remembering the day

... i turned 4. i had the best party ever. it was attended by grown-ups.

... i got my first and only pair of roller blades. they taught me how to race with cars.

... i learned how to smoke. i was seven then. no one was around. my first stick was philipp morris.

... i first kissed a guy. he's now a badminton champ. and he's gay.

... i graduated from grade school. an overgrown adolescent at 12, i looked pregnant.

... i made my first television appearance. i just saw myself as a toddler during a re-run of Lunch Break.

... i met dj. we talked about the proper way to dissect a frog.

... i passed the college exams. it was liberating.

... i graduated high school. it was uneventful.

... meeting my high school crush after five years. he was unperturbed by my presence.

... i first had a five. it was unexpectedly cool in some way.

... i flunked calculus for the 3rd time. nothing beats that econ tandem.

... i chose niel and rochelle over emman. no regrets.

... mama died. it's still painful.

... i turned 22. i was sleepy the whole day.

... i decided to learn the perks of being single. i just found out that i am dyslexic.