BIGGIE: Amira Roxas, Alumni ('19), Pharmacy
smalls #1: Terri Javaluyas, Alumni ('19), Behavioral Neuroscience smalls #2: Janna Santos, Alumni ('19), Nursing Family: Beast Farm -- Describe your relationship with your BIGGIE/smalls! A: My smallses/twins, Terri and Janna, and I all basically share the same soul and heart. We are super similar and can hangout for hours talking about anything on our minds. Me and Terri have the same personality type (ISFJ) and have known each other since our high school BCA days. I'm her biggest fan in everything she does, especially her dancing moments when all you can hear from me is "YASS DAS MY SMALLS!" Janna is an absolute sweetheart who I can always count on, especially for amazing Filipino home-cooked meals and baking sessions. We're both hopeless romantics and bond over Filipino dramas and YA novels. I love my smallses so so much and no doubt had some of the best college memories because of them. T: in one word: alpha. LOL but fr we say this all the time to each other, but Amira and I are literally family and we’re super comfortable with each other & talk about EVERYTHINGGG. This grandma loves BTS, kdrama, and laying in bed for hours so our relationship is me literally dragging her out for as long as I can before she returns to her lil cocoon. J: Honestly when I first got paired with Amira, I didn't even know how to pronounce her name so I just waited for someone else to say it. But I'd like to think we came a long way from that BIGGIEsmalls reveal. Our relationship consisted of watching Filipino teleseryes and then ranting about them afterwards. She also allowed me to meet Terri, my twinsie! And I can't thank her and Barkada enough for all of our memories together. They both definitely helped me get through college especially as just a freshman/sophomore! -- What's something you've learned from your BIGGIE/smalls? A: For Janna, she taught me how to be more loving and caring unconditionally. We're both from the Philippines, and she really upholds the values of family and community from the Filipino culture. Janna isn't the type to judge others, and instead is incredibly understanding and forgiving. I'll never forget how she rushed to give CPR to a stranger during our first BIGGIE/smalls hangout. For Terri, I see so much of myself in her and she always knows the right things to say. She helps me see the bigger picture in any situation and never fails to reassure me when I have doubts. Terri literally has 95% of the same thoughts as I do, everything from our worries to the things that make us happy. She's helped me out so many times when life's been a struggle and has stayed by my side through all my best AND worst moments. T: how to be fiercely smart, independent, generous, and loving all at the same time. she also teaches me about drugs all the time (gotta love having your own personal pharmacist!) J: I've learned from Amira to never stress too much about things that are worth it, like stupid drama or a bad test grade, even though her worst grade ever was probably an A-. She also taught me that pillow pets were a thing! Still have the one she gave me! -- What's one of your favorite moments with your BIGGIE/smalls? A: Favorite moment with both of my smallses is definitely reveal. It was actually the first time I met Janna and Terri wasn't exactly sure who was picking her up. I wound the strings through the ceiling lights and they were both really struggling, to the point where I threw scissors at Janna to cut the string. We were all super happy at the end though and have stuck together through thick and thin almost 4 years later! Favorite moment with Janna was crying together when we thought Daniel Padilla died in the end of Pangako Sa'Yo because it just showed our type of personality so well. Favorite moment with Terri is dancing together for Allan and Alexa's couple dance in Fall 2017 because it really felt full circle since I met her for the first time in an IDT hip hop dance practice in high school. TBH all my moments with them are my favorite, I LOVE YOU SMALLSES! T: Not a specific moment, but I loved when we lived together in Ruby my sophomore year bc I always had someone to talk to when I got home, she baked brownies A LOT, and I got to hear & keep her lil secrets ;))))) J: My favorite moment was probably when it was my birthday and Amira brought back Filipino spaghetti and she and Terri had to get ground beef, but got cubed beef instead. It kind of worked! We watched the finale of Pangako Sayo together! But yeah, I think just hanging out in Coventry or the AAC and just talking about our lives. Or whenever me and Terri were together and would just say "Smallses!!"
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