i am violeta

i have a secret which only my closest friends know (hehe! hindi naman pala talaga secret noh? and because of this post, it won't be a secret anymore). it's about a name i wanted when i was a kid.

when i was in prep, my mom went to work abroad. i missed my mom so much and i made it a point to write to her regularly. one of my letters (which until now is in my mom's bedside drawer) goes something like this:

Dear Mama,

Kamusta ka diyan sa Saudi, Mama? Kami po ay mabuti naman dito sa Pilipinas, Mama. Katabi ko po si Maye [my little sister] ngayon, Mama.

Umalis po si Papa, Mama. Ay! nandiyan na po pala si Papa, Mama. Sandali lang po at magki-kiss ako.

*In my dad's handwriting*
Pangga, kamusta ka naman diyan? Pinasulat ako ni Ging dito. Oo nga pala, tinatanong n Ging kung pwede daw palitan ung pangalan niya to Violeta.

*In my own handwriting again*
Mama, sige na po, Mama. Please, Mama. Gusto ko ppo talaga ung pangalan na iyon. Please, Mama.

Love,

Violeta


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O di ba, eeeewwww talaga yung sulat ko! hahahaha! and, of all the names, VIOLETA??? buti na lang hindi pumayag mga magulang ko. although they still tease me about this violeta name from time to time and have even came up with possible nicknames for me... violy, leta, letty... really! what could i have been thinking??? :)