A Letter to My Sister

On August 5th, my sis took the liberty of reminding me by writing on my FB wall saying, "Why didn't you congratulate me? I celebrate our wedding anniversary today."

After two miscarriages, several dramas in a mother-in-law house setting, a career as a government employee and a baby boy, my sis finally celebrated her 3rd wedding anniversary. This bond she has with her hubby, a former best friend's spouse, gets stronger day by day and has changed her life tremendously.

I have always known that she'd be married before I would. She was never without boy(s). I can hardly mention the times when she was without boyfriend, but I can surely mention when she was with more than one. Before she was married, she was a mall girl. She can't be without money, but when she has some, she'd spend it in the blink of an eye. She's the one who was a frequent visitor of a beauty salon. Hair bonding, bleaching, traditional spa, you name it, she had it. She's a true city gal, if you ask me. And the fact that she's the youngest in my family is just perfecting her lifestyle: we practically didn't have the heart to let her be in any suffering at any time. Just like my brother, her list of experience with public transportation was not as long as mine. Sounds like a princess? She waaaaaaaas!

What has three years made her become?
No malling, that's for sure.
No visitations to beauty salons.
She's learned to be thrifty. And now, she can really appreciate the teaching of our mother in managing our financial state. No more 'Mama pelit' anymore. She is ONE.
She's one of the most jealous wife in the world. The way she gets angry when she's jealous? Hiiiiiiii, she gives me goosebumps.

But there's one thing, er, no, two things that haven't changed over the years. First, she still keeps her spoiled trait during her visits to our home. And that would include requests and yearning for several bags of those CHIKI, CITATO, and other full-of-MSG stuff I always buy from PRJ trips. And then, it's her delicate feelings for family especially her son. It's far too many times I have to restrain myself from fights with her over the best ways to educate her son or the proper foods he should take, among others. My sis is the fairy godmother who always gives whatever her son wants. Loving a family member unconditionally has been in her vocabulary since she was a child. I hate to say it, but she is so full of love.

All in all, with the way everything turns out, I'm glad that she's happy.