Today is my cousin Pau's birthday. He is 12 now, with pizza for his classmates during recess. He refuses to be called "Paolo," just "Pau" as in Pau D' Arco since his complete name is really Paul Armand.

Pau, now that you're 12, I hope you study harder now. Teeheehee. But come to think of it, when I was your age, I was just as distracted as you are, only, less playful. I hated Hekasi, too because I found it boring. If they taught it in English, I would have fared better but being that we're trying to be nationalistic and all, the subject turned out to be one loOong bedtime story. I loved my Science class because my teacher made the subject interesting and it was fun to draw the kinds of bacteria in my notebook. I didn't like PE any more than Hekasi but you, on the other hand is doing a whole lot better than I did back then considering that you're now a varsity player. All those practices with your Tito Raymond in the Brig did payoff, thank goodness.    

Pau, now that you're 12, I hope you take your studies more seriously; as seriously as you take Warcraft and Dota, and girls and badminton tryouts.

So there, let's drink to that!


Lurve,
your cousin Coco (who's way older than you and should know better. Nyar)