every year on my birthday, the very first thing i am grateful for is life itself... the countless opportunities it has given me, including the one that led me to writing. this gift of storytelling is what connected me to all of you, and that is something i will never take for granted. today, i am once again thankful for each of you for waiting, for reading, and for loving my stories despite the pauses and imperfections. you’ve turned my words into worlds, and my dreams into memories :) mahal na mahal ko po kayo!