User:Lligaya

PERSONA

He is the excitable, crazy energy that is "L". A humorous, outgoing, flirtatious young man, who always keeps it real. He is that guy full of amazing surprises. He always shows up to your social enterprises with his swag on, smile on, and makes your jaw drop when his top's off. A mysterious fellow full of random thoughts and mischief. He jokingly says mean things about you. Yes, he's a jerk. Although you may not see this, he is vulnerable. He's a good guy who just wants to have fun and enjoy life. Impatient and caring, as one might say. You can see that he has a soft voice and a very nice yet strong personality when you get the opportunity to meet him.

FITS

A unique individual portrayed through his pronounced style of fashion. On a good day you'll find him decked with solid fitted blazer tops, extravagantly wrapped scarves, slick designer jeans, a pair of kick ass Jordan's, and the occasional bow tie. On a bad day, comfortable sweats and a lifeless hoodie.

CANVAS

He was never really great at drawing people but as a growing artist he pushes forward with innovative mixtures of fine, digital, and progressive contemporary art. He's also a tattoo designer in the making.

MEANING

His purpose is to climb towards true happiness, and make other people smile. Often, it seems like a difficult task when obstacles destroy progress, and when people really do not want to smile. If he could change or save one person's life for the better, just one, he could die a complete person.

LEARNING CURVE

He is in no way the perfect being that people search for in others. A student of life, he constantly seeks to improve every aspect of it. From physical, mental, to emotional. There's always something to be learned.

DIRECTION

A very driven independent, he is passionate about his work ethic, skills improvement, and success. But sometimes sluggish acts of watching TV shows, movies, surfing the internet, and just plain sleeping consumes him. Success isn't measured by money, but how happy one is at the end of the day. He used to think the latter.

GROOVE

He listens to many genres of music. Hip hop, R&B, Alternative, Rock, and Electronica. From "College Drop Out" to "808's and Heartbreak" Ye West has always been a great inspiration to him. Yes, he's an asshole at times, but a great asshole! What intrigued him the most was Ye's style, confidence, and talent.

LIFESTYLE

Self development reaches the top of the list. He wants to live an autonomous lifestyle. There's no better feeling than progress, improvement, and the betterment of one's self. Although he does not lead this sort of lifestyle to its fullest, he moves towards it. His other interests include but are not limited to social dynamics, physical training, parkour (free running), adventure, extreme action sports, and exotic cars.

OUTLOOK

In 5 years he sees himself working in a social environment interacting with high value people in someplace other than Sacramento. He is extremely happy and self fulfilled. He is doing all the things that he wanted to do, and is in search of his next great challenge. It's a long road ahead but he is persistent and dedicated to the task.

MOMENTS

1. Being born: Life is such a wonderful story. Make your own and enjoy it!

2. College campus living: One of the greatest experiences that everyone should journey through.

3. Discovering social dynamics: Completely changed his life.

EMOTIONALLY MOVING

What moves him emotionally is when he comes across powerful stories about peoples lives where they overcome impossible obstacles that make a change, for the better, in other peoples lives.

PAPER CHASE

In 2003 he started out with a business partner, Andru Ngo. LIFE productions emerged. They invested their time and efforts in the video industry with a goal of trying to make a difference in society. It didn't do too well, but he marched forward. Later he moves from Los Angeles to Sacramento coming back to his family and starting his own company. There he continues to pursue his entreprenuership in video, print, and web design: Elevated Direction. He's worked in the industry of graphic design for years. Now, he is sprinting towards a more positive, happy, and fulfilling career path.

LOCATION

He stayed in California for the bulk of his life, and went on occasional family and friend vacations around the world. He's been to Hawaii, all over Europe, and Japan. Japan is crazy, exciting, but densely populated, crowded. This country bursts of fashion. Europe exudes opulence and history. Its artistic culture conveys an air of happiness and contentment. However, language was the greatest barrier of connecting. But Hawaii is the place to be! Soft relaxing beaches with surfs that crawl up the white shore. The natives, and their heritage are very kept. It's like the world's Disneyland. Greatest place on Earth, so far.

HEALTH

Obsessed with physical self improvement he anxiously strives to research and test different workout systems. CrossFit pushes him to his cardio and quick burst strength limits. Gym Jones stresses more on strength endurance. Sports lab is geared towards sport-specific training, with a focus on plyometrics, speed, quickness, agility, and balance. Sometimes, though, he gets stagnant and his energy is focused elsewhere.

SPECIAL THANKS

"Princess" Katie for being herself. "Crazy" Faith for being, of course, crazy (like him). "Ice Cream" Carly for getting him started. Tina for giving him some confidence. "Blue Book" Kelli for being awesome. "OMG" Cherelyn for her OMG-ness. "Samurai" Z for being different. "Cool Kid" (self titled) Allyson for being so nice. "Azukar" Helen for showing him what social proof can do. "Dancing" Jessica cause she's weird. "Deveer's" Amanda cause she noticed his style. "Juicy" Melissa for giving him some time. "Goofy" Nance for being so comfortable and not caring so much about what others think. Nicole and Nicole's girl for texting him when he was in Las Vegas. Steph for using the word crustacean. Nikki for being so open. "Don't mess with me" Kels for her smile. "Sugar" Sarah and her friend Sierra for being tall. Webster for being friendly. And the rest of you who have been there through his journey. He loves you all!

WHAT'S NEXT? (STATED IN THE POSITIVE)

2010 promises to be a year of abundance.

1. I play 3 musical instruments.

2. I approach 1000 sets.

3. I create one art piece per month.

4. I speak 2 foreign languages.

5. I am physically fit.

6. I am a rock climber.

7. I free run - parkour.

8. I am a tattoo artist.

9. I am a book writer.

10. I work in social environments