21 Jan '07
Nanay’s birthday
Each year for our grandmother’s birthday celebration on 19 January, the uncles and aunts always try to come up with something unique or memorable. This year, Nanay’s 84th, it was a beach overnight at a newly-opened resort on Samal Island. What made this year even more special was that many relatives living abroad or in Manila — especially my cousin Paolo, whom we hadn’t seen in years — came home to celebrate with Nanay.
Too bad, though, that my own family wasn’t in attendance. The folks went to Manila to see mom’s sister, my dearest Tita Baby, who’s been living in California for many, many years now. Jake, my younger brother, had to go on a business trip to Zamboanga. And our youngest, Julienne, has been in Quezon City with her own family since forever. It could’ve been really great if my nephews could’ve been at the beach party with our cousins’ kids…. Still, the important thing was that Nanay was happy with the turnout. Read on»
