na-misunderstood pala.
binabawi ko na po yung "condolence ko".
but not the "I almost cried part."
nakakatouch din ang story. 
PAUNAWA - ang kuwento na ito ay tungkol sa mga pangyayari na nangyari matagal na panahon na ang nakalipas. huwag na po kayo magsasabi ng condolence sa post na ito, sa text, sa pm, o sa kung anumang paraan.
natouch ka na agad dun sa kuwento ko, eh tip of the iceberg pa lang yun - when it comes to my Mom's devotion for her family, wala talaga ako masasabi. doctors won't believe all our stories, that she was doing ok less than a week prior to being confined and yet as they said matagal na dapat namaalam sa ganung kondisyon. we, her family members weren't even aware of her condition since she chose to keep it to herself. when asked why she did such, she, with not any sign of emotion, simply said "baka maapektuhan mga buhay ng mga anak ko, eh ayaw ko maging pabigat sa kanila". she knows that confinement and medication will be costly and she chose to not undergo it, if only not to burden the family financially. she lived giving us the best that we can have. she toiled for us to have a better future. even in her sickness, and eventual death, she was still prioritizing her kids.
whenever i embark into something important, i make it a point to give them both (mom and dad) a visit first. they both served and died as a public servant, in very different capacities. they both lived putting the lives and interests of other people first. and yet that never became a hindrance for them to be the best mom and dad for all of us. even my dad, is not void of his own share of "heroism". given the long, long, long, long, long time that he has passed, it is still such a joy that i get to meet people who are relatives or friends of people who have known my dad then. and they pass stories and words of praises and admiration for his dedication to his work and his untainted character. he is such a strong person really. like a story about how he went and gave four (or is it six?) men who were drunk and who were being rowdy a dose of their own antics. one allegedly hit a small kid and another grabbed a woman in an inappropriate manner. my dad, on his way home for a vacation from a long duty down south, talked to a store nearby, stripped off all his gear, rifle, sidearms, etc, and left it in the store and went to face the rowdy group. allegedly they got a very nice beating before being hauled to the nearest station. there the men were trying to turn the tables and point the blame on my dad, for being arrogant and all because of his position and nature of work, which were all refuted by witnesses who followed. the police in charge then, when hearing that the group manhandled a kid, said "just make sure na hindi ko anak yung sinaktan ninyo at kung hindi itutumba ko kayo mismo diyan sa kinatatayuan ninyo." my dad added, "sibilyan ako na humarap sa kanila kaya huwag silang umaasta na ginamit ko ang posisyon ko." OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. as a kid, i have fond memories of people, random ones, visiting my dad's tomb on all soul's day, giving candles and flowers, all because they were touched by my dad's kindness, in one way or the other. and they have so many stories to tell about him. he is not a politiko and yet, many are fond of him. what makes me smile really is this particular lady, who religiously gives flowers on Nov. 1, just because she was a kid back then, around 6 or 7 as she recalls, and her first crush is my DAD! ha ha ha. she even sheds a tear when she recalls how devastated she was when he learned that my dad died then.
that, ladies and gentlemen are my mom and dad. makes me very proud to be who i am. and makes me double-take on everything that i have to do, to make sure it is at par with what my parents have established.
request din sa kung sino mang makababasang mods dito - baka pwedeng palitan yung title ng topic - like say "wrong interpretation about a post", tapos singitan na lang sa pinakauna ng post a simple explanation as to who is the thread startetr, what the original title was and why it was replaced. thanks in advance.
