HOST: Good evening everyone! Welcome to Barangay San Pablo!

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

FATHER: MR.
MOTHER: MRS.
Entrance of Family
HOST: To open tonight’s celebration, here’s a quick look of how this lovely,
young lady came about. Roll VTR, please.

AVP plays, featuring Sheena’s collection of photo memories

HOST: 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 life, ladies and gentlemen, our debutant, SHEENA MANUEL!
Grand Entrance of Debutant
HOST: Wow, blooming and lovely, indeed! Saan nga ba siya nagmana? Kay
Mommy ba? Or kay Daddy? Or baka both? Evidently, before tonight, Sheena
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 Sheena, here’s Daddy
. to welcome all of us to their lovely daughter’s 18th birthday party.
Welcome Remarks – Daddy
Host to ad-lib based on the parent’s message
HOST: At this moment, I’d like to request everybody to please stand as we
say our prayer before meals to be led by Mr. Aldrin Padilla.
Prayer before meals
HOST: To fill the court with music while we are having our dinner, we will be
serenaded by . Bon appétit!
Music In – sounds system
Dinner
HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, that was . (Introduce members).
Tonight, is definitely filled with a bundle of surprises for our dear Sheena.
Adding up to the list, here’s a video greeting from the people from all over the
world who are closest to our dear debutant. Q!

AVP plays – Video Greetings

Ad-lib – after dinner talks
HOST: Like a pretty flower that attracts bees and butterflies, Sheena will be
surrounded by 18 equally handsome gentlemen who will represent the
debutant’s 18 carnations. This flower equates the traditional 18 roses during
debuts. For a quick trivia, rose is Sheena’s favorite flower. Starting off with:

18 Roses

HOST: The last dance is of course reserved to the forever most handsome
and most loving guy in her life. To dance with our debutant, Sheena’s
18th carnation, ladies and gentlemen, Daddy Manuel Lagua, Jr!
Father and daughter dance
HOST: (In the middle of the father and daughter dance) The father and daughter
dance are 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
HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, sit back, and let’s groove, jive and enjoy the
party with the band, they’re back on stage, give it up for City Lights Band!

City Lights Band Performance

HOST: Thank you, calata sounds system for filling the court with music and
for jazzing up this party with your playlist! Are you guys, still with me? More
party-party later with calata sounds. 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 her unforgettable memory with our lovely debutant. Sheena, are you ready
for the bukingan time?

Host to call names one by one and maybe do ad-libs after every story.
18 Pieces of Memories

HOST: All of you who are here tonight are closest to Sheena. Sabi nga nila,
friendship is a million little things. This time, I’d like to ask Cham’s dear friends
this question: “What is that one word that best describes our debutant, and
why?”
Sheena to change wardrobe in preparation for the dance number
HOST: Earlier, we were listed by the calata sound. At this moment, are we
ready to move and groove? I can’t here you, are we ready to move and
groove? Ladies and gentlemen, here’s a dance number from our debutant
herself! Let’s put our hands together for Sheena and friends!

Cham and Friends – Dance Number

(Ad-lib on the dance number.)
HOST: Matapos tayong pakiligin ng calata sound at napasayaw with Sheena
and friends, let’s do some ice breaker! Let’s call this “How well do you know
Sheena?” 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!
Trivia, trivia, trivia – While Sheena changes wardrobe:
HOST: Grabeh ang bukingan ngayong gabi! Nag enjoy ba tayong lahat?
Seems like our gorgeous debutant really enjoyed tonight. From the shared
memories to a game trivia, Sheena has shared a part of her growing years
with all of us. At sabi nga ni mareng Willa Cather? “Where there is great love,
there are always wishes.” Because birthdays are always new beginnings, new
endeavors with new set of goals, sending birthday messages and wishes is a
tradition especially in our country, where we give high value to family ties and
relationship. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you these 18 Wishers
for our debutant. These are the people close to the heart of our celebrant, and
whom she listens and confides to for inspiring words and friendly advices.
Starting off with the woman dearest to Sheena’s heart, representing the
mother candle that will be a source of light for all the well-wishers for our dear
Cham, here’s Mommy !
18 Wishes

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

Everybody blows the candle

HOST: 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 Sheena 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 a wish and blows the candles.

HOST: 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, Sheena. I’m
giving the floor to our dear debutant to give her message for all of us.

Thank you message from Sheena

HOST: The night is young, and so are we, diba? Are you ready to party? We
have just actually started. Again, thank you for having me here to celebrate
with all of you. Isang malakas na “Happy birthday, Sheena! naman diyan. At
the count of three…1, 2, 3, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sheena! 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 SHEENA with the CALATA SOUNDS! This is your
host, ARCHIE LOPEZ YAGYAGAN and JOSEPH AGUSTIN GALABAY, enjoy
the rest of the night everyone!