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My Princess

The document is a letter from a father to his daughter Princess reflecting on memories from when she was a baby until the present time where she is now a top student attending the Philippine Science High School; it encourages her to always do her best and rely on her faith in God as she continues her education and life journey. The father expresses pride in his daughter's accomplishments and advises her to save money, work hard, and maintain her health, relationships, and integrity.

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My Princess

The document is a letter from a father to his daughter Princess reflecting on memories from when she was a baby until the present time where she is now a top student attending the Philippine Science High School; it encourages her to always do her best and rely on her faith in God as she continues her education and life journey. The father expresses pride in his daughter's accomplishments and advises her to save money, work hard, and maintain her health, relationships, and integrity.

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May 31, 2008

To my multi-talented daughter Princess Rosery Harapan Cabotaje, a


journalism awardee, school paper editor-in-chief, national presscon tilt
aspirant, dance choreographer.

It seems like only yesterday when I held you for the first time in my
arms and rocked you gently to sleep.
A bubbly 6.6 pound baby girl, Princess, our firstborn child and first apo
of my parents’ side, came into this world early dawn of Feb. 26, 1995.
There were times we had to wake up late at night just to prepare your
milk or change your diaper. Your cry roused us from sleep, signaling us to
comfort you and keep you warm.
I could still vividly remember you kept on running around outside the
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Punta Princesa, Cebu City during Sunday
masses.
One night, we had to rush you to Chong Hua Hospital as you suffered
from convulsion caused by high fever. Prodding the driver to taxi driver to
speed up that in the process we nearly collided head on with an oncoming
vehicle.
Fever also prompted your Nanay Ruth and Popoy Lario to confine you
at a public hospital in Bogo, your Mama Isang’s hometown. The attending
nurse had difficulty inserting the dextrose needle as he could hardly see the
vein in your chubby arm.
Out of your restlessness, you sustained a minor cut about your right
eyebrow from glass shards while playing at our rented house in Barangay
Punta Princesa.
It does not seem so long ago that you looked so cute in your checkered
white and pink kindergarten uniform. The school, run by an enterprising
Korean woman, was only a stone’s throw away from our modest single-
detached Camella home.
You reaped special awards and medals for being the top pupil among
your kindergarten batch, making us proud of your achievements.
Wasn’t it only yesterday when you played the main role of your
school’s Christmas 2000 drama presentation held at Don Bosco Retreat
House?
Time really flies so fast. The past 13 years have been the wonderful
memories with you that your mama and I will forever cherish. We realize we
have grown older ourselves.
You are now a young teenage girl, a top ten student at Cebu Normal
University and two-time journalism awardee.
We were so elated to learn you hurdled the two hardest entrance exam
of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS), the country’s topnotch state-run
science school.
You are among the chosen few, the cream of the crop so to speak, as
over 16,000 took the tests and only 800 made it to the qualifying list.
Your P2,500 stipend as a government scholar may not be enough for
your daily needs. So save as much as you can and stick to your budget.
You may encounter trials along the way but don’t lose heart. It’s part
of your life’s journey.
“Fall down seven times, stand up eight,” says an old Japanese proverb.
It reminds us to stand up tall no matter how many times we may stumble or
fall. Be gracious in defeat and magnanimous in victory.
When we were your age, we didn’t have computer machine or high-
tech gadgets to tinker with. You and your little brother, Xavier are fortunate
because we invested much of our hard-earned money just to buy a new PC at
home.
We live within our means but we have provided you almost all the
luxuries that you and Xavier want.
Today is the beginning of what you are going to be in the years to
come. Always do your best, set your goals and put your talent and
intelligence to good use.
All these things, however, will never become a reality without the
Divide intervention. Always pray for God’s enlightenment and put Him first in
everything that you do. “If God is with us, who can be against us.”
Money may bring you contentment but it’s not everything. What is
important is that you take care of yourself, your health and maintain your
dignity and respect for others as well as you relationship with your family and
friends.
Honesty, my heart broke when we left you for the first time at PSHS
Argao, Cebu campus after the school’s orientation last June 2. But I know that
with God as your constant companion, you are in good hands.
As you move on in your life’s journey, always remember that we –
Papa, Mama and Xavier – are with you always.
God bless you my little Princess.

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