Happy Birthday mama!

Back when papa was still working abroad and emails, webcams, chatting and skype were still inexistent, he and mama talk thru slow mails and voice tapes. These voice tapes of hers i still treasure until now because thru them I can listen to her once more as if she is just around. Because i truly miss her last night, I listened to her voice tapes again.

When I pressed the play button, it was in the part where she was saying to papa that she longs for someone to talk to and she was somehow glad that she can already share with me her problems. I was 11 then.

Now I am dying to tell her the same thing. How I wish she is around so I can have someone to share my problems with. She is the best listener in the whole wide world, my bestfriend, with a soothing voice and a calming presence. Whenever I feel too happy or too sad, I will call her from anywhere just to share with her anything. There were still no cellphones then. I still remember using the red public phones which use 3-25 centavo coins. We had many private jokes, shared lots of guffaws. Our bonding time is usually the moment before bedtime. And then she will tuck me to sleep after loving kisses and embraces were exchanged.




She would have been 62 today if she was still alive. We would have celebrated with a simpe get-together dinner at home, partaking her home-cooked meals. I would have gifted her with a simple gift together with a simple card. I would have kissed her tenderly and say I love you.

Happy birthday mama! Catch my long distance happy birthday kisses, ok?