MISFIT Diary of

David shares his experience of being a stand out

by Cherylle Anne MACAOAY

Whilesome people follow the main stream of life, there are people like David Lee Bondoc who prefers to chase after the current against it. Unruly curly hair that seems to stick out everywhere, darker skin tone and English accent that seems so foreign among most students, it is hard not to notice that he seems to stand out in the crowd.

“It doesn’t bother me at all. As long as I feel like I am me, I appreciate what I am. You do you, I’ll be me.” says David as he was questioned about being different than most people.

Sticking like a sore thumb in the crowd seems to be a straight out of fiction occurrence that only happens in books. But in the daily life of David, he seems to live the life of Harry Potter where he struggles to be in the world of muggles when he is a wizard. When he was asked about how he feels about being different “Not at all. Sometimes nay mga people na they feel I am weird” he said but explains that it does not bother him. He shares that how you perceive about yourself is more important than how people view you.

Growing up in a place where everyone knows each other, David had the trouble of having friends. He emphasized that in his