i know you don't know me, but i know you very well. i know what your favorite color is going to be; i know who your first crush will be; i basically know everything about you...because i am you.
im turning turning 18 in six months and im hell excited! for the past 17 years i've been through a lot, and im just glad i have my family and friends who really stood by me all these years. :)
by now, you are in Japan with your mom and dad, and probably your manang and manung are there with you right now. that little girl in your next door, Ando? you've gotta love her. i mean she looks up to you and believes what you say so you've got to set a good example for her. she is going to be like your younger sister. don't boss her around, the way i did. and your friend at school Saki-chan? she is nice. and her little sister is very pretty :) Saki will be one of your greatest friend and she will definitely be sad when you go back home to the Philippines. do me a favor and keep her address or contact detail for me coz when you're 17 you will want get n touch with them.
17 years and i still got lot of things that i want to do. i dream of become the mayor of batac when the right time comes :) i dont know about you but the leadership game is my thing. i know im good at it and i wanna pursue something that i know im good at and i know i can excel at. but aside from being a mayor, i also wanna be a teacher in high school, in MMSU particularly. MMSU is where you're going to study in high school and you will fall in-love with that place. i dont know if it's the place or the the memories i left there. but yeah, i wanna teach there for 5 years maybe just to impact the high school students. after that i plan to take my MS then PhD or maybe law school, i still dont know.
the world is cruel arla. you have to be vigilant and strong because it will do everything to crash and break you. when you'll be 10, your best friend will spread rumors about you to cover up her own and at the moment, you will love your mom even more. when you get into high school you will meet shareid who's gonna let you know what real friendship is all about. you and sha will grow together and will influence each other in many ways. you've got to love and listen to her sentiments even when you're busy or tired or not in the mood or you're going to blame yourself when things get wrong with her.
oh and quadro, hahaha! they are going to be hell great friends. many people may misinterpret you guys- like you guys are unreachable, hindi pwedeng kausapin, masyadong mataas- but you will prove them wrong because the four of you are amazing girls just a real gaga over high school love. :))
when you turn 13, a very special guy with deep longings and emptiness in life will come. he will be able to open up to you and confide to you. just a tip that you might want to take, do not go beyond your friendship. you guys are better of as friends, trust me. if you dont want to loose a friend along the way, stay right there. both of you are young and innocent, do not try to destroy each other by putting a wrong definition to the word "love" because when all things fade, one of you may not be able to handle the situation nicely. but promise me that when he comes to your life, love him...just love him for who he is, he needs that. and you're gonna love his presence.
there you have it, yeah, he is one of my greatest sentiments. there may be regrets about us, but the greatest upturn is that i learned to value myself and God even more. when he broke your heart, God found you made you whole again. amazing huh? hey, i have lots of things to do. git exams next week and im joining AEC. pray for me sweetie. ill write to you some other time :)
Always and forever,
arLa
