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.