A Celebration

Birthday Anniversary

The Filipino race is a sentimental lot. We rejoice and cry in movies. We are moved to tears from stories heard. We become indignant in perceived prick in our sensibilities. Oh, and a whole lot more.

For the OFWS, the most endearing aspect is the celebration of birthdays – of parents, spouses, siblings – even if they are oceans and oceans and thousands and thousands of miles away from each other.

But it is the remembrance of birthdays and anniversaries of the dear departed practically in a different realm, that is inherent in every Filipino family.

Fely Ramos, the Consular and Cultural Officer of the Philippine Embassy celebrated her late husband’s birthday last Friday Aug. 5^th. The first birthday celebrated without him. On her wall are the framed pictures of her family with the latest addition, Lyn, the wife of her youngest son, Emmanuel Ramos, Jr.

Friends attended the close-knit celebrations – the ever-helping chef James and Marlyn, and Tirso and Nelson and Khaye helped in the preparation of the meal with Jr and Lyn at the helm. Actually, it was her late husband who always regaled everybody with his culinary skills.

Prayers were offered for the eternal repose of late Emmanuel, Sr. soul. Our steadfast guardians of faith, the sisters at the Nunciature no matter how busy they are will always be there. 

Sr. Marylou and Sr. Efling led the prayers. 

 

Mrs. Felisa Ramos, Consular and Cultural Officer of the Philippine Embassy, with her late husband's photo

The Ramos Family

Preparing for prayers...

A birthday remembrance and prayers for the eternal repose of Mr. Emmanuel Ramos, Sr.

Deep in prayers... led by Sr. Marylou, assisted by Sr. Eflaida...

After meditation and prayers...Sr. Marylou with Angie and Khaye and Sr. Efling; mga marekoy Mabelle, Maris and Otie; and Fely posing with Lyn, her daughter-in-law and Marilyn

Mabelle, Vangie, Maris and Otie; Thalie with her bundles of joy (my, how they have grown!); Marlyn, Rene Urgel (straight from Kano), Con-Gen Lamadrid and Rose Urgel; and the two helping-hands ladies - Lyn and Marilyn...

Emmanuel Jr. and wife Lyn; Sr. Marylou and Fely Ramos; and there's Efren and Nestor; AND Otie relishing whatever she's cutting with Sr. Marylou...

aaahhh ha ha ha...mah own...

Berna and Janice; aaaannnndddd CLIFFORD! - JUSTIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF THE FRIED CHICKEN!; Nanay, Brenda and Teri and..and..and another beautiful lady..(di kase alam ang name)

...and tuloy pa rin ang hindi mapigilang pag nguya ng Clifford! kasama sina Sr. Efling, si Mayet, si Nelson, si Tirso, si Fely si Melanie