through thick and thin, i’m always here, tam. i love you beyond miles 🤍

i love you so much!! malayo man tayp sa isa’t-isa, pero gaya nga ng sinabi ko noon, hinding-hindi ko ipagpapalait to sa iba. mahirap na maging malayo sayo, pero kung ikaw lang rin naman ang kasama kong humarap sa paghihirap na ito ay wala na akong ibang hinihiling pa!

and finally..... HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY, MY BABY TAMI!! sobrang happy ko na nakilala kita in this lifetime! for sure may mga ups and downs kang napagdaan sa 19 taong nabuhay ka dito sa mundo. pero sana wag mong kalimutan na nandito lang ako palagi, handang umalalay sa’yo. hindi lang edad ang pinag-uusapan natin rito, pero pati narin yung mga challenges, hardships, at disappointments na kinailangan mong harapin in life. hindi man siya naging madali, pero hindi ako magsasawang ulit-ulitin sayo na proud ako sa kung anong klaseng tao naging ka. nasabi ko nga sa message ko sa padlet ni ga na isang taon ang tanda ko sayo and yet mas marami akong natutunan and natututunan from you. im just beyond grateful to your mom, who gave birth to you, to the Lord, who made you as you are, and to the universe that made our paths cross together!! mahal na mahal kita, tamica! sa ilang buwan nating magkakilala, lagi’t-lagi mong pinaparamdam sakin na kakampi kita. kahit sa mga pagkakataong nagkakaconflict tayo, alam kong lahat ng nagawa mo noon ay para ipaintindi lang sakin ang mga bagay-bagay at nang sa ganon ay mag improve as an individual.

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happy 13th bday tam!! eto na, teen ka na! at this stage in your life, maybe you were starting to question more things, or feel more deeply, and figure our who you are as a person. but despite everything i assure you that okay lang yan!! normal yan sa pagtanda. you’re doing just fine my baby!

wowww sweet sixteen!!! happy birthday tam!! so close yet so far to adulthood!! siguro nangangarap ka na nang malaki dito. sana kahit ano man ang pangarap mo sa edad na yan ay unti-unti mo siyang naachieve. nevertheless, im always proud of you baby ko!

happy 17th bday tami!!! 17!!! isang taon nalang at nasa legal age na. nakakapressure siguro para sayo itong taon na to, but still, im glad that you moved forward with life. mahirap, pero masarap, ika nga hahahahaah! ang importante, you kept going, and that is already something to be proud of!

happy 18th tamica!!!!! eighteen na, legal na! adult na, pero baby pa rin kita hahahahaha. ang dami mo nang napagdaan mula sa unang taon mo sa mundong to, hanggang sa ngayon na nasa adulthood ka na. i’m super proud of the person you’ve become, tami baby!

happy 9th tami!!! 9, my fave number! you were probably getting more confident at this age. i hope that your 9th bday helped you understand life just a bit more gently 🥹

12th bday mo na, tam!! ito yung age na napapagitnaan ng pagiging baby girl at pagiging teen. confusing siya, oo. mahirap tumanda, but i know you will handle everything well!!!

happy 15th bday tami!!! 5 years nalang, papasok ka na sa 20s. another confusing year, i guess. pero sana sa gitna ng pagkalito, nagtiwala ka sa sarili mong kakayanin mo ang lahat!

happy 8th birthday tami!! may mga favorite character, color, or song ka na siguro neto. againn, walang katapusan na sana i was there to give all of your faves. but, soon, tam. i hope to give you everything that you want, just cause i know it’d make you happy.

happy 14th, tamica!!!! dito, siguro naffeel mo na okay lang rin naman pala maging teen. nalagpasan mo na siya, and realized that maybe its not that bad at all. I bet you were handling it all beautifully, tamm. as you always would!

happy 11th bday tam!!!! unti-unti nang lalawak ang mundo mo at this age. but through it all, i hope you know and trust that everything will be alright!!

happy 7th birthday, tam!!! lucky number 7!!! sobrang swerte ng mga parents, lola, lolo mo sayoo! as a kid na clingy, for sure hindi nila kayang mawala ka sa mga mata nila. at this age, you probably showed more personality, became more makulit and madaldal. i hope i was there to see it, pero naiimagine ko palang, napapasmile na ako hehehe 💖

happy birthday tam!!!! sa lumipas na 18 taon na birthday mo, hindi pa tayo magkakilala, at di kita nababati hahaha. pero ngayon na parte ka na ng buhay ko, gusto kong bumawi sayo. So here are 18 birthday messages for the 18 years I missed (alam kong baby palang din ako nung baby ka pero if we met siguro noon, eto yung mga sasabihin ko)

SAMPUNG BAGSAK PARA SA 10TH BDAY NI TAMI! this is your very first double digit bday!! it probably felt like 1 decade flew by so fast, and idk baka na-overwhelm ka dahil unti-unti mo nang nalalagpasan ang baby stage mo. but i assure you that everything will be okay. you still grew up into a brave young lady 💗

happy 6th tami!! nagccolor color na siguro tayo ng mga drawings dito, tapos di mo mamalayan, ikaw na pala dinadrawing ko hahaha. amfee (??) sana all nasa rom com hahahaha pero legit something i would do

happy 1st bday tam!! cute cute mong baby!!! i can’t wait to see you grow into a beautiful and strong person.

happy 5th bday tami!!! wow 5 year old na siya! big girl na ba yann? dami na siguro nagccrush sayo no? gets na gets ko sila.... XD

happy 4th bday tami!!! 4 yrs old and probably still cuter than ever hehehehe. nagsschool ka na ba neto? kung kaklase mo siguro ako, nakatitig ako sa kacute-an mo, tapos kunyari manghihiram ng bow tie para magpapansin hahaha.

happy 3rd birthday tamica!! 3 years old ka na and for sure cute parin hahahaha nagtatatakbo ka siguro nito, as an extrovert, charming everyone with your little smiles hehehe. i hope i was one of your kalaro para man lang nawitness ko yun hahaha.

2nd bday na ni baby tam!! nakakapagsalita ka na kaya neto? hahahaha you passed year two in your life and is probably starting to get smarter and smarter each day as a baby. naiimagine ko na kung gaano ka siguro ka-curious and full of wonder nung baby ka pa. 🥹💗