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When I was growing up (or growing sideways ^_^) dad’s presence was very minimal. He just goes home once every week usually at 6PM on a Saturday and goes back to Sogod at dawn before we even wake up. I never liked his presence in the house since he always like to argue with me about the news and once he starts to employ ad hominems, that’s a sign that I’m winning our little word war. I always win.

We don’t have a broken family but dad’s permanent residence is two hours away from the rest of us (mom, my sister and myself). He stays at the family farm where he spends his day attending to our furniture business and at the same time, turning the more-than-one-hectare rice field to a tourist destination all by himself. Although his limited presence in my life, I learned two things from him that made great impact on how I lead my life today.

My dad works his ass off every day, in the heat of the glaring sun just to bring home the proverbial bacon all by himself cause he just wants mom to attend to our needs and I guess it just rubs off on me. He’s one of those people who associate hardwork with sweat and since I was  as city councilor before and now a call center agent and blogger, he doesn’t think I’m hardworking. He’s also ambitious and that too rubbed off on my sister and I. The same ambition led him to places and I also hope ours will lead us somewhere too.

Happy Father’s Day Dad!

Tags: blogger, dad, father's day, fathers day 2008, fathers day 2009, Gerona, la caridad, maasin, Sogod, Southern Leyte, work

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