because i'm his daughter

today is my Papa's birthday... nasa biyahe siya... cagayan de oro, cebu, manila... ang papa ko? he's not that "showy" kind of person... not that malambing but you can feel na malambing sha (how's dat?)

my papa and i enjoys sharing thoughts and ideas on certain issues... our favorite topic??? politics.... i don't know why??? we don't have politician bloods though.... the topic that we "almost" always have the same view... religion.... its just that my father is a religious person and i'm not... i'm not religious but i'm very spiritual person...

when i told my father that i finally have a boyfriend... we enter the emo world... aka drama country (fyi: i had some boyfriend/s wid s but my papa never knew that hehehe! i have reason *take note singular* why i opt to hide it from him) the first reaction "dalaga na nga ang baby ko"... i got teary eye upon hearing those words from my father... because i felt that he might thinking that he'll be losing me... pano ba naman tamang dugtungan niya pa ng "siya na ba?", "kelan plano".... duh?! i just said "Pa, i just said boyfriend... baka bukas ko pa sabihing, Pa mag-aasawa nako hahaha!" si Papa naman open naman sha sa mga relationships even before pa kahit nag-aaral pako... its just that I haven't found the right guy, ngyon lang :)

memories of my childhood suddenly flashes back.... my Papa cooked a fried chicken sobrang sunog but then i ate it (ako lang kumain take note) kasi i don't want him to be disappointed sa luto niya hehe! isang beses lng ako napalo ni papa (shempre good girl yata toh hehe) that was when sumakay ako sa iron board tpos bigla shang bumagsak... tsk tsk... nalaglag na nga, napalo pa... but then, that's what good to my father, he always have time to explain... bakit ka pinalo, bakit masama yun, bakit hindi pwede... at endless bakit's

my father and i loves to exchange letters, siguro dahil hindi ganun ka-vocal sa emotions niya ang papa ko kaya dinadaan na lng namin sa sulat... but then we get closer dahil sa pagsusulatan namin... minsan nga during that time nasabi ko sa letter ko "kahit wla ng magpadala sakin ng love letter lagi naman akong my fatherly letter oks na"

madalas naming pag-awayan ng papa ko???? vitamins, clothes, room+restroom, household chores, posture...yan lang... vitamins kasi i always forgot to drink my vitamins, line ng papa ko "kaya ang dali dali mong dapuan ng sakit, wla kang proteksyon".... clothes, not the choice of clothes ha... ang kaayusan sa damitan ko... lines ni papa "haay! joy, para ka paring bata, di pa rin marunong mag-ayos ng damitan... ang magkaka-kulay magkakasama, at ang hanger mo dapat yung kulay lng ng hanger mo" (color coded kasi hanger sa bahay, pag red kay papa, green kay rj, black kay ate, orange kay mama, violet sakin)... ang unorganize kong room+restroom, ako kasi ung taong pagkagising diretso cr di natutupi ang kumot hahaha! laziness... papa's line "ano ba naman yan, tupiin mo nman kumot mo at ayusin ang kama parang dinaanan ng bagyo"... sagot ko naman "late nako, tska 22lugan ko din yan mamaya, malulukot din" hehehe! dats how i make palusot sa aking katamaran... next, household chores... i really hate doing the washing slash cleaning, kay ate na yun.. kulang pa nga sa kanya yun eh... kwarto ko nga di ko maayos... litanya ni papa "pano na lang pag nag-asawa ka?"... hmmm, saka ko na lang poproblemahin yan hehehe! at ang huli... posture, si kampanerang kuba kasi ako eh... pang-asar ni papa "anak, ano bang hinahanap mo sa daan at lagi ka na lng nakayuko kapag naglalakad?"... shempre may palusot ako jan "huh?! kuba ba ako? tinitignan ko lang baka may tae akong maapakan".... shempre di uubra sa papa ko yan "sa malayo pa lang dapat nakita mo na yun".... haaay! thats how my father reacts... di pedeng lusutan... all the time....i didn't grow up being the achiever daughter in the family... never ko ngang napaakyat sa stage ang papa ko para sabitan ako ng medal for academic excellence...ang kaisa-isang medal lang na naisabit sakin ng papa ko eh yung gold medal ko from taekwondo... wen i graduated college i apologize to my father for unable to give him excellent grades... pero ang sabi niya "makita lang kitang umakyat sa stage at tumanggap ng diploma pakiramdam ko cum laude kana" i got teary eyed during that time kasi kahit kelan naman Papa never asked us to be excellent in what we are doing... he just want us to finish what we started and be happy... now that i'm working, financial contributing to our family, my father told me "masaya akong nakikitang napalaki kita ng mabuti, ngyon ko lang naramdaman ang sinasabi mong I'm the best father kasi you made me feel that indeed I'm the best at thank you anak"

i always say to my father na i'm one of the luckiest girl in the world for having a father like him... kasi para sakin he's the best father (yah, i know every daughter will say that hehe!) but FOR ME, he's really the best Papa....

My Papa.... is someone who wants to catch me before i fall.... but instead picks me up, brushes me off, and lets me try again.
My Papa.... is someone who wants to keep me from making mistakes but instead lets me find my own way, even though his heart breaks in silence when i get hurt.
My Papa.... is someone who holds me when i cry, scolds me when i break the rules, shines with pride when i succeed, and has faith in me even when i fail...

Thank you for the laughter, For the good times that we share, Thanks for always listening, For trying to be fair. Thank you for your comfort, When things are going bad, Thank you for the shoulder, To cry on when I'm sad. All my life through, I'll be thanking Heaven For a Special Father like you.

Few teachings of my father which I live by:
"Gawin mo lang ang mga bagay na kaya mong panindigan."
"Ikaw ang may hawak sa buhay mo, ano mang mangyari dito, ano man ang mga maging desisyon mo, wla kang dapat sisihin."
"Never regret, you learn from your failures."
"When things seem worst that you must not quit."
"Wag kang mainggit sa iba, binibigay sayo ng Diyos ang mga kailangan mo, ikaw ng bahala sa mga gusto mo, wag mo ng iasa sa Diyos, ikaw ng gumawa."

Happy 52th birthday to the most handsome father!!!! I will always love you....




its also... Mamatots aka Rihnna Fe's birthday.... happy beerday mare!!!