Hello darkness …

my old friend,

I've come to talk with you again,

Because a

vision softly

in creeping,

Left its

seeds while

I was sleeping,

and the vision

that was planted

in my brain

still remains...

within

the

sound of silence

WHY MUST A

SOUL

SO GENTLE AND KIND

BE TAKEN AWAY

SO YOUNG?

WHY MUST A

SPIRIT

JUST ABOUT

TO COME OUT

BE SNUFFED OF ITS LIFE?

DID SHE DESERVE

TO DIE

SO

SUDDENLY?

WHAT

ABOUT

HER

DREAMS?

ONE

OF THEM.

STORY

FORGET.

storyand so begins a

YOUwill never a story

A story ofOF TEARS & PAIN

LOVE & LAUGHTEROF FAITH & ACCEPTANCE

ON OCTOBER 31, 1992

God giveth….

With Nanny Paz

With eldest Kuya Pao

2 years old

Kinder 2 at the Poveda Learning Center

At the Universal Studios

Grade 4 at St. Scholastica’s College, Manila

With next older brother Kuya Benjo

With Mama

JS Prom

With cousin Diego

With Ate Claudia and cousin Myron

With Kuya Janno, Ate Kyla and Mama

EEKA WAS BORN TO A

BIG FAMILY

With aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings & parents

With girl cousins and sisters

With cousins and siblings

he

She is the

9th among 10 children

and the

youngest of 3 daughters

With Ate Kyla and Ate Claudia

With Mama too

Because Eeka received much love from this

big family…

SHE HAD

SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE

Eeka hero-worshipped her Ate Claudia

Eeka is adventurous

In November 2007,

with brothers, cousins and friends

She enjoyed the trek and

the falls at SAGADA…

And she was thrilled

by the caving experience

s

LOVED THE WATER Eeka LOVED THE WATER

the river…

the beach…

She even jumped into 15-20 feet deep sea!

H

And she swam without a life vest

T

What confidence!

Eeka had fun jumping from the rocks to the pool of

water near the falls…

EEKA LOVED the WATER

The same WATER THAT TOOK HER AWAY from her family and friends

And on AUGUST 16, 2008

GOD TAKETH

A GLIMPSE INTO

Eeka’s final hours

View from the car about 6km to Sagada

Upon arrival in

SAGADA

August 16, 2008

About 6:30 AM

The 45-minute trek

down to the falls

With Kuya Benj and Ate Clod

With Daddy too

With Dad, Kuya Jonas, Janno, Benjo,

kid brother Albert and 2 friends

Eeka savoring the spray of mist from the fallsABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE SHE SLIPPED ON THE ROCK

Let us all remember Eeka as…

The Simple Girl

The Hearty Eater

Eating her favorite tempura

She draws well…

She plays the guitar and sings well

She is that meek girl…

quiet but has a lot running on her mind all the time…

She is happy

She has the gift of making everyone feel loved…

With her famous hugs..

her comforting words…

and her reassuring smile…

Lori Chamorro,former SunLife agent,

wrote the following poemfor Eeka

upon hearing the shocking news about her

demise.

TO ZULAIKA,AN ANGEL PASSING BY

(Oct 31,1992-Aug 16,2008)

You stood beside me, just a breath away –A cuddly little girl, a daughter I pined for

but could never have… Your fair, almost luminous face with black,

gentle Oriental eyes

Calmed the frenzied August Champion air

With such loveliness and tenderness,Refreshing, cool waters from a tranquil sea Seemed to kiss and wrap me In the peak of a scorching summer day.

You sat beside your mom, no word, no sigh.A quiet spirit – unobtrusive yet captivating.Your short, shiny black hair, Korean bangs

Carefully falling on your foreheadFramed and set off your porcelain-white

innocent face.Your Nanny beckoned and you had to say good-bye.

So I waved at you and you waved backwith a faint, shy smile.

I half-whispered to myself:There’s an angel passing by

Many frenzied Augusts came and wentAnd life’s tricky waters, with their joys

and tears,Splashed and faded faces and names.

But on a day this August, you suddenly came back to me

From fragments of stories and snapshots pieced together,

Tita Lori ChamorroLos Angeles, California

Memories of Eeka in 1995-1996

You stood there – this time, a beautiful fusion

Of your Dad’s gentle spiritAnd your Mom’s fearless and

restless soul.Your Nanny beckoned and you had

to say good-bye.So, I waved at you again and you

waved back witha faint, shy smile.

Again, I half-whispered to myself:There’s an angel passing by

For

the

BREATH OF FRESH AIR

And the

RAY OF SUNSHINE

WE THANK THE LORD

FOR , OUR

BORROWED ANGEL

At this point, Kyla will give you a song renditionfor EEKA

Following are the lyrics of her song “Borrowed Angels”

BORROWED ANGELS

They shine a little brighter, they feel a little more They touch your life in ways no one has ever done before

They love a little stronger, they live to give their bestThey make our lives so blest, so why do they go so soon?

The ones with souls so beautiful I heard someone say…

There must be Borrowed Angels, here in this life They come along, into this world, and make this world

bright But they can't stay forever cause they're heaven sent And sometimes, heaven needs them back again

They reach a little deeper, they see what's in your soul

And even when they leave, you know, you'll never let them go The world's a little richer, just cause they came along

Their love goes on and on. So why do they go so soon?

The ones with souls so beautiful.

I heard someone say–

There must be Borrowed Angels, here in this life

They come along, into this world, and make this world bright They can't stay forever, cause they're heaven sent

And sometimes, heaven needs them back again

How else can you explain why they're here And not here to stay? I believe there must be, must be Borrowed Angels here in this life They come along, into this world, and make this world

bright But they can't stay forever, cause they’re heaven sent

And sometimes heaven needs them back again And sometimes heaven needs them back again

THE END