5 January 1992

a man arrived in town
from his far far away village that lay between mountain and ocean

he loved swimming in the sea as much as he desired the fresh morning air

his father suffered from sickness and passed out when he was just a young boy

the day when he carried his baby sister and followed by 3 of his brothers

climbed and looked for his daddy

the comfort and heaven life he had before, disappeared in a wink

and so he was raised in the arm of the strongest woman he has ever known

his sweet good cook mother

lived his childhood in both happiness and cloudy days

lack of money, lost a house leader figure

he promised not to let his future children be in suffer

then he met this villager girl in town

nice smile, tanned skin, wavy hair, and the pureness that live in her

a good Catholic girl with her huge dreams

travelled from her little home across the sea

after rejected lot scholarships in tears

the same trouble, lack of money and bunches of sibling needed to eat

she kicked away her chance for the sake of the love toward her family

curious about the new metropolitan city she has just touched

there, she met this man

fell in love, they were

let the city streets, the dormitory,and the beaches be the witnesses of their love

lots of differences laid ahead them, but nothing beat their love

the days they went out together, ate ice cream, watched movie

ran here and there, caught each other in deep hug

on 5 January 1992, they declared their love in front of God

and without them, there would be no me

Happy Anniversary Dear Dad and Mom