Sitting On One's Laurels

It's been almost a year since I updated this blog. Life just passed you by - on certain days or maybe months or even years. However, something was worth writing. Congratulations are in order!!!!! Today is medical residency matching day. The graduating medical students went through the rigorous application and interview sequence for almost a year to determine what university hospital they will be working on for their residency program. AJ Enciso got accepted at the University of Missouri Hospitals for their Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialty Program. Mabait and Diyos. Kami ay maligayang maligaya para sa iyo AJ. Yesterday was the big day. One of the most anticipated in any medical student's life. Both parents and student traveled the path. It might not be as smooth as we would have wanted it to be. But yesterday was "it". The father posted this on his facebook wall. He was so proud. So am I. Both Jim and I basked in our one day fame of glory. We sat on our laurels. Sa maikling sandali, I would want to take the credit. I would want to say anak ko yan. Pero hindi - caretakers lang kami. These young adults have their own minds. We could have influenced them but eventually sila pa rin yon. I used to write about those days when the boys would be so dependent on us for their basic necessities while at school I used to complain - pero deep inside me I want their dependence towards me. Gusto pa rin ng magulang na merong natitirang pangangailangan. Well those days are starting to dwindle down. But as I have some reasons to stake my wnership still, then I will bask in these laurels - though shared with the real owners - AJ. Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito..... Laking tuwa ng magulang mo........