Hello hivers! It’s me again Doughnahhh and yes, I’m back again with another blog series. For today’s series I will be sharing with you all the birthday ganap of my cousin and I’m super excited to share with you all this story because this celebration is very close to my heart.
Before I'll dive into the very actual birthday highlights, let me first introduce my cousin and explain how close and special our bond is. By the way he is the oldest grandchild on my father’s side and I’m the next one after him in short I'm the second grandchild. Growing up we were almost inseparable hehe that's why we are super close to each other. We spent so much time together that even me being at their house I already felt since before that it's like my second house too. I would always go there at their house. I do stay for how many days or I think it will also last a week, and most of the time I would even sleep over.We usually sleep on the same bed since he doesn't have a sister or brother he treated me as a sister, and his mother and father also treated me as their child, which really shows how close and comfortable we are with each other. That's why our bond is more than just being cousins we’re like siblings. We grew up sharing stories, laughter, late night talks even deep talk about life features and problems hehe and many countless memories. He is the someone I’m very comfortable with, someone I can talk to about anything without judgment and someone who feels like family in the truest sense.
Because of how very close we are his birthday is not just a simple celebration for me. It feels like it's my personal and meaningful celebration of the birthday of a brother. That’s why this birthday celebration is very extra special to me and I’m really happy and excited to share these moments with all of you my dear hivers. So come along with me my dear hivers as I walk and share with you all the main highlights of this blog series and the memories and fun moments from my favorite cousin’s birthday celebration on my father’s side.
A few days before my cousin’s birthday I immediately filed a leave at my work so that I could attend and spend time with his birthday, I truly wanted to go home and be present for his special day. For me, it’s that this is not just an ordinary birthday it’s a rare opportunity for us, our whole family to be complete again. If I may not be able to adjust my schedule to attend it I may miss this family gathering, so I made sure to arrange everything in advance just to make it home.The reason that this birthday feels also extra special is because there’s a big chance that next year Kuya Allen, who is the celebrant won’t be around to celebrate with us because he will work in the marine field as a seaman, and his job requires him to spend long periods offshore, that's the problem of the maritime field. At any time, he can be assigned to a vessel and sail for months or maybe a year. Once he’s going offshore and onboard at sea, communication becomes very limited, and attending our family gatherings and his birthday next year becomes an LDR for sure he is going to be onboard at that time. His career is demanding and requires a lot of sacrifice, so we don't miss this chance to be with him on his special day this year that he is still here and not yet onboard, not just me who is celebrating with him but also our families and his friends.In fact, during the past two years, he wasn’t able to celebrate his birthday in his town because he was assigned offshore for his apprenticeship to complete his degree and for the past year also he committed his training offshore to be able to be assigned offshore. We only greeted him the past two years through video calls and messages only, it is very different from celebrating it together in person. It felt incomplete without the physically present. He missed the laughter, the memories, the stories and the bonding moments that made the family gatherings for the past year.That’s why this year means so much to me and our family. We don’t want to waste this opportunity while he is still here with us and not yet offshoring. Time with our loved ones and family is very precious, especially when the work takes them far away for long periods of time. By attending his birthday celebration this year, I’m not only showing my support for him, but I am also cherishing the limited time we have together before he sails again, adulting really hits differently than before when we were still children. I want to create happy memories with him for his birthday by sharing meals, taking pictures, laughing together and spending time bonding with our families because these are the moments we will surely hold onto and will surely remember if we are all far away working.
That’s all for now, my dear hivers. By the way my main point and lesson from this blog series is that we should always make time for our family, whether the moments may be big or small. It doesn’t have to be that grand celebration sometimes but the simplest bonding moments are the ones that mean so much. Life can get busy and we may be caught up with work, school, or personal goals but at the end of the day our family is still our greatest support system that has our back. I realize that time spent with my family is never wasted. So for everyone cherish every moment, take the chance you still have to all get together, create memories and show all love while we can.