"Oyo Boy kase eh, ang tagal!"

Back when I was a young kid, I have this severe passion for ballet. If I remember it right, it started when I saw a commercial in IBC 13 and one of the scenes is a group of filipina ballerinas in their toeshoes dancing. That's when I thought, dancing ballet is really an art. So I told my mom about my desire and she first enrolled in UP. I was seven then. I was so happy everytime I go to lessons and dance. My brother & I, then, used to take piano lessons in UP (abelardo Hall) as well. My mom bought me my first pink leotards, tights and ballet shoes.
But after a year of dancing ballet, my mom told me that since UP ballet was new then, they do not have recitals yet. In short, no ballet performances for the dancers yet. I got disappointed because, as a hardworking and dedicated ballerina, I wanted to share my art to others and be recognized as a good dancer. So I told my mom to scout for other ballet schools and she found Halili Cruz School of Dance in Quezon Avenue. She said they hold recitals for dancers and so she enrolled me there.
While taking lessons there, I made acquaintances. One day, as we were having our lessons in the studio, a young girl of my age sat beside me. She asked "Anong nangyayari?" I said "Mag-uumpisa na." At that time, people have been talking about Ciara Sotto (the daughter of Sen. Tito Sotto) as one of the pride of Halili Cruz. She's a level or two ahead of me and she has been dancing in major dances of the recitals. I've been hearing a buzz from the mommies as well about Ms. Dina Bonnevie. One time, I heard my mom and dad talking about how pretty she is and how a small face she has. And so I have been on the look out for the hopes of seeing her in the ballet school. The next day of ballet class, my new found friend came again. Her name is Danica. She's was very friendly, approachable and very natural. Later on I found out, after a few conversations every now and then during our breaks, that she is the daughter of Ms. Dina Bonnevie, hence, the daughter of Vic Sotto as well.
One time she came in late, the class had already begun, and she was a little bit embarassed. She sat right next to me and told me that they fetched Oyo Boy (whom back then, is not yet an artista) from Ateneo. "Si Oyo Boy kase eh, ang tagal!" She was kinda' irritated over the fact that Oyo Boy made them wait and so as a consequence she was late for ballet class. She didn't attend the school for long. She often missed dance lessons maybe because her mom was busy and no one will take her to and fro. Ms. Dina brings and fetches her in ballet school from time to time.
I continued taking ballet lessons for up until I was 11. I accidentally stopped when part of the school got hit by the fire of the building next to it. During my stop, I began to get interested in volleyball and played the sport up until college. But I will never forget the friend I found in the little girl who happens to be the daughter of two famous filipino actor and actress. She was indeed grounded considering her status. =}