I was absent yesterday here in Read and Noise.Cash because I was bit busy hihi,I was absent because my family was celebrating our Ate(eldest sister)35th birthday .It is our 3rd day of our short vacation at my parents home today.She was chatted me last week at naglambing na pinauwi kami this week because she prepared a celebrations for her birthday .Before I will share what happened yesterday I will share you a little story of our ate .
She was the first child of my parents ,this girl is so very hardworking ,she really want to finish her studies because of our poverty .Its not easy for her as an Ate coz she was taking the big responsibilities,whenever my mother was busy selling vegetables at the market she the one who will take care of us.I remember when I was in my elementary days ,my mother asked her to absent fron school for a day coz mother had something to do and she's the one who will watched and take care of our younger siblings but she was cryingcoz she did'nt wanted to make an absent from school so I volunteer my self to take care of our younger siblings so she can't absent from school(haruy ka tapulan nako).
She was able to finished her college through a working student ,one of our relatives offered her that they will the one who payed for her studies but she will worked there as their housemaid .My ate was happy and grabbed the oppurtunity since it was the only way how she can finished her studies.To make the story ,she finished college and passed the board exam and now she was teaching for 8years ,she is an elementary teacher .She passed many struggles in her life but she 's really a strong woman.She felt hard during her first to 2nd year of teaching coz she was assigned at a far away places and need to cross a big river using balsa but we are thankful that she was assigned now in the school were we are all finished our elementary .
I forgot what year it was when she was the guest speaker of that school where we studied our elementary in their graduation ,I can't stop to cried when she tells her story .A strong woman indeed.And now she was aready married for 7 years but they don't have kid.Last 2016 she got pregnant but it was a failed pregnancy at 3months of her pregnancy she suffered so much stomach pain ,she suffered miscarriage.And until now she dont have a kid but she still hoping that the day will come she will be pregnant again.
Yesterday November 2 was her 35th birthday ,the family of her husband surprises her a birthday greetings through a mañanita.Anyway they are living near the family of her husband.
Mañanita is serenade sung at dawn to wake up the celebrant.It is a simply way of greeting a birthday celebrant by seranding her a special songs and prayer.Later additions to the tradition are eating cakes and other snacks and giving presents.
Her husband fetched us at my parents home around 11am .And before we started our lunch we take some pictures while her visitors was not yet already came .A lot of food was there ,of ofcourse the presence of lechon was there hehe .He recieved 3 gift cakes .
Our younger sister and cousin helped ate to prepared tht nice and elegant set up.The celebration finished at 8 in the evening .They enjoy having a karaoke time with family.
And that's all for my ate's birthday celebration.Thank you for reading.Thank you so much for always supporting me.
Stay Safe ,Healthy and Happy
GOD BLESS
Belated happy birthday to your ate 🥳🥳 who are you in the photo with your ate? Left or right? I have heard that mañanita from our helper. I asked her why wake up the celebrant at dawn. LOL. She even said that they would really note down those birthdays so that they can go over there just to greet and eat. LOL.