14/02/2026
AN OPEN AND FINAL LETTER TO MY CRAFTEA DAILY
Hiii, my Craftea Daily. I really don’t know where and how to start because it’s really painful to have this final goodbye to you. All I remember is the day I started you, with nothing but a small menu, a few simple drinks, and a very big dream. 8 years na agad yun? 🥺
All I just remember is the routine of quiet and loud afternoons, the days when I would count every sale and whisper a small prayer with each customer who walked in. Back then, it was just a handful of drinks and a hopeful heart. No grand plans. No guarantees. Just faith, and the willingness to show up every single day. You were proof that even the smallest beginnings can grow into something really really beautiful.
You witnessed my growth, fears and tears. Lahat, malaki at maliit na bagay sa buhay ko, kasama kita. And now, there is a pain like no other, it feels like all I need right now is a loooong cry, a strong and loud cry. SO PLEASE LET ME.
You became more than a business. You became my safe place. A blessing not just to me, but to my staff and to our loyal customers. You gave jobs. You built friendships. You created memories that no closing date can ever erase. You taught me leadership and how to trust God deeper when things didn’t make sense. There were nights I went home exhausted, but grateful. There were mornings I opened the doors with both faith and fear in my chest. And somehow, every time, the Lord provided. In ways I never expected. In ways I never imagined.
As tomorrow approaches, my heart feels really heavy, but it is also full. Full of gratitude, lessons and love for everything you’ve been in my life.
Kung dumating man yung araw na ipahiram ka ulit saken ni Lord, I will welcome you with open arms and an open heart. I will build you again with more wisdom, deeper faith, and the same love that started everything eight years ago.
And if that tomorrow never comes, I hope you know how much I have loved and saved you with all my heart and soul. You will always be my first brave step. You will always be the dream that taught me how to dream bigger.
This is probably the saddest Valentine’s Day I’ve ever had. Imagine, I’ve celebrated Valentine’s here for 8 years and it will never be the same again. I know there will still be days when it will hurt, for me, for us. But as they say, when you love someone, you have to let them go, even when it hurts, even when it’s hard.
Salamat sa napaka ganda at napaka sayang walong taon na nakasama kita. Thank you for the growth, for the happiness, for EVERYTHING. You will forever be written in my beautiful and meaningful life story. Mahal na mahal kita, my Craftea Daily. ♥️
