BAGONG BAYANI MAY 2012
BBM:What do you think are the best qualities of a Filipina mother? Aside from giving birth to your child/children, what is your most memorable moment being a mother? Please explain briefly. I think most probably filipinas has amazing power of endurance! Probably because of the way we were brought up by our mothers. My most memorable moment was when my eldest daughter was chosen at the age of five or six year old and participated during the traditional Chingay Parade in Orchard Road during the Chinese New year. Almost the same time frame I was fortunate enough to be chosen in a stage play for the Nativity for the Christmas Eve’s local masses where I played the role as the pregnant Mother Mary. BBM:How would you describe yourself as mother to your child/ children? Please explain briefly. Motherhood certainly begins from conceiving, not to mention what transpires during the nine months pregnancy. I have given birth to my three children thru a Lamaze Style or Natural Birth (without any drugs involve) at Thomson Med. I had patiently endure the art of motherhood, including breastfeeding all my three children. I’ve raised them on my own without the help of anyone, and I can say that I have dedicated all of my energy and time to my family, being a mother and a wife and a friend to my family. BBM:As mother to your child/ children, you are a Bagong Bayani or a modern-day hero in your own right. What can you say? Motherhood involves a lot of sacrifice, patience and tolerance...So, yes, I am a BAGONG BAYANI. With daughters, Colette Felicia and Patrixia. Only son, Patrick Sean is not in the photo.
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