I have just received news that the mother of my friend Melba has just passed away. I sincerely know how she feels right now. This news brings back memories when my own mother died two years ago. Not only that, this reminds me of the death of my older brother Joemen almost 5 years ago. [...]
I know I have neglected my blogs for awhile and the excuse is the same yes, blah, blah and blah…
Anyway, so far alot of things has happened recently. We have moved homes and I am happy that after a quick house move, the kids had adjusted so quickly again. This house is much closer to the [...]
My father has just lost my mother almost a year ago. She finally succumbed to a lifelong problem of heart ailment. Weeks ago, a cousin from another town came to visit me and told me they had seen my father holding hands with a young girl… I was shocked but managed to curb my reaction [...]
He is not here; but far away The noise of life begins again, And ghastly thro’ the drizzling rain On the bald street breaks the blank day.
Absence, Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
When my mother died, I went blank When my brother died, my world stopped.
Death has a strange way of putting our own lives in perspective. In [...]
