beauty queen speech

the past few days proved that i do not have the emotional capacity of a teaspoon. now, i'm singing a better song and i think it'll be a while before tears fall again.

thank you, dean jara, for helping us out. thank you, dean sundiang. you truly are an educator.

i never would have kept my sanity without the garfields. thank you:
claire: for the tears and the hugs.
shirley: for staying with me during the longest two minutes of my life and for the stage motherly love
resly: for the silent consolations and tears you shared with claire
mado: for the support and prayers and the bond we share of having immense love for dean jara
gem and kaima: for the noise and laughter that provided the temporary distraction
kai: for helping out with the recon letter that was never used and the suggestion of crinkles
pambie: for being the prophet of doom and the bearer of good news all in one week

mae, who's going through a difficult point in her life. sorry i wasn't there. i'll make it up to you. but thank you for the advice. yes, we must not fear for fear leads to anger. anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering.

thank you to mom, my aunts, my cousins who, according to ate pau:
"alam naman naming gagraduate ka eh. ikaw lang ang ayaw maniwala."

the sleepless nights and endless days have temporarily ended (at least until september).

GAGRADUATE KAMI!!!
parang DVD cover ng TV series
(a la The Practice)

can i sail through the changing ocean tides
can i handle the seasons of my life?
- landslide (fleetwood mac)