a tribute to my dad

for manuel p. lumongsod jr.
the greatest dad that ever lived.....
june 20, 1958-october 11, 2006

i will always miss your smile..
will always miss your voice...
will miss your laughter,
your sermons,
your advice,
your jokes and kalokohan,
our bonding time,
our tampo moments...
our "hug mo ko" moments...

papa, i may not have said lotsa things...
i may not have done lotsa things...
i know at some ways i disappointed you..
but i know,
that never i let a day pass
without letting you know how much i love you..

i can write a thousand words to describe how great you are
as a dad
as a mentor
as a teacher
as a friend
as a husband
as a brother
as a son
as a neighbor
even as a citizen...

you were the one who taught me almost everything i know...
basketball
history
tennis
cooking (with the dance)
loving other people
forgiving
living life to the fullest
and fighting even a losing battle...

papa thank you
for all the lessons
for all the love
for the concern
for being my friend
for being my superhero (and much more than that)
for being my protector
for making me feel
...that being a daddy's girl is the coolest thing i can ever experince in this world

papa it will never be a goodbye
see you soon

your baby forever...
inah