For my Parents

Habang May Buhay

By: Wency Cornejo

This one's for my parents, even if sometimes they can be the most annoying person in the world, I still love them and I will always do.

Actually this is the theme song of my second elder sister and my father, they've been singing this together since she was 5 years old (Just a lucky guess), I bet they miss each other so much, now that my father is away from home, well...I too, I miss him, we all miss him.

I offer this song to them, as what this song states "Ang aking buhay sa'yo ibibigay", for they are the reason why there is a Maritoni Casaclang-Carrillo. Everything I have now is because of them, and so I thank them. I thank them for not just giving me what I need but also all my kaartehans and my luho. I know that no other person can give me the love my parents have for me, their unconditional love. I've tested it many times, I can list it all down here but it may take us hundreds of pages, so maybe next time. I thank them for always understanding me, I know, at some point in time I can also be the most annoying daughter, most especially my tantrums, it's a bit weird that in my age I am still acting like a 7-year old child. I thank them for always making us (me and my sisters) their priority, that they never want to disappoint us with what they can give. What I can promise is to live in this lifetime making them proud.

For my mother, my best friend, my number one fan, but sometimes can be my ultimate laitera, I love you! Your perseverance ( I kinda find it inappropriate to use the word "perseverance" but when I Google translate it, tiyaga really is perseverance) in preparing my breakfast, hot bath, uniform, basically everything before and after I go to school, I know that someone will be reacting now that indeed, I am really lucky to have you as my mom, it's not that you are training me to be stubborn in doing household chores, but, I know that you are doing it for me, to help me lessen the stress I had in school. Please prolong your patience for you have a daughter that is very makakalimutin, and promise to never get tired in helping me to search the things I lost around the house. Thank you ma and appreciate everything you do for me. 

For my father, who I am and what I have is all because of you, thank you for teaching me to be strong. Your bunso is now a lady. You are still the best for me. I miss you, and I love you always. 

My parents are my life, and without them, I am no one.