Tie a Yellow Ribbon... (not in the old oak tree!...)

"...the Filipinos are really worth dying for..."


.,I may not know her personally, but I felt some feeling of mourning deep within me...

I turned on the television upon waking up after a very tipsy night... and a very shocking news made my arrector pili muscles constrict and I felt my lachrymal glands are soon to secrete a clear watery fluid...

The Former President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino just passed away 3:18 am this morning, 1st of August, year 2009 at the age of 76, and from an interview (which I have seen on the news) with the family friend, Boy Abunda, he said that Tita Cory died of Cardiorespiratory Arrest while the family, together with some friends and relatives were praying the 5th mistery of the Rosary... and that everyone was quietly mourning during those times...

President Aquino has had a great contribution to our country's democracy, she served as an inspiration not only to the Filipino people but to other nationalities as well. She is undoubtedly a woman of courage and strength. Tita Cory fought for her life for more than a year (while she suffered from a Cancer of the Colon) and on 1986, as I watched it from documentaries and videos I felt her utmost concern and love for the country and the countrymen while she walked with the people fighting for freedom in EDSA...

From an interview with an informative news and public affairs television show Mrs. Aquino said, "...it's time to wake up and to do something..." of course for the nation... and in the end, when asked about her 'retirement' she uttered, "you have to pay back (anyway)..." yet, Tita Cory was still glad because she knows that the people supports her and that they have shown their love for her before she was to leave her 'complicated' life here on earth...

below is a tribute to her which I have searched from the internet... and is a proof that the people really appreciated her as their leader. After all, the 'Filipinos are really worth dying for.'

To my President (now in haven with Ninoy and the Lord) you may now rest in peace... Thank You and Farewell...



p.s.

the rain is falling swiftly and softly from the heavens, grieving and continuously mourning...