MOM

Typhoon Egay is coming…classes are suspended. Mom is going home to Laguna. I promised I will accompany her in buying her television courtesy of my sister Ket’s credit card. Unfortunately I can’t come with her because of the typhoon. But the sun is up, there is no rain. THANKS BE TO GOD ! Flood is still knee deep in our place in Obando, Bulacan due to the last typhoon Chedeng and Dodong and if rain will continue to pour…oh my, where shall we all go?

It is already late when we decided to go. But mom is already at the Tritran bus terminal in Buendia. She was surprised when we texted her and told us she will wait for us in the bus terminal. So my daughter and I hurriedly left and proceed to buendia. There we met mom...she was with that big smile…sa wakas, mabibili na ang television!!! On our trip to Laguna, we had a terrific bonding. Why terrific? Niki, my daughter, my mom and I were all asleep.

And so we reached waltermart and bought the television mom had been longing to have. Its been six months since her television retired. At her age (mom is already 65) the television is her great companion. This makes her laugh, cry and even jump for joy especially when its Eat Bulaga Itaktak Mo portion.

Sad to say, Dad left Mom ( to join our Creator) last June 25, 2006. Mom is living alone now, very far from us. She can’t leave Laguna, she still has a mission to fulfill there. She is a church worker – a mass commentator and overall president of their Fatima block rosary. She had already multiplied an extended families in the place. And all of these Godly worksmade her survive and cope up with the emptiness of losing Dad.

On our way home (my daughter Niki and i) I imagined Mom traveling alone from Laguna to Obando, Bulacan. She visited us three times a month. And every 26^th day of the month , I accompany her in buying her seven kinds of medicines for her maintenance. Mom is diabetic and a stroke survivor. In fact this is the second time I visited her in her place ever since Dad left her. Why so very seldom ? Why can’t I be the one to visit her instead? It is because of my heart ailment…I do not want to tire myself also. But mom is getting old. Now she is having a hard time walking because of her rayuma. We had already reached bicutan and mom still bothers me. Ahhh…this time I have to store strength and courage to be the one to visit and bond with her. Our Gracious GOD will sustain me with all my needs. I will do this for Mom but most of all for HIM. Because this is my way of thanking HIM for giving Mom to us. HE IS A WONDERFUL GOD!!!