To my husband, the most frustrating person in the world.
A few weeks back, I was asked how will you introduce the person closest to you?
I answered, That person would be my husband and siya ang pinakasabad nga tawo sa kalibutan.
(The closest English translation is exasperating)
(The closest English translation is exasperating)
This, my friends, is the most apt description of him. And I will never introduce him in any other way.
On my birthday, he asked ngaa ginpakaslan mu ko?
And I answered Kay sabad kaw.
He tried to probe but I never changed my answer.
In retrospect, I might have been annoyed to be asked in such a direct manner.
For me, feelings, other than anger, are hard to express.
Whilst traveling to and from work today, I decided to pen this message as an apology.
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More than a decade ago, I met a guy who was skinny and totally undecided on what he wanted to do with his life. He was moonlighting as a designer and seller for a pyramid scheme-based company.
With this premise, I have been witness to the growth of a boy to a man who has dedicated years to honing his design skills to be on par with the best in the world and has landed the job to prove himself so. He has been lauded not just by bosses, but also by colleagues in the industry and has the merch to showcase it.
I've been with a guy who berates everyone for being disloyal to their words and deeds.
But is steadfast in his dedication to his family and is true to his responsibilities as a father.
He never shied away from being the stay-at-home Dad despite being busy with his job/s.
He made sure that he could provide for me to engage myself in a career that in this country does not really pay in terms of money but rather in the joy of educating young minds. He has made sure that our kid/s can actually have the future they want and need to survive in this harsh time.
I am married to a husband whose mistresses are, playing basketball, playing video games, or working. And I applaud him for being faithful to me and to our marriage despite being egged on by 'friends' to be otherwise.
When we got married, we promised to stay healthy. So if I forget, I have a reminder who makes sure that I get enough sleep, enough food, and exercise in my system. And well, I cannot really say NO since the gym in our house is not only for show. He uses it at most four times a week.
And I am thankful that though we still fight most of the time over the silliest things.
I made the good decision of choosing this guy who I know works hard every day for his goals and dreams and we are the lucky recipients of his efforts.
I chose someone who adores me and reminds me all the time how he thinks of me as the most beautiful person in his life too.
P.S. Indi niyo pagsugid kay TOTO mga sekreto niyo kay gina-MARITES niya na sa akon and unfortunately, I MARITES back.
