An Ode to my Nanay...

It's mother's day once again, but this year's different for our family.

I'm so glad that we approach this day and our Nanay is still with us today.  You see, just last November, our mom had the biggest health scare - she was diagnosed with coronary heart disease. She needed heart surgery ASAP.

The whole family was devastated but we rallied behind her.
Now, five months after her operation, she's thriving again! It's as if nothing happened to her. We are truly glad that she survived and we have her here with us this mom's day.


To you, my Inay, who has been a such an inspiration to me, thank you for everything. I definitely have big shoes to fill, now that i have my son. I could never be "daughter of the year", you know. I used to just shrug off your reminders. But now i try to recall every one of them. I often catch my self saying the same things to my son now. "Wag magpatuyo ng pawis!", "Laging magsuot ng tsinelas", "Drink lots of water"....

Your stories that is used pass off as "walang kwenta", well i cherish them now. I cherish every day that we get the chance to sit together and catch up. I look forward to your stories and chika now. If it were possible i'd spend all our weekends with you, i'd just cook for you and Tatay. You and Tatay definitely deserve that royal treatment from us. You spent most of your life just earning a living for us. If there's anything good that came with that health scare, it's your realization of your need to take it slow in life, relax and take good care of your own health.

Inay, when you were on the operating room i talked to God and asked for more time with you. It was just that simple, you definitely had to live on so we can spend more time with you. Thank God for all this time given to us. There's really much more i need to learn from you.

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