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Sunday, June 15, 2008
For The Superb Pop 12:49 AM
for my father: Philip Alegre Lerum
if i were to choose the most ideal person i know, that would probably be my father. besides being an excellent provider, and leader of the family, my dad is also exceptional when it comes to teaching, lecturing, cooking, budgeting, paying, sawing, fixing, cleaning, baby sitting, playing, giving, and even by just being... if i were to be asked to describe my father, i would only use the most delicate and exquisite words there is because i wanted to depict the most important person in my life as perfectly as possible. as much as i love my mother in an immense quantity, i proudly accept the fact that i am daddy's little girl. [literally and idiomatically speaking.] so you might wonder why i speak about my father with such high importance and significance, well, because whenever Dad's day approach, i am reminded on how i'm so lucky to have the most adorable, coolest and cutest (hehe) father there is. another more thing that i am very thankful of is that, my dad talks and listens. he's really a very good conversationalist. he makes sure that we, his sons and daughters, have the right to speak up our minds, tell our opinions and even have the privilage to choose and make our own plans as early possible as long as we could reason out our decisions. it is very surprising on how we understand each other in a very vague conversations. like for example...
incident # 1
jhoi: daddy, napagalitan ako sa school kasi inaway ko yung kaklase ko
daddy: [laughs.] bakit?
jhoi: sira ulo kasi e
daddy: pala away ka talaga. wag kang ganon.
jhoi: e kasi naman e...
incident # 2
...i sneaked the car from our house going else where because i wanted to practice my driving with some friends. but just as i got home, my dad suddenly arrived from work too. i was so scared that he might find out that i sneaked the car because the engine was still hot, i decided to tell him right away as soon as he stepped into my room...
jhoi: daddy, tinakas ko yung kotse kanina
daddy: o? o di ayos. san ka naman pumunta?
jhoi: jan jan lang. kasama ko si gela.
daddy: okay. magaling ka na ba magdrive?
[whew. shet! akala ko masasabon ako nang 'di oras. hehe]
incident # 3
...my cellphone bill reached 6,000 php...
daddy: [very mad.] ang laki ng bill mo!
jhoi: [scared. silent.]
daddy: ikaw magbabayad nito!
jhoi: [still scared and silent.]
daddy: last time 5,000, ano ka ba?! akin na yang telepono mo! kung sino sino tinetext mo!
jhoi: [i cried because i was so scared.]
after 5 seconds...
daddy: o ito na telepono mo! next time ikaw na talaga magbabayad n'yan! magtipid ka nga!
incident # 4
daddy: jhoi, tara golf tayo.
jhoi: yoko, boring e
daddy: cge na nga, mang-chi-chick nalang ako.
jhoi: tara na! magbibihis lang ako. tss.
incident # 5
...i just arrived home from a party...
daddy: o umaga ka nanaman umuwi, ano ginawa ni'yo dun?
jhoi: wala, uminom yung mga kasama ko...
daddy: uminom ka?!
jhoi: hindi. hello! nagddrive kaya ako.
daddy: dapat uminom ka kahit konti
jhoi: [wakeke. labo ng tatay ko]
incident # 6
jhoi: daddy, alis lang ako ha?
daddy: hindi pwede.
jhoi: bakit hindi?
daddy: o sige.
(i know. my dad is very ambiguous.)
incident # 7
jhoi: [fed up with my geom homework.] urgh! di ko maintindihan!
daddy: intindihin mo kasi!
jhoi: [teary-eyed.] ayoko na. bwisit na ako.
daddy: lika nga, tingnan ko. [understands. solves.]
...after awhile...
jhoi: ay. ganon lang pala yun.
daddy: [batok.] iyak iyak ka pa jan.
incident # 8
daddy: p*****i** ayusin mo nga pag-ddrive mo!
jhoi: alam ko ginagawa ko.
daddy: muntik na yun a!
jhoi: ikaw ba nag ddrive?
daddy: [silent.]
(hehe. i know. i can make my dad shut up too. hehe)
incident # 9
bianca and maricar: tara ate punta tau glendale galleria.
daddy: o dalhin n'yo na yung kotse.
jhoi: ayoko natatakot ako magdrive dito.
daddy: sus. takot takot, tinatakas mo nga yung kotse sa pilipinas e. kaya mo yan.
jhoi: e pano pag nahuli ako?
daddy: edi bigay mo lisensya mo sa pilipinas saka yung passport mo. tapos bahala ka na sa buhay mo.
jhoi: huhuhu...
and
incident # 10
jhoi: daddy, pinagdrive ako ng mommy ni sam papunta splash
daddy: o di ayos. buti pinagkatiwala sayo yung kotse?
jhoi: oo nga e.
daddy: o di kita mo na kung mas gano kita pinag kakatiwalaan?
jhoi: [i really don't know what to say after what he said. i would want to hug him because he trusts me with everything but because i was shy and i'm really not that affectionate, the only thing i was capable of uttering was...] matagal na.
[my letter for daddy]
to daddy,
what is said infront of the page is incomparable to what you do or us all in all. we can never find a daddy that is more hardworking as you are, because no daddy would do the laundry, dishes, drives and babysits besides doing what a normal father does for his family. we mostly appreciate what you do for us. daddy, thank you for giving us, me most especially, your trust... you never know how it helps me as a growing person. you are not just a good provider and a leader to our family but also a bestfriend, the best conversationalist and an awesome listener. thank you for taking into consideration our thoughts, feelings, and opinions... we can never ask for more and we can never thank you less. we love our most adorable superhero.you and mama are the best thing that happened to jhoi, bianca, maricar,and jethro. Happy Dad's Day Daddy!
-love jhoi
happy Dad's day to every father out there!:)
You are everything i wanted,
and more...