Cham Turns 18: An 18th birthday script

Posted on March 3, 2015 by bluethecoloroftheplanet

(This is a script I wrote for an 18th birthday party.)
HOST: Good evening everyone! Welcome to Homitori Davao! 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. MANUEL LAGUA, JR.

MOTHER: MRS. CYNTHIA LAGUA
ELDER SISTER: MS. THEA MACY LAGUA
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 Cham’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,
MONICA CHAMANE LAGUA!
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, Cham 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 Cham, here’s Daddy Manuel Lagua, Jr. to welcome all of us to
their lovely daughter’s 18 birthday party.
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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 lead by Tita Belle Lim.
Prayer before meals
HOST: To fill the room with music while we are having our dinner, we will be serenaded by
City Lights Band. Bon appétit!
Music In – City Lights Band
Dinner
HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, that was City Lights Band. (Introduce members). Tonight is
definitely filled with a bundle of surprises for our dear Cham. 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.

AVP plays – Video Greetings

Ad-lib – after dinner talks
HOST: Like a pretty flower that attracts bees and butterflies, Cham 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, carnation is Cham’s favorite
flower. Starting off with:
 18 Carnations
1. Nil Marion Badilles- Cousin (Father Side)
2. Joshua Cator– Cousin (Father Side)
3. Champ Elorde– Cousin (Father Side)
4. Nil Marc Badilles– Cousin (Father Side)
5. JiroElorde –Cousin (Father Side)
6. Xavior Rodriguez- Cousin (Mother Side)
7. RestyDela Cruz –Cousin (Mother Side)
8. Sael Rodriguez– Cousin (Mother Side)
9. Glenn Melendez – College Friend
10. Carl Manajero – High School Friend
11. Mark Millare – College Friend
12. Ivan Ricabo – High School Friend
13. Alfonso Fernandez – Community Friend
14. Christian Sulla – High School Friend
15. Franz Chavez – High School Friend
16. Vinno Serrano – High School Friend
17. Bon Salaver – Community friend
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, Cham’s 18 carnation, ladies and gentlemen, Daddy
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Manuel Lagua, Jr!

Father and daughter dance
HOST: (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
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, City Lights Band for filling the room with music and for jazzing up this
party with your playlist! Are you guys, still with me? More party-party later with City Lights
Band. 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. Cham, 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
1. Thea Macy Lagua – Sister
2. Valerie Barrozo – High School Friend
3. Jaya Medina – Community Friend
4. Faith Macavinta – Community Friend
5. Nicole Sai – High School Friend
6. Alyanna Fernandez – Community Friend
7. Precious Lim – Community Friend
8. Joy Oandasan – High School Friend
9. AlessaWasawas – College Friend
10. Vermari Digal – College Friend
11. Isabel Quinsay – Childhood Friend
12. MayenMayao – College Friend
13. Nicole Ingente – High School friend
 14. Patrice Angliongto – High School friend
15. Alicia Dizon – One of my best friends in high school
16. Meagan Wenceslao – High School kabarkada
17. Gem Espanto – One of my best friends in high school
18. Justine Alfonso – bestfriend since grade 3
HOST: All of you who are here tonight are closest to Cham. 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?”
Cham to change wardrobe in preparation for the dance number
HOST: Earlier, we were serenaded by the very talented City Lights Band. 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
Cham and friends!

Cham and Friends – Dance Number

(Ad-lib on the dance number.)
HOST: Matapos tayong pakiligin ng City Lights Band at napasayaw with Cham and friends,
let’s do some ice breaker! Let’s call this “How well do you know Cham?” 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 Cham changes wardrobe: From hiphop outfit to cocktail dress
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, Cham 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 Cham’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 Cynthia
Lagua!
18 Wishes
1. Helen Mozar- Tita from the Community
2. Welinda Elorde – Cousin of my Dad ( Aunt)
3. Joy Cator – Sister of my Dad ( Aunt)
4. Allan Fernandez – Tito from the Community
5. Fred Medina – Tito from the Community
6. Mariza Jaugan- Tita (My mom’s kabarkada in college)
7. Rod Aque- Tito from the community
8. Francis Rizon- Tito from the community
9. Roy Sazon- Tito from the community
10. Joan Salaver – Tita from the community
11. Marvin Caballero – Tito from the community
12. Belen Quinsay – Tita (Mommy’s kabarkada in college)
13. June Adriatico – Tito from the community
14. Paul Garcia – Tito from the community
15. Jun Lim – Tito from the community
16. Nicol Fernandez – Tito from the community
17. Melinda Lagua – Dad’s sister (Aunt)
18. Malinda Lagua – Dad’s eldest sister ( Aunt )
HOST: Many ancient cultures believed that smoke carried their prayers to the heavens. So, at the
count of three, Mommy Cynthia 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 Cham 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, Cham.
I’m giving the floor to our dear debutant to give her message for all of us.

Thank you message from Cham

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, Cham! naman diyan. At the count of three…1, 2, 3, HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
CHAM! 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 CHAM with the City Lights Band! This is your host,
John Irene Del Campo, enjoy the rest of the night everyone!
Cham opens the party by a song number with City Lights Band