54#San#Leonardo#St.

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Laguna#Bel#Air#2,#Brgy.#Don#Jose#
City#of#Sta.#Rosa,#Laguna#
July#14,#2016#
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Laya#Isabelle#O.#Sularta,#CPA#
54#San#Leonardo#St.#
Laguna#Bel#Air#2,#Brgy.#Don#Jose#
City#of#Sta.#Rosa,#Laguna#
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Dear#Laya#(five#years#from#now),#
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Hello#there!##This#is#a#letter#coming#from#the#past,#just#to#remind#you#of#the#plans#that#you#
made#five#years#ago.##Funny,#isn’t#it?##You#are#probably#laughing#right#now,#remembering#
the#very#moment#you#wrote#this.#Well,#first#and#foremost#I#want#to#congratulate#you,#Laya,#
job#well#done#(pats#your#back)#you#are#now#turning#25,#you#have#already#achieved#a#lot#of#
things#and#reached#greater#heights#in#life.##Despite#of#all#those#hard#years#you#never#lost#
your#beauty#inside#and#out,#and#I#want#you#to#know#that#I#am#so#proud#of#you!##
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After#graduating#college#and#passing#the#CPA#boards,#you#worked#right#away#to#be#able#to#
save#up#not#just#for#yourself#but#for#your#mom#as#well.##It#has#been#your#life#long#dream#to#
provide#a#comfortable#life#for#your#mom,#and#soon#enough#you#were#able#to#provide#a#
driver#for#her,#so#she#doesn’t#need#to#commute#when#she#goes#to#other#places.##You#and#
your#mom#loves#travelling#so#I#bet#you#have#gone#to#many#places#here#in#the#Philippines#
and#abroad,#how#was#the#food#there?##Did#you#take#good#pictures?##I#hope#you#did!##It’s#
always#nice#to#look#at#pictures#especially#when#the#memories#are#so#precious.##By#the#way,#
how’s#your#dad?##I#hope#that#he#is#healthy#and#still#strong,#go#out#with#him#some#time,#okay?##
Hope#everything#is#good#in#the#family,#and#Laya#remember,#no#matter#how#busy#you#maybe#
you#must#spend#time#with#your#loved#ones.#
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So#how#are#your#friends,#are#you#guys#still#in#touch?#Jessica,#your#high#school#best#friend,#
should#be#an#intern#or#a#resident#in#Med#school#by#now.##And#finally#now#that#you#are#old#
enough,#you#were#able#to#travel#with#her.##While#Aubrey#and#Ella#are#both#successful#in#
their#careers,#you#guys#still#see#each#other#from#time#to#time,#were#you#able#to#carry#out#
your#plans#when#you#were#still#students,#to#travel#together#here#and#abroad?##If#not,#now#is#
the#time#to#make#it#happen.##How#about#your#friends#in#the#church,#are#they#all#grown#up#as#
well?##Makes#you#feel#old,#right?##Were#you#guys#able#to#go#to#Dubai#and#go#to#the#places#Ate#
Fiona#told#you?##I#hope#you#did#and#even#if#you#did#not,#I#am#sure#that#you#are#happy#in#the#
company#of#your#old#friends#and#you#are#continually#making#new#ones,#keep#it#up!#
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I#believe#that#you#are#already#opening#a#new#chapter#in#your#life,#after#enjoying#the#work#as#
an#auditor,#you#are#probably#working#in#Makati#or#here#in#Sta.#Rosa#while#applying#for#a#
career#in#Canada,#or#while#working#you#are#currently#studying#in#Law#school#or#probably#
you#are#planning#to#get#another#certification#as#Certified#Fraud#Examiner#in#the#US.##Either#
way,#I#am#happy#for#you#that#you#are#one#step#closer#to#your#dreams.##Look#back#and#see#
how#far#you’ve#come#and#see#how#God#delivered#you#through#those#many#troubles#and#
trials.##Let#those#experiences#remind#you#that#God#is#in#control#of#your#life#and#not#you,#I#
have#been#praying#for#this#moment#that#one#day#you#will#be#glad#and#not#regret#that#choices#
I#have#made#for#you#to#be#there.#
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How’s#work#by#the#way?##Are#you#enjoying#it?##Are#you#wearing#fashionable#clothes?##I#still#
remember#daydreaming#about#wearing#office#clothes#when#I#go#to#work,#are#they#really#
that#fun#to#wear?##Did#you#master#walking#on#those#high[heels#already?##I#bet#you#spend#a#
lot#on#those.#Another#thing,#I#hope#you#are#saving#for#your#future,#you#should#have#started#it#
when#you#first#received#your#paycheck,#you’re#not#getting#any#younger#Laya.##Speaking#of#
old,#are#working#out#regularly?##Remember#our#agreement,#you#must#stay#healthy#even#if#
you#are#working.##Continue#to#eat#healthy#foods#as#well,#you#tend#to#be#a#picky[eater#I#hope#
you#got#over#that#attitude#by#now.##You#have#to#stay#strong#and#healthy#for#you#to#be#ready#
of#the#challenges#that#life#will#throw#your#way.###
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More#than#anything#else,#Laya,#I#hope#and#pray#that#you#are#happy#and#content#with#what#
you#have#today#and#you#are#living#your#life#not#for#your#own#interest#but#for#God’s.##I#hope#
that#you#still#allow#Him#to#take#the#lead#in#your#life,#no#matter#how#successful#you#are#or#
how#old#you#are#now,#God#should#still#be#the#center#of#your#existence#here#on#earth.##
Remember#that#this#life#is#not#your#home,#you#are#aiming#for#eternity,#more#than#wealth#or#
even#achievement,#and#as#you#wait#on#God#in#this#place#you#must#continue#to#honor#and#
worship#Him#always.#
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Thank#you#for#living#a#very#good#life,#and#hope#that#you#are#smiling#while#reading#this#
letter.##If#the#plans#I#made#right#now#did#not#take#place,#I#know#that#you#followed#God’s#
leading#instead#of#mine#and#surely#you#are#more#than#happy.#
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Hope#this#letter#reaches#you!##Take#care#of#yourself,#God#bless#you#always!#
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Your#old#beautiful#self,#
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Laya#(five#years#ago)#
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P.S.#Have#you#found#the#one?##The#man#whom#you#will#spend#the#rest#of#your#life#with?##
Praying#with#you#as#you#wait#on#whoever#God#would#pick#as#your#other#half.#
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