Mama's Birthday Celebration

Jojo fetched me at around 6:45am at my office and we went home immediately as my brother along with the rest of our clan would be celebrating my mom's 64th birthday in my Kuya Edwin's house in Bulacan. I immediately prepared all the things we need to bring and cooked some Vigan Longaniza I bought at Emerald Bancheto during our lunch. They fetched us at around 7:30 am and off we go to Bulacan. I had a really nice time especially with our two babies, Eddyson and Emerson. Tita Beth also came with us with two of her grandchildren, Andre and Nadine. Of course, Ate Mel and Kuya Edwin is also present with Eddyson's yaya Maring. On our way, I bought 2 pcs Lechon Manok as my ambag for the celebration and I took this very cute picture of my nephew Empoy as he struggle to stand still as he is afraid of taking another step closer to the van.

We came to the house at around 10:30 am. To be honest, sobrang naawa ako sa bahay nila. Actually, that house was bought by my Kuya and his former wife for their family...unfortunately, their relationship did'nt last forever so the house has been abandoned as nobody wants to live there anymore. We only come here twice a year, so pagpasok namin...sobrang dami nang agiw. Sayang talaga, sobrang ganda pa naman ng place. They have 2 bedrooms and a maid's room. Plus a very nice kitchen, a huge lawn and an extra room for laundry. Naiwan ang nag-iisang tv kaso di nakakakuha ng reception, buti nalang, kuya brought with him his laptop...and buti nalang may dala akong dvd. Watched Caregiver and Hancock.











Btw, mama wants the food to be on the native side so they assigned Jojo to have the large tilapia grilled. Mama also cooked Pinakbet (her specialty) and brought Malagkit and Pancit. Ate Mel cooked fried Tofu, talbos ng kamote and okra with bagoong, and of course my Lechon Manok. We really had a very nice lunch time together, I've eaten so much and sobrang asaran talaga ang naganap sa harap ng hapag kainan! Mama boasted that only now did people found out about the miracle Malunggay gives to the body...and proudly say na "kaya kami matatalino nina Tita Beth kasi batang malunggay kami..." Hindi ko na kinontra si mama kasi birthday nya naman, so nagpatawa ako about the text i received from my friend Ice about a certain taong grasa, asking a student for a coin...the student apparently asked the taoong grasa if he will just use the money for his bisyo...the taong grasa said "wala ho akong bisyo" and the student - upon hearing that said : "halika muna sa bahay namin, ipapakita ko sa nanay ko kung anong nangyayari sa mga taong walang bisyo...." - my kuya Edwin and Ate Mel laughed so hard....but mama remained silent and seems absorbing the things I've said..." ah bakit daw walang bisyo..." and we started laughing so hard that we almost run out of breath...I said..."ay ayoko nang kumain ng malunggay mula ngayon...." teasing mama because her pick up is slow at that time. Mama, realizing what I was implying just laughed and tap my shoulder saying..."inaasar mo na naman ako ha!"

That was a really enjoyable time with the rest of the family, but it would be much happier if Ate Em's family is present. Anyways, after a busy lunch time, I took a nap as I have been awake for 18 hours already. Nagising ako, uuwi na kami at 5:00 pm. Hinatid nila kami hanggang bahay and pag-uwi..plakda na ako.

Im so happy seeing my family again. I hope we could have more bondings in the future that would be as happy as this one.

i miss empoy

i miss my nephew emerson, nicknamed empoy, especially now that i saw his picture in my organizer. although he is a son of my not so favorite brother kuya elmer - i feel that there's a certain connection between us that surpasses all boundaries. empoy's mother abandoned him and left him with no one but his father who is jobless at that time who's only hope is the compassion and forgiveness of his mother ... why forgiveness? think of anything a son can do to make his mother angry - my kuya have done all of that. but still our mother, having a heart of a true Christian - forgave him inspite and despite of everything...

if i married someone last year and got pregnant, my son would be as old as empoy...maybe thats the reason i love him so much. i hope to see him next week. i cant wait.

INGGIT AKO...

I just recently received a text from my eldest brother Kuya Edwin that goes something like "MIMI and Ems...Praise God! Lalake ang magiging baby ko! God has been so good to me!" - i know that kuya is so excited about it. She had 2 daughters from his previous marriage and I know that he is fervently praying that this time it would be a boy - and his prayer had been answered! And syempre sa mga panahong ganito na super saya ni kuya , sinamantala na namin and we demanded for a celebration kaya eto...nawala sya sa sarili at nagset agad ng dinner kinabukasan...hihihi

I am so happy for my kuya, i know na he had so many trials in the past and there came a point na talagang mafefeel mo sa kanya na he is at the end of his rope na, pero as what the saying says na "when youre at the end of the tunnel, either 2 things will happen...its either God will supply a stone for you to walk on or He will teach you how to fly" (something to that effect na lang hehe).


The date was set at around 6pm sa Chicken Inasal at the Araneta Area sa tapat ng Gateway. Dami ko na naman nakain sobra! (huhuhu) and while eating nagkwento kwento and i can feel in the voice of Kuya na he feels contented na and he is at peace na kahit papano. This is the first time i saw his glowing face again after a long long time...and syempre napag usapan na naman ang "complicated relationship" namin ni jojo...well come to think of it - gusto ko na ring magkafamily. I mean a complete family na me mommy, daddy at baby - kaso natatakot akong manganak! (ano beh! ) seriously i dont know, siguro because of the negative things na ive been hearing from a lot of people na its painful. I dont have a high tolerance for pain and pag naiisip ko pa lang sumasakit na ang balakang ko! (meron ba? hihihi) Ewan, pero sana sooner or later that day will come wherein God will give me a chance to bring life to this world and I hope it would be because of the love i shared with Jojo (wow! ako ba to?!)

Anyways, i am fervently praying that our new angel will be healthy and I hope that he will grow up a good and successful man...Im so excited to see him. 3 months to go pa!


Hopefully ang susnod na uuha sa family , samin
na galing!
wow! feeler! haha...

Torn...

I received a text message from my mother this morning..."kung gusto mo pa akong makita ng buhay, puntahan moko sa bahay ngayon" - i admit sometimes my mom is a "drama queen" (daughter knows best about her mom diba) but this time, i burst into tears... knowing maybe my mom is just making it up just to force me to go back to our old house in montalban like what she did before. This time just thinking one day, my mom might go to somewhere far from here in which she is required to travel alone...makes me think to go back to montalban and spend every single day of my life with the person who gave me life and who made me the person i am right now...my mother.


Well what can i say about my mom? The more i tink about it, the more i understand how my personality was mold just like hers, she is so funny - i remember when she was still working at uerm - she is always the emcee of their Christmas party because of the way she manages to make each one laugh.I finally realized where my sense of humor came from, we both love seeing other people happy She is also so kuripot and like me she prefers "quantity than quality" and i may say she is the real "ukay ukay queen", she actually have a room filled with stuff and clothes she bought from ukay ukay...pero in fairness, she makes it looks expensive because of some alterations...she also doesnt know how to cook, the only dish she can cook with eyes close is pinakbet being a true blue Ilocana. She might now be lucky with her previous "love interests" (haha) but she is very lucky to have 4 beautiful children who loves her so much.

Ill be going home tomorrow after having the realization that my time with my mother is so limited. Ill make the most out of it I promise and from now on...mom will be my best priority. Mababaw lang naman si mama...kfc bucket lang katapat ng tampo nyan (mom's fave is kfc chix). Love you mama, i may not say it everyday but you are always in my prayers and I love you so much...more than anything else in the world....

"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie..."
~Tenneva Jordan