I heard it from my dad's own lips... "wala na si ma..." (mom is gone)...  one can never prepare for news like that... I'm now in the Philippines trying to fix my Visa & ticket to fly down to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to help my dad... I'm realizing the disadvantages of being an only child in times like these... but thankful for God's everpresent help & those He has surrounded my family with who are more than willing to help in any way thay can... immediate realitves, extended ones... the phones have been ringing off the hook & the sms have been  flooding my small screen since yesterday...

it seems in these kinds of situations there are people you expect to help who are nowhere to be found, but of course there are those who do pull through and there are countless... but what is really surprising... to hear and meet people you have never known but are quick to offer words of affirmation and unexpected help...

to those who have already shared beyond what is expected... THANKS!... 

it's my first time to lose a parent... it's not a pleasant feeling...  it's only the 2nd day & it seems the gravity is pressing down on my chest harder than usual...

thank God for my wife, Nav, my dad, & inlaws, Kuya Je, ate Ann & countless others who have been shoulders to lean on...  there are some who are not as blessed...

I do hope my dad is experiencing an uplifting... somehow, someway... I cannot begin to imagine what it's like losing the flesh of your flesh & bone of your bone... nor do I want to... God forbid!

Thank you Lord for sustaining us!