My Nose, My Business

Hi! It's me. Your Awesome yet Weido Kiddo.

Ever since I was little, people will always say that I got my nose from my Nanay -- that it isn't pointed like theirs. That it's ugly and all that shit.

As I aged, I became less and less conscious about how my nose looks like.

The best thing about my nose when I was a child, people will always ask why my nose is like this while laughing. Like it was automatic, I will answer, Dahil nadapa si Nanay nung buntis siya sa akin. (Because Nanay fell down when I was in her womb. It flattened my nose.)

I remember that when I was little, they told me to pinch it with clothespin so it will form as a pointed nose and the gullible younger me did. It hurt.

 

Some also said I should "exercise" it every morning. That I pinch it with my fingers after waking up. Do it every day and it'll make a difference.

Even Tatay said one of my cousins have the same nose as mine but she always gets colds so she always pinches her nose and then it looked better as she grew up.

One of our neighbors also told me that, Maganda si Thea pero mas maganda kung matangos ilong niya. That day, I kept on thinking, Would it really change anything if I'd get a pointed nose? I bet our neighbor needed some eye check-ups that time.

But then, maybe God really won't give you everything. You know. People might like me too much. And by that, I mean a lot of people. Baka maging habulin pa ako kapag tumangos ilong ko. (I cannot translate this into English. Somebody send help.) And maybe, He also knew that I will be a meaner kiddo if He gives me that kind of nose because, Who you? mga tao sa akin. Just kidding.

But seriously. Imagine having me as a girlfriend, who looks so angelic then I'd have more good-looks if I got a pointed nose, an awesome kiddo who also graduated as a magna cum laude, the top of her class (section) back in college. Ain't that too much for someone to handle?

Again, just kidding. Have a nice day, Awesomes! Don't forget to love yourself. That includes your body.