February 24- It was Tatang's first birthday that he could not celebrate it with us. That day was as painful as the first Christmas and New Year without him. He turned 86 last Wednesday and we celebrated his day by visiting him at the cemetery to offer our prayers with a bunch of flowers.
Last year, we celebrated his birthday with a simple feast at home. He was already feeling weak then that we had to assist him when sitting and standing up. We had a birthday cake for him complete with number candles for him to blow. Unfortunately, the photos we took got deleted before we even got back-up copies. Little did we know that it was his last birthday with us.
Ocassions will never be the same without him. This year just got started and there are more to come. Things are definitely different without him. ;(
