Losing someone you love is hard.. and it's harder when she's part of your family. I know my other lolos and lolas have passed away but this is quite different. It's the first time I have actually seen someone pass away. Nung nawala kasi yung ibang lolo at lola ko eh bata pa ako. I think I wasn't even born yet. Anyway, I was not that close to my lola unlike my older sister and I only have vague memories of our time spent together.. Nevertheless, I will surely miss her. Wala na kasing sasama sa akin sa zoo tapos magpapa-picture infront of the giraffe.. wala na ring iiyak dahil biniro sya ni mama na nag asawa na ako *hehe* at wala na ding kamukha ni asia agcaolli nung dalaga pa sya (.^__^.) Hayy.. nakakalungkot talaga.. Pero better na rin kesa yung nasa hospital sya and nahihirapan. I'm glad my grandma was finally relieved of her suffering. I know she's in a better place right now, watching over us. So to you my beloved grandma... thank you for the love, time and care you gave us. This eulogy is for you...

In Memoriam
By George Santayana

With you a part of me hath passed away;
For in the peopled forest of my mind
A tree made leafless by this wintry wind
Shall never don again its green array.
Chapel and fireside, country road and bay,
Have something of their friendliness resigned;
Another, if I would, I could not find,
And I am grown much older in a day.
But yet I treasure in my memory
Your gift of charity, and young hearts ease,
And the dear honour of your amity;
For these once mine, my life is rich with these.
And I scarce know which part may greater be,--
What I keep of you, or you rob from me.

+*+. In loving memory of Ms. Anita Leal Acosta .+*+

Born: December 30, 1924

Died: December 16, 2006

...we love you Lola