Monday, April 19, 2021

Cataleya

 

She is my youngest niece. So young that many of my other siblings’ grandchildren are even older than her. I write about her today because I am simply impressed by her wit and intelligence. This morning, she showed me the two videos that she uploaded to You Tube.  And she did it by her own ingenuity---nobody taught her. The links are:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUc0o_axyII and  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rznlDhkU7IA.  

After I saw her videos, I promised to help her promote those videos so that she will have more viewers and subscribers. Her ambition is to become a vlogger and a veterinarian, too, because she loves animals. She named their adopted dog, Rover (her nanny calls him Roberto) and she considers him her brother.  

One time I helped her organize a picture album in her FB and when I included her baptismal picture showing her being carried by Duterte, she cautioned me, “Uncle Shem, people might think that I am bragging that the President is my ninong (“godfather”). I assured her that it’s okey to brag sometimes, after all that’s the truth.  

She celebrated her 7th birthday last October at a resort in Sorsogon. When she was asked, what is her birthday wish, she said, she wish that this Covid will already be gone so that the children can play again freely. Cataleya sings very well, friendly, can get along with others, and funny too.





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