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Tribute to Lola Garing π
When I was a kid, I remember that you and Lolo Lorie went to my commencement exercises. I was just starting out with my academic career way back then , but I can still remember how happy you are even though I only got 8th honors. Maybe, being the eldest granddaughter of yours and achieving little things already made you proud.
It was Christmas (I am not sure what year it was) and you gave me a barbie doll as a gift. I can still remember how I opened it at the stairs of your house (kaso wala na yun ngayon coz binago na). Thank you , La π
Oh! Yung earrings na sinuot ko for my pictorial nung kinder, it was your gift as well π
Bata pa lang ako, you’ve showered me with gifts and I am not sure if I have thanked you for those , but those are the simple joys of a kid and I am very much thankful for those.
Things somehow changed when Lolo died, I can’t remember if we still visited your place as much as we visited it when Lolo was still with us.
Maybe it was also because of time. I grew up a little and I somehow felt distant. I am not sure how to act around you aside from paying respects and such. But I still care, it never changes naman po eh π
I remember the time when we went to Sol y Viento in Laguna, I actually enjoyed that trip but I feel sorry that I didn’t asked you if you were happy. I hope, you enjoyed as well.
One thing that I regret the most was during December 2013. I received 2 books as a gift and I placed it under the Christmas tree. I have this habit na bubuksan ko lang gifts ko on Christmas Eve. Pero syempre sinilip ko na yung paperbag and alam kong books yun hehe. Tapos ayon, one afternoon I saw lola reading those books so shookt ako? So ayon, when I noticed na di na binabasa ni lola, the immature self that I was (before) hid those books :< Days after that, I realized na I should’ve lent those books to Lola but I felt shy to tell her about it.
Last March 25, we just celebrated your birthday La. We ate at Pedro ‘N Coi. I can see naman na your sons are happy to celebrate it with you, and I hope you felt that happiness as well.
You’ve fought so hard La. You endured it well. Despite of not having Lolo by your side for years, I know that he’s been guiding us all along. Now that you’re in His arms, I hope that you also met Lolo there as well. I hope that your journey with us was meaningful and wonderful. We love you Lola Garing π
“Pink Carnations are said to have originated from the Virgin Mary’s tear which make them the symbol of a mother’s undying love. It can also symbolize remembrance”