On Borrowed Time...

Drowned by the Pacquiao fever yesterday was the sad news about Marky Cielo's untimely death. Alam ko most of you may say "sino ba yan?" or "hindi ko naman kilala yan..." especially those of you who are fond of watching the shows from the Kapamilya network. Admittedly, kahit ako nga mismo na kaparehong station na niya nagta-trabaho e hindi din kabisado kung saan shows ba talaga siya lumalabas. But I did see the kid before at the office more than a few times. The last time I saw him was only a few days ago, sa labas ng old studio 3 malapit sa gazebos/smoking area, if i remember right.

Although I'm not really among his avid fans, nalungkot pa din ako to hear such news. Lahat nga kami sa office kagabi parang natulala din nung narinig namin yung balita. Kailan lang kasi e nakakasalubong mo pa siya sa office and then all of a sudden, he's gone forever. Nakakapanghinayang din because, after all, he was just 20 years old at the time of his death. Marami pa sanang pwede mangyari sa career niya at sa buhay niya. Same impact when news of the likes of Rico Yan and recently lang, Heath Ledger, also came out. It's always a downer to hear people die so soon.

Yun actually ang reason kung bakit ako napa-post ng ganito. These kinds of news really makes me think about the way how I have to live my life as well. Alam naman nating lahat na we are all living on borrowed time kaya naman we should make the most out of it. We must be thankful for all the blessings that we have received and learn to appreciate people around us more. Learn to cherish what we have instead of asking for what we don't have (and showing those long faces pag hindi nakuha ang gusto). In a few weeks time we're going to celebrate Christmas again, how are we so sure that the faces we are seeing around us now would still be there next Christmas di ba?

Frankly speaking, hindi naman po sa takot ako mamatay ha, but sana man lang before I leave this world e malaman ko na at least I did something good to those people around me. If I knew that I made even a small but positive difference in another person's life then I can say that at least I did my part. Salbahe kasi ako e. Hehe!