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Goodbye, Galileo Golez Padero

Goodbye, Galileo Golez Padero

My cousin Ben catnaps at his dad’s wake.

“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not.

‘Have you found joy in your life?’

‘Has your life brought joy to others?’”

- Morgan Freeman (The Bucket List, 2007 film)

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Why the name, “Anton Luis”?

AntonWhat’s in a name?

Initially, I had wanted to name him, “Antonio”.

Then I thought of “Juan Antonio”, but then Jam dropped all of it to just “Anton”.

The only second name that seems to suit that is, “Luis”.

Hence, “Anton Luis”.

What’s in this name?



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Brighter Than Sunshine

I was finally able to meet up with George Vallo again last Friday. Our much-awaited church wedding video coverage (mostly by those who weren’t able to make it) is now out on DVD. We’ll be sending out copies soon.

Living that fateful day felt like I was watching myself from the third person perspective. The wife and I had a bit of a laugh trip in retrospect, watching one of the happiest days of our lives unfold on video. Here’s one of the chapters on our wedding video DVD below:

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