ABOUT *OpoL t-shirts

Hello, Welcome to my web-site of *OpoL T-shirts. In October of 2016, I came to the United States and it has been quite an exciting journey.  

The picture to the left is me at 8 years old in Manila. Manila was my first stop before  flying another 24 hours to the United States. When I arrived, my English wasn't so great. I adapted fast with my new family members and a friends at school. Before the Corona Virus we spent lots of time as a family going to different places to sing Karaoke and even started a Karaoke business. It was shut down immediately, by COVID.

In the Philippines I didn't have my own computer nor an Ipad. Outside of our home was an peso-net, which is a chargeable computer. I played video games with my family and friends from the neighborhood. To my surprise there was an Ipad, a bicycle and a few other things waiting for her once she arrived in New Jersey.

Fast forward 4 years to 2020. Life changed for everyone, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. My father was working from home and noticed I was spending lots of time on my computer and/or cell phone. At this point he said, it was time for me to start a business. One night at the dinner table, as a family we decided to start a clothing business. My father suggested using a word from her native tongue (Tagalog). He suggested using "Opo" which means "Yes" in tagalog. Mom didn't like it, but I did, however it needed a little twist. No longer speaking Tagalog, I decided it would be cool to add an asterisk in the beginning and a capital L at the end. Saying the name O-Pole. Mom still didn't like the name but it was two against one. A month or so after starting the business, I lost interest and realized I really loved skateboarding. With that, my dad decided to start a skateboard line of T-shirts and Hoodies. Constantly  working dad tried many different items. My wardrobe grew :)  I know the importance of being comfortable while skateboarding and looking cool at the same time.