waking up to someone else's FUNERAL

i was up late last night (just because)
i never intended to wake up around 10am,
but so i did.. i woke up, to someones sermon,
to someones funeral.. i realized, it was President Cory Aquino's Funeral..
as in nananaginip ako ng "girls jumping on trampoline"
tapos ang sound/audio eh yung sermon/sharing nung isang tao!
YUN PALA SI KRIS NA YUN! hahahahaha..
(or i think yung guy na speaker before her)
nwei, i never really cared much about some celerity or popular someone dying..
pero this was very significant, i realized of all the years ive been here in this world
or should i say in this country, KELAN YUNG LAST TIME NA MAY NAMATAY NA PRESIDENT?
i mean, not including Marcos ahh.. kaya maybe this is my "first".. haha..

when i was wide awake, hindi ako dali-dali na tumayo, i watched lang muna..
hindi pa naghihilamos, pinunas ko nalang tuyong laway ko sa kumot,
ang muta namumuo pa sa gilid ng mga mata.. the likes..
i was listening to this priest from his sermon, why cory is the way she is..
how she was TIME magazines woman of the year,
the ender of dictatorship,
the mother of Philippine democracy, etc..
everything was very moving.. and id like to quote him,
pero wala akong maalala.. ahhaha..

when it was almost time for the mass to end,
(oo ni-skip ko na yung part na nag speech si kris.. haha.. medyo drama na eh..)
i had goosebumps when Lea Salonga took center stage and sang;
"ibon mang may layang lumpiad".. i couldn't help but be gay and have teary eyes..
tang ina kase eh.. napakaganda nung Cathedral eh..
what a dream it would be to serve there..
gusto ko karirin yung paggiging sakristan ko para in time,
makapag serve ako dun..
it was such a HIGH mass btw, i mean almost 20 bishops was there!! haha
not to mention the ARCHBISHOP!! so parang ASTTTEEEGGG!! hahaha
oh and the CHOIR! GEEEZZZ!! hindi man sila Philharmonic,
pero MAGALEENGG!!! whew!!

continuing on, when it was time for the convoy to move from Manila Cathedral to Manila Memorial, the route was filled with people all giving thanks to the former president..
throwing yellow flowers and showering yellow confetti..
in the midst of it all, something caught my attention, kawawa naman yung
apat na AFP na nakatayo sa hearse ni Cory.. haha..
i think they left the Cathedral mga past 11, tapos dumating sila almost 8 na ata..
hindi manlang sila maka-ihe or maka-kain.. or pano kapag uhaw na sila.. haha..
during this time, there was some footage sa PN ata yun..
kase mga Naval Ships honored the funeral with the firing of their canons..
akalain mo, gumagana pala yung mga yun!! ahahahaha

with whats all said and done, the funeral is over,
everyone has given their thanks, everyone has mourned,
Kris Aquino is still crying (haha), who could be the next Cory and Ninoy?

i would like to leave this post with a letter..
a letter from Ninoy to Cory.. i read this from a friend's Notes..
Ms Elaine Angelica Pucio, hehe.. sabi ko syo quote kita eh.. (kahit d ikaw naka kita originally)

My Dearest Cory,

In a few hours I shall be embarking on an uncertain fate, which may well be the end of a long struggle. I slept well last night for the first time since I left Boston -- maybe because I'm just plain tired or I'm really at peace with myself. I want to tell you many things but time is running out and I do not have any machine. After a few more paragraphs, my penmanship will be illegible.

All the things I want to tell you may be capsulized in one line - - I love you! You've stood by me in my most trying moments and there were times I was very hard on you. But if anyone will ever understand me, it is you, and I know you will always find it in your heart to forgive -- and unfair and ironic as it is -- it is because of this thought and belief that I often took you for granted.

Early on I knew I was not meant to make money -- so I won't be able to leave anything to the children. I did what I thought I could do best, which is public service, and I hope our people in time will appreciate my sacrifices. This would be my legacy to the children. I may not bequeath them material wealth but I leave them a tradition which can be priceless.

I realize I've been very stingy with praise and appreciation for all your efforts -- but though unsaid -- you know that as far I'm concerned, you are the best. That's why we've lasted this long. There will only be one thing in the world I will never accept -- that you love me more than I love you -- because my love for you though unarticulated will never be equaled.

If all goes well I should be back in my cell before sundown. Should I be detained do not rush to get home. Take your time and enjoy a side trip to Europe with the girls.

I'll try to call you tonight if the authorities will allow me. Otherwise just remember me in your dreams.

Love,
Ninoy

P.S. I offered a special rosary for Papa and I asked for his intercession. You know he never failed me (Ninoy here is referring to Cory's father, Jose Cojuangco, who died on August 21, 1976)

FEEL FREE TO NOT CRY! I SURE DIDN'T!! hahahaha