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SingleD and Dadless By Nancy David Galang, M.A. Atty. Emmanuel "Noli"  Tirona Galang December 11, 1934- August 8, 2020 “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal.” – Author unknown As I write this, it's been exactly three weeks since my dad passed away. It was early morning of August 8, now my least favorite date, or should I say my “hatest” date.   I was getting calls from my sister Neri to contact a doctor. I kept messaging and ringing a friend, but got no replies. The next call I got was from my sister Noemi who said “Pinapapunta na tayo doon."   I made it around 6:30am - 40 minutes late. At hindi ko na inabutan ang daddy ko.   Ngayon ko lang nalaman ang real meaning ng salitang "nangungulila." Hinahanap-hanap ko ang daddy ko araw-araw na parang isang batang paslit na naiwan sa gitna ng kalye. Yes, I want to do things differently kung maibabalik ko lang ang oras. Gusto ko lang ng kaunti pang time para magawa ...

By Nancy D. Galang, M.A. "Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch." - Jack Thorne How does one deal with the pain of losing someone? I have no answer as I deal with this staggering feeling right now. The G Skwad recently lost our Baby Bella, the newest addition to our family, a female St. Bernard given to us as a gift by my student Shiina for Mother’s Day and, if I may say, for her long time friendship with my daughter Nix.  The G Skwad (Galang Squad) complete with our three babies: Milo, Beyonce, and Bella. Bella was barely 5 months old.  Ang sakit pala. And this reminds me of a painful experience I had way back 2007.  Ngayon ko lang ulit naramdaman ‘yung ganitong klaseng pain sa tanang buhay ko. ‘Yung feeling na gusto mo ngumalngal (if this is a better word to describe 'yung parang sasabog ang dibdib mo).  Gusto mo s’ya ibalik. P’wede ba mag-negotiate kay God na ‘ibalik na lang? Na ‘wag na lan...

By Nancy D. Galang, M.A. "To look ahead, one must learn to look back." - Henry Dreyfuss Kung minsan, kapag nagmumuni-muni ako sa gabi when all is quiet at nakahiga na 'ko bago matulog, tinatanong ko ang sarili ko, bakit nga ba ako naging SingleD?  While it was happening and unfolding right before my eyes, I, of course,  did not have time to answer this question. In that situation, para kang na-Ondoy, sunod ka lang sa malakas na agos ng bagyo at baha. Labanan mo man, mahirap dahil sobrang lakas ng force of nature! And there’s nothing you can do but to just try to keep your head above the water and stand strong amidst the big waves. But now that I think I am coming to terms with it, it is also good to look back and try to find out why it happened, why our once intertwined lives have become untangled? Bakit nga ba?  1) We were different on how we tried to solve problems.     Hindi ko itatanggi, malaking factor ang p...