Reminiscining Dad...

I've been feeling unwell the past few days and finally I start feeling like human again now. Called Mom today (the first time I talked to her after Dad's passing) and there are just some things that made me choke and cry...I'm writing them here more for my own sake...so that I'll never forget...

1. While Dad was being taken to the car during the heart attack to go to the hospital, he was screaming in pain and one neighbour kid heard it and told her Mom, "Look, Opa's screaming, Mom!" But at that time her Mom was too busy to pay attention (it didn't help that it was raining so hard that day and it made everybody else stay inside).

The next day, when they heard about my Dad's passing, the little girl broke out in tears and said, "See, Mom? I told you that there was something wrong with opa yesterday. Now there'll be nobody else who's going to greet me every day."

I don't know this particular girl, but it seems that every day when Dad went out to play chess somewhere, he passed by their house and he always greeted her.

When I heard this story, I wanted to yell to heaven, "See, Dad, how many lives you've touched?" And I could feel him smiling from up there...

2. Earlier that day he said to Mom, "I prayed for Ken (bro's son) so that he'll get healthy. You know, I've had a wonderful life and everything I've ever wished for. Our kids are both married and they're good kids."

THANK YOU, Dad, THANK YOU
for all the memories...
I'll make sure your legacy lives on in us...

3BT: October 10, 2007

1. Bought two pairs of VERY soft and warm socks to prepare myself for winter.

2. Some puddle of water has turned into ice at the side of some streets. Cool!!!

3. Reminiscing about our first meeting right before we slept. And it made us realize how precious our togetherness is since being half the world apart from each other felt like hell.

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"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth --and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up-- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had."
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross