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| March 2, 1981 Dear Dolly, Hi and hello to you! How are you my dear? Hope everything�s okay. Sorry about what happened ha? I promise you, nothing like that will happen again. You know what, these past few days, I really felt so helpless. That was because of all the troubles that happened here. I was so confused then. I really, really wanted to leave this place. It was so hard to get along with everybody. But then I realized, where would we live? We couldn�t go back to Cavite to live with Papa because I knew that you would get mad and that would affect your situation there. I also knew that we couldn�t live with Papa�s relatives because you wouldn�t like that either. We couldn�t live with any of your other relatives. It would also be hard to live in a boarding house. Lyn and I are still young and we�re both girls. It�s not safe for us to live by ourselves. Besides a boarding house would cost you more. I was really confused that time. I told myself, I needed somebody to talk to, somebody who could give me advise on what to do. I didn�t know what was right or what was wrong, what was good or what was bad, whether to go left or right. I have gone through many family problems that really affected me as the eldest daughter, but none of those compare to these. I didn�t have any parent to run to. The second parents that I have are the ones that I couldn�t get along with. I was really confused and lost. I prayed to Him, �God, please help me.� I asked Him to show me the right way. I have thought so many times of asking help from my teachers and classmates. But then, I didn�t want them to learn of my troubles at home. He answered my prayers, though. Uncle Virgilio asked Lina and me to come over to Novaliches. He talked to us. He understood how we felt. He didn't take sides. He also explained to us what it�s like to be apart from your family. We now understand your situation there. That�s why I am really sorry for what happened and everything that I said in my other letter. I promise you that it won�t happen again. I now know where we went wrong and we�ll try our best to change it. We will try to get along with everybody here. I am very busy with our school activities. Last January, I competed in 2 Division Contests, one in Geometry, and then on the next day, in Statistics. Then last Thursday, February 26, I competed in another one, Reading Proficiency. I haven�t won any of the Division Contests. That was the last of the contests. So to sum it up, I have competed in six Division Contests this 3rd year H.S. But I won�t give up. Maybe in 4th year, I�ll win in one of these contests. Anyway, even though I didn�t win, I was given certificates for being a contestant. On February 14, Valentine�s Day, we had a party at school. We paid P5.00 for the tickets. The price was worth it though. Although we didn�t have a lot of refreshments, my classmates and I had fun at the party. By the way, how do you celebrate Valentine�s Day there? You know what, Pope John Paul II was here on February 17-22. We had no classes for one week. Our school YMC (Youth Marian Crusade) went to UST (University of Santo Tomas). The Pope had a mass there. I wanted to go, but I didn�t. The YMCians had to stay there overnight. Then on February 24, there were no classes again. Post tests were held for all 4th year students of all public schools here in Manila. Third Year post tests are also just around the corner, on March 5 and 6. We are now very busy reviewing for the post tests. Aside from the post tests, we will have the final examinations in our school on March 12 and 13. Post tests are taken by all public school students, they are taken simultaneously by all schools in Metro Manila. The final examinations are just for our own school. So we�re actually taking two sets of examinations, one week after the other. But don�t worry. Kayang-kaya ko �yon. (Yabang �no?) By the way, it�s your birthday on Thursday. I hope that you�ll enjoy your birthday. Pasensiya ka na. We don�t even have any present for you. The best thing that we can give you is our warmest greetings. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST WONDERFUL MOTHER IN THE WORLD. MAY YOU HAVE THE HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY YOU CAN EVER HAVE!!! From, Irene |
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