88 Happy Birthdays for DCP!
Celebrating 88 years of life is a milestone we could only wish and pray for and look forward to — for our loved ones and for ourselves. But today, someone celebrates his 88th birthday for real: Demetrio C. Paz
(of Marikina) whom we fondly call “DCP” in the government corporation I used to work with. I am glad my daughter Aleli was able to greet him in person very early today after she spent time at the Paz’s home with her Sunny Hill grade school (SHS) friend Nika, DCPs grand daughter.
DCP was the first Corporate Planning Vice President I ever worked with as I began my career as power economist 29 years ago. I can still remember how he used to recount amusing stories about how he and his other pioneering colleagues in the Philippine electric power industry toiled to erect some of the first electric woodpoles in Laguna in the 1940s — to bring light to a few homes and establishments in Luzon. For an economics graduate like me, Working with DCP made learning the technicalities of power engineering, system planning and the power utility business — doable, interesting and fun. DCP has been generous to his staff when it came to approving field work in the provinces where we had to see for ourselves how the power system and market operates and to mingle with the men behind the gigantic power structures — to effectively use the hard and lifeless data we receive at our desks in Manila for the power projections we need to develop for the corporation.
DCP treated his staffers just like his very own family members. And this made working for him simple, light and fun. I still remember the wonderful “asaltos” we celebrated at his home every year where executives, employees, colleagues, suppliers and family members gather the night before his birthday — to welcome another great year ahead for him. Attending his asalto has become a tradition which no one dared to miss and regret later.
DCP was like a warm, affectionate and doting father to me. I was so touched to see him and his wife on my wedding day despite his hectic schedule. When he retired, my bond with DCP lived on through his daughter who became my co-parent at SHS and his grand daughter who remains Aleli’s friend to this day. During those times when I saw him attend school affairs of Nika and Aleli, I never fail to tell him: Sir, ang kisig pa rin ninyo, walang kakupas-kupas at parang hindi kayo tumatanda. Ano po ba sekreto ninyo? (Sir, you are still looking good, fresh and young. What’s your secret?) For a man who lived to be 88 today, I couldn’t believe his usual reply: alcohol, smoke, play and fun. In his charming ways, he didn’t exactly tell me his answers to his longevity. Instead he motioned with his hands and face: drinking, smoking, golfing and a naughty smile.
To my dear DCP, another Scorpion who left a positive sting in me (that I have developed my own kind of loving sting as well), I pray that the Lord may continue to shower your life with more happy tomorrows to look forward to. You have most of the things anyone could wish for in life by now, so here’s to you — 88 birthday greetings from all over the world to welcome another blessed year ahead of you.
1. Afrikaans: Veels geluk met jou verjaarsdag!
2. Alsatian: Gueter geburtsdaa!
3. Arabic: Eid milaad saeed! or Kul sana wa inta/i tayeb/a! (masculine/feminie)
4. Armenian: Taredartzet shnorhavor! or Tsenund shnorhavor!
5. Brazil: Parabens a voce!
6. Breton: Deiz-ha-bloaz laouen deoc’h!
7. Bulgarian: Chestit Rojden Den!
x. Cambodian: Som owie nek mein aryouk yrinyu!
8. Catalan: Per molts anys!
9. Chinese-Cantonese: Sun Yat Fai Lok!
10. Chinese-Mandarin: Sheng ri kuai le!
11. Croatian: Sretan Rodjendan!
12. Czech: Vsechno nejlepsi!
13. Danish: Tillykke med fodselsdagen!
14. Dutch-Flemish: Gelukkige verjaardag! or Prettige verjaardag!
15. Dutch: Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! or Van harte gefeliciteerd met jeverjaardag!
16. English: Happy Birthday!
17. Esperanto: Felichan Naskightagon!
18. Estonian: Palju onne sunnipaevaks!
19. Euskera: Zorionak zure urtebetetze egunean!
20. Filipino-Kapangpangan: Mayap a Kabaitan!
21. Filipino-Tagalog: Maligayang Bati!
22. Filipino-Visaya: Maligayang Kaadlawan!
23. Finnish: Hyvaa syntymapaivaa!
24. French: Joyeux Anniversaire!
25. Frisian: Lokkiche jierdei!
26. Gaelic: Co` latha breith sona dhut!
27. German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
28. German-Badisch: Allis Guedi zu dim Fescht!
29. German-Bavarian: Ois Guade zu Deim Geburdstog!
30. German-Bernese: Es Muentschi zum Geburri!
31. German-Saarlaendisch: Alles Gudde for dei Gebordsdaach!
32. Greek: Eftixismena Gennethlia! or Xronia polla!
33. Hawaiian: Hau`oli la hanau!
34. Hebrew: Yom Huledet Same’ach!
35. Hungarian: Boldog szuletesnapot!
36. Icelandic: Til hamingju med afmaelisdaginn!
37. Indian-Malayalam: Pirannal Aasamsakal!
38. Indian-Marathi: Wadhdiwasachya Shubhechhya!
39. Indian-Gujrati: Janam Divas Mubarak!
40. Indian-Hindi: Janam Din ki badhai!
41. Indian-Kannada: Huttu Habbada Shubhashayagalu!
42. Indian – Rajasthani: Janam ghaanth ri badhai, khoob jeeyo!
43. Indian-Tamil: Piranda naal vaazhthukkal!
44. Indonesian: Selamat Ulang Tahun!
45. Irish-gaelic: La-breithe mhaith agat! or Co` latha breith sonadhut!
46. Italian: Buon Compleanno!
47. Japanese: Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu!
48. Javaans-Indonesia: Slamet Ulang Taunmoe!
49. Korean: Sang il nal chuk a hap ni da!
50. Klingon: Quchjaj qoSlIj!
51. Kyrgyz: Tulgan kunum menen!
52. Latin: Fortuno natalis!
53. Latvian: Daudz laimes dzimsanas diena!
54. Lithuanian: Sveikinu su gimtadieniu! or Geriausi linkejimai gimtadienio proga!
55. Luxembourg: Vill Gleck fir daei Geburtsdaag!
56. Macedonian: Sreken roden den!
57. Malaysian: Selamat Hari Jadi!
58. Maltese: Nifrahlek ghal gheluq snienek!
59. Maori: Kia huritau ki a koe!
60. Norwegian: Gratulerer med dagen!
61. Pakistan-Gujrati: Saal Mubarak!
62. Pakistan-Urdu: Saalgirah Mubarak!
63. Papiamento (lower Dutch Antilles): Masha Pabien I hopi aña mas!
64. Persian: Tavalodet Mobarak!
65. Polish: Wszystkiego Najlepszego!
66. Portuguese: Feliz Aniversario! or Parabens!
67. Portuguese-Brazil: Parabens pelo seu aniversario!
68. Romanian: La Multi Ani!
69. Russian: S dnem rozhdenia! or Pazdravliayu s dniom rozhdenia!
70. Samoan: Manuia lou aso fanau!
71. Serbian: Srecan Rodjendan!
72. Slovene: Vse najboljse za rojstni dan!
73. South Afican-Xhosa: Mini emnandi Kuwe!
74. Spanish: Feliz Cumpleanos!
75. Sri Lankan: Suba Upan dinayak vewa!
76. Sundanese: Wilujeng Tepang Taun!
77. Surinamese: Mi fresteri ju!
78. Swahili: Hongera!
79. Swedish: Grattis paa foedelsedagen!
80. Switzerland: Vill Glück zum Geburri!
xx. Syrian-Orthodox: Tahnyotho or brigo!
81. Telugu: Puttina Roju Shubakanksalu!
82. Thai: Suk San Wan Keut!
83. Tibetian: Droonkher Tashi Delek!
84. Turkish: Dogum gunun kutlu olsun!
85. Ukrainian: Mnohiya lita!
86. Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat!
87. Welsh: Pen-blwydd Hapus i Chi!
88. Yiddish: A Freilichem Geborentog
Reader, any ingredient/s for a long and happy life which you’d like to share with me?
Tags: birthday greeting, corporate planning, longevity, power
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