sige ..... buksan mo (my blog last 12jan08)

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Have you ever noticed the latest Coke commercial where the dad fetches her daughter at the house of her estranged wife? It clearly depicts a picture of a broken family. It is very surprising since they always make commercials that show a picture perfect scenario of a happy family having a good time, good laugh and just drinking the beverage that makes them happy. Maybe it’s the sign of the times, in which they would like to grasp what is reality for most of us… that everything is not as picture perfect as we hoped it would be and that maybe drinking your favorite beverage may somehow achieve some kind of happiness or peace as the commercial suggest at the end. Again it’s a reality we must grasp that everything is not as perfect. Well, some people would try to cover and show that their perfect while underneath they’re rotten to the core. I am no couple counselor or expert with the subject matter, who am I to judge? Its not an issue of He said She said or who started it or who screwed who. Again in a broken family, the only casualty would be the children. “There are some mistakes you cannot risk when you have children”. (From the movie Spanglish). I am not saying that my marriage is picture perfect. Hell, we too have our own misunderstandings, differences, and fights. Yet in a few days we will be celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary! Wow! 5 years and it seems like yesterday. It makes me feel to be even more GRATEFUL… grateful for my two kids, grateful for my wife, grateful for my job, the bills, and responsibilities. Grateful that it always rain after having a carwash, grateful that life is not what I hoped it would be… that it’s not perfect and maybe drinking your favorite beverage with your love ones creates an illusion, that in a split second, life is indeed perfect and utter the same words…. Sarap