05/09/20 Saturday
1:52pm
Happy 18th birthday, Kishes!
I remember the days when I was still a chubby kid in CEC. I had a lot of great memories in that institution and I just want to say that being able to encounter a friend like you is part of the list. The days when we joined interschool competitions like Radio Broadcasting and the Gugma sa Gitara, school presentations (both inside school and out) like Chinese Dance Troupe (I miss Chudim's yawyaw haha), and even part of the council makes me realize that we've shared our happiness and created memories together in some ways. You may be two years younger than me in terms of our year level but we're actually just a year and months away in terms of our age gap so basically you can just get rid of the thought of calling me Kuya 😂
I'll make this short yet a touching one. Seeing you grow especially in CDU where we are currently studying and continuously building our great foundation for our future makes me proud. Hearing different great feedbacks from the teachers and my friends in the SHS Department about you and your leadership makes me feel that I'm your older brother cheering you always, loud and proud in the things that you have been doing. As you enter eighteen and now that you are finally legal, it's time for you to step out from your comfort zone. Bigger challenges and blessings are waiting at your own tunnel so make sure to take it easy, learn from it, always bring God with you, and most especially to have fun. Never lose track with your passion and always do it with grace just as how you walk as a model and dance as a ballerina on stage. Time to conquer bigger rocks, Kish. Do it for no one but for yourself. Always remember that I'm just a message away whenever you need a hand or help in school might it be in academics, council, or maybe both! 👌🏽
Always rooting for you, my soon to be "1 year gap" successor, Ms. President!
- Ogie