Ma, happy mother's day. You are the best mother in the whole world. I won't replace you for anything else. You are my best friend. I hope you will forgive me for all the heartaches that I caused you and papa. I love you ma. Mwah!(In photo: Mama with her eldest granddaughter, Zhea)
It took me a whole lot of courage to send that short text to her. Already sobbing uncontrollably while composing that message, I even hesitated whether to push through as I am not that expressive as I would like to be. Nevertheless, it's all worth it. She replied with a joke and that, is already enough for me to get the message across... of how much she appreciated that simple gesture of love and care from a daughter who is miles away...