will.i.am

happy birthday to my popsie...=)

the reason why i don't dread valentine's day...coz i still have something to celebrate...hehehe...

remember when as little girls, you tend to see your dad as a superhero...or the perfect person you wish all boys your age would grow up to be...when as a teenager, your point of comparison to every guy you liked is your dad...when as an adult, you see the imperfections of life yet its still your dad that has to be the standard...that's how i've always felt about my dad...

beside his one and only fault in my memory...he is i guess 99.9% the perfect dad to me...

few could boast of a dad whom everyone would agree was the best...he was unselfish and he was doting...he was loving and supportive...he was patient and kind...and in totality i know and i see how good he was always been with everyone...and he was the best bro to his only sibling, he was the best husband to mom...and the best son to my grannies...

my dad, like all parents have sad stories worth of a mmk episode...and as it is "uso" to make a list of "25 things about yourself"...i'm making my dad his own "25 things"

1) as a young boy, he had to toil in the fields, carry rocks, sell whatever to help earn for the family
2) he is not fond of sinigang...because its what they always had when they were struggling
3) he studied in UP but never finished due to marshall law
4) he studied in UP and never finished because he opted to send his sister to college
5) he studied in UP and took Chemical Engineering (my course!)
6) he was bright as a young student and so on, that's way he's the ninong of a lot of my cousins...
7) his first job in a private firm is as a bus conductor like my lolo
8) he worked in cebu before he got married
9) he was stick thin before marriage...about 1/3 of his body weight now
10) he once was a smoker, but growing up i hardly noticed
11) when i was young, i knew all his salary is given to mom...he gets i think 20% as allowance
12) he pretends to hate shopping because he'd rather spend for us than for himself (even up to now)
13) there was a time he never wanted expensive things...he buys cheap shoes, cheap watches, cheap bags, cheap belts, cheap clothes, cheap glasses...he once was a cheapo...hahaha
13) although he was a chepo on himself...he was always way generous to others
14) he bought his first car with almost no idea how to run it, drove it to nlex and thankfully survived with minor mishaps
15) he pays for the family car(s) but uses public transport to work ever since
16) is always an hour early to work...unlike me...hahaha
17) ...thus almost never late and never absent! God, why didn't I get THAT gene...
18) perpetually has shifting work sched...
19) has only one off day...which he spends with the family even if he had to travel 12 hours and stay with us for only 2
20) takes the family sunday ritual sacred, with utmost importance and carved in stone
21) he has a weak heart...and morbidly reminds us its a ticking bomb...
22) he is a foodie (a trait we share) we like spanish sardines, steak and everything bad for your health...he likes chocolates,spam, corned beef, thin crust pizza and chinese food...well, he likes a lot of food
23) he's sad when the pantry is almost empty, he exchanges his meal ticket for px grocery (ie spam and corned beef) even if he doesn't need to, he loves grocery shopping...
24) he is a couch potato, loves tv, and a sudoku addict
25) he suck at gift giving (or maybe we're just choosy, hehe) but he is very generous...for xmas and my birthday...he doubles my paycheck...(wee...mukhang pera = me, hahaha)

We suck at giving dad gifts...what can you give someone who practically gave you everything? i knew what he wanted...but sadly i'm not yet in a point in my life wherein i can afford it...haha...someday i wish!

he wanted to go to the hot air balloon festival over the weekend...but we were lazy to go...we were selfish...sadly...(i wanted to go!, but someone didn't...)...next year pops, even if not for your bday, we'll go!...guess what we gave him for his bday?...n-o-n-e...yay!...but i promise myself that i would try my best not to argue with mom ever (something he hates) and be perky on sunday mornings (even when puyat)and be the best person i can be...someone he can brag about...just like before...

whew...these promises takes a lot!...but atleast doable...yey!...give me 6 more years and you and mom can comfortably retire.=)...yoohoo God, hope your listening...:)