LITTLEYOU
WordsForYounger"You"
BY
AerenLaqui
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Authorbiography
Aerenisa20-year-oldaspiringnovelistfromthePhilippineswhoresidesinBatangasprovince.Herfatherisaregularemployeewhoworkshard,andhermotherisalovingfull-timehousewife.Shealsohasayoungersisterandanolderbrother.Whenshewasinsixthgrade,shediscoveredaloveforwriting.Sheenjoyswritinginspiringshorttales,poems,andessays.Insixthgrade,shebeginsparticipating asacopyreaderwriterforajournalisticcompetition.Shecontinuestowrite,andherworkhasimprovedwithtime.ShejoinstheirUniversityPublicationTeamwhensheentersuniversityattheageof18.ShewenttoSouthKoreaasanexchangestudentattheageof19yearsold. Hernearlyseven-monthstayinthenationexposedhertothecountry'sculturaldiversityandpreservation.ShereturnedtoherhomecountryofthePhilippinesandbecomepartoftheappointed2021HonoraryReporterfortheMinistryofCulture,Sports,andTourism'sKoreanCultureandInformationService,whichaimstopromoteKoreatotherestoftheworldthrough[Korea.net],theirofficialinternetplatform.Shealsoparticipatedinmanydomesticandinternationalessayconteststhatindeedhelphertoimproveherwritingskills.AsidesfromherdreamofbecomingaMedicalDoctorinthefuture, thisyoungaspiringwriteralsohopestopublishher book,whichwillhopefullybeaninspirationfor otherstosucceedandbehappy,particularlytheyouth.
Contents
LittleYou;YOURMOTHERISYOURBESTFRIEND
LittleYou;BEWAREOFYOURDAD,HE'SALIAR
LittleYou;YOURSIBLINGSARETHEBESTSQAUD
LittleYou;YOURCRUSHCANMAKEYOUCRY
LittleYou;LEARNINGEXISTEVERYWHERE
LittleYou;ENJOYBEINGYOUNG
LittleYou;FAILUREISINEVITABLE
LittleYou;LIFEISTOUGH,BETOUGHER
LittleYou;BEKINDTOYOURSELF
MYCHILDHOODPOETRY
CANDYWRAPPER
BIRDSANDFISH
WINTER
HAIRPIN
TOOLDERME
XIX
GRATEFUL(감사하다)
WORDSFORYOU
BEINGAWRITER
BEINGAGOODFRIEND
Epigraph
"IwishIhadknownbackthenhowtoenjoythedrizzleorheavypourofrains."
"IwishIhadknownbackthen,beinghurtisanemotionthatshouldnotbeinvalidatedsimplybecauseIamyoung."
-LittleMe
Acknowledgements
WritingabookismorechallengingthanIexpected,butitisalsomoregratifyingthanIcouldhaveimagined.Noneofthiswouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutthepeoplewhosupportandcheermeoneveryday,fromKimDesung(김대성),thefirstpersonwhoeversaidIwasagoodwriter.Hehasneverfailedtoappreciatemywritings,whichservesasmotivationformetocontinue.
AvenSilva,CrixiaTisbe,RenMendoza,LowellManalo,AdrianneMendoza,LencieDianePasco,ShelleyFaeChan,andIsabellaBathanareamongmycircle