The birthday party of this one-year-old baby girl from Batangas was full of happy tears and joy after her OFW father based in United Kingdom went home to celebrate her birthday.
In a now viral video on social media, Mommy Clotle Agulo Bruce bursts into tears after the host of her daughter’s party welcome Daddy Jomarie in the special event.
At first, Mommy Clotle thought that the shoes given by Daddy Jomarie to Baby Clodia was the only surprise that day.
“‘Yung nakalagay kasi sa box is, ‘Love, Daddy.’ Naiyak ako kasi po talagang napagpadala pa siya. Nung nagsasabi na nga ‘yung emcee na meron pang isang malaking sorpresa, binubuksan ko na ‘yung box. Merong nakalagay don, ‘Happy first birthday Claudia,’ ta’s may pirma ni Jom,” Mommy Clotle told The Philippine STAR.
“Dun na po ako na ‘Ha? Totoo ba?’ So hinahanap ko na siya. Even po ang audience, talagang shook sila. Naisip ko, parang sa mga palabas ko lang ito nakikita. Maganda nga rin po at talagang nakuhanan po ‘yung full moment na ‘yun ng kapatid ko,” she added.
Mommy Clotle said that she really did not expect that her husband would be there since he just left the country to work as a caregiver few months ago.
“Lagay na ‘yung loob namin both na hindi siya makakauwi. Ta’s parang Lagi niyang sinasabi, ‘Sayang, ‘di ba? Ang saya sana kung nandiyan ako.’ Sinabi niya sa akin na, ‘Ano bang oras ng party ni Claudia? Sige, titingnan natin dahil ako’y may tinanggap na offer.’ Sabi ko, ‘Ba’t mo naman tinanggap pa?’ Sayang din daw.Kaya hindi na rin naman po ako nagkaroon ng hint, kasi before naman, talagang siya ay nagpa-part time,” she recalled.
During the party, Mommy Clotle admitted that she was a bit irritated since she was waiting for Daddy Jomarie’s call.
“Nag-message pa siya. Sabi niya, ‘Start na ba?’ Ang thinking ko, gusto niyang makita, magvi-video. Nung kino-contact ko naman siya, hindi ko na siya ma-contact,” she said.
Little did she know, Daddy Jomarie traveled 13 hours from UK to the Philippines to be with them on their baby’s special day.
“October 12 po ng madaling araw, sinundo po siya nung pinsan niya sa NAIA. Nag-a-alarm pa pala si hubby para continuous ‘yung pag-uupdate, ‘yung wala akong mahinala. Hindi niya kaya na wala dito talaga nang magwa-one-year-old ‘yung anak niya. Ginrab na niya kahit medyo alam niyang bitin ‘yung three weeks,” Mommy Clotle said after sharing that it was a last-minute decision.
Last November 3, 2023, Daddy Jomarie flew back to continue working for his family.
“Mas na-homesick daw po siya ngayon. Si Claudia po, humabol. Umiyak talaga siya. Kaya ang papa niya eh lalong nasaktan. Hopefully din po, makuha niya na rin po ako. Ayaw niya po ng hiwa-hiwalay kami,” she stressed.
“Mahirap ‘pag ikaw ‘yung merong nang asawa na OFW, lalo kapag may anak kayo Magdasal lang po kayo, manampalataya na sooner or later, kayo po ay magkakasama-sama. Tiwala po,” Mommy Clotle added as she shares a message for fellow OFW families.
