First, let me say thank you to everyone who extend their condolences to our family. My mom has been handling the loss quite well. She still goes emotional on the phone when we talk but I know the reaction is normal. After all, there’s really no easy way to handle deaths of any family member. She and 2 other siblings are going to Surigao on Saturday to pay last respects for my late uncle. They would have wanted to go sooner but neither planes nor vessels have schedules for Holy Week, so they were left with no choice but to wait till Saturday. For the past few days, I have been feeling blah myself. I’ve been worrying about my family back home. I didn’t want to do anything lately but think and read to temporarily divert my thoughts to other things. Even using the treadmill didn’t seem an option for me as of late. I hope everything is going to be better soon.