Happy na, Birthday pa! (SingleD and BlesseD)
By Nancy David Galang, M.A. "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." - Oprah Birthday ko na naman pala in a few days, mga Nan-sis! How time flies and how years keep adding to my age just like that! Also, it's my second pandemic birthday - just like some of you na nakadalawa na ring quarantined celebrations sa bahay. Hindi ba, parang kailan lang nang nabalitang magla-lockdown, then naging totoo. Tapos we all thought sandali lang, 'yun pala lalagpas pa ng isang taon! How much longer, none of us know. Nasaan nga ba ako nung ilang birthdays ko? 2017, I think my dad treated us (whole family with my siblings and their kids plus mine) for dinner at Saisaki. T his was my first singleD birthday. I did not want to celebrate. But Dad said treat niya. I guess alam n'ya I would probably just choose na magmukmok sa bahay habang umaasa pa na may isang tao na babati sa akin (char!) and then everything will be alright again. Unang bi...