So Sudden.

on my way home Tuesday afternoon, i got a call that my auntie will not be able to come to our house because her husband, Uncle Wilson, is so sick and they need to bring him to the hospital. but we didn't know that it was so serious.

when we arrived the emergency room of UDMC (because it's the nearest hospital from their home), i saw many doctors and nurses surrounding his bed. IVs dripping.. giving him oxygen to help him breathe.. and many other wires that i don't know what for. he went in for a CT scan, and when the result came, the doctor said that a vein was ruptured, and the blood spread all throughout his brain. the place cannot be operated. and there's no way he can make it. =( he was transferred to the ICU and stayed there during the night.

the next morning, my cousin Aileen went to stay with him. the hospital doesn't allow anyone even relatives to stay in the ICU unless it's during the visiting hours. so she stayed at the waiting area. then the nurse came out and informed her that her dad's heartbeat is so fast and has fever at 42C!! it's the first time i heard someone with a temp so high! we later earned that the vein that was ruptured is the one in control of the body temperature. after awhile, the doctor said that the patient is unstable again. they tried to resuscitate him for 45minutes but the line in the monitor remains flat. he breathed his last, then he's gone. at 54years old. =( i wasn't there when it happened. only my cousin, her mom, my dad, and Uncle Ramon.

it's all so sudden. he didn't made it even for a day. =( he has highblood.. maybe that's why the vein ruptured. he also survived two strokes before.

we are not close personally, but i also have some good memories with him. he loves plants and animals. when you go to their house, there's dogs, birds, fishes, hamsters, rabbits, and a snake. it's like a mini zoo. ;) in their rooftop, you'll find different kind of plants and many orchids. :) im sad. but my heart really breaks for my Auntie Alice and my cousins. especially Aileen. =( we stayed at Sanctuarium last night and while she was telling me what happened in the hospital and some memories of her dad, tears were flowing and my heart broke into pieces. =( i love her so much and it's sad that i can't do anything that would lessen her pain. =(

today.. im blogging from Sanctuarium since there's free wifi and no visitors are around. i arrived this morning with my cousin Joy along with Erwin. i think we'll stay here till tonight. and they will be sleeping in our house. please pray for them. especially during this time.. when our words can't really do anything. but i believe that God is able to give them peace and comfort.

thanks.

recap.

a lot of things happened yesterday...

my friend, Grace, is a big fan of Kim and Gerald. so last December, she was telling me about a movie that the two are going to make and that she wants us to watch it. yup, i know you know and heard about the movie - Paano Na Kaya. ;) it's been a long time since i've watched a Filipino movie. im not fond of watching the telly either. id rather sleep. hehe. so came Saturday, and we went to the mall early in the morning and bought tickets for the movie.

her two sisters, Joy and Hannah joined us too. :) but Joy didn't watched the movie. we had lunch together at Sbarro - baked zitti in white and tomato sauce, two slices of white pizza, cream of mushroom soup, and raspberry iced tea. we were full. ;) after lunch, we went to the movie house already and got a good seat. :) it ran for almost two hours. i rarely appreciate a Filipino flick because of same storylines, but in all fairness, i can say that the movie is a good one. :) i won't spill it here, just watch for yourself. :) but if you're like my cousin, who'd rather wait for a DVD copy, wait for awhile then. :)

i saw some trailers of movies coming up. im looking forward to seeing Dear John. it's a novel by Nicholas Sparks that's been adapted into a movie just like The Notebook, A walk To Remember, Nights In Rodanthe, and Message In A Bottle.. and it's one of my favorite books!! :) it's showing next week, February 5. :)

after dinner, though i am really tired, i attended church. and.. you know what happened next.

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on other news, my Uncle and his wife came here this Monday (which was supposed to be last Saturday but was delayed because he got sick) for a visit before returning to the States again. they went to Taiwan to buy some things that they need for the church, and came here for awhile before going home again.

i entertained them while they stayed in our house. :)

and he was kind enough to reformat my really sick and slow computer. i saved some of my files in Drive D because this is what everyone told me to do.. and some in USBs. when he finished doing my computer, changing it from Windows Vista to the more simple Windows XP, voila! all my files in Drive D are erased!! haaayy. :( all my schoolworks, some pictures, the soft copy of our thesis, are all there. :( well.. im done being sad with it. because i know no matter what i do, i can't take it back anymore. but i can say that im so pleased with how fast my comp is running now. :) makes the things get done easier and faster. :) BUT! (another but) i don't have a picture editor! i can't crop, edit, adjust my pictures. and that. is. sad. anybody knows where i can get one? thanks in advance! :)

they are currently based in San Jose, California and they are telling me stories on how different life is there from what we have here. obviously, it's so overcrowded here. well, at least here in Binondo. from the time you set foot outside your house, you'll see people and cars everywhere. and im sick of it!! i wanna go somewhere else. in their place, is where people go to work. Yahoo, Google, and all these computer companies are just a walk away from their home. houses are far from each other too. unlike here where people literally live above each other's houses - condos. they drive to get somewhere, while we usually walk here. one thing that's good here? the food. haha! i can't live eating burgers everyday. and for that, im still thankful. :)

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this morning during our Sunday School, all the teachers wore white. and it's really sad. you can see some crying.. while other eyes are so puffed from crying the night before. Sis. May Hwa, or Sien Si Bi Hwa (as i call her), is one of the great teachers in Sunday School. she has a BIG heart for everyone. and it's still sad to know that from today on, every Sunday, i won't be seeing her anymore. :(

i came home earlier and didn't finished the youth fellowship because i felt that im having a fever.. and im right. so after taking meds, i slept for awhile while waiting for Grace to finish the prayer small group at church. after that, we went to Sanctuarium together with Koo and Candy to visit. a lot of people were there too.

im home now. i didn't joined my family in a birthday party tonight because i don't feel well yet. my head aches. my body aches. i have sorethroat too. but my temperature is normal at 37.3. finishing this now.. and will sleep already.

tomorrow is a start of a new month and we're saying bye bye to January already. fast.

goodnight people! :) hope to hear from you too soon. :)

Big Loss

i am so SAD. :(

just tonight during our church meeting, i received a text message and learned that my piano teacher, Sis. May Hwa, went to be with the Lord already. :( i called to confirm it, and it's true.

i just couldn't believe it. even now as i type this. it's just so sudden.

she's such a joyful person. she's a big loss to everyone around her. :(

we lost a mother, a grandmother, a teacher, a sister, and a friend. :(

please pray for her family. may God comfort them during this hard time. :(