Although it's been many years since God called you home, and your warm presence is no more, your guidance, advice, and love have stuck with me all the time. I would not be who I am today without you. I miss the endless arguments we had about the difference between latitude and longitude (I was stubborn then) and your endless discussion about the classification of living things. KPCOFGS is the one that stuck. Back when K only refers to either Animalia or Plantae. And I will never forget the endless sessions we had playing chess and staying up very late just for one more match. Loser set up the board and I don't mind setting them up again and again. Just to have one more game with you. And who would forget the number of meter sticks that were broken when I get some ass-woopin'? I understand it now, more than ever. Now I am a father too. We can't do that today, though :-). Lucky kids. I also miss the time when we go to Bayog to gather kuhol and pako. We didn't have
pamilya. paglimi. paglalakbay. pagbabalik-tanaw.