HE WAS....SHE WAS....

he was a part of a famous, prominent political family,
she was brought up in a religious methodist household.
he was affluent, load, well-provided by his moneyed business minded grandmother,
she worked hard planting rice under the heated sun.

in high school, he was the popular baseball player.
and she was the the MVP for the volleyball team.
he copied test answers from the papers of his friends, and gets the same scores like them.
i heard he was particularly proficient in math
while she studied and brood over her late nights flipping thru textbooks pages.
she was always hardworking...i heard cleverly well versed in english.

he was the popular kid on campus.
often labelled as class clown..leaders of the trouble makers.
she was a quite young lady from a small town.
a nerd, she toiled to be the best of the best.

despite their differences,
he fell in love with her.
he was his second girlfriend.
she was his first boyfriend.

in college, he pursued commerce, then switched to medical school.
but hard life came knocking and he suddenly needed to be the provider for his family.
he then worked for a high powered dintinguished politician at night and studied in the morning.
she, however, witty and smart, was awarded a full scholarship at a christian nursing school.
she still worked as a librarian at night and continued to exert effort to reach her endeavours.

due to the demands of familial responsibilities and brotherly obligations,
he was not able to finished his last 2 years of prebiology major.
on the other hand, her striving approach to life's struggle paid off,
she graduated cum laude and became a registered nurse.

soon after, they got married.
she worked in and out of the country,
she headed different health organizations,
and excelled in her profession as a nurse.

he was a proclaimed business man.
from gravel and sand,
to planting rice,
and building apartments.

she was a strict mom, she demanded her children to read books.
she stressed the importance of education.
he was always "cool and lenient"
always with a smile, often light hearted and easy to talk to.

despite of, they got a long so well.
it just goes to say, "opposites do attract

when she worked miles away abroad,
put forth her role as a mother, toiling sweat and tears for a greener pasture,
he stood as the father and mother of their kids,
washing diapers, attending school PTA meetings,
disciplining the kids and making sure they grow up respectful children.

but despite of every challenges and struggles...
he and she...together, they achieved their dreams together slowly.
established well known business from apartment rentals,
rice field plantations, and put up their dream house...and more.

just like the olden days,
he never fails to walk her and to her car just before she goes to work.
he still does not forget to kiss her goodbye.
in the morning, he awaits for her.
on the days she is off for work, she never failed to askto a date night out.
once a week, he and she...they have a date night and still goes to vacation trips alone together.

20,000 miles away from their hometown,
five children and two granchildren later,
and thirty five years later....
THEY ARE STILL SO STRONG TOGETHER.

he is my dad.
she is my mom.
despite of life's toughest storms and trials,
they held on to each other....no matter what.
such an inspiration for their child like me to find my quest for true love.
i will not be here if they had not have that forgiving, uncomplaining, accomodating love for each other.
thirty five...as in 35 years is not a joke in marriage life.
it is something to learn from.
it is something i treasure.
and i, as their child, i jump in glee
i stand proud.

HAPPY 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MAMA BELEN AND PAPA BERT!
I WISH FOR MORE YEARS OF TOGETHERNESS.
you truly inspire me.
I LOVE YOU.
may the Lord stand with you no matter what.

posted by pinay freestyle @ 12:03 AM

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