Unlike Mommy whom we were able to surprise on her 60th birthday, we were unable to surprise Daddy. Primarily because he had his birthday parties planned weeks before his birthday. Daddy is Luis C. Bonguyan. He’s not my biological father but he is my Daddy.

Daddy is the brother-in-law of my biological father. He and his wife (my father’s sister), brought me up since I was a baby. He was the one who took care of me since Mommy had to take care of my younger cousin.

When I was 7 years old, Daddy entered politics and he retired (cross fingers) just last year. He is one of the reasons why despite all the chaos and corruption in politics, I still believe that there are some out there who are true public servants. And even when false accusations are hurled at him, he never fought dirty.

One thing that is very remarkable about Daddy is his smile. He has a warm (unfake) smile that matches his amiable and very sociable personality. And uhmmm… he is as noisy as I am. HAR!

As a father, Daddy is fair and kinda strict. He used to threaten us with spanking but I don’t remember ever being spanked even if I was a pasaway kid. He has a very tight schedule as a politician, but he was always there during the important events, even when I wasn’t living with them anymore.

And boy is he always early for those events. And I mean EARLY. Like an hour early. LOL! Maybe that’s from whom I get my thing for being punctual.

Daddy is not really an affectionate father, but he is there when I needed a father and he is still there for me. And I am thankful for that. Belated Happy 60th Birthday Daddy! 🙂