In Bem's memoriam

During the last night of his wake, many (if not majority) of our batchmates came to pay tribute to our late friend, Bembem.
As one family, we all united in prayer and in reminiscing of what have been our times together with Bem.
Some told stories of their fondest memory with him, others express their regrets of losing touch while many chose to recount the many times that Bem-bem made them laugh and smile.
Being the funny guy that he is, he never ceases to crack jokes, to hop from one chair to another (or better yet from one classroom to another) and to make light of the situation.
That is why when thought of, people who knew him, always tell stories of how Bem-bem brighten up their gloomy days.
Though in mourning, we, the people who loved him, find comfort in the fact that he was just ahead of us...
Thus, his wake was a celebration of his life...
and each night was like a mini reunion for us all..

The last night was special not just because of the batch attendance but also because of the necrological service we had for him and also because of this text message sent by an unknown number to Bem-bem's dad..
here it goes:

I my dream last night, nagyaya ako..
di kayo sumama tapos nagulat ako bigla kayong dumating wearing my favorite black shirt,wow!color coding!
napaluha ako, i tried to hug you guys but i can't, tapos umiyak kayo..
naiyak din ako, kasi i saw myself lying on a coffin.
Buti na lang pala namatay ako noh?
At least, naging kumpleto tayo lahat kahit...
ANINO NA LANG AKO...

His death...it was not without a reason.(as many would like to put it)
His death...it served as a wake up call to us all that at any given time death can snatch a person away
His death...it brought us, his batchmates, back to our senses that one should never let the communication ties break lose to people who matter.
His death...it was with a reason..

we may not know it...
we may not truly understand it...
but we daresay, it was with a purpose..
for it reminded us all, just like this next Bible verse has reminded us, the truth about the lives that we live...

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.
- James 4:14

So long Bem, we will miss you!

-IHMAcians'04