My Daddy Rodolfo Marba Sr. He is 51 years old, he works at Saudi Arabia as a supervisor of Petrokemya (an oil company) I only see him for one month,

Marba - Edmilao Family

(3 older sisters, 1 younger sister)

My Daddy

Rodolfo Marba Sr.• He is 51 years old, he works at Saudi Arabia as a

supervisor of Petrokemya (an oil company)

• I only see him for one month, once a year

• He plays tennis and usually gets to be champion at tournaments ( hahaha proud kay ko )

• He inspires me….He was born poor, he used to sell ice candy just so that

he can eat…. But he studied hard and got a scholarship and then life goes on, better

 Little imperfection (annoying but something that I'll probably

miss)

•I’m sure I’m gonna miss “after he’s done taking a bath, he shakes his hair so that the I will get wet and will be forced to take a bath” hahaha :P

What he did that is unforgettable for me•Saved me from drowning at a beach

resort

Why I value his presence

•He loves our family very much•He works hard just so that we can live•He provides us with everything we need•Without him, we won’t get to live at a nice

house

How I show him that I value his presence in my life

•I use the money he gives for good reasons

•I email him everyday

•I pray for him everyday

My Mommy

Faith Edmilao Marba

•She is 50 years old, she is a housewife and our family is proud of that

•She is a praise and worship leader(singer) at our church

• She cooks food well

•She is very fond of plants (that’s why our house has a forest-like part) hahaha :>

 Little imperfection (annoying but something that I'll probably

miss)

•I’m sure I’m gonna miss “She easily forgets where she places objects, and think that its stolen, but after some minutes it will be found, me or my younger sister is the one who would usually find it” hahaha :P

What she did that is unforgettable for me•She went to cagayan just to buy kettle

corn just one day after my sister bought some for me that was eaten by my younger sister :3

Why I value her presence

•She loves our family so much•She cooks tasty food for us•She takes care of everything that we need•Without her, we won’t exist

How I show her that I value her presence in my life

•I kiss her everytime I would go away from her, like leaving home for school

•I respect her

•I pray for her everyday

My eldest sister

Thiennette Marba Reville, RN MAN•We call her: ate candy

•She is 29 years old, she is a teacher at the nursing department of MSU IIT

•She has 2 kids, Michaette and Mark

•She also cooks food well

•She is the clown of our family hahaha!

 Little imperfection (annoying but something that I'll probably

miss)

•I’m sure I’m gonna miss “She keeps on telling me “ni niwang ko kuya?” and its annoying hahahaha!

What she did that is unforgettable for me•She scared me while I was reading ghost

storiesand I went crying

Why I value her presence

•She loves our family so much•She always makes our family laugh•She buys my favorite pan everytime I

ask :P•She is the one who covers our books•Without her, I wouldn’t have sense of

humor

How I show her that I value her presence in my life

•I take care of her children when she’s not around

•I help her design her business sites

•I pray for her everyday

My 2nd eldest sister

Jenyvee Marba Hontanosas, RN MAN

•We call her: ate bingkay, mama binday, bea alonzo hahahaha

•She is 27 years old, she is also a teacher at the nursing department of MSU IIT

•She has 2 kids, Justin and Jelliane

•She also cooks food well

 Little imperfection  (annoying but something that I'll probably

miss)

•I’m sure I’m gonna miss “ She always tells me “kinsay mas lami ug ni.luto kuya” and its annoying” hahaha :P

What she did that is unforgettable for me•She got my cell phone underwater hahaha

Why I value her presence

•She loves our family so much•She makes biko, polvoron, bingka

everytime I ask :P•She gives me nice gifts everytime on my

birthday•She is the one who taught me basic math,

the alphabet and many more when I was young

How I show her that I value her presence in my life

•I take care of her children when she’s not around

•I help her with computer related problems

•I pray for her everyday

My 3rd eldest sister

Odessa Marba Ryan, RN

•We call her: ate oding, nigger hahahaha

•She is 25 years old, she is currently working as a nurse in the US

•Her husband is american

•She’s my only ate that doesn’t cook well hahaha

 Little imperfection  (annoying but something that I'll probably

miss)

•I’m sure I’m gonna miss “She calls me negro!” hahaha :P

What she did that is unforgettable for me•She punched me once so hard

Why I value her presence

•She loves our family so much•She sends sends chocolates every now

and then•She is the one who advices me what to do

and not

How I show her that I value her presence in my life

•We video chat every now and then

•I grant her song requests for me to play on the piano

•I pray for her everyday

My younger sister

Joy Jireh Marba

•We call her: Joy, Jirang, Tambok

•She is 13 years old, she is a first year student here at the ids ( amethyst \m/ )

•She is very honest

 Little imperfection  (annoying but something that I'll probably

miss)

•I’m sure I’m gonna miss “ Pisaton ko early in the morning so that I’ll get up ” hahaha :P

What she did that is unforgettable for me•She secretly placed chili sauce to my ice

cream hahaha

Why I value her presence

•She loves our family so much•She tells the truth everytime•She helps me with written visual aids•She draws for me, everytime I ask hahaha

How I show her that I value her presence in my life

•I take care of her loved pets

•I download movies and music for her

•I pray for her everyday