Dear diary,

It is this time of the year when most people in the world if not all, are remembering their departed love ones.The time when family,relatives and friends share their sentiments, cook and bring special foods, drinks, flowers and candles to the cemetery to celebrate the All Souls day or All Saints Day. People stay longer in the cemetery to offer prayers and lights several candles.But today I just stayed home and write the last tribute for my brother who departed last month and join our parents with the Lord.May his soul rest in peace.

HERE'S MY TRIBUTE FOR HIM:

In my life I will never forget the man who loves freedom and would fight for it.A man who will always stand for whatever he believed is right even if it means, he alone against the world.He was a man who believed in the principle that, "Honesty is still the best policy." Yes, this man I refer to is no other than my brother Pablito,Agosto,Edmundo.Among the siblings, he was the only one with three names,but, Manong Ambing as we fondly called him or Pablit to some of his friend was the third(3rd) child among the children of fifteen. You see, we are quite one big family but being the 3rd from the eldest child, age gap was never a hindrance for us to be so close to each other.

He was a warm,loving, sensitive and sensible man being loved by his brothers and sisters,nieces and nephews. He was a good adviser ,a poet and a frustrated singer, but this didn't stopped him for his dream to become a singer, as he sings well,while in shower room or while cooking, becoz he can sing a song like reading his poetry. Cooking is also one of his talent and hobby. He could cooked well that even though we are far from each other,you could taste the labor of love that he poured in it. Another thing about Manong, was about his being a deceplinarian man, but you will never feel afraid of him because you know that, that's his way of caring and loving his brothers and sisters. He was a strict brother and uncle to his nieces and nephews. He gets mad and can't sleep when everyone else are not complete yet at home when the night falls.Or he worried so much if someone is lucking or wasn't home yet. He could be kind hearted and generous when the need arises and he could also be a hero when someone in the family is being bullied.Don't you ever dare or try him, because he will not allow you to lift your finger if ever you do.

Sometimes he would also tell stories about his life and the love of his life.How he would defend himself and find his way out of trouble. How he hated some elected gov't officials that run our govt in a wrong way. He was always politically inclined but never wanted to be a politician. And just like our late dad,Manong Pablit is a principled man that you cannot bribe him for money in exchange for the favor of unscrupulous deeds for other people.He would rather remain unpopular than to be a star that don't twinkles for having a complicated nonsense ideas. Yes, we have so many good and best memories of you that we will surely remember forever. We will always think of you for being the Manong Pablit and a dear brother, a supportive uncle,a loyal friend, a great mentor ,rolled into one. You will always be a Manong Pablit that we will never forget. Today it will be the day for us to acknowledge your good deeds, it maybe too late and you will not hear us anymore, but your spirit will remain to be alive, to be an inspiration to us all,it will remain fresh 'till our next breath when our time will come and we will also be gone. Our love will go with you but your memories will stay with us. Goodnight dear brother,sleep well, sweet dreams until the time when we see you again in the morning.Now that you're gone but I know that you are safe in the arms of an angel where we will be meeting again one day.I wish you hear the song I want to dedicate to you,"In The Arms of An Angel" God bless us all!