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THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN ON A ROADTRIP.

2 days after mailibing ng tatay ko, we rode back to Laguna from Camotes Cebu.

A few hours after entering Samar territory, narinig ko si misis "Bhie si Atreus, hindi na nagreresponse"

Dilat ang mata na tila ba malayo ang tingin. Matigas ang katawan at hindi na sumasagot. Agad kaming huminto at bumaba ako ng sasakyan.

Binuhat ko si Atreus. "Nak, wake up, nandito si daddy"

Tumutulo ang laway nya na para bang hindi makahinga, matigas ang panga at hindi ako pinapansin. Binabasa ni misis ng malamig na tubig, nagbabakasakaling mahimasmasan sya. Pero wala.

Humingi kami ng tulong sa pinaka malapit na bahay. Hindi namin alam kung meron bang malapit na ospital. Samar, of all places.

Nilagyan ko ng kutsara ang bibig ni Atreus. At naghanap ng ospital. Ngayon ko lang nakitang nagpatakbo ng ganun kabilis ang kapatid kong si Reyniel.

Wala pading response. Kagat kagat ang kutsara, pinapump ko ang dibdib nya habang tumatakbo ang sasakyan, pilit ko padin syang kinakausap.

"Nak, Bibili tayo ng madaming spider man"

At this point, ang daming naglalaro sa isipan ko. My father just died. We don't know where to, we don't know what to do. Pinipigilan kong ipikit nya ang mata nya.

Huminto kami para humingi ng tulong. May isang lalaki na sumama samin at inassist kami papunta sa malapit na ospital.

Sobrang layo pa ng pinakamalapit na ospital.

Along the way, nagsimula syang magsuka. He started responding pero sobrang tamlay nya.

We arrived at the district hospital, went straight to ER, and the nurses immediately tend to our needs. Mahina pa sya pero he started crying. I have never felt so glad to hear him cry.

I was on the verge of breaking down.

We were told that he needs to be confined. We were stuck in a place with no friends or relatives. Barely enough shirt to last for 2 days. We had a 1 year old baby with us, an autistic son, and a child in hospital.

This unlocked a new fear in me. My world almost crumbled down and I don't think I can afford losing someone important to me anymore.

But he's fine now and we decided to continue the trip considering the risk. We're currently on a ship back to Luzon as I am posting this.

Nakakadala mag roadtrip pag ganito. 😭

Crazy how years fly by very fast.

2 years ago, we were celebrating his 60th birthday.

Today, we were mourning his death. Same spot. One family member more, one member less.

Last month lang, kasama pa namin maligo ng dagat si papa. Ngayon, nilibing na namin sya.

Ang hirap padin tanggapin na wala na sya sa mga susunod na bakasyon namin dito. Di ko tuloy alam kung kaya ko iedit yung last vlog namin kasama sya. 🥲😭

𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗡'𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡.

Yan ang kwento ng aming family picture taken last January 2025.

After new year 2025, nag decide kami na kumain sa labas kasama ang buong pamilya. Wala kaming masyadong handa nung new year kaya kumain na lang kami sa labas.

Kakatapos lang ng kasal ng kapatid kong si Reyniel. Sinagot ko yung plane ticket ng parents ko para makaattend sila ng kasal. And tickets during December are not cheap. At dahil dumaan ang December, sunod sunod ang gastos. Kain dito, kain doon. puro expenses at walang income.

Paubos na yung budget ko, uuwi pa sila ng cebu. And out of nowhere, sabi ni misis:

"𝙈𝙖𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙠𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙤 𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖"

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗱. Matik na yan, ako ang panganay eh. At the time, wala din pera yung mga kapatid ko. Ako ang nagbubudget ng pera naming mag asawa. Alam kong paubos na talaga. We have an autistic child that goes to theraphy at hindi din maliit ang gastos doon. Pero ang kulit ni misis.

"𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙖𝙮𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙤"

Medyo naiinis ako kasi alam naman nya na gipit na kami sa budget. Di ko lang pinapahalata. Pero a wise man once said:

"Happy wife, happy life"

Sino ba naman ako para tumanggi. Besides, naka bihis na din sila e.
So we went to the mall para kumain (sagot ko din syempre) and we took some photos sa Photoline sa Robinsons Galleria South and kinuha namin yung pinakamalaking frame para ipaprint yung picture naming buong pamilya (kasama yung mga apo).

Little did I know. Eto na pala yung last time na makakapag papicture kaming buong pamilya.

𝙔𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙. And this is the last thing we did as a family before sila bumalik ng Cebu. As I was looking for photos para sa burol ng tatay ko, nakita ko yung mga high quality pictures na to. Pinaalala sakin ni misis yung kwento. And I realized na 𝙄 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩. That sinked in to me.

You'll never know the last time you'll see someone. So kung may chance ka to create memories with them, always treat it as the last day you'll ever see them for the rest of your life.

She gave me the opportunity to capture a memory with my family. 𝙉𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙞, 𝙣𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙮 𝙥𝙖 𝙨𝙞 𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙖

Rest in peace pa. You will never be forgotten.

- teary eyed Daddy B.

Picture ni misis vs picture ni mister. 😂