Being prayerful is one of the qualities I want to instill to my children. I want them to learn to ask God’s assistance and have them know the power of the Almighty above. And that they can ask anything from God as long as they’re be a good kid.

It is my birthday today and nothing special is happening. Though, I think, my wife is going to cook, I kinda feel that today is just a normal day. Aside from my colleagues broadcasting to everyone that today is my birthday, nothing is new. Everything is the same. And all I feel is dull and bored. I need something exciting. Something out of the ordinary activity. Something different from what I used to do every birthday I had – ang manlibre o kaya magpakain sa labas.

Since I was little, every birthday namin, my Father sees to it na may handa kami. Kahit konti basta may handa. Konting pansit, tinapay, isang litrong coke, cake, at ice cream. Tama na iyan para sa akin. But as years passed by, sometimes it gets you. You will feel the “is-there-anything-different” feeling because you used to experience this in a long time. So, I guess something different would not hurt.

Most of the time when I meet someone, whether a new acquaintance, or an old friend or a schoolmate, and learned that I am already married with two kids, they’ll be shocked and ask me a lot of questions of why(s) or what happened or how did I became what I am now (or sometimes tease me and laugh). Well I guess, as far as I am concerned, I look young to be a family man.

I remember someone I know told me, “Ha?! May anak ka na? Ang bilis ah!“. Or, “Ayos ah, mukhang nadale ka agad ah“. Or, “Hindi namin ineexpect, ikaw pala mauuna sa batch natin…“. Another said, “(I’ll be safe) I learned from you…”. The last seems there something implied with his statement but I didn’t care.