Sunday, June 21, 2009

Tatay, this one's for you.

Tatay, alam kong hindi tayo madalas mag-kuwentuhan o mag-usap man lang, pero sana maramdaman mo na mahal na mahal ko kayo.  alam kong ang mga bonding moments natin eh kapag nanonood tayo ng TV pag may boxing habang kumakain ng mani o kaya kapag inaasar natin si Nanay tuwing may mga "diet-kuno" moments siya, pero kahit ba kakaunti lang ang times na yun, at least masaya ako, masaya tayo.  alam mo, i'm not good with words especially kapag ganitong may kahalong emotions, but i hope you understand that i'm not just about words.  most of the time, yakap at halik lang ang kaya kong ibigay sa iyo, aside from an occasional cake or tub of ice cream, but i want you to know that even those wordless moments mean everything to me.  i am not the best son in the world, but i do try to be a good one, even if i have my limitations.  dati-rati, i didn't want to be like you dahil nga para kang bato at times... but lately i have realized that the more i try not to be like you, the more i end up being like you.  and it's just now that i have learned to appreciate you more because of that.  we share the same sarcastic brand of humor, the same stoic appearance at times, the once-in-a-blue-moon unexpected philosophical lines, and even the same surgical scar.  Tatay, my words may not be worth a lot, but you do mean a lot to me.  and that's the bottom line.

 

mga kaibigan, whether you call him Tatay, Itay, Ama, Daddy, Dad, Dada, Papa, Papi, or Popsie, never forget to honor him alongside your wonderful mothers.  i'd also like to thank your parents for raising wonderful people like you.  maraming salamat sa lahat, Tatay.

22 comments:

  1. Ang sweet nito Mic. :) Happy father's day sa papa mo!

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  2. touching naman nito pre. na miss ko tuloy tatay ko. he died 3 yrs ago due to pancreatic cancer.. i regret not spending more time with him.. and to let him know how much i love him. kaya sa lahat ng nakakabasa blog ni mic.. wag nyo na hintayin yung moment. stand up and give your dad a hug.. or give him a call kung nasa malayo..

    happy father's day sa lahat ng ama :-)

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  3. salamat, Meyms. Happy Father's Day sa Tatay mo. =O)

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  4. i'm sorry to hear that, pare. ganunpaman, Happy Father's Day sa Tatay mo at sa iyo. hindi ko man siya kilala personally, natutuwa ako dahil sa tingin ko mabuti kang ama sa mga anak mo. sa lahat ng mga ama, maraming salamat. =O)

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  5. happy father's day sa tatay mo=)

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  6. salamat, Jassy. Happy Father's Day din to your father. =O)

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  7. awwww.. sweet. belated happy papa's day sa kanya. :)

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  8. hanep to friend! answeet! nakadalaw nman ako ke father at nayakap ko sya at nakakulitan... happy father's day ke tatay mo! =)

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  9. anong email add ng Tatay mo, pards? eemail ko sa kanya to =)

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  10. thanks, Tin. belated Happy Father's Day din kay Daddy mo. =O)

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  11. thanks, friend. i'm glad naging masaya ka kahapon. at mukhang may binati ka rin ng Happy Father's Day kahapon ah! ;O)

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  12. low-tech si Tatay eh, di siya nag-e-email. pero iyayakap ko na lang para mas dama niya. =O)

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  13. wahahahaha... we know, da baaaah? :p

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  14. Tito Boy, you don't have the right to remain noisy! si Chip lang ang pwede nun - magpalit ka muna ng persona! =O)

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  15. oist Imelda! Ubusin mo muna ang extra rice mo bago ka mag-ingay! ;p

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  16. hindi ko naubos! wahahaha. siyet, i've changed na talaga, di na ko construction worker :D

    pero sayeeh,,, i still know what you did last fader's day! wahahahaha!

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  17. *hahatawin si Mei ng diyaryo, pero mahina lang* talagang dito ka pa nag-ingay eh, 'no? =O))

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  18. pasensha pards, di ako makapagingay sa blog ko. seryus si Chip don eh. Boy Abunda mode ako dito :p

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  19. ngayon ko lang nabasa idol pero after reading this na-gets ko agad kung anong klaseng tatay meron ka. maswerte kayong magkakapatid sa kanya. =P

    and also after reading this, i'm sure you'd be a very good father in the future as well. hanapin na natin ang magiging mother, palabasin na natin! hehe!

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  20. salamat, idol. kayo man ni Abet, maswerte dahil pinalaki kayong matino ng Tatay ninyo, and it's an honor to be friends with both of you.

    yung sa pangalawang item, baka matagalan pa. walang nalingon eh. hehehe! =O)

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  21. ngayon ko lang ito nabasa. so sweet! :)

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