May 30, my parents’ wedding anniversary, a date on the calendar we still celebrate, seven years after Tatay has passed on. In my mind—in my family’s mind—Tatay’s memory is alive. We speak about him, in random circumstances. Over dinner, for example. And my faith tells me: he is alive, in the fellowship of saints in heaven, laughing and singing and feasting and supremely enjoying the presence of God. I imagine him looking down, saying, “Dali na kamo diri. Kadugay sa inyo.” But the last days of May found us in a plane, from General Santos, with a brief stopover to Manila that would take us to Busuanga. If you’d spotted us at NAIA, you would have noticed Manong and me, holding on to our mother in laughter, provoking her with random comments that got her riled up; or, more correctly, she holding on to us, complaining about her eyeglasses that still give her trouble with depth perception. She is adorable. She is getting older. We make most of our time to take her aro...
She must be needing spectacles! milaine
ReplyDeletehaha. that was funny :D God Bless!
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ReplyDeletehaha weird comment. i never thought someone would see you that way. she needs glasses!
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yo dotahr? lol
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Lance, you should welcome this change! Not too long ago, the ticket girl at SM wouldn't even let you see a PG-13 movie without an ID di ba? Hahaha!
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