Much as I don’t want to but I can’t resist to have death as the theme of my first entry in my blog.
Last night, I watched the movie Elizabethtown in HBO. It starred Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst about a shoe designer whose one of his innovative designs caused his shoe company to lose $972M. Because of this failure, he was about to commit suicide when he got a call from his sister informing him that his father died. He was given a new perspective and purpose in life when he was tasked to ensure that his father’s dying wishes were fulfilled. Orlando Bloom’s character made the road trip from Elizabethtown, Kentucky to California and visited tourist attractions along the way. Its the road trip that his father would always wanted to make. And at each stop, he would spread to the air a handful of the cremated remains of his father to signify that he has been there.
The movie reminded me of my Mom who died last August 29. It was her dream to travel to several countries and I promised to bring her along with one of my travels. She’s been to Hong Kong, China, Australia and Papua New Guinea… all courtesy of my sister.
She was confined at Perpetual Help Medical Center in Las Pinas for her 3rd round of chemotherapy for her leukemia. I remember 3 days before she died, in a phone conversation, she teased me that when she get out of the hospital, she will be going to Thailand or Hong Kong with my family so I have to save up on some dollars. Now, I will never have the pleasure of touring my mother.
