Comments on: Forty-Five Today

By: bing

bing — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:22:06 +0000

hi, rommel! belated happy birthday.

i have a dsl connection now (dial-up sucks) so i was able to visit. i couldnt enjoy bloghopping with a slow connection. so here i am now, reciprocating the visit.

you have an interesting site. i just wish i can have enough time to visit often. you are very Filipino as you are clannish, too.

btw, where do i listen to the music ‘follow your road’?

By: Ate Ditz

Ate Ditz — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:49:37 +0000

Happy birthday Pasky, from all of us here at Dr. ALejos, Quezon City!!! Hope you got my text messages last Saturday.

Nice!!! Kaya lang medyo nabitin ako; I was expecting to read more about your ride around the sun… anyway 5 years away and you’ll be half century old na rin.

Wish you good health and more wealth … take care & God bless!

By: Corazon Laroco

Corazon Laroco — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:06:12 +0000

I love you.. I just could not pass the chance to say it once more

M. Khorz

By: rommel

rommel — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:18:20 +0000

I would remember this birthday with the almost Three Stooges like episodes in the last 24 hours. First - Ate Letty sent me an email with a “Happy Birthday” theme, when I said Thank You. She said SORRY - it was a mistake, she used the wrong email template. Imagine her surprise when I said - it was really my birthday.

Then A. Beth posted the I.O.U. story which my cousins now have read and grilled her about it - saying things like - ‘typical mum’ … that was cute

But nothing tops M. Helen. We were on the phone for about an hour and I was waiting when she would actually say Happy Birthday… When it became clear to us that it has slip her mind, (Jeanne and Jessica were listening in as my Skype was on speakers) - we were laughing. When we put down the phone, we were cracking. Can’t remember who suggested - Imagine how’d she’ll (M.Hel) feel when she realize what just happened

Don’t worry M. Hel - as I always tell Celine and Jessica in situations like this - “I’m (or you’re) big enough and ugly enough for these to affect me (or you)” … or some permutations like that What I’m saying is - there is no question in my mind that I’m very much loved For heaven’s sake, even mum told her friends here in Sydney (after they complemented me) ‘Ano? - Si Rommel na ang pinaka-mahina kung anak’ - And we both laugh our heart out when she told me that story!!!

By: Manang Helen

Manang Helen — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:37:04 +0000

Having read A Beth’s comments, how much does the last greeter get to owe in year 2008- compounded neg(-) P5.00 from year 1968?
Happy Birthday, BIG (of heart) brother!!! Called you last night to greet.. but lost the words in the midst of all those other thousand witty and shaky agendas.. how could I? Anyway, no, it didn’t slip my mind. I just happen to be getting older at a faster rate than you are hehe.. aside from just being off the plane from the trip to Manila. I’m still currently shaken and awed by everything I felt and saw in Manila and Baguio.. most of all the warmth of gestures and hugs irreplaceable by any email, electronic chats or like. Never mind, I still send you this way a BIG BIG HUG to wish you best!!!
Luv you heaps,
Manang Helen

By: Levs & Art Anada

Levs & Art Anada — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:14:45 +0000

Happy Birthday Manong Rommel! You know what? I just can’t remember anymore when was the last time we celebrated your birthday together. Sa Baguio or sa Manila? But I can still remember na birthday mo noong lumabas ako sa hospital after I had my surgery of appendicitis when I was 16 years old, sabi mo noon yon na lang yong birthday gift mo. 45 years old kan gayam, Happy Happy Birthday and may our Good Lord showers you more blessings.

Ading Levs

By: rommel

rommel — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:11:19 +0000

Thank you all. Celine - I won’t explain your comments. But for A. Beth’s - it need a bit of explanation. Our Lola Emay had a long standing tradition to give P5.00 to the first to greet her Happy Birthday on her day. Since A. Beth was the first to greet by e-mail, I told her she got the P5.00

As to the I.O.U. - I was about 7 years old when I lent P5.00 to A.Beth, but she had to write me an I.O.U. note - not that I don’t trust her - but that’s just the way business is - Unfortunately - I lost the I.O.U. and to be fair - I did not collect. But eventually I found the note but all the words have been rubbed out. It does not take a forensic genius to read the note against the light - so I hired a pro-bono lawyer (my Lola Emay - who else) to collect. - Yes I did collect A. Beth

By: Bryan & Bernard

Bryan & Bernard — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:55:20 +0000

happy BIRTHDAY PO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TITO Rommel…..

By: A. Beth

A. Beth — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:44:45 +0000

I just can’t pass this on. I was thinking of the 45th celebration as soon as the 12 mn clock chimes. I do deserve the P5.00 though, like lola Emay does, but I still remember you found that I O U promissory note after so many years?…. Can’t count the many years that had passed . You know your math- subract it from 45-

Did I pay you then?, if not quits na tayo- P5.00 now is worth the 45 years to reminesce how smart my pamangkin is. I’m proud of you and wish you more birthdays to come.
Luv you.

By: Celine Lowe

Celine Lowe — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:30:30 +0000

Hehehehe…. such profound Einsteinien thoughts on your birthday father

Happy Birthday!!!!!

I love you!

…Dad on our cosmic ride today can we go to a Thai restaurant????