Online Journal of Jarl Gamonez-Belleza: Read at your own risk :)
To my dearest Luna Aurora and Julio Miguel, Hi kids, it’s Mum. This is my first letter to you my loving children. Just to let you know, neither of you has been formed in my tummy yet as I’m writing this. I’ve sent the wrong signal to my friends over the weekend that I was pregnant when I posted a pregnancy journal that I bought on sale. The thought of writing a letter for my future children has been bugging me ever since. I think…Continue Reading “Dear Luna Aurora and Julio Miguel”
To be honest, I don’t see the point of eulogies done during a memorial service. What’s the point of saying good things to a person who’s not physically present to hear those words? We write beautiful speeches about a loved one who’s passed on but did we actually give them the opportunity to know about these things when they were still alive? Sweet to the ears of people who got left behind, but they’d be even sweeter to that special person being talked so highly about….Continue Reading “Living Eulogy for my Dearest Daddy”
I called overseas to greet a friend on her birthday. A few minutes later, I was made aware of Lolo’s passing away. Today, a friend turned 29. My grandfather, who should’ve turned 92 on his next birthday, joined our Creator on the same day. Funny how, in a relatively short period of time, I am reminded of life’s ironies. No matter how much we want to hold on to people, at some point we have to let them go. If that would mean them being free…Continue Reading “Rest in Peace, Lolo”