I worked as a janitor in Canada for nine months. It's during that time when I experienced extreme homesickness.

I experienced rejection numerous times.

When I was working abroad, there was a time when I almost gave up because of my problem with my working visa in Canada. I remember that I collected bottles of mineral water and sold them to earn extra money.

There came a time I gave up when I was overseas. No matter how many times I tried working on my visa, I wasn't able to. When I went back to the Philippines, I still wanted to return to Canada despite the difficulties I encountered.

Canada is our country. It belongs to us and we belong to it. Let us join together, in our time, and make history once again.

I did some modeling here and there but nothing really big. There was a time when I simply bummed around, waiting for offers.