Today is my 26th birthday. Unlike some women who carefully keep their ages, well I am proud to say that I am 26 years OLD.

It’s been a long journey for me to get into this age. I have learned a lot of things. I learned to forgive, learned the meaning of acceptance, being mature (somehow), learned how to get up and start anew and learned the real meaning of love. The tears that have fallen in my eyes, those times when I felt I was so weak, those times when I felt like I’m all alone….those, I wish I will I experience again on my 26th and beyond.

However, being here on this age would not be complete without my experienced on my past. My 25th was the happiest and biggest year of my life and starting today, it will be a continuation of a life that I thought a wasted one… but then I realized how lucky I am to have a family, to have friends and to have someone to love.

Thank you Lord for giving me another year…. and a life that’s worthwhile.

Unlike many of you, I didn’t grew up with my father by my side. He left for work abroad to sustain our daily needs and finance our studies, four of us. For 13 years, even if he is not here to see us grow nor guide us, he always check us out by calling or texting just to be updated with our lives.

His sacrifices is to us is huge. Sometimes I come to think so many things… What ifs and whys. But at the end of the day, it’s for us, he did it for us and it’s complicated.

Next year will be another chapter of my life. And everytime I tell him that “I am getting married next year!” and all he has to do is to keep quite for a while and say, “Do you really love him? Does he love you with all his heart”. And sometimes it sounds like he doesn’t want me to! Haha. Don’t worry Tatay I won’t let you down.

Yea I know, I understand, I am his only daughter. On my wedding, I’ll make sure he will be at my side walking down the isle. That scene is still in my imagination, and if that happens?….. PRICELESS and a wedding that will live a lifetime to me. Happy Father’s Day Tatay!

A new record has been made by Ray Allen for having 8 3-points made on NBA Finals. If you happen to be a Celtics fan (like me) it’s definitely an awesome moment! But if you’re a Lakers fan, it was your worst nightmare! LOL

Let us reminisce the moment again: