development (HAHSHAHA) It was a solid lesson after all. ❤️

Anyway, here’s a screenshot of Bella Hadid’s instagram post that I truly love. Take it if it resonates with you! :)

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Hi! I am Ysabelle Santos from Quezon City. I love to dance, cook and read. I love spending time with my family and friends especially when it involves road trips.

During the pandemic I learned to cook and bake more of the things my family and I love to eat. I enjoy cooking meals for them and see them appreciate what I have made.

Online learning has been 50/50 for me. It has been fun because I get to learn in the comfort of my own home. But on the other hand it has also been challenging because of the need to balance my other responsibilities at home as well as the many distractions around me.

This is a photo of my tortoises which are my favorite. <3

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Hello i’m Bianca Alyanna, I love exploring different places that's why I am taking Tourism Management. I am more on "kikay stuff" doing make-ups and Fashion is something i loved as well. The new normal taught me how to manage my time and be organized as a Daughter as well as a Student. Also this new set up is very challenging but it boost my confidence to reach out with my classmates and be more active academically.

(sharing my favorite spot in intramuros, Manila Cathedral Church)

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Hello! You can call me Franz. I'm currently residing in Quezon City. In our situation nowadays, I've learned a lot, not only in school, but also in managing a small business. It all started when I got a job as a call center representative. I learned how to manage my time well and set my priorities. Then, I started my own business, Nifty Nails Ph, selling press on nails or fake nails online. It helped me grow up and not depending on my family when it comes to the things that I want.

I admit that I'm not comfortable with this kind of set up. I'm not built to learn thru online. However, I still prepare each day and try to understand the lessons as quickly as possible in order for me not to get left behind.

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Hello! my name is Lorben Lentejas and I'm 19 years old. I'm a fan of BTS and like to watch kdramas. During the quarantine, I learned how to dye (kill) my hair ^_^ and I also have adjusted quite well in the new learning environment.

[here's a photo of my babies having a staring contest :>]

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I’m Chriselda Garcia 19, during quarantine i built my own business named Mommy Gy’s. I just tend to focus on my family, relationship, and friends only and anything else that i know is useful and helps me grow. Still not in favor of online classes so I hope things will get back to normal as soon as possible

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Hello everyone! My name is Jaimie Caculitan but you can call me jam or jaimie. I am 18 years old and I am currently living at Tandang Sora around congressional avenue. Ever since grade school, I am part of the varsity team up until high school and I’m planning to try out for the college volleyball varsity team. This pandemic we had a business called TsiSARAp. We sell pork and chicken siomai, chili garlic oil, butcheron and alot more. Within the pandemic period, I learned how to be more responsible and independent especially we are running our business. I needed to be more alert with our business. I chose this as my favorite picture because I am very thankful to my parents because despite of the situation we encounter today they still continued to celebrate my 18th birthday.

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Hello everyone, My name is Princess Canga. I am 22 years old and I am currently living in BGC Taguig. This pandemic thought me how to be productive every day. I do online selling, managing my own business, and many more. Pandemic made me realize to take care of myself while working. In my free time, I used to read books and driving around the city. At the end of the day, I am really proud of myself for being strong to handle this pandemic.

As we all know, this challenging academic term begins. Students are still coping up in the new normal situation, as well as the teachers. While all people eagerly await the moment for the schools to safely resume in person. Since the start of the new normal semester is the year 2020, a lot of students have experienced a hard time studying in their own home for different reasons such as slow internet connection, lack of gadgets to use, and lots of activities to answer. But it's not just students experiencing hardships, teachers and also parents are also having a hard time because of this. Even with all these hardships, we still manage the new normal situation and still cope with it. This pandemic made me realize to believe in ourselves that we can get through these, and also be safe and appreciate all the people who help us in our difficult situation because they are doing all their best they can do to surpass this.  In addition, we have to trust God in the darkest time we might experience because I believed He will lead us away.

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Helloo, I am Anna Jeanina Matillano or what most people call me Nina. I have a 1 year old french bulldog named Hedwig. I love him so much like my real biological son that I gave birth to. I am currently working a 7am-4pm job so if I take time to reply, it must be because I'm at work hehe. I am also a very passionate about fangirling to BTS HAHA :">

(Here's a picture of Hedwig's side of the our room)

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I am Ysabel Macapagal but you can call me Belly. I love cooking but I wanted to improve my cooking skills so I can be the better  CEO
or chef in my future business

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I am not so great at reading or reviewing notes ! So, I hope this subject will be fun, interesting, or exciting perhaps <3 .

I learnt the lessons, like give up on your dreams and die!

insights about learning online is better boring. Like, in lunch break I can't eat in malls/ restaurants. WALANG POCKET MONEY!   WALA MARAMI GALA TO RELIEVE STRESS!

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Hi, I'm Joan! You can call me by my nickname, Kia. I love mixing up drinks and trying out new things. I'm also a sporty and food person - food tripping is one of my favorite things that I love to do with my family and friends. I'm also into action movies and music.

Baking and cooking are mainly my bonding time with my Mum. Travelling freely with my family are one of the things that I miss all throughout the pandemic.

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Hello! I am Jeida Robles and I am currently residing in Taytay, Rizal. My current hobby is watching various K-drama and movies to pass the time. During this pandemic, I learned how to be flexible in the online learning set up and adjust to the new normal environment. I am looking forward to our first class meeting! :))

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Hi! My name is Sophia, but you can call me "Pia" for short :) I learned how to take good photographs of products for my Tita's business. Due to the pandemic, our classes were online, and in my experience, I saw that it is convenient since I can manage my own time when doing the requirements.

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Hi, this is Roanne. This quarantine, I read an inspiring novella by Richard Bach entitled Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

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I learned to dye my own hair.  I have adjusted quite well to online learning.