Blog Posts on post-mortem
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Post-Mortem Lesson 8: A Moment Of Pristine Joy by The Last Song Syndrome on Jan 19, 2010"People have forgotten this truth...but you mustn't forget it. You become responsible for what you've tamed." - the fox to The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)*****How much would you give for a singular moment of pristine joy?If someone asked...
The (Un)Official Statement To Close The Matter, I Hope... by It's True, It's True! on Dec 22, 2009.:Closing Off...:.For those wondering...Yes, a formal apology has been made to the aggrieved party. Beyond that, no, I don't know what repercussions there are for the offending personnel. Yes, the aggrieved party has requested an end to this discussi...
Post-Mortem Lesson 7: Joy and Sorrow by The Last Song Syndrome on Oct 28, 2009Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.And how else can it be?The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.Is not the cup that holds y...
Post-Mortem Lesson 6: Recluse by The Last Song Syndrome on Aug 29, 2009It is certainly true that we who have lost our loved ones strive to make our lives as near normal (as we knew it) as possible even though we know at the bottom of our hearts that it will never ever be the same again. It is even harder to establish so...
Post-Mortem Lesson 5: What Is It Like? by The Last Song Syndrome on Jul 23, 2009This is one question I am quite fond of asking. What is it like to be in a particular situation? To be in a less fortunate state? To be confronted with your greatest fear? A good number of times I have been taken as a pessimist, one who looks at the...
Post-Mortem Lesson 4: What is Your Friend by The Last Song Syndrome on Jun 11, 2009I have a mouthful to say about death and friendship. This seems to be a universal phenomenon: when you die, you become a family member to many, and a friend to all. One of the tasks of those who are left behind is to know if they are dealing with a g...
Post-Mortem Lesson 3: Definition of Bereavement Revisited by The Last Song Syndrome on May 17, 2009Even repeated experiences of death of loved ones, as in my case, do not sufficiently prepare a person for another one of these episodes. Two years after my mom died, a friend and a mentor passed away. I was praying hard: I felt that I cannot endure a...
Bogart by Pinay Blogkaster on May 12, 2009May na-interview ako noon na isang sikat na TV personality. Itago natin siya sa pangalang “Bogart.” Mayaman si Bogart. Magaling makitungo sa tao at saka matatas sumagot. Wala namang issue na involved doon sa ginawa kong segment. In fact, parang...
Post-Mortem Lesson 2: Cooking To Save My Life by The Last Song Syndrome on May 4, 2009I love food, but I don't cook. I heartily disagree with the pervading idea that a person does not know what good food is if he cannot cook. It is almost like saying, one is not equipped to love flowers just because he cannot grow a rose or a gardenia...
Post-Mortem Lesson 1: Learning To Drive by The Last Song Syndrome on Apr 28, 2009Photo from this site.For what seemed to be an eternity, Je has been my driver. For him, driving is his therapy, his de-stressor, despite the impossible state of affairs of traffic here in Metro Manila. I had perpetually postponed my driving lessons d...
