My Family and Me
Me and my family are very close. I am the third among 4 children of
Elizabeth Lao-Tumbocon and Antonio Nierves Tumbocon. My family is strict but
we are one big happy family.
My dad and mom are doctors. They are sometimes to busy to bond
with me and my siblings because of their work in two different clinics (Tumbocon
Polycare) in Malabon. Me and my siblings understand because they work hard to
earn money for us to be able to study and live a good life.
My brother, Christopher Ryan, is the only boy among us four siblings.
He is also the oldest so he is very protective. We call him "Ahia Ryan" because
we are half Chinese because of our mom. (Ahia means older brother). He is 20
years old and he graduated college in La Salle. He is single and works with one
of the best psychologist in the Philippines. In his office(Psychpros) he works as
a psychologist, makes reports about children tested and also does counseling
sessions. One time he made a report about my classmate, Enzo's little brother.
He is also a bit arrogant because he is succesful and me and my sisters have
fights with him sometimes but we fix our problems in the end.
My big sister, Yzabel Nicole, is very industrious. She is beautiful. Me and
my younger sister calls her "Achi Nica". She is very smart and prioritizes her studies.
She is my role model because even though she is studious she always sees that she
has time for herself and have fun with her friends. Sometimes though I think she is to
vain and self-concious when she complains she has big thighs and a dark complexion
but she is pretty and has many suitors. She is cranky sometimes. She is really funny and
can imitate a lot of people and characters. She is currently studying as a pharmacist in
UST with the course Pharmacy. We both love to read.
The youngest in our family is Nadine Angeline and I talk to her a lot.
She is intelligent and wins a lot of contests and awards in her school, St. Fourier in
Malabon, where I and my friend Coleen graduated. She is also cranky. She is tall
and I think when she grows older she'll be taller than me because I'm so short.
During days when there are no classes, when our nanny(that has been with us for
16 years) turns of the light, we sleep late by talking until midnight about anything we
want but we get caught sometimes =D. I tell her my secrets but not all because she
sometimes accidentally tells it to others and it is embarrassing. She is a good listener
and I always tease her to a suitor of hers who went to America named "Miguel". She
gets mad though.
We are all very close even though we have many fights.
My family in my dad's side is very big. My grandfather, Alfonso or "Papa
Ponsing", is deceased at the age of 90 and my grandmother, Leticia or "Mama Letty",
is the principal of St. Fourier School. They have 7 children and they built the acronym
EDUARDO which means: Eduardo, Daisy, Ulysses, Antonio(dad), Ruby, Delia and
Ofelia. That inspired my dad to build the acronym RYAN (not Christopher because
it is too long) which means: Ryan, Yzabel, Antoineth and Nadine. I have cousins who
also study in Notre Dame who are: Richard Tumbocon Nambayan(4-St. Mark), Diego Tumbocon
de Vera(2-Mabini) and Reynalin Tumbocon Zapanta(1-Amos). My dad says the Tumbocons
are very famous in Aklan and has a street names after our surname.
My family in my mom's side is smaller. My grandfather, Benito Lao or "Yeye
Benny" passed away when I was 3 and my grandmother is Martina Lao who we call "Naynay Tina".
They are both Chinese which makes my mom pure Chinese. They do not approve my mom
marrying my dad who is Filipino because they like my mom to marry a Chinese man. My mom was
outcasted but when my Ahia Ryan was born all was forgotten because he was my Yeye and Naynay's
first grandchild. Now we all get along okay. My mom is the oldest among 5 them siblings. Next to my
mom is my Uncle Timmy who is married to my Aunt Mely and has two children named Casey and
Bence. He manages Yeye's company now. Next is Uncle Crispian who is married to Aunt Fay
and has two kids named Carlos and Joaquin. Next is my Uncle Christopher and Last is my Aunt
Vangie and she has a boyfriend whom we call Uncle Kenneth.