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meet the predator
call me jenie
born on 02/20/83 after my Dad & Mom drank beer and ate balut 9 months before
lives in Singapore, but always a Pinoy at heart
works as an advertising copywriter, but hates proofreading her blog entries
loves true friends, fake DVD's, alternative music, alcohol, sarcasm, boxing, hatha yoga, and House (the TV series,not the music genre)
loathes indifference, power trippers, narcissists, giant egos and bad breath
tries to live by the quote "Postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing." by Anais Nin
on dads
This week, 3 of my friends lost their fathers. Each of them has different stories to tell.
Friend # 1: Lost his Dad to aneurysm after a year of suffering a stroke. She had always been by his side when he’s in the hospital. But on the day of his death, she wasn’t. She thought maybe it’s his way of telling her to let him go.
Friend # 2: Lost his estranged father to cancer. He had grudges against him for leaving them when they were little then coming back after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Friend # 3: Meets his father for the first time during his funeral after long 24 years. He never knew his name and how he looked like until he found out he passed away. He also met his half-siblings for the first time. He says it is quite unusual that he never knew him but he still felt bad when he found out he lost his biological Dad.
The saddest story? I wouldn’t really know because there's no such thing. But it is quite an ordeal to hate someone you love even after he’s gone. I must admit though that I’m amazed with how my 3rd friend had such a liberating experience when his father passed away. I’m absolutely happy for him.
So to all my friends who still have their fathers, do your best to spend more time with them. You’ll never know the last time you’ll be able to greet them a “Happy Father’s Day” face to face. I haven’t done it in 9 years.
6:30 PM
Friday, June 16, 2006
