It’s been 30 days since you left us. Nothing had change in the office except for the fact that you’re not going to set down on your table anymore nor give us morning call and check us how are we going. All of your things and your favourite jacket are still there. We haven’t touched anything and I hope that your husband will let them be. We don’t want to remove it now. It gives us hope. It gives us strength and I think that you’re still here with us making sure of everything.
We may not have our boss today but have completed all the tasks you’ve left us to work for. Submitted all the documents the national government required us to and all our vital documents are in safety. Tito Ramon use to supervise us and even Sir Roger helped. We make sure to unplug all our gadgets and turn off the AC before we leave our office for you used to remind us that. Things in the office are getting well. And we are all functioning the way we used to. Many of our officemates told us they are missing you and they still visit in the office but they don’t stay that long, they missed you and will all start to cry and sobbed which make us sobbed too, so they prefer not to come back anymore. We just see them in the lobby. And since its Christmas tomorrow we’re not going in the office but we will all report the day after that. We just received our bonus but we haven’t much grand vacation this time. From the day you left us we haven’t stop thinking how are you there but knowing that you’re going home we just utter a little prayer everyday to guide you on your way. We offer mass for your soul. And tell our guardian angel to guide you. We are at least ok now. Still holding and helping each other to make it through the day. We don’t have much office supplies now and the internet connection is bad. We used to carry workloads at home lately and haven’t encountered the word weekend. The Grinch used to steal our planned weekend for the government had so many requirements but nothing beats coffee and gummy bears right?
It was hard to see you lying in your white metal coffin. And it was so hard to realize that it was you inside. You wore your best golden dress. You’re so pretty and you’re just heavily sleeping. I told you to wake up but you don’t move. It was adorned with white beautiful flowers. It was raining mad when we laid you to rest. The long parade of vehicles could tell how many loves you. The more we cried the more the rain poured in. We were so worried that you’re graveyard might be full of water but thanks god it was dry and clean. We cried too much. Your mother cried too much. Your husband and your children cried too much. I cried too much for your sudden lose. We were not prepared that day. I just feel a sudden change and im not at ease that I think something happened to one of my beloved. The plane to which I was boarded in has just touched the ground. I run to get out fast of the airport and look for a cab and I told the cab driver to drive that fast for I am not ok and later I heard about what happened to you from my brother I don’t believe him first for he used to make fond of me. I sleep and then I got a call from the secretary telling me you went home to heaven. We know that you’re tired fighting but you had a good fight. You are just amazing. You always give people surprise. You took me by surprise.
All of your classmates and friends bid you goodbye. They visit at your wake. A lot of people from different parts of the world visit and convey their sympathies with your family. Even tito ed’s rivals and opponents in politics were there to give respect and condolences. The way I see it, they set aside politics and they prayed for you too. Your wreath of flowers and Mass cards are over flowing so with the coffee and candies and food. It was perfect like what you wanted it to be and like you always do. You know what the AVP I created together with your daughter is the hardest thing I have ever made in my entire life. I never know that the very last AVP you will required me to do is yours. Don’t you know how much effort and eyebags me and tween exerted to finish that beautifully? Playing it in the church before your final mass makes all the people sobbed. I saw your bestfriend crying. And BTW you arrived at the church an hour before your final mass. You were never late until your last day on earth. I salute you for such discipline!
I will always remember you as my second mom and the best boss I have ever had. Ate lala, ate phing and roxy are all thankful for having you as our boss and mentor. With you we learned to focus and had master the art of cramming and the power of magic and most of all for believing that we can. I am forever grateful for all the wonderful things you let me experience with. I wish that you will still guide us in every decisions we are about to make for the coming years and hoping that the one who will replace your post will be at least half like you. But we prefer if he is prim and proper and crazy too! There’s no one in this world could beat you as boss. You’re just perfectly perfect! And you’re such a great loss. We all plan to visit you today but it was raining mad so we waited for it to stop. Ate lala and Tito Ramon will just visit you later. As for me, Lao and Roxy…(of course were here at starbucks!) this wasn’t the very first time we visit you. We used to visit you and pray for you. The last time we did, we bought you a venti mocha frap but when we get back it’s gone. Lawrence misses you too. He used to tell me how thankful he is for all the gifts and for your generosity to the church. It’s gonna be your first Christmas in heaven today as you reach it and I hope you will have fun in there. Don’t worry about your children, they are all ok. Your house is somewhat ok. I texted Tween and Tito Ed and they invited us to come over. We can’t promise to go to your house after this since its Christmas and we got to prepare too with our family. We miss you in the office and we miss your call. Rest well tita norms. Thank you for all the love and patience and for being a light to all of us. It’s sad to know that nobody will defend us now in the office but don’t worry we can make it through. Never in our life will we forget you. You have been part of our development. Thank you for moulding us like this. I love you…we love you! Until then. Good night!
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