eulogy for a master

i, together with some of the few people left here in the office, got the news just a few minutes ago. master ram is gone. and it made me sad.

i am not really fond of the old people here in the office. but master ramirez is different. he always has that smile plastered on his face. and that laugh, ang nakakahawang "tawa". he is the master of supplies. he is the master in that small kingdom just below the stairs, where all the office supplies come from. he is like an oil refinery, always ready with coupons for people who need gas.

master ram has a big heart. too bad he died from it. he is like a (grand) father to us. when things were going sour between EPs and researchers here, he understood us. he was mature enough to point out that respect is the primordial thing needed for our differences.

but what i remember most was this image of him, in his athletic shorts and sweaty shirt, panting while walking, because he could not cope with the pace of the regular joggers. its the image of an old man, trying to remain healthy.

its been three weeks (or more) when we received the news that he was at v. luna because of heart problems. we were planning to visit him there but then, we heard that he was already transferred here in the camp so we assumed that he was ok. but still, there were plans of visiting him, none of which pushed through.

and now he is gone. there is none to visit anymore. just his remains.

goodbye master!