Simple Words
Perhaps, most men but not all, are not interested in taking the time to send letters to their family and friends. Most of the time, the wife is in-charge for writing cards and letters for holiday greetings or any other occasional event. For some reason, men are too busy. Maybe it is because they are working for the family, so they don’t have the time. Or could it be this job is for women only.
When I was young, I observed my mom writing letters and cards and sending them to our family and friends. Every time my parents sent us a letter, it was always written in my mom’s handwriting. All of my sisters and I were far away from our parents by the age of ten, and also my brother at the age of five. So our means of communication was writing cards and letters and sending them by snail-mail. At that time, telephones and cell phones were not popular or available, and it was expensive to make a long distance call.
Every birthday celebration and Christmas holiday, I had always received a card from my mom with a very nice message on it. Three years ago she passed away. I have noticed that there is a big difference when mother passed away. So who would write the cards and letters now?
If it is left up to my father, it is too big a responsibility for him? My father’s personality reveals him to be quiet yet strong; but he is soft spoken. I can’t resist sharing about what I got in the mail today. I have received a Christmas Card, from none other but my father. The words were simple but yet it touched and made my heart melt. This is the very first time I received a Christmas card from him. I almost had to cry.
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Yes- tinoud jud ka most of the time woman jud ang in charge sa mga cards of any occasions. busy man na sila pirme basta mao na ang hisgutan. :-)
awwww how sweet naman sa imo Papa. That's very touching, i'm sure you want to hug him right now.
yippeeee ako ang naka pirs...milagro! hehehe. sorry RAq- na excited lang ko.
Very touching jud ang greeting sa imong father, Sa iyo anak man jud.
Ug tinuod jud ka mareng nga mostly babae ju ang kutihan magpadala ug sulat ug card ba kaha.
By the way, nakasulod ra ko diri sa imong blog kay akong gipaupdate akong laptop sa akong bana.
Au au ug happy weekend!
i got also a christmas card today from pinas. as usual ang inang ko ang nagsulat nag sign lang si tatang ko.
I am so bad in sending letters through snail mail as well. But i am getting the hang of it right now.
Regarding to your question on my blog.
butter my muffin is somewhat a bit vulgar. It means to have sex with someone. I just used that term for my spam protection.
maigsi lang pero dama na punumpuno ng pagmamahal ang sinulat niya :)
My wife wtites almost all the christmas and birthdays cards.Why? That's a good question..
My mom did the same.
Wow! Ako rin na-touch, Ate Raq! Ansarap naman ng feeling na mabasa mo na "sa iyo anak".... Sobrang gusto ko na tinatawag na anak. Parang yung inaako ka talaga di ba? hehehe
Wala ka na rin pala mom, te Raq! Kakamiss ano?
Anyway, namatay na ang snail mail eversince nauso ang internet. Email na kasi ang madalas na mode of communication ngaun, not to mention ang gadgets na available ngaun :)
@ CARLOTA:
Kining suwat2x kay morag babae ra man ganahan ani. Kahinumdom lang ko sa akong ex sa una, akong suwat lima, ang iya kay isa pa lang. Dah, bulagan lagi, hahaha.
@ CARLOTA:
Unsay milagro, ahi-hi-hi. Makalingaw ka man oi.
@ BLESS:
Mareng, maayo kay na ayo ra jud sa imong bana, ma miss biya na ko imong comment diri.
Lagi, very touching kaayo. Lami kaayo paminawon nga gitawag ko niyag anak.
@ MOUSEY:
Hindi lang cguro masalita ang mga lalaki. Sabi pa nila, mas madaldal ang mga babae, hehehe.
@ CHASE:
Even a single card to a friend, ang sarap na ng feeling, kaya I make it a habit sending Christmas card.
Ah I see, di ko alam ang mga ganyan eh, hehehe. Thanks Charles.
@ BAKYA NI NENENG:
Totoo ka jan ineng. Napaiyak halos ako, chaaar. Ayuko ng mag drama.
@ ROLF:
I think men do not like this kind of job, you are more on masculine stuff. Thank you Roffe.
@ SASHA:
Hi Sasha, feeling ko parang arugang-aruga ako eh. Ang sarap pakinggan parang baby talaga ako sa papa ko.
Ay oo Sasha, she died on my father's birthday too. Her death anniversary is not hard to forget talaga.
hello raquel
ay bali ko, ug sa kang carlota.....ako maoy tapolan, si bernie ang kugihan mo-isip ug padala ug mga greetings, like card making and etc....lol...
bitaw, very meaningful kaayo ang sulat sa imong papa, labi na "Sa imo Anak".....
diay, ikaw ba, 2x na gyod ko nimo gitawag ug ngalan nga "Malou", libog ka namo ni Malou or you mean gyod nga si Malou imo gisulatan uy.....pero imo pangutana kay bahin man gyod sa akoa....lol...
na si Kim 14 pa, baby pa kaayo, pero hilig ug sekse, mora ni ug si Tante Kookie nya....heheheheh
pero bataot pa gyod ni siya.....
Diay, thanks kaayo sa compliments ha?...lipay bya ko, Thank You...
have a nice weekend nyong 3 diha, hugs na lang ko ni Maria....
si Bonbon-Vk ni ha? dili si Malou-Brownie....heheheheh
bye until next time.......vk ni ha?
lollllllll
awwwww *sniff* kaiyak nga noh, kahit simple lang ang words and he left the card to express what he really felt.
dito rin sa household namin, ang mga ladies ang nagsusulat at nagse-send ng mga greeting cards. i used to receive the occasional greeting cards from my papa when he was abroad & couldn't make it to a celebration (like a birthday). how nice of your Papa to pick up a pen and send you a holiday greeting. i'm sure you must miss him a lot.
Oi tisay very nice ba aning sulat makahilak man sad ko ani basta parents ba love jud na kaayo naku...thx for sharing and the call tisay you tc muah. by the way asa naman tong imong ingon nga email nimo naku url wala man lagi babe_filipina@yahoo.com
Oh Yeh, that must have been very touching and I understand your feelings.
I think you are right in your observation: Men are bad concerning Letters and Greetings. May be thats the reason for all the pre-printet occasion-cards?
However, I like to write Christmas cards - and tell more than the short greetings. The latter is only for keeping ones mask - "I sent 20 xMas cards". Without any personal words, telling something, it's only for stamp colectors. YES,
I'll repeat: I like to read your blog.
Have a wonderful Sunday
Babae lang kasi ang matiyaga sa mga ka-ek-ekan na ganito eh [I mean it in a good way].
I feel bad nga coz I never send birthday/christmas cards to my inlaws, ayaw kasi gawin ng asawa ko eh, eh pamilya naman niya yan.
So now, I ask my daughter to make cards for them instead [from her]. As for my son, super tamad yan magsulat ng cards! Men!
Kahit sa amin, ako lagi nakakaalala mag greet ng mga bdays sa pinas, kahit pa sa mga inlaws ko. Ganun yata ang babae kahit nga sa way ng pag-aalaga sa mga anak di ba? Iba yung way ng tatay sa nanay. Nakaka touch talaga pag hindi mo inaasahan then all of a sudden ay nangyayari.
most of the time my mom does all the work not my dad hehe
Those are very nice. My father writes a lot. He just haven't lately, but he used to. I always enjoyed his letters.
DH writes a lot too, I think he writes more than I am when it comes to card, but he's not good at mailing them. So I mail it for him.
@ VK:
Swerte ka dai VK, atong Christmas grabe daghan kaayo kog gi tilapan na sobre, hehehe.
Hala Vk, sorry jud, ako diay ka natawag pod sauna ug Malou? Ikaw jud akong pasabot oi. Kang Malou nga blog cguro ko gikan. Pero ikaw jud akong gi mean oi, usahay kining tudlo nako, lami pi-pi-on pod.
Hala salamat Bonbon-Vk, lagi dili ka si Malou-Brownie, LOL.
@ LAUREEN:
Thank you Lau, mama ko lang kase mahilig sa mga ganito kaya eto nata-touch dahil nakatanggap mula sa ulira kong ama, hehehe. Ayuko ng mag drama ha.
@ KOOKIE:
Thanks Kookie...aw, nah sorry jud Kookie. Pero katong akong gi ingon sa imo morag akong na gi IM na sa imong YM. Please check it out babe, but anyway, if wala; don't worry it's not important naman ah.
@ TORAA:
Yes indeed. Yup, I am right! I appreciate your gestures for sending a Christmas card. What matters to me is the effort and time of the sender is to be appreciated.
Thank you Tor. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.
@ JO:
Totoo ka jan Jo. Naalala ko tuloy ang ex ko, cguro 5 letters na sakin pero isa palang ang natanggap ko mula sa kanya. Ayun pinalitan ko sya, he-he-he.
I think it's a good idea to give this responsibilty to our children inorder for them to learn something. Hahaha, men huh?
@ ANN:
Ay sinabi mo pa about pag-aalaga. Malaki ang kaibahan, mga asawa natin mababaw lang ang pasensya when it comes in taking care sa mga bata.
Hindi kase masalita ang papa ko Ann kaya kahit ganito lang natanggap ko, my happiness is countless.
@ AISHA:
Thanks Aisha...pinuntahan ko muna blog mo at bigla akong napahinto. Sabi ko, oh I want to leave a comment there but I haven't finish this one yet...hahah, c yah there, mukhang enteresting topic mo.
@ SHOSHANA:
Wow, I wish all men are like them. I'm already tire licking the envelop every holidays, lol.
cool mareng! naka domdom imong papa ug padala :)
Happy weekend!
wow ...that is so sweet of him of your father...that is absolutely touching.Perhaps he missed you.OO pagbabae ra jud cguro na sah....pero some men mo suwat baya hehehehehe....base on my experience pero cguro talagsa lang kaau na diba.
Anyway thanks for sharing....ciao
Hi Raquel. I guess mao na gyod ang trabaho sa asawa taga sulat sa card or letter kay ako man pod tigsulat bisan gani sa iyang pamilya sa akong bana ako man gihapon. Akong mama ug papa wala man toy sulat2x nako when I was in Malaysia for 2 years ako ra mga igsoon ang tig sulat unsa-on man pod nga wala man ipalit mahalan na sila sa card plus stamp pa. Grabe diay no kay sayo kaayo mo nabulag sa inyo ginikanan Raq kay 10 pa man ka ug 5 inyong bunso.. ngano man pod nabulag man mo ug sayo ka mga bata pa ninyo.
I'm in tears t read your papa's christmas card labi na sa iyang message nga anak.. nakadomdom noon ko sa akong amahan tuana sa laing kinabuhi. Kato man gyod siya ang maghilak na malayo ko.. ug mao pod dili gusto molakaw ko ug layo...compared sa akong inahan. I'm sure after reading your papa's card gusto nimo siya halokan ug gakson.
siguro isa sa mga characteristics talaga ng mga lalaki yung hindi masyadong expressive, writing a card is one way of expressing diba? pero once the there is an opportunity and need for us to write a letter or card for our love ones di naman kami din mag second thought. pero as i have said siguro likas lang sa lalaki na di masyadong expressive. congrats ha minsan lang talaga mga tatay magpadala ng card at nagbigay sya ng oras sayo :)
parang di ko rin mataandaang ang tatay ko ang sumusulat ng mga greeting cards galing sa family namin, pero ang alam ko siya ang nagsusulat ng name at address sa envelop kasi maganda handwriting nya :)
mapalad ka sa iyong tatay, sweet siya :)
@ ETHEL:
Mareng, thanks!
@ HAZE:
Yes it is! Pambabae ra cguro ni nga trabahuon ug di ni nila nature ang pa char-char, hahaha. Nahinumdom ko sa akong uyan sa una, more than one na akong suwat sa iya ug iyang reply isa pa lang. Dah, ilisdan lagi na ko, hahaha.
@ LANIE G:
Lan, na layo mig sayo kay gipa eskwela mi layo kay wala man nice school sa among hometown. Taas kaayo ambisyon akong mama sa amo mao na she sent us to school far away from them. Mag duawan lang sila once in every two months then every vacation mo uli mi sa amo.
@ ISKOO:
I think so. They said, if a man will take time to send something to a woman, the woman is very important to them. Hindi kase masalita ang mga lalaki, hehehe.
@ CRUISE:
Thanks Cruise! I've noticed, men are good in handwriting too.
Hi there! Happy belated newyear my dear friend! I haven't been online for a few weeks due to the studio that had a makeover, xmas, newyear, my birthday, hospital-visit, visitors and being ill for almost two weeks. But I am almost recovered again, so I catched up with the messages in my blog and on the forum that i am active in today. It took me for hours, but I am all up to date now. All that is still missing is a new article, but that will follow soon too. I placed one of my old recordings on my blog though, if you are interested in hearing one of my songs :-) (hint, hint)
So well anyway, I hope you will have a great new year in which all your dreams will come true! Huggzzzz
Hi Toto my dear,
Glad you're back, I've been missing. I went to your blog looking for an update but there wasn't any. Just a thought, you quit on blogging eh!
I'm happy to hear about your studio, hope it turns to good everything. Catch you up later, see yah!
hello sachie. i havent been online for almost two weeks already because we have been rendering overtime at the office.
so you received papa's christmas card na diay. i was surprised too when he asked me for your address last december. i was touched too when he said that he's gonna send you a christmas card. i was very happy too. dili man gud na sya hilig magpadala.
by the way, i went biking with papa last week when he was here in cagayan de oro. he used dichie's bike. we have a picture during our biking. papa looks so cute. hehehe. i will send you the pictures some other time.
i miss you. take care... kiss maria for me...
Hi Achie, salamat kay nakahapit ka diri. Kung naa ka time, basaha pod ang Great Escape ha, malingaw jud ka ni mareng!
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