My Grandfather, Ama Casibo

Grandparents are extension of our parents. They love us more, they spoil us more.

I suddenly remembered my maternal grandparents. My grandparents from my father side passed away before i was born.
Ina, (that's what we call our grandmothers in Adasen) died when i was just four so I don't really remember her that much but Ama lived a little bit longer.

Ama Casibo Panganiban.
His two elder children Uncle Ernesto and auntie Landan used Panganiban as their surname while auntie Cadnawan and my mother used Casibo as their surname. I don't understand how they can change surnames before but that's a different story.

Ama was known to be very kind while Ina was more nauyong but they complemented each other and were able to instill love and respect in their children.

If i have a time machine, i would let my grandparents experience a little luxury. Things that they never experienced before. Or maybe buy him a lot of tabako as he really love those.

I remember seeing a letter i sent to my mother when i was young, "pakagtuwam kan nge ama ka ibong nga alamang nga wod aboy na. "During those times, ibong nga alamang can only be bought in Manila. So sad they lived in an era where life was so hard. But i always appreciate the way they brought up our parents, their kids.

I am also proud that He was the trusted panglakayen of the late Fr Sanguerley when they were constructing the road to PABACA and the Catholic Church in Bacooc.

It is just so sad that  both my Aunties and my sole uncle are gone. All of them left a void that can never be replaced.