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Jasmin Barnes
To everyone else, she's Jasmin Barnes. To her Filipino close friends, she's Mintot. But to me, she's always been my BFF.
Jasmin and I have known each other and have been good friends since we were kids. We went to the same school in Manila. We were classmates from third to sixth grade, and when we were in freshman and junior high school.
We were always seatmates because our seating arrangement in school was always in alphabetical order. She was Miss Acuña and I was Miss Agulay, so that’s how our friendship grew over the years.
That was also how I learned that she’s just as much a goofball as I am! 🤪
We drifted apart after we graduated from high school because she and I went to different universities. We followed different paths and pursued different passions. And then she moved to the US.
Thank God for technology and the internet, Jasmin and I reconnected once again via Friendster in 2004. We’ve stayed in touch since.
No matter how many years or distance had separated us, Jasmin remains to be one of my most beloved friends. No matter how busy we get with our personal lives and businesses, we always manage to pick up right where we left off.
Jasmin is a friend I can trust and count on for support, constructive feedback, wise counsel, and a good belly-aching laugh when I need it.
FUN FACTS ABOUT JASMIN:
Jasmin is a hard hustling career woman in technology promoting diversity in tech.
She moonlights as a fashion and lifestyle influencer on the side.
She loves wearing wigs like it’s nobody’s business, advocating for women empowerment.
She’s an extrovert and loves being social but she also savors time alone to meditate.
She’s a coffee drinking energizer bunny!
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