27 Years Old. What’s The Big Fuss?
Alright, since this is my personal blog, I thought that I would share a tidbit about myself that I eventually had to spill because I was harassed by a few dozen individuals the other day. My age, which is 27 years old.
I never planned on even informing anyone about my age, because honestly, I really never thought it was important. Both at tingog.com and filipinovoices.com, I had wanted the issues and the stories to speak for themselves. But I actually did realize, that sometimes it’s hard for readers to connect if they don’t know more about you. Thus, when cornered the other day (over at Plurk), I finally came clean and announced my age.
It is important, however, that I maintain my privacy, because even though it does seem like a contradiction to remain private, and yet write in such a public way, I feel as if a boundary must still be made to not dwell too much on my own life. I have often felt that it can sometimes distract from the advocacies and the issues I write about.
For some, noteriety is important, but for myself, I have enough of a fulfillment in knowing that I am making a difference through the writings and projects that I pursue.
I care not for the accolades, if indeed there are any…
My main motivation remains the same, to uplift my nation and the people I so dearly love. My age may be important, so that readers can get a sense of where I’m coming from, but for any other reason, I am not interested.
I love my country, I wish this love to be enough.
I analyze, I read, I follow, and I watch… The very important issues of the day come to us as if carried by a strong wind, I don’t want to be caught up in my own self, for fear that I may miss what is important.
To me, I respect any age, because that age, for many is earned. Whether you are twenty, thirty, forty, or eighty, there is beauty in knowing that your insight can be as powerful as any other, strictly on the basis of your argument and nothing more.
And that is why, I refused for so long, to not divulge my own years lived on this earth, because I had clung to the idea, that I had a mission far too important for any reader to judge on the basis of my age. Judge on the merit of its inherent wisdom because of age, or experience. i saw a need to remain private, so as to have readers come to an article with an open mind, with no predetermination…
Is it important that I’m 27 years old? maybe to friends, yes, only because they would want to know more about me. But as someone out to analyze and form an opinion on the important matters of the day, I hope that articles are read based on its logic and analytical predisposition towards correct thought structure, rather than who wrote it and the age of that person who wrote it.
In any case, the jig is up, the cat is out of the bag, the secret is out. Your humble Editor not Chief of Filipino Voices is 27 years of age, a Filipino-American, an engineer living in The United States, part Cebuano and part Waray, and still in love, most definitely, with the nation who gave birth to him.
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A young person who is so passionate about the country, and writes/blogs about politics passionately is very much admirable.
@Ria, thank you much. As much as I debated my decision for the longest time, I feel that it will provide the readers a better perspective from which I am coming from. As you know, the youth need not be apathetic, and I hope this encourages even more to write about the issues that affects our nation.
But seriously, we readers would really love to know more about you,you know.
Well, don’t assume that people want to know your age just to have something more to dissect your thoughts and opinions with. It may be simply that people want to get to know you for who who are irrespective of how they see your writings.
Hey Nick! Thanks for spilling LOL. I agree with J that we, your fans, would really like to know more about you. I also echo Ria in saying that you are one admirable person.
When you revealed your age over at plurk, I was like whoa!. I was guessing that you were either 28 or 40 something hehe. Anyways, thanks again for telling us more about you…Btw, you forgot something…where’s the photo? :p
@Eugene, it’s exactly the reason which you have made that finally had me decide in divulging my age, if to only to know more about the man behind the blog(s)..
@Jen, I think one great overriding factor in this decision is that indeed I have built some great relationships through blogging, and as in any relationship, there is some need to open up a bit more. As I said, however, I only hope that this will not detract from the issues that I write about here, and the issues that is written about over at Filipino Voices.
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Lastly, the kind words that have been made, they have definitely touched me and I thank you and everyone else for such words of praise..
Hi Nick!
Not making bola or anything but you amazed me even more
So quit worrying about the age thingie. Heck, I’m older than you but you sure talk more sense than I do hehehe
The words you said just fill me with admiration, Nick, and I agree 100%. There are too many bloggers who write blog just for the sake of earning (undeserved) notoriety, and it’s refreshing for once to find that there is one - one who deserves much reverence - who does it simply because he loves his country and as such will write about it, no matter how far he’s stationed.
Ok to be honest I am one of those apathetic Filipinos. Really moved by what you said one time at plurk… that got me uber curious and now digging digging digging some information… You see I didn’t care enough bout our country, not caring much bout our current issues here.. I’d rather read the wallstreet journal cz it helps me in my job. Then I realized quite few often that I am so detached to my native land. That my friend Tarsier, a British guy knew more about the Philippines than me… Then I felt ashamed… sick of myself like the word vomit just came out… So yeah, new to blogging World, I stumbled upon really inspirational blogs and now I make frequent visits on FilipinoVoices just to add to my Pinoy juice.
so… your sublime effort is not wasted my friend, you got a convert here…
From an Apathetic Candy to a Patriotic Candy… Rock n Roll Philippines!!!
kthnxbai