My Yoyong, the little memories I had with him

April 26, 2022

"Lord, please not now"

These four words are what I repeatedly whispered while rushing to the hospital where Yoyong(my Lolo/Mom's Dad) was confined and declared gone.

Through these four words, our memories from early years raced with my breath and fell with my tears. And in a second, from a realization that all I was left with are these memories that no matter how happy they seemed, sorrow fill the images.

Twenty-eighteen was a whirlwind of emotional stress and mental health concern. Lost sanity some parts of the year. Took few things for granted. Made countless of uncertain decisions. Built buildings of excruciating 'what ifs',

but worst of all,

Telling "Be strong, we can make this life work" to loved ones without meaning to risk what it takes to abide with the value of staying and living fully.

Isaiah 14:27 ..."All the forces of darkness cannot stop what God has ordained."

Yoyong, Mom's father, is well respected and the most neat person that I've known. He also is the best in treating their guests pretty well but is a thrifty person in indoors. He had a lot of personality and out of all those is him being the humorous one. He loves to make fun of Granny especially when she's doing the laundry or in the sewing machine, he just love to mess with her.

Growing up I was not really closed to him as I am more close to Grampz(Papz father) and I also often not to went with Mum whenever they visit Yoyong before. Teenage years I was obsessed with reading books so I am mostly indoors while my two older sister are more seen around my grandparents house. Whenever I had a chance to go to their house Yoyong always spare me a chair next to him so that after eating I can go back to my reading or talk with him. He is a trickster, the worst one for me I guess.

There was one time Papz fixed my Uncle's electric fan and since Papz done and then he saw that Yoyong's fan in the master bedroom so Kai's mother explained but then he didnt listen until.

Now that it's his death anniversary I felt somewhat nostalgic. But I just said this to myself that I am lucky and so as my grandfather is lucky to have me lol!! I will just lit a candle when I come home.

Goodnight guys it's time for me to bid goodnight for I am really sleepy now.

Thank you for reading!
Be blessed and be a blessing!
@mommykim