My mother is turning 75 this July 26 and I want to give her a surprise birthday gift. I was planning a big family get-together for her to make the day extra special. You see, we almost lost her last December. The celebration I was cooking up would be a celebration of her life and a thanksgiving for the second chance we have to be together as a complete family. My siblings and I were never really this close before my mother had a stroke.
Her doctors said she had fully recovered from her stroke. Except for maintenance medicine for hypertension, she has already been out of her critical and expensive medicines. Her doctors are still amazed at how fast she recovered. Her neurologist would get misty eyed every time my mother visits her for regular check-up. At her age, who would expect her to recover that fast? But when you look at her you wouldn’t think she had a stroke. There are no physical signs, her speech and movements are normal, and she even started to take 30-minute walk every morning two months after her stroke.
When I saw the contest for free SEAIR tickets at Byahilo, I immediately thought of my mother. The chance to win Six FREE tickets to Busuanga via SEAIR is too good an opportunity to pass up. The travel will not be too taxing since it’s by plane and the views and change of climate will be good for her. If Busuanga is anything like Puerto Princesa, then my mother would surely love the island. No extreme adventure for her though. Save the adventure part for me.
The farthest my parents had been to was Tagaytay. I remember how happy my Nanay was when she told us about their experience. It was the first time she saw some of the animals at the zoo in Tagaytay. She was chattering nonstop about Taal volcano. I want to make her that happy again.
When I got back from my Palawan trip last May, I gave my mother a pair of pearl earrings as pasalubong. She asked if she can also have a ring on her birthday. Well Nanay, if I’m lucky enough I’m not only giving you a ring but a grand vacation as well. How’s that for the best mother in the world?
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amo lang ini ang mahambal ko…
ginpasakit mo tutunlan ko sang pugong para indi lang magtulo akon luha
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Nugay ka da ah…dumduman mo lang si erpats mo man father’s day kahapon. anyway, cge na lng gani. kun magdaog ko updon a ka sa busuanga.
dumaan…
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