Therese What is your name? Therese “Chips.” Chips became my nickname because my mother went into labor in a casino, and I’m named after casino chips. In exactly 100 words, please tell us about yourself. I am a Filipino girl who is about to turn 19 years old. I have a girlfriend and a close guy best friend who I spend most, but not all, of my time with. When I’m in school, I try to make the best of everything by acting like what some may call a class clown, but at the same time, I manage to take my work seriously enough to get good grades. Most of the time I am really nice to the people around me, especially my friends. I am easy-going and never have problems socializing with strangers. What is your personal motto? “What’s the big deal? Get over it. Relax. Just ‘cause I do up in your face what other people do behind your back. Why we all gotta look, gotta act the same? I say if you’re born a lion don’t bother trying to act tame.” ~Ani D. “Born A Lion”