Gone too soon

I can only hope that this first post out of the 30 I’m supposed to finish by same time next month isn’t an indication of how I want to do this. Posting a minute right before the stroke of midnight shouldn’t count. Though I should still be high after seeing Kobe up close for a good 30 minutes or so, today, the world lost a very cool guy.

Raoul Erana had been battling with a brain tumor for the past two or so months before today. Everything was so unexpected.

I wasn’t that close to Raoul. Since he used to work with the womens’ titles, the only time we’d talk to each other was during our weekly pick up games in Valle Verde. During the two or more years I had the chance of sharing an office with this guy, never did I remember ever seeing a frown on his face. I usually don’t like it when people think that lahat ng bagay nadadaan sa tawa, but this guy had a knack for it without coming across as irresponsible. That was just how he handled things — with that infectious smile on his face.

I think everyone who knows him will agree with me that it’s how we’ll all remember him.

Rest in peace, Raoul.

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