(CLICK ON THE TITLE FOR MY FATHER'S DAY SONG TO MY HUBBY)
This is Maren Rae, our baby; picture taken with her daddy during our spring picnic last Mother's Day at the Smithsonian Park. She's growing up pretty, smart, and talented. Her first grade teacher just recently wrote a comment in her notebook "I'm so proud of Rae, my super student!", which made Reiner and I proud of her too. This blog (click here) is full of her artworks. She's learning to play the violin now, and she loves playing the harmonica too and her toy piano. She is the apple of our eyes, the star of our small but happy family!
I found this letter in her baby book. I was tearful while reading this. It brought back a lot of memories of our darkest days (click here). Reiner wrote this letter while I was in labor in the hospital for Rae to open when she's 16 (9 more years to go!)...
Dear Baby,
Hi! This is your dad speaking. I'm in the hospital room right now. It's already 12:06am. May 8, 1998.
I really don't know what to tell you, but one thing I'm sure about right now is that I'm worried as hell. Your mom's in labor right now with you and I'm not allowed in. Sucks, huh?
Actually, I'm writing a romance-horror story right now. But it's hard telling a story when your mind is not there. I almost forgot, the title of the story is "Nocturnal Love", kinda corny I guess.
When you read this, you'll probably already be all grown up. I wonder what you'll be like. Maybe you'll be an athlete like your Unce Affie, or maybe as smart as your mom, I don't know. But whatever you turn out to be, I promise you that I'll always be your friend.
Right now I've got a really big problem. I don't have money enough to pay for your delivery. Your mom and I are just going for it. Something might come up and save us from all this mess.
You won't believe how excited we were when we found out that you were coming out today. We had been waiting for months for you, but you're finally here. I guess eventhough I've done a lot of stupid things in my life, God still loves me, He gave me you didn't He?
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. We have another problem. We don't really know if you're going to be a boy or a girl. So to say, we haven't picked out a name for you. Actually we thought of Rhyss if you're a boy, or Raeven if you turn out to be a girl. I'm not going to tell you what I hope you're going to turn out to be.
To tell the truth, your mother and I have been working our butts off to welcome you into this world with a bang. I think we did okay. One day, I promise you, we are going to be filthy rich.
I haven't spoken to your Oma for six months now, eversince I left home. But I know she'll love you when she sees you. You're pretty lucky with your grandparents. I'm sure they'll spoil you rotten. But not if I can help it...heh, heh, heh.
So I guess I'll be seeing you soon, Weeweh. I'm going down to the labor room on the fourth floor to check on your mom. There's an alarm, I wonder what it is.
See you baby, I love you.
Always, Daddy (Reiner d' great and cool dude)
P.S. I don't know how I'll be looking when you see this letter, but as of now I'm a total hunk. I've got a really long hair tied up in a pony tail, and I weigh about 150 lbs. My guess is that I'll still be as gorgeous as ever. Even when you're fifty.
TO MY BLOGGER FRIENDS: TITO SAM, J.ANGELO, ARVIN, PUNZI, KA URO, RONALLAN, ATONG, ALLAN AMBOT, BW, JOHN REYES, MAJOR TOM, CARLOS PEREZ, JP Aclan, TITO ROLLY, .....
46 comments:
sis, your family is very blessed!^_^ each one of you is a blessing to the others. that is super sweet of the brod to write that letter. i wonder if ima end up with a Betan too... hmmm...^_^ i hope that if and when i do, he'd be just like Reiner.^_^
Oh my God Sol!!!!
This made me cry as well. Just like what I wrote in my testimonial in Reiner's Friendster account, he may look like a toughie with his long hair and rocker image, but he still definitely has a soft heart. Remember men like him and my man are rare :)Guess we're the few lucky ones, huh? Happy Fathers' Day, Reiner!
We miss you guys...but guess we'll be seeing each other again soon :)
soooo cute wish all dads are as cool as him :)
that letter is so sweet. so lucky daughter to have great parents.
that song you asked me to listen is so cool and cute. thank you.
do you have a friendster account?
If you two were doing what you were doing now and both of you were financially set, I'd say you two qualify as literati.
Now that is special.
nakakaiyak yung letter ng asawa mo sa anak mo. Happy Father's Day to ur dad and ur hubby!
FLOI, if you end up with a Betan, sis I'm telling you, they have their ways of driving women crazy; patas lang, because they say we drive them crazy too...hahaha
TRIX, naalala mo song ko dati kay reiner pag nag-KTV tayo?..."Insensitive"...tapos galit na galit sya! Ngayon nung nabasa ko tong letter na 'to, naisip ko na manloloko tong taong 'to. Kunwari pang toughie, softie rin pala...hay! Men oh men!
JA, swertehan lang yan...swerte nga ng anak ko sa daddy nya 'no?
EVI, yep I have a friendster account. Invite me: marisolangala@yahoo.com , I also have a blog there pero wag mo na pag-aksayahan ng oras yun, di ko na ma-update eh mula nang nagkaroon ng Teacher Sol blog. Thanks Evi for the kind words.
DRE, di naman kailangan may pera para maging "literati" di ba?...hahaha...talagang pinangatawanan ko naman ang sinabi mo :D
DIANE, para sa mga pusong mamon na tulad natin, tear jerker nga ang letter na yan. Lalo mo mafi-feel ang meaning ng letter kung ikaw ang nanay...ilang beses ko nang nabasa yan pero naiiyak ako tuwing babasahin ko eh. thanks Diane.
Happy Father's Day to your hubby and to your Dad! :) The letter was touching, ang sweet ng hubby mo!
Suwerte mo, girlfriend, ang sweet ng lab mo. Hindi ko alam kung kinilig ako o kinilabutan. Kung ganyan siya sa baby nyo, I can imagine kung paano siya magmahal sa 'yo.
I bet lagi kang hilo sa kanya. O siya ang hilo sa 'yo?
marisol..ur so lucky you got a wonderful and sweet hubby and a great dad too..to ur daughter..You guys are so blessed. I guess we are one of those lucky ones huh..hehe..Happy fathers day to Reiner..:)
hi sol, sorry, busy lang today, late ang pag check in ko. thank u for ur greeting, happy fathers day din kay reiner.
siya ay COOL.oh ur so bless maam sol.God bless sa inyo dyan :)
(nag iwan ako msg sa ym )paki chk na lang busy ang estudyante mo.
wow! teacher sol, your life is an inspiration! i didn't quite expect that you and your hubby had to endure tough times like that.
Hi! I would like to greet my father Happy Fathers Day!!! Teacher,thanks for the comment. Use the chatbox from time to time. You'll be happy.
That was one heck of a letter. It was written in all sincerity I could feel its soul. Your husband is one cool dude, pony tail and all. How I wish I've thought of that. It would really be nice for my children to read when they're all grown up. Too bad I can't do that now. Writing letter to my child while my wife is in labor. hahahaha
Oh, thanks for the greeting. I say the same thing to your hubby.
That is just adorable. I love the idea of writing a letter to your child before being born! What a wonderful gesture!
PATRICE, sweet nya no? Pa-macho effe3ct ito sa totoong buhay, di mo aakalain na softie rin pala :D
BEL, girlfriend, ewan ko ba, nung nasa college pa kami at nanliligaw palang sya, lahat ng brods at sis nagbubuyo na super bagay kami. Tapos sinagot ko secretly at sabay kami pumasok kinabukasan. Aba! Alam nila na kami na di naman kami magka-holding hands, ibang-iba raw ang aura namin pag magkasama kami. Soul mates? Hilo nga kami pareho sa isa't-isa!
HONEYPOOH, swerte natin sa tatay ng mga anak natin! At swerte ng mga anak natin sa tatay nila. Di ko na nga maintindihan pinag-uusapan ng mag-ama minsan eh, puro tungkol sa favorite cartoon shows nila at computer games.
ARVIN, bet the great father is busy! man, this day is for great men like you. enjoy it!
LWS, got you YM message. Nagkasakit nga ako, nanghihina pa ngayon kaya di pa masyado makapag blog hopping. take care!
ERUANNIE, that's just tip of the iceberk, more to come. Di mo lang alam drama queen ako, dahil punong-puno ng ka-dramahan ang aking buhay. *wink*
TITO ROLLY, welcome back to my blog! ikaw ha lurker ka...hahaha...kita naman kita :D This day is for great men like you, hope you enjoy it!
HOLLY, great men are hard to find, hold on to your man, he's one great guy too!
your hubby is so sweet. super touched ako sa letter nya. your so lucky to have him.
happy father's day to ur hubby & to all fathers! God bless!
p.s.
i hope ur feeling better.
Great Teacher Sol! Kamote ka men! Hek hek hek!
You seem to be saying that from the dictionary definition of "literati". What I meant was "literati" from the perspective of a certain group of people at Oxford, specifically the All Souls College.
The people at the all souls college are not required to conduct research or teach, all they have to do is think.
These erudite group of people would seemingly always expand upon their knowledge, gather together and use each other as outlets and just simply enjoy the pursuit of intellectual interests.
They're not exactly the greatest academics or artists, but they are just plain good at what they do.
NIKKI, thanks, I am feeling better pero hilo pag nagbabasa ng matagal kaya di makapag-blog hopping masyado. But I'll be ok. Take care.
DRE, ngek! Di ko alam yung tungkol sa grupo na yan ah, thanks for letting me know. Di ba geeky ang dating nila? Kahit nakababad kaming mag-asawa sa computer parati, di naman yata geeky ang dating namin...heheh..."LITERATI" hmmm, magandang pakinggan yan. Pero panggap lang kami that we're good at what we do, qualified pa rin ba kami? ...hahaha...APIR, men!
Thanks Sol. Your hubby is sure one fine and happy Dad...my happy father's day greetings to him, to all Gaerlan Dads at sa lahat ng tatay sa buong mundo.
hi there sol,
i just read what reiner wrote to rhae, that ws very nice and full of love. i wish i can write like that, but was not blessed with that talent. i can relate to what he ws going thru that day when u were having a baby. 3 yrs ago, i was in the same position whn my wife gve birth to my daughter. even though it was a very emotional day for me, i did nt show it to my family. my mom was there whn my baby came out, she ws crying, my wife bestfriend, she ws also there, she ws crying, i was about to cry but i did my best to hold it. i pretended i was going to get something in the car, people in the hallways were looking at me whn i ws walking bec i was crying like a baby. for a father, this is one of the happiest days in our lives, there is not a lot things that can top that. so reiner. happy fathers day to u and also dnt stop writing bec that is a talent that not a lot of people have.. i wish i could write.
ANJEL, ANJEL, Here's another teenage blogger friend who just set up her blog, but she's very friendly too and you can hook up with her. I wanted to lead her to your blog and to encourage her to blog, she's 2 years older than you. maybe you can teach her to blog hop Her website is: http://www.pinkpillowkattya.blogspot.com/ Still waiting for your autobiography make it short like 5 sentences, k?
TITO SAM, power to all the great dads in the world! woot! :D
ARVIN, naluha ako sa kwento mo. Ba't kasi kailangan pa ng mga daddies na magpa-macho effect eh. As I always told my preschool students na boys noon, it's ok to cry for boys. Why do you have to hide it when it expresses you true emotions. Hay, men oh men!
JAYRED, that's just tip of the ice berg, I will blog some more later. Sure, you can link up my DIGITAL BOOK, though di ko na masyadong naa-update kasi etong blog-city parati akong binibigyan ng problema. Hopefully next week ayos na yan. Take care!
Salamat, Solivia...
Check my blog on Father's Day to see my attitude towards it...
I don't know what Bea will do today but she always puts a smile in my face anyway...
Happy father's day to your husband and father. :-)
Said "literati" of the all souls college can be loosely called amateurs, because they never really specialize in one thing; they just take in whatever they want of one subject and then move on to another, irrelevant of it's relativity to the previous.
But the peculiar thing is that even though they are so good at whatever tickles their fancy (such as poetry, literature, culture and whatnot), they don't care for recognition or popularity. They just do things for the intellectual aspects of whatever they do.
Here's a strange fact that I read about the ASC... the standards are so high, that for nearly about a hundred years now, they stopped accepting applicants...
The information stopped there. I assumed that the college only sent out invitations to certain individuals then...
Enigmatic...
Happy Father's Day to Reiner. BTW, I saw his blog. I've been to Winchester Mystery House and felt a scary presence there! Maybe Reiner will be interested to check out my new blog, "Sightings
sol, sabihin mo kay R, happy dad's day! naaliw si kay at si daryl sa harana!
PUNZI, there's a reason to clebrate Father's Day, you have your two sweel angels with you, winner ka na don!!
RONALLAN, hope you liked my harana to you, great dad!
RENEE, lipat ko dito para maka-reply ako mas mahaba....hehehe...thanks daw sa greeting, Happy Father's Day to Lorenzo too. Actually, my hubby's blog is just a test blog, kaya puro di pinag-isipan mga sinulat nya dun. He's thinking of publishing his short stories there pero pinag-iisipan nyang mabuti, baka kasi ma-plagiarize. By the way, thet's one of my entries later. I will check your "sightings" blog, I didn't know you're into this stuff too.
BING, they saw the harana? Cute no? hihihi...nilipat ko rin dito para maka-comment ako ng mahaba. Happy Father's Day kay Daryl. nag-down ng two days ang PC ko, bumigay din pagkatapos kong lagnatin PC naman ang na-low batt. pano over-used namin ni hubby, wala na rin pahinga...hehehe...balik blog hopping ako pag nagbakasyon na. 3 days nalang...yey!
I did! :-) Thanks a bunch! :-)
Awwww...that is so sweet, I can't stand it.
--phisch
Thanks Teacher Sol! Happy Fathers din sa hubby mo. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
PISCH, I wish I had the same letter from my dad, that letter will surely be treasured by my daughter forever...
JP, hey friend, how are you?
RONALLAN, glad you liked it, I was amused by it...hihihi...
kayo po pala si teacher sol. I was bloghopping & i landed here. I'm really touched sa mga entries nyo. Natuwa at naiyak ako dun sa "my hubby is a happy father" na entry.
happy coz it was nice & touching; cried becoz i'm hoping that someday i'll raise a family together with the man that i'm with now.
Stupid it may sound but your entry made me feel that way...anyway, keep posting.
Happy father's day to your Dad Teacher Sol!
Hi Teacher Sol,
That is a very sweet letter. And cute song.
Naalala ko tuloy yung kwento lagi ng mama ko. Three days daw siyang nag-labor sa akin dahil wala daw pangbayad sa ospital. C-section kasi nung ipinanganak ako.
very poignant. what a cool dad.
happy father's day din to daddy reiner.
Thanks very much Teacher Sol. I had a wonderful father's day celebration with the family. Happy father's day to your good hubby likewise.
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