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There are cicadas in the trees around the mini-park/garden walkway at Virramall Greenhills. Yup, that part that used to be a rectangular pond where you could go fishing for a fee (I really miss the old Virramall, Greenhills just isn’t as fun to visit anymore). I stayed there for awhile to hear the mass at the chapel nearby. I wasn’t aware there were cicadas at all because they kept quiet during mass, but when the priest said the whole “Go in peace” bit at the end, they just started chirping as the people dispersed. So cool, it was like they waited for the mass to end. It just really made my day. Reminds me of mornings in high school- never complete without their deafening sound hahaha.
Just now I received word that the father of one of my friends passed away. It was sudden. I can’t imagine how she must feel. She was just telling me a story about him a few hours ago.
I prayed together on the phone with her for her dad’s quick rescue and they retrieved him not more than an hour after, but they were too late… This is the third time in such a short time that a friend’s parent died, all of them only a week or so apart. We actually talked about that a few days ago, about how other people’s relatives died at this time of the year…
Come to think of it, my friend has been talking about her dad a lot during the past days. I don’t know if that meant something. Like a sign maybe.
I think people know it when they or someone close to them will die. Most of the time, no matter how sudden it is, people won’t die without warning. They’ll leave signs. They’ll tell you they love you. They’ll do something they usually don’t do. That’s all I have to say for now.
