What could possible motivate me and my brother to clean the house, mop the floor and bring home a cake? Why, Mother’s Day of course!

My mother and I have had our share of wonderful memories and numerous disagreements in the past. We have had days of shopping, dining out and watching movies (even though she almost always sleeps through some parts of the movie). We have also had cold wars and fiery arguments. The generation gap between us is all too evident especially since people sometimes mistake her for my grandmother.

Underneath my facade of independence beats the heart of a little girl who still looks up to her mom for security and reassurance. Yes, she has since stopped from picking me up from school everyday when I was in Elementary and she no longer drills me about my gimiks with my friends and officemates. Still, she is always ready to listen to my anecdotes about my day at work or view the pics from my latest outing.

I’ve realized that my mother is more than being my alarm clock, my ATM, my landlady or household manager — she is also my biggest fan, my greatest ally and my best friend.

Here’s to you Mama and all mothers worldwide who deserve not only this day but everyday as Mother’s Day!

Our own Mother’s Day celebration was rather simple but definitely heartfelt.

We only had Janice, my brother’s girlfriend, as our guest.

We had tuna hors d’oeuvres, pinakbet, buko pie from Laguna (where Mama went on an outing at Splash Mountain with the Catholic Women’s League) and chocolate cake with the message "Happy Mother’s Day Mama  From J en J."