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Cham Turns 18: An 18th birthday script

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(This is a script I wrote for an 18th birthday party.)

HOST: Good evening everyone! Welcome to Homitori Davao! Welcome to a night of pastel colors in
celebration of a wonderful life for a girl who is now turning into a fine lady. All of you who are here
tonight have watched her grow over the years into the wonderful person she is now. As a jumpstart, let
us all welcome and acknowledge the ever supportive and loving family of our debutant:

FATHER: MR. MANUEL LAGUA, JR.

MOTHER: MRS. CYNTHIA LAGUA

ELDER SISTER: MS. THEA MACY LAGUA

Entrance of Family

HOST: To open tonight’s celebration, here’s a quick look of how this lovely, young lady came about. Roll
VTR, please.

AVP plays, featuring Cham’s collection of photo memories

HOST: Tonight is a celebration of adulthood and a thanksgiving of the life God has given to our lovely
celebrant. Let us put our hands together, as we welcome the main highlight of this celebration, and as
she stepped into a higher level of life, ladies and gentlemen, our debutant, MONICA CHAMANE LAGUA!

Grand Entrance of Debutant

HOST: Wow, blooming and lovely, indeed! Saan nga ba siya nagmana? Kay Mommy ba? Or kay Daddy?
Or baka both? Evidently, before tonight, Cham has had happy years in a very happy home. The love of a
family will always be God’s greatest blessing. Sabi nga nila, in life we can have several friends,
classmates, and social circles, but there is only one family who is always willing and ready to welcome us
no matter what. Ladies and gentlemen, to answer the question kung saan nga ba nagmana si Cham,
here’s Daddy Manuel Lagua, Jr. to welcome all of us to their lovely daughter’s 18th birthday party.

Welcome Remarks – Daddy

Host to ad-lib based on the parent’s message

HOST: At this moment, I’d like to request everybody to please stand as we say our prayer before meals
to be lead by Tita Belle Lim.

Prayer before meals

HOST: To fill the room with music while we are having our dinner, we will be serenaded by City Lights
Band. Bon appétit!

Music In – City Lights Band

Dinner
HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, that was City Lights Band. (Introduce members). Tonight is definitely filled
with a bundle of surprises for our dear Cham. Adding up to the list, here’s a video greeting from the
people from all over the world who are closest to our dear debutant.

AVP plays – Video Greetings

Ad-lib – after dinner talks

HOST: Like a pretty flower that attracts bees and butterflies, Cham will be surrounded by 18 equally
handsome gentlemen who will represent the debutant’s 18 carnations. This flower equates the
traditional 18 roses during debuts. For a quick trivia, carnation is Cham’s favorite flower. Starting off
with:

18 Carnations

Nil Marion Badilles- Cousin (Father Side)

Joshua Cator– Cousin (Father Side)

Champ Elorde– Cousin (Father Side)

Nil Marc Badilles– Cousin (Father Side)

JiroElorde –Cousin (Father Side)

Xavior Rodriguez- Cousin (Mother Side)

RestyDela Cruz –Cousin (Mother Side)

Sael Rodriguez– Cousin (Mother Side)

Glenn Melendez – College Friend

Carl Manajero – High School Friend

Mark Millare – College Friend

Ivan Ricabo – High School Friend

Alfonso Fernandez – Community Friend

Christian Sulla – High School Friend

Franz Chavez – High School Friend

Vinno Serrano – High School Friend

Bon Salaver – Community friend

HOST: The last dance is of course reserved to the forever most handsome and most loving guy in her life.
To dance with our debutant, Cham’s 18th carnation, ladies and gentlemen, Daddy Manuel Lagua, Jr!

Father and daughter dance

HOST: (In the middle of the father and daughter dance) The father and daughter dance is probably one
of the most loved traditions in any Filipino debut celebration. This signifies the daughter’s first step to
womanhood and the father’s acceptance of this period in his daughter’s life.

End of Dance

HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, sit back, and let’s groove, jive and enjoy the party with the band, they’re
back on stage, give it up for City Lights Band!

City Lights Band Performance

HOST: Thank you, City Lights Band for filling the room with music and for jazzing up this party with your
playlist! Are you guys, still with me? More party-party later with City Lights Band. They say, memories
are ways to hold on to the things that we love, and to the things that we don’t want to lose. Sabi nga ni
mareng Cynthia Ozick: “What we remember from childhood, we remember forever.” Tonight we have
18 selected people who will share with us her unforgettable memory with our lovely debutant. Cham,
are you ready for the bukingan time?

Host to call names one by one and maybe do ad-libs after every story.
 18 Pieces of Memories

Thea Macy Lagua – Sister

Valerie Barrozo – High School Friend

Jaya Medina – Community Friend

Faith Macavinta – Community Friend

Nicole Sai – High School Friend

Alyanna Fernandez – Community Friend

Precious Lim – Community Friend

Joy Oandasan – High School Friend

AlessaWasawas – College Friend

Vermari Digal – College Friend

Isabel Quinsay – Childhood Friend

MayenMayao – College Friend

Nicole Ingente – High School friend

Patrice Angliongto – High School friend

Alicia Dizon – One of my best friends in high school

Meagan Wenceslao – High School kabarkada

Gem Espanto – One of my best friends in high school

Justine Alfonso – bestfriend since grade 3

HOST: All of you who are here tonight are closest to Cham. Sabi nga nila, friendship is a million little
things. This time, I’d like to ask Cham’s dear friends this question: “What is that one word that best
describes our debutant, and why?”

Cham to change wardrobe in preparation for the dance number

HOST: Earlier, we were serenaded by the very talented City Lights Band. At this moment, are we ready
to move and groove? I can’t here you, are we ready to move and groove? Ladies and gentlemen, here’s
a dance number from our debutant herself! Let’s put our hands together for Cham and friends!

Cham and Friends – Dance Number

(Ad-lib on the dance number.)

HOST: Matapos tayong pakiligin ng City Lights Band at napasayaw with Cham and friends, let’s do some
ice breaker! Let’s call this “How well do you know Cham?” Gaano niyo nga ba kakilala ang ating lovely
debutant? I have with me a list of trivia or questions about tonight’s fine lady. The mechanics is just
simple. I will read the trivia and if you know the answer, stand up from your seat. Alright, let’s keep the
ball rolling!

Trivia, trivia, trivia – While Cham changes wardrobe: From hiphop outfit to cocktail dress

HOST: Grabeh ang bukingan ngayong gabi! Nag enjoy ba tayong lahat? Seems like our gorgeous
debutant really enjoyed tonight. From the shared memories to a game trivia, Cham has shared a part of
her growing years with all of us. At sabi nga ni mareng Willa Cather? “Where there is great love, there
are always wishes.” Because birthdays are always new beginnings, new endeavors with new set of goals,
sending birthday messages and wishes is a tradition especially in our country, where we give high value
to family ties and relationship. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you these 18 Wishers for our
debutant. These are the people close to the heart of our celebrant, and whom she listens and confides
to for inspiring words and friendly advices. Starting off with the woman dearest to Cham’s heart,
representing the mother candle that will be a source of light for all the well-wishers for our dear Cham,
here’s Mommy Cynthia Lagua!

18 Wishes

Helen Mozar- Tita from the Community

Welinda Elorde – Cousin of my Dad ( Aunt)

Joy Cator – Sister of my Dad ( Aunt)

Allan Fernandez – Tito from the Community

Fred Medina – Tito from the Community

Mariza Jaugan- Tita (My mom’s kabarkada in college)

Rod Aque- Tito from the community

Francis Rizon- Tito from the community

Roy Sazon- Tito from the community

Joan Salaver – Tita from the community

Marvin Caballero – Tito from the community

Belen Quinsay – Tita (Mommy’s kabarkada in college)

June Adriatico – Tito from the community

Paul Garcia – Tito from the community

Jun Lim – Tito from the community

Nicol Fernandez – Tito from the community

Melinda Lagua – Dad’s sister (Aunt)

Malinda Lagua – Dad’s eldest sister ( Aunt )

HOST: Many ancient cultures believed that smoke carried their prayers to the heavens. So, at the count
of three, Mommy Cynthia and members of the 18 Wishes, let’s say “May all our wishes come true” and
blow our candles together. 1, 2, and 3…

Everybody blows the candle

HOST: Let me share another good-to-know trivia to everyone on how birthday cakes and candles came
about as a tradition during birthdays. Some believe that the tradition of birthday candles began in
Ancient Greece. Putting candles on a cake was a special way to pay tribute to the Greek moon goddess,
Artemis. They baked round cakes to symbolize the moon. Candles were added to represent the reflected
moonlight. Today’s tradition of making wishes before blowing out the birthday candles may have started
with that belief. Enough of all those did-you-know trivia because at this part of the program, our lovely
and stunning Cham will blow the candles on her birthday cake. And to complete that customary
practice, let us all sing joyfully a song I am very sure everybody is familiar with, the happy birthday song!

Debutant makes a wish and blows the candles.

HOST: Tonight’s celebration tells me that the best demonstration of gratitude in response to a
wonderful experience like this one can be contained in an overwhelming thank you. Maraming salamat
po for making me a part of this memorable occasion. And if there’s one person here tonight who is more
than grateful to see all of you, that would be our beloved celebrant, Cham. I’m giving the floor to our
dear debutant to give her message for all of us.

Thank you message from Cham

HOST: The night is young, and so are we, diba? Are you ready to party? We have just actually started.
Again, thank you for having me here to celebrate with all of you. Isang malakas na “Happy birthday,
Cham! naman diyan. At the count of three…1, 2, 3, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHAM! Our debutant is not just a
pretty face but also a very talented lady. To get the party started, throw your hands up in the air for
CHAM with the City Lights Band! This is your host, John Irene Del Campo, enjoy the rest of the night
everyone!

Cham opens the party by a song number with City Lights Band

Emcee 1: Good evening everyone! Tonight is a special night because we will be celebrating themost
important day in Hernskerpee’s life her coming of ageEmcee ": #ou are right Ervin! $ am sure that all
of us here wanted to share the %oy of debutanteas she celebrates this signi&cant event of her
lifeEmcee 1: 'ust like a (ower in bloom and a star ready to shine let us welcome the family of
thedebutante:

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+,-EE.$/ Her name +Herns/ was originated from a surname of her father +Hernando/while the +-erpee/
was made through the name of her grandmother and grandfathers’ namewhich are +kersang/ for +ker/
and +pita/ for +.ee/ and +akeepi/ was also a name of agranddaughter of her lola kersang and lolo
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listening to music Her aspiration includes helping herfamily in the future so she is determined to &nish
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0$6,<<E4! , warm round of applause!Emcee ": at this moment the debutante would like to take this
opportunity to thank all theimportant individuals on her life 4he would like to e5press her deep
gratitude on these personwho play a great role in raising her and for being a friend who are always there
to support herand share the %oy and success as she %ourney to become a &ne ladyEmcee 1: They are:

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18 ROSES

Emcee 1: They say that being 13 means you are now legally permitted to do things that an adultcan do
$t gives you the freedom and the ticket to try new adventures and learn new things Thesame way
being 13 means you have now come to an age where you are e5pected to performduties and be
responsible to your actions and do decisions that will make you a better person 4owithout further ado
let us continue the celebration of this important night by having her &rstdance as she enters a new
world of coming to an ageEmcee ": to dance our dearest debutante let’s start with:

.icture taking of the 13 roses dancers with the debutante in the center of the hall13 ?,;=<E4Emcee ":
candle serves as a guide or a light as we %ourney in this life To share her best wishes toour debutante
Hernskerpee let us call on our wellAwishers 0ay $ call on name of the &rst wellAwishers

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18 TREASURES

Emcee 1: and now ladies and gentlemen let us begin this event by having the 13 treasures These
treasures must have a symbolism that may play a signi&cant role to debutantes’ life ,special token that
will bring %oy and will make our debutante feel how important she is <et usstart with

.icture taking

18 BLUE BILL

Emcee ": tonight ladies and gentlemen let us make the night more e5citing by calling individualswho
are e5tremely generous to give our debutante akeepi a treasure of monetary value Theseindividuals
are truly blessed that they will be sharing akeepi these blessings @or our &rstgenerous
wellAwishersBmay $ call on

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RECEPTION

Emcee 1: friends let us share the sumptuous dinner prepared for us of our gracious host ,s thesaying
goes +it is not only the spirit that must be fed but also the bodies/Cut before that

AKEEPIS’ WELL-WISHERS
Emcee ": to continue our celebration let us listen to the most important people on ,keepis’ lifeas they
took the opportunity to wish her well on this very important dayEmcee 1: thank you wellAwishers $
am sure you made Hernskerpee the happiest girl in the world!4o before the nights end let us give this
opportunity to our debutante to give her message

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