I am tempted to write something profound about you. But your myriad accomplishments in your career and your private life will speak for itself as a testament of the deep insightful intelligent purpose - driven girl that I have come to know. Make no mistake that small frame of yours is really a powerhouse of a dynamo of a person you are.
My regret is that I was not able to visit you. In my heart I whispered to the Lord my longing to see you when I visit Manila next month. I wanted to regale you with anecdotes about our school days. I wanted to hear the infectious giggle the animated laughter and your wonderfully mischievous sense of humor ( .... humor that has not been lost despite the cancer). I would have wanted to see the same child-like wonder and twinkle in your eyes. It is my loss that I missed this chance.
Today what moves through me is a silence, a quiet sadness a longing for one more day, one more word , one more touch. I may not understand why you left this earth so soon or why you left before we were ready to say good bye but little by little I begin to remember not just that you died but that you lived. And that your life gave me memories too beautiful to forget. Today I am holding on to these memories for comfort.
Paalam my friend.
Arlene
Arlene Maloles-Chanco
Childhood Friend and Classmate
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