movies with my Dad

I'm back in Manila on a 72-hour pass from work, which is taking longer to finish that expected. I know I've mentioned this over and over but hopefully everything would be completed by end of September (or October). There I go again!

My Father left us on August 19, 1983. I only spent 10 years of my life with him but my memory of him is always about going to the movies, which he loved doing. He would always bring me along to watch the movies that my Mom would not watch, so my childhood movie experience is watching Sly as "Rocky" and Da King as "Panday" or some other toughie cum hero. A few Clint eastwood and Charles Bronson flicks would be squeezed-in once in a while. I guess its no surprise that watching these old movies would bring back the memories.

One reason I came home is to commemorate my Father's Death Anniversary. It's been 23 years and all the hurt is gone but I still long for his presence every now and then. I flew home on the eve of the anniversary and when I got home, "Firefox" starring Clint Eastwood was showing on Cinemax. Oddly enough it was the last movie I went to see with my Dad before he passed away. Maybe it was a sign that for the next few days, our family will be complete again, even for just a few days. It's also been a year since I resigned from my previous work and It'll be a year since I've been in Ilo-ilo but that's another story.