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Mala Died of Lung Cancer - Oh My Buhay

Mala Died of Lung Cancer

I was shocked to see the Facebook posts of my classmates from Binangonan, Rizal announcing the passing of Mala due to lung cancer. There was no information if Mala was a smoker and most likely she wasn’t. I didn’t know if the cancer was discovered too late. I started gasping for breath an hour after I found out that she died of lung cancer. Parang I couldn’t breathe. Nalulungkot ako at parang ninenerbyos.

Mala is one of those that I remember among my 200+ batchmates. Actually if I am going to count, baka I can only correctly match the face with the name of no more than 30 people. Yes, I am that forgetful.

Some of my classmates had obviously been to the wake as evidenced by their FB posts. Someone posted Mala’s photo inside the kabaong. Sana itong mga darating na araw, walang magpost ng close-up picture ni Mala habang patay na sya at embalsamado na. Ang ilagay nyo na lang ay yung picture nya na naka smile nung buhay pa sya, huwag yung naka smile na patay na.

Dear classmates and batchmates,

Pagdumating ang araw na papanaw na ako sa mundong ibabaw, you are all welcome to come to my wake. Ngayon pa lang pinasasalamatan ko na kayo dahil alam kong hindi nyo ako malilimutan. Ibibilin ko sa anak ko na siguraduhin na meron kayong mamemeryenda at maiinom, lalo na dahil malayo pa ang inyong pinanggalingan, sa Binangonan pa at ang traffic pa.

Pero ang special request ko sana ay huwag nyo ng litratuhan ako at wag ng i-post sa Facebook at Instagram habang ako ay naninigas sa kabaong. Sobra akong ma-i-stress pag gagawin nyo yun. Ayaw kong tumayo para sutsutan kayo na DON’T TAKE MY PICTURE. I AM DEAD! Huwag na huwag mag-selfie sa tabi ko.

Matagal pa akong mamamatay, 25 years pa, kaya huwag nyong kalimutan ang bilin ko. Baka pagdating nung araw na yon ay ulyanin na kayo at malimutan nyo. Naku, pagka sinuway nyo ako, lagot kayo sa akin, kakalabitin ko kayo sa gabi at gugulatin ko kayo sa loob ng shower habang naliligo kayo. Remember: do not take my picture when I am dead. Malou, paki sabi nga sa kanilang lahat. Salamat po mga kababayan.

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  1. Cge, Tita Annie, ako na ang taga bantay kung saka-sakali, hane !

  2. Thank you ma’m Annie for featuring my tita Mala.She’s very proud of you being her colleague… Kahit daw maganda ka’t nariyan sa iyong successful life…you’re so kind & downhearted…hindi nya makalimutan ng mamiesta k at kumakain p rin ng pagkaing Binangonan the fact na nalibot mo n yata ang mundo,jk.Sabi nga nya hindi daw sya makapaniwala…pakiramdam daw nya special sya totoo namn reading this OMB showing she’s special & YOU as Very Special Person.God bless

    1. Hi Mona,
      Mabait si Mala, masayahin at matulungin sa lahat ng mga projects ng Batch namin. Mami-miss sya ng lahat.

  3. Annie, nagpunta kami ngayon ng ating mga batchmates sa wake ni Mala. Napag usapan nga namin yun pinost n dead body ni Mala. Di nga maganda yun, gusto naming maalala si Mala n masaya, matulungin at mabait na ating kabatch. Try ko idelete yun picture n yun. If ever nagpupunta ang ating mga batchmates s wake nag picture kami lang never picture ng dead body.. Coffin with flowers lang pinopost. Kwento nga nun anak ni Mala, yun daughter nya working at Singapore di nga matingnan yun coffin. Ako nga nun pag view ko ng body ni Mala naluha ako kasi up to the last breath ni Mala di nya alam ang sakit nya ay cancer. If ever na magmeet ulit ang batchmates natin mention ko yun mga requests mo. Cguro naman marerember n nila yun.

    1. Salamat Malou. Paki sabi sa pamilya ni Mala pasensya na po at hindi ako makakapaglibing dahil nasa America pa ako. Tawagan kita next week pag-uwi ko. Warm regards.

  4. Hi Ms. Annie, may makulit pa rin ang mga tao… kaya dapat may dalawang guwardiya ang coffin 24 hours para walang mag take ng pictures. Di bale, usually tatlong araw lang ang wake. Magpapacremate na lang siguro ako para okay lang picturan nila ang urn. Sila na lang ang mag smile. Baka ang iba hanapin nasaan ako kasi di nila alam nasa loob ng urn. Tapos dapat daw hindi sa bahay itago ang urn baka sobrang linis ng kasambahay at itapon sa toilet ang abo akalain abo ng sigarilyo… di na ako magtaka pag magpapaalam ang mga tao sa bahay everytime gagamit ng toilet. Joey, paupo muna. Or doon sila mag tirik ng kandila kada piyesta sa Nobyembre. Hope you’re fine and well.

    1. hi Joey,

      Joey pareho kayo ni Edmund gusto cremation. Yeah I’ve heard that it’s not advisable to keep the ashes at home. I think this only applies in the Philippines because we generally have maids who help us clean the house. Baka nga maitapon that’s why those who choose to keep the ashes at home, the urn must be kept inside a locked glass cabinet or altar. By the way, where are you based? Bakit Nobyembre ang piyesta?

      1. Hi Ms Annie.. i think Joey was referring to the November 1 na piyesta ng mga patay sa atin..

        Anyway, when my Dad, my oldest brother, my Mom and my sister-in-law all passed away, no one took close up pics of them while they were in the coffin.. the only pics some of the visitors took were that of the coffin and the flowers during their wake, pero not even a single close up pic of the deceased.. no one even had the courage to take pics in front of the coffin na parang nasa beach lang or historical site at nag-groupfie lang sila..

        Cguro ung iba, gusto lang nila ng souvenir pics of their relatives or friends who passed on, but sana lang, they would have the courtesy to show RESPECT FORMTHE DEAD and their relatives.. ☹️

        Kaya pag namatay ako, ang bilin ko sa mga anak ko, BAWAL MAG SELFIE OR GROUPFIE SA HARAP NG COFFIN KO.. ano ba akala nila sa akin? MAYON VOLCANO? Kahit chubby ako, hindi naman ako kasing laki or kasing lapad ng Mayon Volcano ha? Ahahahaha

        Have a greta weekend and be safe always, Ms Annie ❤ God bless u and the family always ❤

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