Speedy comes from a family of artists. Two of his brothers have a fine arts degree; another is an architect. Speedy isn’t bad with drawing and painting either. So, when both our girls showed artistic inclinations early on, I had no doubts where the genes came from.
There’s this sketch done in pencil that had been on a closet door for months. The paper has withstood heat and moisture and is starting to discolor. I always thought it was a funny cartoon.
Until I decided to take photos and zoomed in on the name on the shirt of the girl in the drawing.
Dear Sam, now you just lost your chance to get a DSLR camera for Christmas. 
UPDATE on November 25, 2007 @ 8.52 p.m.
According to Alex, Sam put up the drawing after we had a fight. I can’t remember anymore when the last time was that we had a fight. According to Sam, that drawing has been there for THREE YEARS!!! Dammit, and I never noticed that it has my name???
*laughs* hahahaha!
hahahahahaha! (sorry, miss sassy i just had to laugh
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Your reaction proved once again that the statement “we find the joke funny until it’s on us” is correct. In fairness to Sam, I think na capture niya facial features mo. I envy those who have artistic qualities kasi nung isinabog ito ng Diyos, I’m pretty sure tulog ako na nakasarado lahat ng bintana at pinto ng bahay namin kaya kahit kaunti walang nakuha.
hehehehe. at least payat kayo sa drawing.
oooh, Sam is so busted!
(sorry ms. connie, naaliw ako masyado)
Darn, I just peed in my pants sa kakatawa…mwahahaha!!!!
Ha ha ha. Ako din natawa. I wonder why she got one of your teeth shaded. Parang Captain Jack Sparrow. LOL. May bulls eye pa sa forehead.
There used to be three drawings taped on the closet door. One was done by Alex — a caricature of Sam as a witch, I think. Another was by Sam — a sketch of Alex with the label “pangs” for pangit. Non-stop asaran, grabe.
And when Sam takes portraits, she likes capturing the least flattering angles.
Hahaha! Connie pala yun. :p Hala Sam gawa ka na ng bago! Angel naman si Mommy saka wag mo na targetin sa noo ah! :p
Naku, nasa galaan ang bata. Baka bukas pa makabasa ng comments yun hahahaha
*rolls on the floor* waahahahahahahaha…..
Sus, grabe naman, Connie. Ilang buwan na sa closet door mo, di mo pa napansin! Uy, Sam, galing mong mag drawing at mag target shooting ah. Pero kung gusto mo ng chance magka-DSLR sa Pasko, mag practice ka na ng Connie na may halo. Connie, may nahanap kang palusot no? hahahahaha….
She hasn’t seen my entry yet. Naku, the whole day wala. At nasa fair pa sa Assumption tonight. May concert daw.
Jane, you know, sa dami ng naka-tape na drawings nila around the house. Kunsintidora kasi ako sa ganyan kasi I’d rather have their sketches on the walls than paintings by strangers, kahit mamahalin pa. Syempre, iba yung gawa ng anak. Pero pucha, di ko alam ako yung “model”, ano?
Hahaha, you know how much Sam loves you I guess.
Hahahahaha! Naku, Sam, redeem yourself! Hurry! Lapit na Christmas!
Hindi ko ma-confront — she came home last night with a bad allergy. Parang hives.
Mommy Connie, hinding hindi ko gagawin sayo yan. magpapasko na nga naman. HAHAHAHA!
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Hoy Joan, san nyo ba nakuha yung allergy? Namamaga ang mukha ni Sam!!
i have perpetual hives. allergic ako sa shrimp and dried fishes. my first aid to that is to take a warm bath and stay underneath the sheets until it goes away. pag di na talaga kaya, i take the antihistamine. sobrang kati yan and i think it spreads pag kinakamot so please tell sam not to scratch it. also, it normally appears in this kind of temperature (yung malamig) so it’s better for her not to go out at night muna or not to go out of the house at all until she’s sure na it’s totally gone na.
caution lang. the actual swelling is inside the body. yung elevated patches on the surface of our skin is just the outside reaction. different bodies react differently to it and it can be fatal. yung iba, hours lang, nachochoke na sila. so at the very first sign of wheezing, please bring your daughter to the doctor.
good luck po.
Hehehe. Ayan, that’s what you get for having artistic kids! My dad had the “pleasure” of being the ire of my anger
My sister and I engraved “BAD DAD” in beautiful lettering and fancy borders at the corner of an old closet when he refused to buy us that cool PlayDough toy we wanted. I was around 10 years old. He only noticed it when he moved the wardrobe 8 years later! 
ann, thanks for all the info. I’m giving her antihistamine already. Can’t postpone that because Trim Tests start on Tuesday. And I slap her hand whenever she starts to scratch. I’m surprised to read that these things are more than skin deep ha. They went to a football game and got it there. I dunno what was there on the field…
Gail, your Dad is worse than me! 8 years!!! Ako, three lang ha. MWAHAHAHAHA
after 8 years, with the influx of MTV and rap, BAD DAD sounds cool. BAAAD…
Lee, isn’t it ironic that the glorification of rap is actually a glorification of street life…
Mommy Connie, wawa naman si Sam, may allergy. Bigay mo na yung DSLR .. Saka three years ago na pala ang drawing na yan, e, di ba Sam?
Rhodora, hahahahaha may bago na best friend si Sam ha. Hehehehehe Pero grabe, ‘no? Three years and I didn’t notice the name. And I pride myself on being observant hahahaha
wala lang, just want to join in kasi natawa din ako when I saw that it was your name on the shirt. kids talaga! ha ha ha
hehehehe Well, I can laugh about it now but when I first realized it was my name on it, hindi ako natawa ha
Tinitigan po niya si Nino sa Ateneo habang nag jo-jog. tas bigla nalang po namantal yung muka. tsk. HAHAHA! pero sa Ateneo nga siya bigla nangati, silang dalawa ni Kiesha pero mas malala po kay Samantha.
hehe wag pikon. magandang raket ang caricature.
Yari ka kay Sam, Joan HAHAHAHA May DSLR na s’ya!!
Tito Rolly, alam mo, naisip ko rin yun hehehehe. Kaya, s’ya encourage pa rin kahit maldita.
HAHAHA! nako mommy connie, check niyo mem card ni Samantha lagi tamo mapupuno ng mga Muros :> HAHAHA!
tama si Rolly…..no pikon…..hehehe…….pero me “kamay” sa pag-guhit ang anak mo….more “Dear Sam” letters to come. hehehe…..ganoon talaga ang mga artist they tend to use their hand as stress outlet and use their opponent face after an emotional struggle with them.
Joan, lagot ka talaga kay Sam! HAHAHAHAHA
techguy, sino naman ang pikon? kayo naman, oo… check this out.
hindi yan mommy connie, andyan naman kayo dahil labs niyo ko pagtatangol niyo ko. WAHAHAHAHA!
Grabe Connie, 3 years, di mo napansin! Pero ang galing mag-express ni Sam ng kanyang feelings ha!
Joan, sabi ni Sam papaiyakin ka daw nya WAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Nikita, o say, sabi nila Sam bingi daw ako. O, mali sila. Bulag pala. hahahaha
Grabe noh? 8 years! Ang defense ni Dad, di daw nya nahalata kasi kala nya part ng design nung wardrobe
Hahahahaha
You never noticed? Heehee. So funny!
Your daughter missed out on one of your most conspicuous attributes — maybe that’s why you never thought she was drawing YOU!
Merry Christmas!