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About Me

I am born Aries Eroles. The second child of a soldier and public school teacher. All of my three siblings are females. And most of the family are women. So I got a lot of respect towards women and also inspiration. I'd learnt to write and recite the ABC from my mother before I went to school. When I was a child, at an age which the educational system provides, still young to go to school, I always go with my mother to her teaching assignments. Even how far it is, or mountainous, nothing seemed to worry to my childish mind. Then I seetled at home when I began schooling for Day Care. I remembered my Lola bringing stuffs of food and I am almost the center of every attraction during snack times. My Lola still have a lot of energy at that time, until in my highschool years when she got a Stroke because she persisted to toil in the ricefield in a wet and rainy day given her senile years. I graduated grade school with the second highest honor, only after my considered best friend then. My high school life is the most unforgetable and pretty years and that I always wish that years shall be repeated. High school days are very bright, and very inspiring. My crushes, yeah with s, although I never concealed my admiration to them until now, continue to make an arc in my lips to smile. I am a prototype of a serious person even to my happiest times in my life. Well, at least that is the way they think to me. But other people thought me as different. So, I got the award as the Most Dilegent even though that award might be perfect for the Validictorian. Well, I still finished my high school clinging on the last of the honor list. Because of my best friend's influence (I actually have two best friends - one is male, the other is female), I took the profession he also took. And that is, the maritime. Now, I am still working on my apprenticeship hoping to get my real degree soon.

Location:
Philippines, Manila
Current organization:
The Filipino Group (Good Reads)
Current role:
Member
Gender:
Male
I am:
Artist, Blogger, Concerned citizen, Environmentalist, Explorer, Single, Startup, Student
Associations:
Wikipedia/Wikimedia Foundation
Languages:
English, Filipino
My website links:
Candid Thoughts, bits'n'bites
Universities:
Southwestern University
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I'm passionate about

I am deeply passionate of talking and finding solution to poverty. Philippines is poor nation albeit of its rich resources and glorious past.

People don't know that I'm good at

drawing. I made sketching a hobby since I was in high school. I still enjoy making sketches in my idle times. I even doddled at my testpapers and put smileys on questions I do not have an answer.

My TED Story

I first know TED because of Melinda Gates. No, we are not business partners. (How I wished?!) :D But subscribed with her status updates on Facebook. And one of her post featured her favorite talk by Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice. I clicked it. And it begun my TED story.

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  • TEDCred score: +12.10 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.

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    A reply on Conversation: For non-US TEDizens: Can you tell us about your country's education system?

    May 10 2013: In the Philippines, we are thought that teachers are always right and they are figure of authority. Do you agree Sir Ronny? ")
  • +5

    A comment on Conversation: Can Money Buy Happiness?

    Feb 1 2013: There was a quotation that simplifies this.

    "Money can't buy happiness, but happiness needs money."

    An instance, a musician loves his music. But he can not play his music when he does not have money to buy his instruments.

  • A comment on Talk: Gustavo Dudamel leads El Sistema's top youth orchestra

    Nov 29 2012: Bravo!

  • A comment on Conversation: Telling the truth: are there limits?

    Nov 12 2012: A nun shared the story about her brother who committed adultery. Because her brother felt very guilty about it, he sought her advice. The nun's advice is to break away from that relationships and keep that from there.

    I think, yes. Not a limit actually. There are certain times that you need to say a lie to keep a very important thing. Say, in that situation above, there are too many different emotions to be expected that makes the outcome really unpromising.

    Thruth by the way is stranger than fiction.

  • A comment on Talk: Qi Zhang's electrifying organ performance

    Apr 21 2012: A whole orchestra in one instrument! Wow!
  • +2

    A comment on Talk: Sirena Huang: An 11-year-old's magical violin

    Apr 15 2012: Amazing! A prodegé indeed!

    Her talk is short yet such as compelling as her playing the violin.

    ☺

  • A comment on Talk: Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music

    Apr 15 2012: Very inspirational indeed!
  • +2

    A comment on Talk: Bobby McFerrin plays... the audience!

    Apr 15 2012: So awesome! Well, I made also to sing with the audience.

  • A comment on Conversation: Is History an important subject in school? Or should we be focusing on the future?

    Apr 6 2012: I like this question. And yet, I find this question a real hard stuff to answer.

    But consider this statement from one of our national hero in the Philippines. "He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination." Ang hindi lilingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa kanyang paroroonan.

    History is a very great thing. It could not continue to exist if it has nothing to do with humanity.

    History is important. It includes culture, identity, understanding, and many other things. If we neglect history, it is like you have nothing to tell about your childhood or your high school memories. No, but more than that.

  • A comment on Talk: Xylophone

    Mar 31 2012: This is Amazing! Wow! I almost get up on my seat and hail Bravo! when I realised I am just at my room and not at concert hall.
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