Moneeze Bernardo
- A Twitter user shared a heartbreaking photo of her father’s birthday meal
- Netizens were touched by Bhea’s heart-wrenching post, making it viral
- Twitter users flocked Bhea’s post to wish her father a happy birthday
In a now viral tweet, a netizen has shared two photos comparing the food they prepared for her father’s birthday in their home, with her own father’s birthday meal overseas—only, the latter was so heartbreaking to look at as it consisted of one cup of instant noodles and a loaf of bread with a lit candle stuck on it.
Twitter user Bhea wrote last Monday: “Handa namin sa bday ni papa vs. Handa niya aAaaaAAhhH! Grabe learn to appreciate talaga mga sacrifices ng ofw parents.”
Handa namin sa bday ni papa vs. Handa niya aAaaaAAhhH
Grabe learn to appreciate talaga mga sacrifices ng ofw parents :—(((((( pic.twitter.com/bgvn03K3az
— Beheya (@bheaaaaaaquino) March 18, 2019
She ended the post with a sad face and many netizens sympathized with her, making her Twitter post viral with over 44 thousand likes and nine thousand retweets, at the time this article was written.
It is known that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have to work abroad to sustain the needs of their families and achieve their dreams of a better life for them; all the while constantly fighting the battle against loneliness and alienation from their loved ones.
Netizens flocked to Bhea’s post to wish her father a happy birthday, while others shared stories of their own with their OFW parents:
“i always get emotional kapag naiisip ko how many occasions my papa missed, mga first walk/words naming mga anak niya, na he spent half of his life without actually spending it for himself. hayyyy i love him so much!”
i always get emotional kapag naiisip ko how many occasions my papa missed, mga first walk/words naming mga anak niya, na he spent half of his life without actually spending it for himself. hayyyy i love him so much
— dana (@danapalac) March 19, 2019
“Your tweet about your Papa made me cry really hard. Ganun din kasi kami dati. Iilang birthday niya lang ang na-celebrate namin na magkasama. I always surprise him pagdating niya sa Pinas. He died at the plane on the way here and mag-3 years na siyang patay this July… All I want to say is I appreciated him when he was still here. I know you love him so much kaya show it 10x more….”
https://twitter.com/bheaaaaaaquino/status/1108656019079454721
The original poster then decided to make a thread under her viral post to lighten the mood, showing a video of her father singing happy birthday to himself, a video of herself, and her dad goofing around and other related funny videos.
She then shared a screenshot of Papa Anjo’s response to the overwhelming support from the netizens.
“Eh syempre touched sa mga di naman kakilala bumabati, kung pwede nga makita sila lahat eh bakit ba hindi at mapasalamatan sabay sabay.”
Hiii eto reply niya kaninaaa yung abt sa messages niyoooo huehuehue pic.twitter.com/NAfCM1E0ga
— Beheya (@bheaaaaaaquino) March 19, 2019
“Yung lungkot siguro 10min max pero after maitulog mo siya, it’s just another day, back to normal,” Bhea’s father disclosed in his conversation with his daughter. “Bhea, basta cool lang kayo, kaya natin yan. Mga pangyayaring dumadaan lang, pero malalagpasan din. Cool ka lang, ako pa,” Papa Anjo advised her daughter.
And etoooooo chat namin kaninaaa. Kaya don't be sad na goizzz HAHAHAHA we're fiiiine. This is just an appreciation post for all parents in generalllll. Reminder ng lahat ng sacrifices na ginawa nila for us!! Lots a love ❤ pic.twitter.com/sgf201Is0n
— Beheya (@bheaaaaaaquino) March 19, 2019
