A blink happens too quickly: 0.1-0.4 seconds. Thus, the idiom, “in the blink of an eye.”  Despite its speed, a blink can cause living things...

What is grief ?  That’s a question I tried to answer in many blog posts. But now it seems that those answers are not what it really is since...

My ading (locano honorific for younger sister) Aie was Tony’s too. Like an older brother, he had been, in words and in deeds, supportive an...

Sometime in 2017, Tony and I visited son #2 and his family in the US of A. All we wanted was to be with them for a month since we hardly saw...

That title is, for me, the essence of son #1’s eulogy (fond remembrances) at Tony’s wake . He was six years old when Voltes V, a Japanese an...

Ten hundred thousand superlatives can’t possibly describe my two-hour stint at the Philippine Book Festival.  The OMF -Hiyas booth, managed ...

As announced, we opened the door of Chapel 506 at 3 PM on January 22 to begin Tony’s four-day wake.  A man, whose face was vaguely familiar,...

Every night, through the four-day wake of Tony at the funeral parlor, we had a memorial service where we were fed with God’s Word and prayed...

C’mon over! The PBF is in full swing! It opened yesterday and will end on Sunday.  If you’re into books, this place is for us.  Today, I wil...

Tons of paper work requiring a long stretch of time and a longer stretch of patience pummel a grief-stricken family after a loved one breath...

It is my only choice.  I wear white during death rituals for a loved one. In the study of psychology and research analysis, “White is clean,...

Many cultural traditions and religious groups observe a memorial service on the 40th day after death. The belief is that 40 days signify a p...

A voracious reader, Tony could devour one book a week. After he closed his company of over 30 years, just before the pandemic, he spent most...

Cooped up for 25 straight days ( 20 days inside a hospital room and 4 days inside a funeral chapel ), I lived in a different world.   Instea...

Valentine’s Day was no big deal to both Tony and me. As adman and adgal, we hyped this day for our clients to increase brand awareness and s...

One of my brothers, who lives in Australia with his family, could not be with us for Tony's end-of-life celebrations. They kept in touch...

In life, Tony was a big tipper. He made sure he tipped service people, even if the job had been minuscule. He never explained why, but havin...

That was son #3’s opening statement when he spoke of his remembrances of Tony during the necrological service at his wake.  Many must have h...

A flock of angels swooped down to help us from the first day of the year 2025; these angels are still hovering around, looking out for my fa...

Before 2024 ended, we had packed for our annual clan reunion (Mom's side of the family). It was our 80th year, a milestone not to be mis...

As Tony fought for his life in the room with a view , concerned family and friends stayed by our side through comforting messages online and...

While the world reveled on New Year's day (2025), we rushed Tony to the emergency room due to difficulty of breathing. Three days earlie...