Bye Bye Uncle

echo's dad passed away.

the funeral is today and i guess it is after the funeral and when things settle back down, that they'll have to come face to face with the empty space where he used to sit, the loss where previously his existence was.

we are growing up... i used to only hear about people attending wakes and it's never someone we know or even someone within our family.

i remember, several years ago, when chinny's grandad passed on, that it occured to me it is our turn to deal with these losses. and as the years go by, the wakes we attend are those who inch closer and closer to our hearts.

well, there's no escaping it, i guess. we won't suddenly wake up, as when we were young, and be able to still our racing hearts when we realise our parents are still around and it was just a bad dream.

there's really little we can do but to wave our goodbyes, kiss them a last farewell as they make their crossing and acknowledge that little voice in our hearts that want to speak out and say to them, "Take care. Godspeed. We'll see you soon."

May you be with God.
Rest in peace, uncle...
We'll see you soon!