Emcee 1: good eve ladies and gentlemen... May we have your attention please.

We are about to begin

our program so please find your seats and table numbers and make yourselves comfortable and enjoy
the rest of the evening.

Emcee 2: Good evening everyone! Welcome to Morallas Residence! Welcome to a night of pastel colors
in celebration of a wonderful life for a girl who is now turning into a fine lady. All of you who are here
tonight have watched her grow over the years into the wonderful person she is now.

Emcee 1: to spirutually open the program, we may ask everyone to please stand for the Lord's moment
as we pray for our guidance and blessings to be lead by EDILYN FRANCISCO

(Entrance of the family)

Emcee 2: As a jumpstart, let us all welcome and acknowledge the ever supportive and loving family of
our debutant:

(calling the parents of the debutant)

Emcee 1: Tonight is a celebration of adulthood and a thanksgiving of the life God has given to our lovely
celebrant. Let us put our hands together, as we welcome the main highlight of this celebration, and as
she stepped into a higher level of her life, gentle ladies and brave men, our debutant, Ms. Maria Melinda
Lobrigas Morrallas

(grand entrance of the debutant)

Emcee 2: Wow, blooming and lovely, indeed! Saan nga ba siya nagmana? Evidently, before tonight,
Melinda has had happy years in a very happy home. The love of a family will always be God’s greatest
blessing. Sabi nga nila, in life we can have several friends, classmates, and social circles, but there is only
one family who is always willing and ready to welcome us no matter what. Ladies and gentlemen, to
answer the question kung saan nga ba nagmana si Melinda, here’s Mrs. Imelda L. Morallas to welcome
all of us to their lovely daughter’s 18th birthday party.

(welcome remarks)

Emcee 1: To fill the room with music we will be serenaded by Mr. Manny Dimakiling and Almira Jane
Cardenas

(18 roses)

Emcee 2: Like a pretty flower that attracts bees and butterflies, Melinda will be surrounded by 18 equally
handsome gentlemen who will represent the debutant’s 18 roses. This flower equates the traditional 18
roses during debuts. For a quick trivia, roses are Melinda’s favorite flower. Starting off with...

(calling the 18 roses 1 by 1)

Emcee 2: The last dance is of course reserved to the forever most handsome and most loving guy in her
life. To dance with our debutant, Melinda’s 18th roses, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. ____
Emcee 1: (In the middle of the father and daughter dance) The father and daughter dance is probably
one of the most loved traditions in any Filipino debut celebration. This signifies the daughter’s first step
to womanhood and the father’s acceptance of this period in his daughter’s life.

(end of dance)

Emcee 2: Ladies and gentlemen, sit back, and let’s groove, jive and enjoy the party with the spoken
poetry by Jhan Jhan Balleta

(18 candles/wishes)

Emcee 1: They say, memories are ways to hold on to the things that we love, and to the things that we
don’t want to lose. Sabi nga ni mareng Cynthia Ozick: “What we remember from childhood, we
remember forever.” Tonight we have 18 selected people who will share with us their unforgettable
memory with our lovely debutant, Melinda.

(calling the 18 candles 1 by 1)

(last wish-mother)

Many ancient cultures believed that smoke carried their prayers to the heavens. So, at the count of
three, Mrs. Morallas and members of the 18 Wishes, let’s say “May all our wishes come true” and blow
our candles together. 1, 2, and 3…

Emcee 2: Let me share another good-to-know trivia to everyone on how birthday cakes and candles
came about as a tradition during birthdays. Some believe that the tradition of birthday candles began in
Ancient Greece. Putting candles on a cake was a special way to pay tribute to the Greek moon goddess,
Artemis. They baked round cakes to symbolize the moon. Candles were added to represent the reflected
moonlight. Today’s tradition of making wishes before blowing out the birthday candles may have started
with that belief. Enough of all those did-you-know trivia because at this part of the program, our lovely
and stunning Melinda will blow the candles on her birthday cake. And to complete that customary
practice, let us all sing joyfully a song I am very sure everybody is familiar with, the happy birthday song!

(debutant makes wish and blows the candles)

...18 SHOTS...

...Bukingan Challenge...

Emcee 1: All of you who are here tonight are closest to Melinda. Sabi nga nila, friendship is a million little
things. This time, I’d like to ask Melinda’s dear friends this question: “What is that one word that best
describes our debutant, and why?”

Emcee 2: Guyz at this moment, let’s do some ice breaker! Let’s call this “How well do you know
Melinda?” Gaano niyo nga ba kakilala ang ating lovely debutant? I have with me a list of trivia or
questions about tonight’s fine lady. The mechanics is just simple. I will read the trivia and if you know the
answer, stand up from your seat. Alright, let’s keep the ball rolling!

(Secret Box Challenge)

(Fast talk with Melinda)

Emcee 2: Grabeh ang bukingan ngayong gabi! Nag enjoy ba tayong lahat? Seems like our gorgeous
debutant really enjoyed tonight.

Emcee 1: Tonight’s celebration tells me that the best demonstration of gratitude in response to a
wonderful experience like this one can be contained in an overwhelming thank you. Maraming salamat
po for making me a part of this memorable occasion. And if there’s one person here tonight who is more
than grateful to see all of you, that would be our beloved celebrant, Melinda. I’m giving the floor to our
dear debutant to give her message for all of us.

(melinda's thankyou message!)

Emcee 2: The night is young, and so are we, diba? Are you ready to party? We have just actually started.
Again, thank you for having us here to celebrate with all of you. Isang malakas na “Happy birthday,
Melinda! naman diyan. At the count of three…1, 2, 3, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Melinda! Our debutant is not
just a pretty face but also a very talented lady. To get the party started, throw your hands up in the air for
Melinda! This is your host, Marissa Ng...

Emcee 1: John Renz Lawrence Alfonso, enjoy the rest of the night everyone!