the person behind the glasses...

February 20, 1990 , 9:30 am- A couple at Chong Hua Hospital received another blessing from the Lord Almighty. A baby boy was born. The baby was so special because he is the first son that they had (and he is the one and only son!). The couple, Mr. & Mrs. Buenaventura Montaño, named their son Dan Henry. They got the name from a book entitled 'The Golden Cup'.

According to Webster's Dictionary, Dan means 'judge' while Henry means 'home ruler'. From these one can say the the child is wise in making decisions and has authority. But if you truely know the child, you will definitely see that there is more in him than his name. As I think you already know, I am the couple's child.

One of my principles is to enjoy life to the fullest. If you know me, you have known that I am a happy-go-lucky type of person. I seldomly take things seriously. You might think that when it comes to doing things, I would contribute the least help- BUT I DON'T! This is because I give my sincerity to important things. When I need to achieve a goal, I will be very serious. So please see the inner me before judging.

As what my name suggests (Dan - judge), I am definitely a wise person. That might have sounded a little bit like bragging but I certainly wasn't. Wisdom is a value that is about decision making. I was wise enough to choose to study in UP than in other schools. It is where certain chapters in my life happened. There are many other wise decisions that I have made that I don't recall doing so. (*lol*)

But I am definitely a person with a very high pride. I must admit. No matter how hard I try to change that, I can't. I ordinary mingling with friends, that would always show. Even if I don't mean to, the words that come out from my mouth would sound braggy. Though a lot of people say that I am 'hambugero', I can't change. I really need to change this!

Dan Henry as a CWTS officer is my alter ego. He is different person from what I really am. He is very ill-tempered. He is a perfactionist. He insults others that make mistakes. And he is a very hot headed person (though the real Dan Henry is the same...). I am wrong in creating this personality. Firstly, it was a violation in the guidelines for a CWTS officer (You must be the same person as a person and as an officer). I did because I wanted to have my revenge because of the ill treatment we received during our training. But as time passed by, my views changed. If I won't cease this trend, who would? I wanted to stop it because I wanted it to be less harsh.

There are a lot more characteristics that I have that others know but I don't. This is the third window of the Johari's Window. The characteristics that I have talked about are in the first window (I know and everybody knows).

I hope that if I do change, it would be for the better.