Lola Oning and Me, UERM
Garden of Gethsemane, Antipolo
Final Resting Place
Lolo Monching and the Gang
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Monica "Lola Oning" Candelaria Mortell
1929 - 2008
"Greatest Grandma In The World"
Why does she have to go.. I believe thats the common question some of us kept asking.. well to be logical.. there will always be a time for every single one of us to go.. then it will just be the question of when? For others... it seems to be easy to accept.. since it is a fact that in the natural way of life.. it should be something that everyone should get used to.. But if it is time for someone you really love to leave.. damn.. its so freakin' hard to accept.. its been 40days since she left.. and I still miss her.. I still kept wishing that everytime that I would visit their home in Antipolo.. that she would be there to greet us.. she would be there to cook the most tasteful dishes to our fullest delights.. but no.. its not gonna happen anymore.. we have to accept the fact that she wouldn't be around anymore.
She just turned 79 last May 4, for some.. they would say.. well.. she's old enough and had been through a lot in her life.. and would just say.. it's just her time now.. well for us.. whom she left.. for us who loved her so much.. she would never be old enough.. it's just too soon for us.. there are so much more things to be shared among us.. and there's so much more time to be spent together.. I don't really know when it would ever be enough..
Most of us have moved on.. being cool and normal whenever when we're together.. whenever we visit her tomb in the Garden of Gethsemane.. but in our own silent ways.. we all know.. we really miss her so much and we know that it will never be the same again.. That's why its so perfect what words my Mom chose to be engraved in her headstone.. "Without you.. It will never be the same again.." this words would never be less perfect than it is... She will always have a special part in our hearts.. now that she's gone.. that special part will always be empty.. always longing for it to be filled.. but will never be.. nothing can replace Lola in our hearts..
She's the most loving and most caring Lola, Mother or Wife you would ever have. In my case.. she's the Best Grandma I'll ever have..
Thank You Lola for everything
you have taught us.. for everything
you shared with us.. for all the time
you had cared and love..
nothing will ever be the same without you..
you will always be missed..
and will always loved.
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