My mother Mary just turned 88 years old yesterday. We, her five children, Remie, Cynthia, Kit, Ivy and Nel have gathered together to surround her with love, caring and affection. We came from all over the world to bond as a family for a week long celebration full of surprises. Kit and Chet came from the Philippines, Cynthia from Madrid, Ivy from New Jersey, while Kuya Remie, Ate Neneng and Nel are already in LA.
In comparison with the majority of people of her age, who feel that they are at the descent of their lives, my mother Mary is still enjoying the prime of her life feeling that she is the big chain that holds together a big group of family all concerned not only to make her continuously happy but also hoping that she can bless us and share with us part of her vivacity and joy.
What is the formula for people to stay lively, and competitively elegant with the rest of the group, regardless of their age? It takes a lot of love, others' appreciation, a good and intact self-esteem, being financially independent, and being able to live in a place where the weather is mild and slightly cool, a sense of humor, a positive attitude and most of all her constant daily prayer.
My mother Mary is special, she is the central point of attraction wherever she goes and she knows it too because she exerts an effort to be always at her best while being modest about her attitude towards anyone, treating everyone equally and captivating everyone with her charm.
So on her special day, we have started with a blast showing up from all corners of the world and taking each day as a challenge to make the new day even better than yesterday. We all gather around her whenever we can, and we laugh and laugh all day remembering and reminiscing the day's activities and there is never a dull moment around her. Whatever we plan for the day, she is always agreeable and never is there a complaint from her part, but gratitude. She can join us for shopping, stay up until late to join the fun, and can still wake up early for any activity that we plan for her, enjoying everything and anything that we do together. She manages to stay a lovely lady, very atypical from the usual resigned and unmotivated lady of her age.
Friends adore her, her great grandchildren wish to be around her most of the time, her grandchildren take time to be in contact with her in any way possible and her children take turns to lavish her with care and affection.
Everyone in her family wishes that some genes would have gone in their veins to be just like our Mother Mary, still going strong at age 88 and doing things that a lady of her age would be doing.
Mother Mary, happy, happy birthday and may you have many, many more to come in good health and cheers.
We all love you!
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