Content creator features doll ‘Cindy’ to provide good vibes on social media

Looks familiar from your FYP? Meet Arvie and Cindy, your resident duo from TikTok!

Since 2018, 29-year-old Arvie Sierra from Cavite has been entertaining netizens with his content along with his doll named Cindy.

“Niregalo ko siya sa pamangkin ko. Medyo lumalaki na ‘yung pamangkin ko, nasa stage nang medyo hindi na siya nagple-play play ng Barbie. Tapos nakikita ko lang siya sa sala namin, andyan lang siya sa sala,” Arvie told with the Philippine STAR during an interview.

Arvie, a civil engineer graduate, decided to leave his day job in 2018 to focus on creating content on social media.

“Nag resign po ako kasi parang gusto ko lang i-try ‘yung talagang gusto ko lang gawin sa life, ‘yung mag video video nag va-vlog vlog ako talaga. Kasi bata pa lang ako talaga gusto ko na talaga mag video-video,” Arvie said.

In one of his videos, he accidentally called the doll “Cindy.”

“Nung Facebook series ko pa lang, Cindy na talaga na ‘yung tawag ko sa kanya. John and Cindy [kami]. Before pa lumabas lahat ng mga BL series, parang ako pa ‘yung pioneer sa mga ganung series-series. Nagawa ko ngang series si Cindy actually parang umabot ng seven episodes ‘yun,” Arvie recalled his earlier life as a content creator.

“Umaacting lang talaga ako kasama siya, as in same angle ganito. And then nag pandemic, tapos sobrang bored ko kasi syempre lahat tayo wala tayong magawa eh. Tapos lahat nasa TikTok na,” he added.

Arvie then decided to bring his content on TikTok. According to him, his contents are mostly based on his personal experiences while growing up in a broken family.

“Nung elementary kasi ako, Parang ano kasi lumaki ako ng mag-isa.  Lola ko tsaka ‘yung tita ko ‘yung nagpalaki sa ’kin. Hindi pa ako nakakagraduate, iniwan na nila ako.Kaya sabi ko, nawalan ako ng kakampi. Kasi nga syempre Hindi ko naman super duper, naging close ko naman ‘yung mga iba kong kapatid,” Arvie emotionally shared.

Arvie added that during his younger years, he enjoyed playing with other kids on the streets.

“Mostly ‘yung experience ko is laking kalye. Mga nakikipag-away.  Kumbaga nahiwalay kasi ako eh. Pagka tiningnan mo kasi ‘yung bata na hindi ka binibigyan ng pagkain, diba parang nakakalungkot din kasi. Nakakatawa na nakakalungkot pero grabe ‘yung childhood di ba ng isang bata na nakikipaglaro tapos hindi mo binibigyan ng pagkain,” Arvie said as he looked back on his early life.

“Parang dinadaan ko na lang sa TikTok kasi nga sabi ko masaya naman siya nakakatawa, ‘yung experience pala na ‘yun maraming nakaka-relate na akala ko ako lang, pero marami pala,” he added.

Arvie stressed that Cindy is a big part of his life and success as an individual and as a content creator.

“Lagi ko siyang kinakausap. Lagi ko nga itong iniistory dati na nilalaro laro ko. Siya talaga ‘yung kakasama ko dito talaga sa kwarto. Siguro kung may laman lang siguro ang utak nito eh for sure matatandaan nito lahat ng kinukwento ko sa kanya eh,” Arvie said.

“Sabi ko si Cindy talaga ‘yung susi siguro na matupad ko ‘yung mga gusto ko.  talaga na pinupursue ko kasi Kahit ang hirap kasi ang dami talaga nagdi-distract sayo na “tigilan mo na ‘yan, wala ka namang followers, hindi ka naman kumikita dyan,” he added.

Arvie’s hard work finally paid off! This 2023, he now has more than 350,000 followers on TikTok and can reach millions of views per video! 

“Ang naging motto ko kasi, hangga’t may nakikita akong nagla-like, may tumatawa, napapasaya, hindi ako titigil kasi nga ito ‘yung gusto ko eh. Kaya sabi ko lagi akong nagpapasalamat kay Cindy. Kasi sabi ko kung wala si Cindy, hindi siguro ako magiging unique,” Arvie said.

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Janelle Lorzano likes long walks on the seaside and listening to people about their lives. When she isn't writing, she travels and discover new places.
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