Grace's Mind-it-on-your-own

Jo, Che, thanks once again. =)

my sister left for Singapore just this past Saturday, July 27. I hope that she finds work there soon.

Anyway, gotta go again.....

Hate? Anger? What are they? Are they the .... ah.... i don't know what they are....

grrrrrr..............

I am a dreamer.
Why am I?
Because i look forward to a future
a future that will never exist
but only after i die.

I am dreamer
For what i dream
i dream of beautiful lands
of beautiful days
of all people
happy with their lives always

I am dreamer
For who i am
i see technology
i see love
i see everything
i see all

i am a dreamer
up to what extent?
i am dreamer
and there is a no end
for a dream
never, ever, really ends

My uncle Mike Fua, cousin of my dad, died on July 2, 2002, at 0710. He died of stroke, and probably heart attack followed because before he died, he told my aunt, his wife, that his heart hurts, after which he just passed away.

I didn't know about it until i texted my mom that night, to tell her that we were already done with our test in Projman. I was shocked when my mom texted back that they were still in Araneta Ave. (they were at La Funeraria Paz), and that my Uncle Mike was already dead. When my parents arrived at La Salle, we went to fetch my sister at Rockwell Powerplant since she was meeting friends. We then went straight to Paz.

My Uncle's son and his wife, and another daughter and her husband came to the PHilippines as soon as they heard the news from my mom that morning. Everybody was shocked, I for one. My aunt was crying, and hysterical. We stayed until 12 MN that night, July 2, 2002. My parents and sometimes my older sister and brother went there to help out during July 3 to 4. I helped out again during July 5 evening, and we stayed until 1140pm.

i stayed overnight on July 6, 2002. We all know that it was flooded that day at Araneta(as it was with other parts of Metro Manila). We arrived at Paz by 6 PM. My parents and some of my uncle's from Hong KOng, went home by 1140pm. i stayed until the next day, July 7. I didn't sleep during the night of July 6 up to 0650 am of July 7 since we have to make sure that the incense doesn't burn out; i have to add more and more of them every 15-30 minutes due to the strong winds. I slept by 7am when my aunt and other people were already there. I woke up by 8am, drank Hot Milo, and prepared myself for the 9am "mass"(he was buddhist). His body was brought to the crematorium by 10 am. i cried and cried(as i did whenever i remember him). We then went to the Thousand Buddhas Temple at Araneta, and stayed there. We were supposed to leave by 2 pm, but because of the flood, almost waist deep, the cars that we brought weren't able to go through the flood waters. We had to wait for a delivery truck that was high enough to bring us home. There was almost 20 of us there. We had to leave the cars behind at the temple, that was by 4pm, and the rain and wind were still strong. We were standing at the back, inside the delivery truck. We arrived at our place by 5pm.

When we arrived to our home, we(our whole household) had to prepare to make our guests comfortable. We were to leave by 630 pm to eat dinner at Spring Deer at Timog. While waiting, most of us slept due to sheer exhaustion. I myself only slept for one hour, therefore when i slept from 530 to 620pm, i was still groggy, and i felt as if i was drunk. We ate dinner until 9pm i guess. When i reached home, i slept until 11 am the next day. Luckily, we didn't have classes due to the floods, until July 9, which is today.

Today, we went to the Thousand Buddhas temple again to pray for my Uncle. We then ate lunch there and left by 1 pm. We were bowing and "prostrating"(kneeling and bowing to the ground) during the prayer. I couldn't even follow what the monks were chanting. Anyway, my thoughts are that my uncle's soul be at peace. =)

gotta go! see ya! ("-")

Keren, Jo and Che: Thank you for your unending support. hehehe =)

I am not really responsible, though i really try to. But i do try to do my very best, since i must not fail any subjects so that i won't be delayed in taking other subjects. Hay..... =)

Thank you, for continuing to be the circle of friends that radiates the love needed by this "not-sure-if-really-lonely" soul. =)

I love you all! =) Mwah! =_)

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