Hey its ur birthday
Dapat pala 22 ka na. You probably would have a boyfriend by now ( kung nakalusot kay nanay at sa amin ). At that age, you could have started your own career, which reminds me, we haven’t really asked what you wanted to be. There are tons of “ifs” in our minds. As reality bites, July 23 and October 20 are constant reminders of how you brought colors to our family. These dates never fails to allow us to reminisce with happy tears your days with us. Vividly remembering your natal day, it was noon noong pinanganak ka. It was too hot, kaya naman buong hapon ka naming pinaypayan. I never went back to school that day. Everyone was excited of your presence. You were lolo’s only granddaughter ( dadalawa lang kasi kayo ni Riva ). I also remembered that incident in 1991 when a strong earthquake hit, at dadalawa lang tayo at home with manang and while we were panicking, you were laughing and enjoying the earth’s motion. Your scheming grin at the dining table when you thought of something. Thos