Umaasa ako na magbibigay ng speech si Papa pero hindi yon nangyari. Si Mama lang ang nagsalita sa harap ng madla. She is teary-eyed when she reminisce this exact day eighteen years ago. Sa haba at dami nang sinabi ni Mama. Isa lang ang pinaka-tumatatak at halos nagpaiyak din sa akin. Ito 'yon, "Inez you're now eighteen and finally we're entrusting you with your ship to sail the waves of life." Mama smiled to me. She is trying her best not to cry out loud. "Everything from now on will be a bit scary and unsafe for you. I've felt the same thing when I was your age, when my parents let me sail on my own too. Your grandma left me a little knowledge that help me become who I am today. I am passing it to you now. She told me; when the gigantic and harsh waves starts coming at you. You can eithe
