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A Filipina assistant secretary whose imagination transcends reality.

Updated on June 29, 2023: Minor details have been changed on the default outfit.

General

Full name: Lori Manggahan Holland Occupation: Assistant secretary (former), university student and freelance illustrator (current) Birth place: Manila, Philippines Birth date: December 13 Age: 24 Zodiac sign (western): Sagittarius Zodiac sign (eastern): Tiger Height: 1.48 m (4'10”) Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs) Blood type: B

Appearance

Lori has medium-length wavy hair with slanted fringes. She has natural black hair, which happens to be the same color as her upturned eyes. Due to myopia, she always wears black-rimmed eyeglasses. The fair-skinned woman has a round face shape, along with a rectangle body shape with slightly emphasized muscles.

Her default outfit consists of a black athleisure tracksuit with single white stripes on the sides; a sleeveless turquoise crop top with a large diamond print and some sparkles; and black-tied yellow shoes with white soles. She prefers comfortable casual and athleisure outfits.

Personality

Lori is an ambivert who works as an assistant secretary in a logistics firm. While she prefers to work alone, she enjoys teamwork in certain office tasks. She keeps close relationships with her family and friends. The assistant secretary likes to spend her weekends in housekeeping, managing her online art shop, reading, creative writing, and drawing. She also enjoys strolling around her neighborhood and jogging around the park every morning.

Lori believes that procrastination is the thief of time, so she would always spend her time efficiently to finish her tasks. She gets upset when she sees clutter around her surroundings.

Lori has a flexitarian diet, so she would rarely eat animal meat. She has a dust allergy, and she is prone to common colds. She gets frequent spurs of anxiety because of workplace stress, toxic people, and fear. She despises cigarette smoke and its smell.

Hobbies and interests

Arts

Lori being a frequent homebody helps unleash her creative juices. She writes her poems, essays, and short stories in her diaries. She uses her sketchbooks to hone her drawing skills. She combines creative writing and drawing in her bullet journals, which serve as her guidebooks for life. She would use her DSLR camera to take pictures of animals and landscapes around her travels.

Badminton

Lori likes to play badminton with her sister and her friends. She would always play this sport with her classmates during her physical education classes.

Cleaning

Lori is a neat freak. She always keeps her home and office desks clean, and she strives to maintain the pristine state of her surroundings.

Cooking

Lori is a novice cook who serves rice in almost every meal. She loves to incorporate vegetables and canned food in her meals. She strives to improve her cooking skills, so she would often ask her parents or call Kistna for cooking advice.

Exercising and outdoor activities

Lori enjoys strolling around her neighborhood. She always jogs around the park every morning, and she occasionally gets her adrenaline rush from hiking, ziplining, and bungee jumping.

Fashion

Lori is interested in both ready-to-wear and luxury fashion. Whenever she encounters a fashion magazine or two, she would spend her time browsing for some outfit inspiration. She enjoys watching fashion shows on TV and wants to become a model herself.

Ranting

Lori loves to vent on her personal social media accounts. She would write strong opinions about anything like her life, tastes in mass media, and political beliefs.

Reading

Lori likes to read books, magazines, and online articles. When it comes to books, she prefers adventure novels and self-help books. When it comes to magazines and online articles, her preferences do not matter.

Watching habits

Lori prefers streaming TV shows and movies over watching local TV channels. She thinks that the former offers more high-quality content than the latter. She is a picky streamer who prefers comedies and documentaries.

Backstory

Lori is the second daughter of John and Juana Holland, and she is the younger sister of Geneva Holland. She has both Filipino and American citizenships.

Lori was a typical child who loved playing with toys and video games with her sister. However, she was bullied during elementary and high school because of her profound intelligence and creativity. Nevertheless, she persevered in finishing ten years of basic education, as well as a four-year secretarial degree in a prestigious Catholic university.

Lori used to live with her sister and her parents in a modern Scandinavian bungalow at a gated community in Makati. She worked at a logistics office in Manila for two years until she decided to pursue her creative dreams in California.