I received an e-mail message from Alden, a friend who is now working in Dubai. It is a very sad news. Somehow I feel upset, perhaps not as much as he is feeling right now...Anyway, he said...

ang wierd nmn ng mga pingtatanong mo, kamustahin mo muna ko, my sasabihin p nmn ako remember nikwento ko s u n hindi ko p nkikita ang father ko, nmtay n sya ng hindi ko mn lng nkikita unfair db hindi man lng nya ko kinmusta bago sya mamatay, n my anak pl sya n kylanganng makita sya ang hirap pl ng ganoon, kmusta n db nkwento mo last n ngusap t u about sa book n gingawa mo about sa mga kagaya ntn n same situation ang pinagdadaan, tungkol sa mga tatay nila.

I wish I could do something for him, or tell him something really inspiring to lighten his emotional burden. I remember the character Dylan from In Hundred Days. I wish we could really talk about it.

That's all for now.