Monday, August 28, 2006

Ang Lubung ni Baby Ruina Arguill

amo dya ang acct kang last sat (19 aug). kami ni key nag-agto sa taladthai (wholesale market near ait) para bul-un ang flowers nga gin-order. bale ang mga white roses nga i-drop sa grave tapos ang basket bouquet of white chrysanthemums nga gin-order from our family eh. pero wara lang ti ngaran pero ginhambalan ko si noy and judith nga halin dya kay dad and mom. tapos nag-agto kami kay sis puk hay nagtawag tana nga may ginprepare man tana dugang nga snacks te hapit kami rugto to get it. tapos nag breakfast kami anay eh. then we proceeded sa morgue kang hospital where the baby was kept. ginhulat man namun rugto si nonoy kag judith. grabe while waiting for them duro man to tawo nga nagahulat man to retrieve body of their dead. may nagahiribi man eh siguro mga bodies nga napatay the night before tapos ang mga relatives nag-agto hay they received the news.

te kita-ay daad kami to sa hosp between 9&930 am pero nagtawag si noy ma-late daw sanda te we waited untilpast 10. naghapit pa sanda mong to pick-up the coffin nga gin-order nanda, kag ginkarga lang sa likod kang kotse da. te sakay da man si irah, maricel kag ate erly. pag-abot da, lagi eh ginbuul ang lungon from the car and we went in the morgue. si ate erly nagakaput kang camera, kag ako tana video camera. te ang in-charge ginbutang ang body ni baby ruina sa lungon, te hibi man kami to see the baby inside, syempre esp gid si judith and noy, then ate erly said a prayer, te sige man akun video tana. si key helping man. si irah and maricel sa car lang wait. tapos ang in-charge nga staff ginclose na ang lungon, gin-lansangan kag ginseal kang tape daw masking tape man to. then gincarry bala ni key or noy pag-gwa to put sa likod car nila. te ang car nila ang honda jazz nga ang boot is not separate from the passenger compartment, open tana lain sa amun nga vios nga separate gid ang boot di bla. te amo ra e we set to go to cholburi where the cemetery is. pero naghapit pa tamun ni key sa condo (aragyan man) hay nalipatan ko dara akong bulong sa BP maintenance kag vit C. normally puede ko man take later pero i was thinking i might need to take that morning due to stress and etc. te para kalma lang.

finally we drove off na una na sila noy. then halfway may motorway service center we stopped kita-ay kami to and had lunch sa KFC. noy left the engine running para bukut init. the coffin was inside the car. we went inside KFC to eat. duro man kaun namun hadluk magutman man rugto sa patyo basi malawig ang ceremony. then we moved on again. te naghapit pa kami ni key sa gas station nearby para sa ice sa cooler for the water nga i-distribute later.

2pm ang schedule for ceremony, sanday nonoy naka-abot rugto mga 1 or so, kami tana mga 145 hay nabuhayan kami to sa gas station for the ice. anyway pag-abot namun rugto napuesto run nanda ang coffin sa front. tapos ang friends from bangkok dyan run man. te ginplastar namun ang flowers nga dara namun rugto sa front. then 2 more cars arrived nga from bangkok, imaw ni mark sandlin who officiated the funeral service. ang big bus from ait wara pa kaabot. mga past 2 pm nagtawag sanda te mga 20 or so minutes pa sanda away ginhulat run lang. then 2 more cars arrived sanday omey and danny bildan. then the big bus with about 45 adults and kids. ginplastar pa ni noy man ang ana nga mic kag amplifier hay dara kang bus to. pero kami tana dara namun ang battery operated nga amplifier for the wireless. te wara ti kuryente mong rugto. open ang area except for the roof, te medyo mahangin man. nagadulum dulum gani abi namun mauran wara man pero mayad hay bukut ti init gawa.

ako ang nag-organise kang ceremony and nag-emcee man eh. te duro nagahibi daw mahibi man ako but i had to be strong ah. naga-kudug man ang voice ko when i talked esp reading the verses and the poems, and also when singing. nag start ang program with me reading some verses from the psalms then singing 'Lord I lift Your name on high', then opening prayer si bro alan gonzales. after that special number si ditdit, she sang 'Trust His Heart'. then si Mark Sandlin to share an encouragement from the word. te hambal na he will talk to encourage those who are living. he shared the assurance that baby ruina is in heaven and we have hope to meet her face to face. that is an assurance, the truth for those who believe in Jesus as Saviour and Lord. it is indeed a blessed hope. after that noy and judith went to the front to share/acknowledge everyone. judith talked pero syempre with tears but she tried to be strong. lawig man hambal na mayad ginsulat na te basa na lang. tapos si noy he was holding judith eh. tapos karia i led her to her seat and noy sang a special number entitled 'With Hope'. very touching gid tana. after that mark prayed again, then we sang the last song 'He will carry you'.

then we had group picture tapos procession to the place of burial while the choir sang, 'God will take care of you'. as we reached there the white flowers were distributed to each one. there we sang 'Father I place into Your hands' then mark again prayed and said some verses. then the coffin was lowered. after that one by one people threw the white roses inside to symbolize letting go and saying goodbye with hope while singing, 'My peace I will give unto you'. white is for purity and hope. then the immediate family members (noy, judith) threw the roses, and then irah threw 2 stuffed toys. after that the group went back to the shade where they continued singing and snacks were served. pero kami rugto pa waiting then the workers covered and sealed the tomb with cement. then we walked back man rugto sa shade and joined in the snacks and fellowship.

te mga 5 or so run gid man kami kahalinrugto.