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With all the things that has happened in the past few weeks, I decided to write journals now. Pieces of my life, shared to me or anyone who shall read this.
I call this, the "Chronicles of Aldo"
Title: We mourn for a friend
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Certain circumstances are unforeseen, but one of the worst news has come to me. Last Monday, we lost a dear friend and batchmate in a vehicular accident. It send shockwaves and disbelief to the whole of our department in the School of Health Sciences, specially to the boys of 5th year Caritas Christi. We just lost a comrade, a brother. So untimely was his death that we shook our heads in unbelief, begging that the tragedy was not true. This was the awakening of the new us. Rest in peace Ton-Ton. You've changed us all, for the better. Hope you will find happiness in heaven. Help us achieve our victory. 100% passing rate my friend. cry
Today was his burial. Me and a couple of friends stayed the night at their house for the final night before the burial. I woke up about 9:30. The Mass dedicated for him was at 10. So I rushed again, like any normal school day. Ate my breakfast, took a shower and went on my way. First I went to the computer shop where me and my friends hangout a lot, where I picked up some friends with my scooter. Then we proceeded to the Cathedral. One of my friends, Nick, wore green T-shirt today, was he ashamed because the motif was supposed to be white talk2hand . Anyway, we were just in time to see TonTon's casket going to the Altar. Some of our batchmates cried, wept their hearts out. His departing was so hard to handle. As he passed through us, I was thinking back a week ago, this was the guy at my birthday, the last occasion he attended. I remembered he shook my hand, not with his happy face, something was amiss with him. his usual aura of happiness somewhat drenched away, like he knew his own demise was about to come.
I then went back to reality, the priest was already saying the gospel. It was truly saddening for the most part of what the priest said. After the mass, it was time to give the flowers and take a final peek at our dear friend TonTon. It was such an emotional atmosphere. His sister giving the crowd the Eulogy, and as I listened to her, coupled with that soothing, melancholic tone of piano, I almost fell into tears. But I knew he didn't want that. Then I saw him one last time, I whispered to him in our filipino language "goodluck bro, take care on the other side,till the next time we meet." I clenched my fist and gave him a fighting stance, and in my thoughts I said 100% bro, we can't do it without you.
After we went out of the church, we immediately went to the site of his final resting place in Tuguegarao memorial. There we saw him go below the ground to take the journey of his next life. As I saw his belongings being lowered and put beside him, I distinctly felt a sense of sorrow, saying to myself this is it bro, you take care of yourself, goodbye. After that, we went to his house where his family prepared some lunch.
We had a test that afternoon, which me and three of my classmates, Aca, Arnee, and Art got late. good thing we came in the room with much time to spare to finish the test. I got a fair score, despite the pressure that is. We finished 6pm. Our classmate, Jessie, who was closest to TonTon in our batch, joined us. Before TonTon died, they were the closest of friends. TonTon would pick him up at his house so they could go to school together, and in the afternoon they would be together going home. Now that he's gone I could see in his eyes that he missed TonTon very much, his ride, his company, their routine together. Now he felt alone. We gave him a ride up to the main road so that a tricycle could pick him up. Now, he would have to change, probably for the better.
As for me, I gave my buddy Art a ride to our hangout and went home with my scooter.
It has been such a tough day, probably the toughest day for Caritas Christi, we lost him in this life, but God gained him in the next. Hope he's having a good time racing in heaven. Godspeed bro, Godspeed.....
 Jenjam09 · Sat Jun 27, 2009 @ 01:03pm · 0 Comments |
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