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Friday, February 7, 2014

A Birthday Treat


Perhaps, one might think that I’d be spending bucks to shoulder his birthday expenses. I cannot do that – not even close to what I think of. It’s impossible given the current location we each have. Plus, I think he has more money than I do - haha.

But for a person who finds creativity an always engaging thing to do, there’s always a great way to make ones birthday a much happier one. 

I need to dig my online files if I'd be specific of how long our friendship has been now.It's kind of a tall order to do. But as far back as I can remember, our friendship started two years ago.
 
It was our online exposure that had brought our attention to each other until we decided to meet up when we went back home last February 2013. He even fetched me at the airport - how sweet di ba haha. No wonder, he's the panganay of all my online sons - marami kasi sila! lols. He'd pioneered calling me "Daddy Jay" the thing which I can't refuse since it went viral to our blogger-friends that I cannot even do anything but accept haha. (bitter?) haha. 

Arvin is a very nice friend online. A very thoughtful kind of person - cheerful at that. But in reality, when I first had encountered him - Wow! he wouldn't talk that much. You have to have the ability to break the silence so that a conversation will flow. He's that shy of a guy. 

Perhaps, he had done that because he had always considered me as his daddy. He owns the blog "CHATEAU DE ARCHIEVINER - a kind of personal slash humor blog na din. Like what we had formed, he also established friendships with so many bloggers he had met. 

The kind of person who is so generous - always thinking he's too shy to not shell-out the big part when blogger's eyeball is up. But like any other father-son (naks! kala mo tunay) relationship, we have had our share of misunderstanding - there is no heated arguments though. But ours is like a misunderstanding rooted from jealousy - parang mag kasintahan lang ang dating haha. Arvin kasi is a jealous kind of friend - when he befriend someone, he wanted that person to be his friend only. Ok , let me put this in a different perspective - it's like he should always get a bigger and undivided attention from you than anyone in your circle of friends - tama ba etong sinasabi ko? (batukan mo ako pag mali ha - haha!). 

But through time, with my paternal skills in advising, he gradually learned to let go that kind of attitude. Siyempre, kaya nga may birthday, para siya tumanda at magtanda di ba? hahahaha. 

Anyway, fast forward to my birthday message and here it goes: 

Dear Arvs, 

You're still my online son, you know that. Remaining to be one is up to your decision. 

I will always be a guiding online father to you every time you need my opinion and wisdom. It's nice to see and realize how our friendship has grown - though ours had to endure some rough roads because of certain misgivings from us. There are some indecisiveness on your part on some of our dealings but I charged it to your being a younger person. 

Yet, at the end of those  friendly shake-up and tremors, we remained connected. That's the part we should be thankful for. 

What I wanted to say as well is for you to be careful in dealing with strangers, give yourself the benefit of the doubt always. Learn the lessons from your past shortcomings. Capitalize from those lessons and I'm sure you'll be smoothly sailing. 

Continue to learn to be closer to the Lord because it is proven that when things go wrong, you can always rest your case to him. Focus on loving God more than loving people - it is because people fails. When you learn the way God loves, you're on the right track.

Have a blast on your birthday and I wish you all the best. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :) :)

Daddy Jay

P.S. I won't inform him about this, it's up to him to discover it in my blog - haha

23 comments:

  1. I find it so thoughtful when someone writes a letter kahit na hindi birthday or anything. Happy birthday Arvin :)

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    1. Thanks Bino, and wait until I write you one hahaha :)

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    2. Thoughtful talaga ni daddy jay diba. Salamat bino

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  2. Maligayang kaarawan sa hari. mukhang enjoy na sya sa kanyang kaharian.

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    1. Kasalukuyang on hiatus pa ang hari, sa huli kong check sa kanya sabi niya babalik na daw siya soon. I hope yung soon ay bukas na hehe. Thanks

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    2. Thanks olivr. Magrerecharge lang ako. Babalik din ako. Hehe

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  3. Awww... how sweet and thoughtful namans.... kayo na talaga ang mag-tatay dito sa blogosphere hehe! isama nyo pa si Kunehong Pao... ayyy si Kuya Mar pala ang tatay nun dyuk! XD

    Anyways, Maligayang Kaarawan para kay super bungisngis at generous Arvin! Eat loads of cake today, okay? and drink moderately lungs ^_^

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    1. Ahahahaha, nagpapatawag na pala ng tatay si Mar kay Pao? lols, di ko alam yun ah, so dalawa na kaming tatay niya? hahahahaha (kidding)

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    2. Thanks parekoy. Sabi ko sau pumunta ka sa bahay e. Malapit kalang dito. Hehe

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  4. Daddy Jay, the ultimate Godfather of the blogosphere. Mala Enrile ang dating. Hahahaha!

    Nagcecelebrate din pala ng kaarawan si H.R.H Archieviner. But this is a nice post.

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    1. Ok na sana yung ultimate Godfather, pero ng sinabi mong mala- Enrile bigla napatigil ang tawa ko hahahaha. I hate him! I don't like him, I wish he'll vanish soon in the senate and no one like him will come along in my lifetime hahaha

      Thanks :) :)

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    2. Ang tagal kong inisip kung ano yung HRH. Haha. Salamat sir trip.

      Daddy jay for senator. Haha

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  5. YES you sounded bitter dun sa endearing term na "Daddy" term ha ha ha.

    I'm so glad to see fellow bloggers prospering friendship beyond online and social media - it's heartwarming :) At uy kasama ako dun sa isang moment of that two year friendship ;)

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY Arvin! You're one lucky son to have Jay as your online father kita mo naman may letter pa. Ingat lang sa paglabas-labas ng dila at baka mabatukan ka ha ha ha

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    1. Thanks Miss B. I miss u. Coffee tayo.

      Naalala ko yung 1st meet up natin ni daddy parang ang tagal na nating magkakaibigan nyun. Hehe

      Ang sweet talaga ni daddy jay diba. Pati ba naman pag dila ko. Hahaha

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  6. hahahaha...ganun hehe parang kasing pait lang ng ampalaya haha

    Oo nga eh, yan din ang isa sa ipinagpasalamat ko. And of course, you're a gem worthy of keeping. And yes, when we had our MOA coffee hang out which I failed to blog.

    As of this writing, he's so drunk na daw. Aba naglasing ang anak ko. Marunong na hahahaha

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  7. I remember those days ung mga unang araw na naging active ako sa blogging dun ko nalaman ung great connection nyong dalawa hehe!
    ang sweet naman ng post na to :)
    happy bday let archie

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    1. Thanks Mecoy! hope you find time to return fully in blogging.

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    2. Thanks parecoy. Magblog kana din daw sabi ni daddy jay. Makinig ka dyan. Haha

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  8. Ano eto daddy jay? Pakiexplain. Ahahaha *teary eyes*

    Nagets ko agad yung true friends na nasa baloon sa pic ko. Ahahahaha. Nagpapahaging karin ah. Lol

    Kung meron man akong magandang gift na natanggap nitong bday ko... eto na yun. Hindi material kundi isang treat na punong puno ng pagmamahal at paalala galing sakin na super galing na online father. Haha

    Daddy jay speechless ako. Ninanamnam ko lahat ng sinasabi mo. Kala ko kahapon hindi moko talaga babatiin. Magtatampo na nga ulit ako. Lol

    Anyway lahat ng sinabi mo dito na tungkol sakin ay hindi totoo. Dyuk! Ahahahaha. Syempre ikaw ang daddy ko kaya swak na swak ang pagkakakilala mo sakin. Pero hindi naman mas madami ang pera ko kesa sayo. Hahahaha

    Umuwi ka na nga dito. Namimiss na kita ng sobra. Pag nasa sa Pinas ako hindi ko maiwasan hanapin yung time na magkasama tayo. Hehe

    PS: Hindi ka nakatiis na sabihin sakin na may blog ka. Pero naappreaciate ko yun dahil hindi mo natiis ang anak mo. Haha At bakit hindi mo sinabi sakin na maghanda ako ng panyo. Ahahahaha

    I miss you daddy. I'll always be your online son na mangungulit at magpapasaya sayo. Magpapakabait ako lagi. At true friend ako ah. Yung magpapahalaga sa friendship natin. Lol Labyu. Ahahahah

    Ipiprint ko to. Pirmahan mo pagnagkita tayo. Ahahahha lagi kong babasahin kapag namimiss ko ang feeling na may daddy na sweet at mapagmahal. Haha

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    1. Thank you kasi nagustuhan mo ang ginawa ko. It'd be great if you'll do the framing haha, pero I can only sign it when I get back home sometime in September.

      I'll always be a friend and a molecular-daddy to you (di kasi pwede biological eh lols) kaya molecular na lang hahaha. Just keep doing the right things and when you decide on some crucial things, always weigh the pros and cons.

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  9. happy Birthday arvin. ang saya ng party mo at salamat sa mga alak. mahilo ako at dami ko tawa that day. miss u din daddy Jay

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  10. Sobrang di ko nakilala dun si Papi Arvin sa Picture! Gwapo eh! Hahaha.
    Hindi na sya tahimik Dadijay! Kadaldal.. At tama yung mga pieces of advice mo about loving himself muna... And loving God :D

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