Who knew a business meeting would elicit deep emotions?
I’ve been to more business meetings and conferences than I can count, and each one demanded that I keep a razor-sharp focus on the topic at hand. I meet people, get to know them, see what I can do for them and hopefully we both walk away having benefited from the encounter. I just never expected to be overcome with nostalgia at one of these meetings.
I told them I never thought I would be part of the ASEAN BAC. To be honest, I never went with dad on his ASEAN meetings; my sisters were his companions during these trips, and I find it now strange that it would be I who would be picking up from where he left off. I believe that my father is guiding my journey. Perhaps the years spent learning at his feet, absorbing the conversations held at our dinner table or during his casual interactions with friends, have equipped me with an understanding and appreciation for the reasoning behind his decisions.
We were debating within the family about the final resting place for dad’s ashes. Should it be at the church, or at home with the family? He loved both equally. These past few weeks, after talking to his old friends and hearing what people had to say about him, I realized that it didn’t matter where his ashes would be laid to rest. His spirit lives on in the people who knew and loved him, and in those who continue to live out his legacy in their daily lives.
ot too long ago, the C-5 extension near our office was lined in both directions with ambulant vendors selling various types of food, from beef pares to goto, kwek-kwek and farm products including fresh bamboo s...
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