Hello peeple!
I am Joemar Colinares and am residing in the district of San Nicolas, in Manila, Philippines. My age is still in the calendar. I come from a big family and am a "leaning conservative" Christian.
I was a Chinese teacher at Tiong Se Academy, the school of my secondary education. I am not Chinese, but I got to study the language for most of my life, yeah since I was a little one. Through a scholarship grant, I had the opportunity to finish my tertiary studies in Guangzhou, China where I met a lot of good company, multiracial and international, and those four years of studies, friendship and daily adventures in China cemented my Outer Layer today.
In my stint as a teacher, there's an expectation that I should be good at public speaking. Not a problem because I enjoyed sharing what I know to my students, and as much as I can, I tell them my life stories, so that somehow, I can help them equip by knowing some of the realities of life, on what is more to come as they go on with it. That way, I am giving some Lego blocks of my Outer Layer to build the outer layer of my students as well.
I left the teaching field after eight long years to pursue better opportunities for me, and to build financial stability for my family at the same time. I saw myself working for an American tech company in Ortigas, basically doing a task of a bilingual business process outsourcing (BPO) employee. The work schedule is nighttime, which suited me just fine, but not my family, so I had to eventually let go of the job. Right now, I work in Makati for another US-based company which specializes in public and investor relations, so yeah, another new world for me.
I was previously lean and underweight, but because I really enjoyed my life in China, I have grown to be overweight, as for my height, well it is just as tall as the average Filipinos. I am still finding out how to effectively trim my weight down, but I always seek advice from my friends and students on how to do it properly.
I am a frustrated weatherman so do not be surprised if my social media platforms have posts about typhoon, climate and seasonal changes. You can expect them to appear on this blog also. I always wanted to be one because of the influence Ernie Baron gave me when I was a kid. I am fascinated by the weather stuffs that came out of Ka Ernie during his stint as the only publicly visible weatherman on television at that time, that was on ABS-CBN's TV Patrol, and as the only weatherman hosting a radio show, Knowledge Power, also on ABS-CBN via DZMM-AM. I am still aspiring that I could be like him someday.
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, I am an ISTP individual: an introvert that can sense, think and perceive. They work almost perfectly together, though I am not thankful to my "I" part which is the introversion. However, I can sense and perceive things without actually conversing with the peeps around me (i.e., looking at facial expressions, keeping an eye on even a single detail of body kinesis). I could certainly get a clearer picture if I were to talk to them personally.
Since I am an introvert (I was not actually born this way because I really used to enjoy being with people before), I am a very serious looking person. Yes, I can smile but not quite. But please do not be fooled, I am very complex. It is partially because of my blood type AB, which dictates that I possess both extraversion and introversion, as well as both shyness and outgoing. This makes me flexible because while I prefer myself to be alone, I need to be extrovert while at work. So, thanks to my parents for giving me this blood type!
Aside from having a blood type belonging to a minute number of population and a distinct ISTP personality, I am left-handed - so this adds to my complexity as well, now I do not know how statistically unique (or weird if you will) I am among the peeps of the world HAHAHA!
Some peeple, especially those I do not encounter on a regular basis, struggle in understanding me because when I speak, they cannot determine if I am joking or not. I am sorry peeps, I am also trying to figure out myself, so we are both lost in comprehending why this is. But one clue to decoding me is my face, oftentimes what you see is what you get.
But among my closest friends, I am open to their criticism, light and harsh, as they are the ones who know me very very well, I need not to retell my history and all, and they are worth my complete trust. Their opinion weighs a lot and I always value my friendship with them.
As mentioned earlier, I am a "leaning conservative" Christian, I am attending Sunday worship services in a nondenominational church in Ortigas (I used to be associated with a Chinese Baptist church in Binondo) and has been believing in the power and salvation of the Lord since grade school. I delight in praying for other peeps and am frequently praying for more people to know the loving mercy of the one true God. Young as I was, God displayed His power and mercy on me, though I am a sinner and am deserving of punishment. He did plenty miracles in my life I could never imagine. And through them, I know that there is indeed a God.
"Leaning conservative" means that I put value in rightful traditions, primarily because I came from education field and am still bound by my principles to be a good role model (I hope I am); and also because I am a Christian and is commanded to uphold His commands (Lord, have mercy on me).
I am a very big music addict. There was never a day that I did not open my music player and rejected music in my life. For me, music is the best therapy out there. It pierces the soul and has the power to control you instantly. It's free and is available anytime I wish to have it. It is a happy pill that connects my Outer Layer to my Inner Core. I could not help myself but to react to what I hear from the song, lip-syncing is part of it, and yes I do sing but not so artistic and stylish. I am anonymous in the popular singing apps; you will have a hard time finding me there!
This Outer Layer, of course, is still being molded and is projected to change through time. But I think I will still remain as your literal not-so-average Joe.
