to wit:

1. A few weeks after I turned 30 i was diagnosed with type II diabetes – insulin requiring
2. I celebrated my birthday with my live-in boyfriend who’s FINALLY accepted by the whole family (the rest of my ex’s were either persona-non grata during official family functions or just ignored blatantly)
3. I celebrated my 1st year staying in a call center
4. Got my first credit card, and a month after … the astronomical statement (thank God i’ve decided to cut the damn card in pieces december 31, 2006)
5. I celebrated my first birthday party under my own roof (rented apartment away from pasay)
6. I was 30 when i first got a taste of independent living (related to #5)
7. I was 30 when i first got a remark – “lola ka na” (pun intended)

and a host of firsts that never happened in the years before some of them too mundane or explicit to mention

Where have all the young years gone? I feel so old now! It’s a Saturday night, well, past midnight in Sleepless in Seattle and as I was browsing the net, here I was, landed in your website!

Very nice.. very nice.. I’ll give you a call.

With love,

Auntie E-