*aLso feeL free to visit  my diaRy (a documentary when i was still gRade 6)

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                                                          ::My Dad's Speech on My Birthday::

                                                          [   2004    2003   ]

Thursday,                                041306

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Tuesday,                                040406

      "In business, success is the only standard."

I plan to do lots-- but my summer classes hinders.x__x
   + join Rep
   + wuShu cLasses
   + piAno and guitar (just to get the dust out of our guitar anD piano. hEhe.)

anD soMe optionals:

   + sewinG cLass!^__^ wanna know how to make patterns anD all.
   + anD some foreign language cLass.=D

BUT.. have to wait 'till April 11 to know if I could pursue
those pLans coZ I might enlist on Physics cLass (aDvance study). x__x
Hai hai.. want to get rich too. (well, who doesn't? hehe.)

Summer, summer, make me productive!

Sunday,                                031206

     "Heaven is beyond human capacity."

I'm not going to be tipsy anymore.
    Never ever ever. (Liar.=P)
I'm on the verge of liking it.
   The feeling. The aura.
The extreme character you have at that point.
  Uh-oh, very deadLy.x__X

Uhhhmm.. yesterday was Jorja's debut.
It had an open baR.
And for that night, I drank lots of kinds.
Cosmo, Alcoholic fruit shakes, teQuilla, vodka, gin..
    (oMg..) anD much more.x__x'

Result, not drunk but tipsy.
  I loved it.
And that's the end of it.
 For now.
  I hope.
Waaaa.. I've got finals week to coMe.
I hope my brain cells are still connected.^__^'

Slept at 2.15aM this day,
I hate myself for waking up 7.35 in the moRning,
as if I wasn't tipsy at all awhile ago.
     Grrrr..

Sunday,                                030506

  "Kaya siguro 'mahal' ang tawag sa loved one mo,
kasi siya yung may pinakamahal na vaLue sa buhay mo na
   hindi mo maSisikmurang ipaGpaLit sa kahit ano;
                        tuLad mo paRa sAakin."
                               -text message sent by hEim
                                         23:06:40
                                         03.05.06


It was a depressing and gloomy day for me.
  But Heim mad mE smiLe. =)

There was once a quote that I read that says,
   "It's no use to cRy. Coz' once your tears
  ran out, the worLd would still be the saMe."

 But I cried,
and I know I'm ugLy when I cRy,
but I can't heLp it.

  I cRied in my bedRoom.
I cried whiLe I was walking back and forth inside our house.
I aLso cried whiLe Dad drove me to the bus station.
I cried and wept with a down dReary heart
whiLe the bus left Manila, bound to go to eLBi.
  I cried.
And I didn't have enough logical reason why.

I cRied with my shades on inside the bus.
I wonder if my seatmate rEalized it.
I sobbed siLently while I picture out a
siMiLar movie scene.
  Damn. I need a camera.x__x

Gosh, I should have a reason why I cried that long.
You just can't just cry to 'just cry.'=(
  (Or can you?=P)
..Maybe it was the sad music I heard while
Dad drove me to the station. Ermm.. nahhh.

Maybe it was not having the things I ought to have my
now in order to cheer me up.. *Ding!*
  ..I think that's the main reason why.

How fast of me to realize that.
I amaZed myself. ^___^'

Life goes on. I better cheer up.
Drinks anyone? Haha.
   Just kiDding.;p
 

::My Dad's Speech on My Birthday::

A simple Speech given during Sunshine’s Debut Party (2006)

 I would like to thank everyone for sharing us your invaluable time.
The importance of this occasion is galactic in nature and cannot be overemphasized.
And we shall cherish the memories of this evening deep in our hearts until the
Sun shines no more.

With your indulgence, allow me to bring you back in time.
 In the 16th Century,
Nicolaus Copernicus postulated– inspite of fierce opposition from the clergy –
that the earth is not the center of the Universe,
   but that all planets orbit around the Sun.

Tonight will not be different.
Just like Copernicus, and the ensuing
declarations of great astronomers that came after him – Brahe, Galileo(1609)
and Keppler - everything tonight will still revolve around the Sun.

Those who choose to defy this universal and natural law of physics
   will not be served food nor drink,
and those who would insist will be thrown out of the Solar System and
will be incarcerated in total darkness - FOREVER.

Galileo is credited to be the first scientist who used a telescope
to observe the heavenly bodies.
I would want to be scientifically credited, to observe the
heavenly bodies by watching the Bikini Destination in our cable TV.

Conforming to the Boracay theme tonight,
   I shall make this speech much like an
attractive bikini - it should be short enough to make it very interesting,
but at the same time long enough to cover all the important parts.

I would like to thank the Lord
for giving us a charming and loving daughter like Sunshine.

Sunshine brings warmth, life and cheers to our hearts,
  and invigorates our flailing spirits.
Sprinkle Sunshine with a little of rain shower, and she
  will turn it into a breathtaking display of rainbow.
Block her rays, and she
will turn this into a rare and spectacular demonstration of a Solar or Lunar Eclipse.

And when she gets bored of her majestic display in the sky,
she bids us a momentary farewell
  in the form of a beautiful and poetic Manila sunset.

As it is time to settle down and unwind,
    she lits up the night from behind,
offering us the calm brilliance of the moon
 and the soothing and sparkling stars, and
turn the otherwise cold and dark evening into a
 romantic and quixotic occasion.

And after a very good night slumber,
she again comes around and wakes you up
 with a gentle and yet splendid breaking of the dawn,
bringing new warmth and light, giving us all new beginning,
 new leash, new life and fresh hope.

She has most of the qualities of her mother – simple, prudent, down-to-earth,
and easy to get along with………(?)
    I don’t believe I just said that.

I will have to stop here now
  to avoid any more mistakes and further incriminate myself.

My parting words to our beloved daughter is this--

  Majestic as you may seem, invincible as you may feel,
  I shall advise you of one thing – that is, not to
  forget your Creator.
  For He shall constantly remind you of humility, kindness,
  love, respect, understanding,
  and the other finer qualities in this life–-
  long after we are gone.

In closing,
I would like to quote a beautiful verse taken from Jeremiah 29:11-13.

   “For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD.
              Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you.
              Plans to give you a future full of hope.
     When you call me, when you pray to me, I will listen to you.
     When you look for me, when you seek me with all your heart,
                                                    you will find me.”


 To those who still have managed
to stay with us tonight and not been thrown out of the Solar System,
and after this seemingly long and boring homily, let me
just say – “ENJOY THE REST OF THE EVENING”.


                        Thank you.

                                                                                     -Richard C. Tan II

Monday,                                022006

           "In fact, though by this time
      you ought to be teaChers, you nEed someone
  to teach you the eLementary truths of God's word all over again."
                                         -Hebrews 5:12

Top three gReeters:
   1. Mathew Ian Ong
 (texted at 12.04am and tried calling
    at 12.40 soMething. hEhe.)

   2. Wilheim John Sy
 (hE called at 12.33am-- that woke me up..x_x'
  I was already snoorin' by that tiMe. hEhe.)

   3. Paul Erik Tiu
    (texted 6.05aM)


Monday morning is always a bad morning.
eRmm.. okey, maybe just frequently. yet still,
the pRobability of having a gOod Monday moRing is so
low that you can actually cLassify it in the 'aLways'
category.=P eHem, it's my biRthday. Don't argue.:p

As I was saying.:P
Monday morning is aLways a bad morning.
And even my 18th birthday didn't stop it.x__x
(See? Monday's are bad.=|)

I woke up still wanting to sLeep.
People in the dorm didn't greet me that muCh.
(okei, so maybe it has soMething to do with the time?
--is 6.50aM too early? hehe. sO people were a bit sLeepy?)

Ate Judith, the one in charge of serving the food at the food counter
here in the dorm, was the first one to greet.

And the people that I sat with took them awhile to greet me.
 ..Gosh, having a birthDay makes you think
aBout stuff.x__x Like what's the possiBility the person
I'll walk with later is going to have his biRthday sOon?
    How to make 'em special?
And all those questions that I think came from my
suBconscience by hoping it'll trasmit the message "hEy, it's my birthday."
to the people I'll be sEeing. hEhe.
     Selfish me.:p

My first class, Chem15 Lab, gave my aDrenaline a reason to pump.
 First off, I just learned that in a few mins., a homework
is to be passed. (Thank God I arrived early-- just enough tiMe to coPy. hEhe.)
Next is that the fact that at 12nn, our caLculus cLass is goign yo have its 3rd Long Exam!
Damn.x__x I haven't even learned a single thing about the topics invoLved.
  Huhu. x__x

But thank God once again that I had enough time
 to meMorize simiLar soLutions fRom questions that would
   proBably be in the exam later. hEhe. ^__^'

Anyway, coMpared to my other biRthdays, I didn't feeL the
warMth of the gReeters unLike in HS. (Made me miss those days.=\)
 Moreover from dorm mates.. i dunno, it just felt.. casual?

But there were soMe moments in this day that maDe
 me smiLe. Like the healthy chEerful laDy in the internet
cafe I aLways go to. She somehow knew it was my biRthday today
and gave mE a fLower patterned chocolate stuck ona stiCk.^__^
    Cute of her to do so. Really felt touched.=)

Also a cLassmate named Adrian, whom I share two out of
four suBjects today nameLy my Chem and Calu cLass, kept on
announcing that it was my biRthday to the whoLe cLass. hihi.^__^

I spent around 3 to 4 hours this day
staring at the computer to chat with HS friends.
   (that was 1-2.30pM and 8-940pM.)
Maybe I felt lonely here..
 anD I'm telling you that this is not my usual biRthday aura
I'm used to have. x__x

I tried sparkLing up my life by having stuDio pic taken.
I asked Nori to tag aLong. There were 3 shots. One was a pose
both of us were in. The next two was for one of us each. hEhe.
I'm wishing it'll turn out great. ^__^'

 We also went to eLbi sQuare.(soMething siMilar to
eastwoOd,libis.) Finally found the restaurant
with the hOoka! (Arabian smoke pipe thingie. ^__^)

Wanted to try it saNa, but there were onLy two of us.
(The girl in the store toLd us that for 5 persons,
the sMoke couLd last for 30-45 mins.)
     Oh well, maybe next time.

We decided to buy a drink nLng.
 It was called Sisa(lychee + 80 proof) fRom
a store named Fruit Spirits. The drink was soOoo
yuMmy!^__^' So yuMmy that you'' drink big gulps
that you wouLdn't notice that you're tipsy or drunk aLready! hEhe.

hAii.. to aDd up my discontentment for today,
I'm was also unproductive. I have a deadline for 15 notecards in English
and I haven't even started yet.x__x There's also 2 upcoMing lonG
exams.. Eng and Chem.x__x Good luck to my laziness.
       ..anD come to think of it, I'm now 18.=O

wAa.. I guess nothing cHanged. If there was,
I think I became worse.x__x
    --Gosh, I can't end my entry like that.
It's my biRthday for cRying out loooud.x_x

hMmm.. atLeast I haven't reached the worst bar yet.
hihi.=D

I still thank God for this day.(of course) Maybe my
body cells are just coping up with my aGing pRocess.. like
the super cooling I've learned in Chem Lab. hEhe. Maybe
tomorrow I'll become more productive and efficient. Maybe
I'll be haPpier and be more mature too.. Maybe, perhaps, possibly, uncertainly.

It's a wishful thinking.
Good night.ü
(sEe? I ended it with a smile.ü)


PAHABOL!

    Just when I was about to cLose my eyes to get
 out of harsh reaLity, Millie asked me to open my eyes.
So I did. And there she was handing me a two paGed
coMpilation of biRthday greetings from dorm mates
written in a bond paper.=) How sweet of her to coMpile
'em. How sweet of God to end my 18th biRthday like that.
      ...too baD it's not my sWeet 16th biRthday. haha.:p

                               Labo.x__X

Sunday,                                021906

       "You are so psycho neurotically disturbed."

   hi.ü
Today marks the end of my 17th year here on eaRth.
         Tomorrow, I'm turning 18.

I had my celebration yesterday though.
And it was a pooL party. Had fun.=)

  First off was the program. Friends and relatives were there.
Had my grand entrance with a red carpet with 4 guys holding torches
while I strut down with Pugo, our lil dog, around my hand.
  Also had my 18 treasures and 18 bubbles(represents the candles-- where
a statement is made by the person about how they perceive me and then they'll make a wish for me.)

Food was buffet.. uhmm, had an uncle and aunt(who's younger than me) that pLayed the violin.
Kindda kewl. hehe. Benson played the guitar for Vibson while he sang "My Girl" for me.
I so loved it!^__^ Thanks you guys! =)

My debut was planned just 2 weeks ago.
And lucky me, everything fell into place.

 Nature even played around yesterday by giving drizzles
followed by a downpour of rain early morning.
Thank God the night was cLear.
          Yipee. ^___^

 I had 3 outfit change.
Two dresses were color red. The other was dark brown.
Had to wear red because of Ahma.
(I'll break her heart if I don't.x__x Chinese tradition ekek.)
..eRrmm, and I'm not so sure if I pulled it off. hEhe.

Had high heels to pair my entrance dress and then flipflops for the
last two dresses. (to give it a beach dress kind of feeL.^__^')

I love the spEech of my dad. It was so beautiful.
Made me almost cry.x__x
(going to get a copy of that and paste it here.;p)

 Well, that was practically the highlights of the program.
(Candle blowing was also there. And the beloved HS 4-2
Happy Birthday sonG style was there too-- performed by 4-2 cLassmates.^__^)

And after all the self-centered timeto the debutant, which is me :p,
I announced the other party to start! hEhe.

  Pool time everyone.
Get your swimwear and strut your curves
and abs!:P

Had a henna, body glitters, face painting, and braid making booth beside the pool.
A KTV machine was also there. hEhe. ^__^

I love Ted for being tipsy.
He swam in first. hEhe.
And one by one they followed. =D

Wore my two piece. Thank God I didn't have the
chance to eat awhile ago. Too busy. Result? A sexy
body for the night. hEhe.;p

Time frame: 7 - 11.30 pRogram
              11.30 - 1.35 pOoL

- o - o -


Let's now stop reminiscing yesterday
and concentrate on today. =D

In fairness, people became generous and gave me
gifts. Didn't expect that much. hEhe. ^__^'

One very unlikely gift I received came from Mathew.
He, or they, were so concerned of my safety every time
I commute from Los Banos to Manila that he gave me a
taser and pepper spray inside a beautiful clutch bag!
hAha. kewL soBra. ^__^

I'm actually scared of holding the taser since
        it might backfire.x__x

I badly want to buy a hanDy camera
so that I could take pictures pictures and lots lots of pictures!=D
 Hopefully I'll have the time this weekend. ^__^

Tuesday,                                021406

  “This is the story of a girl..
 who cried in a river and tried to drown the whole world..
      and when she looked to sad in photographs,
            I absolutely love here.. when she smiles.”

My first line of typing again for a new blog. Whooosh. Done.

After rereading my entire blog dated 2003 and 2004..
(and also reading updated blogs of some friends..
  I realized that I miss writing blogs! So here I am..
           back to start where I left. ^__^)