An Open Letter for all the Children and grandchildren of Apong Baket : It's been so hard for all

of us for the past few days. Though there are some incidents that has happened or hasn't happened yet. I just want to let things all out. The reasons why all of these is happening and why. Questions for everyone. You may hate me or curse me in the end after reading this, so be it. I jsut want to let it all out! AS IN OUT! Firstly, the fact that my Aunty Ninay and my mother Nymfa had been "RESTRICTED" to be with their own mother, on their mother's wake. Why? Perhaps many of you do not know the story behind the hatred from the rest of the latter's sisters. My Aunty Ninay was hated by my Aunty Lorie, Marchita and Carol. Why? My aunty Ninay is the eldest of the sisters. Though she is the eldest my aunty Lorie, Marchita and Carol hated her because they want my Aunty Ninay to keep bowing from them because they are the ones who got, you know... MONEY. From the 3 sisters, we all know Lorie shall I say "yeah! she's loaded!" And she want to treat everyone below her like she's the queen and have all the rights to do anything. I'm sorry for my cousins Andrea and Lorianne. You may know your mother as a loving mom but this is the truth. For a very long time. Since she came home in the Philippines why did the fights start? There are soooooo many stories to tell about Aunty Lorie. Oh! Just grab on to your seat. And by the way to you Lito, please can u piss off. You're not a part of the family "sampid ka lang." March 19, 2014 Its 11 am in the morning when my Aunty Ninay saw one of Aunty Lories helper. She cannot look Aunty Ninay in the eye that she was avoiding her. My nanay Ninay as I call her personally, she called my youngest brother Dickson and she told there might something had happened to our Apong. My brother earnestly replied, "Nothings happening on Apong, pls dont say that." But, my nanay Ninay wasnt so sure so she went out and talk to one of our neighbors. And to her shock our neighbor tol d her, "Manang, Apong Carnay has passed away." To the grief of my nanay Ninay she went to our old house where my mother Nimfa stays. She calls out for my mother, "Nimfa ! Nanay, has is gone." So, they both went to the house of my Aunty Lorie where our Apong Baket lives with her. They called out and asked if they could see Apong Baket. You know what my Aunty Lorie did ? Meh ! She drove her elder sisters away like they are stray dogs and saying she wont let them see our Apong. If I were you, what will you do? My mother Nimfa was outraged! Well, so would I, I am a daughter and you wouldnt let me see my own mother? What kind of a sister are you doing that to your own sisters? And the fact that your houses are just a few steps away, you cannot even tell to your very own sister that your mother is dead? ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN, LORIE? The grief of a daughter from her mothers death is unbearable!!! Even for us, as her very own grandchildren who literally grew up beside Apong, we all wanted to be with her. When Apong Baket was still alive my aunty Ninay, even my mother asks if they can be with their mother and take care of her, what did you say Lorie? Just a few times you dont wanna let Apong to be with her other children, nor grandchildren who ca me to visit in Pangasinan from Laguna. They just see Apong wave on her from the wall of your house. Is that normal? The worst part was knowing Apong died 2 hours already from the neighbor. Its inexplicable, unbearable. So, my mother Nymfa got angered saying all the things she could say to Aunty Lorie : "Okininam nga babae (******** woman!) I just want to see my mother and you wont let us? Sleeping with different men inside your house! Calling up tricycle drives to have a drink with you! You crazy, ******!" Eww, right? She did that? She can do it! Its her nature ever since. So, they sent Apong Bakets body to the funeral home where she lay there, my mother Nymfa and nanay Ninay a long with my brothers went to the funeral home grieved for Apong. My brother Bryan a.k.a Dagul took a photo of Apongs body on a stretcher. She looks very thin, eyes -closed so tightly, hand crossed each other. The dress she is wearing is the same dress I posted in Facebook. She wasnt wearing her false teeth! Looking at her photo is so painful. Asking so many things how did she die? How could she die like this? As for us here, the grandchildren from Belgium we got the news at 6am in the morning, I got the news at 8am. Speechless and shocked I called my nanay Ninay. "Hmm awanen ah neneng

adiay Apong yo nga nakaungunget" Hearing those I cant stop myself to cry. Its so sad I cant be with her anymore. Then I talked to my mother, begging me to go home because Apong is gone. "Your Apong is gone," as my mother Nymfa really cries out loud painfully. Yes, Apong Baket is very strict to us I know but its for our own good. When my mothers family have nothing to eat, shes the one who took care of us from having her sari-sari store. Wed be empty stomach if Apong is not th ere for us. After my Apong was embalmed, when the funeral service passed through my Aunty Ninays place, hearing her cry on the phone, hearing my mother and my brothers crying March 20, 2014 As the wake of Apong lay at Lories garage ! WTF! GARAGE! People from our place doubts of seeing Apong because Lories gates are closed. My brother Dickson went to peek, Apongs out there alone. He went to bang on the gate as he keep saying he wanted to see Apong. I called my nanay Ninay asking how are things. Still, Aunty Lorie wouldnt wanna let them see Apong. March 21, 2014 It was 4pm here in Brussels, my brother Dickson went to an inernet caf to online. We have a chat in skype. Seeing my brother with a blank face, while were talking about Apongs wake. He s really in pain telling me Aunty Lorie wont let my Aunty Ninay and mother Nymfa to be with the wake of Apong. I keep telling him just pray for her, light a candle on her memory. Cant bare to see or hear my brothers cry eventhough they are really "bad boys" as you may know. But, when it coems to family matters, even if they fight at each other everytime, if someone is in distress they stick to their brother and protect each other. Thats how our family was taught. Its how Apong Baket taught us. Family is the most important in your life no matter what happens your family is there and will be there for you. But, do you know about this Lorie? Or you are just caught up being selfie? Being high and powerful with your wealth? Well, can you bring your wealth to your death? Those properties that you have ? Can you bury them with you? Treating one of my brothers Calvin as your slave for years, those times I cannot even talk to my brother in a good way. Because my brother has been working for you, the worst thing is even pushing my brother Calvin to fight her own Aunty Ninay? The hell. You are freaking psychotic, Lorie. Brainwashing my brother like that. But in the end, my brother woke up from the bad things you have been doing. The time when Lorie let my brother used a motorcycle and then took it back, the time when he accused my brother Calvin a thief! Your brain is so screwed woman! Oh yeah, at the funeral my brother Calvin told in the end, "Why ? She (Lorie) is even abusing Apong!" My brother was crying out his pain to my Aunty Ninay that time at the funeral home. Later that evening my brother Dagul and Calvin went for a drink along with some friends. As they talk about Apongs wake, they agreed with each other to go and see Apong that night. D agul and Calvin both decided if they can enter and see Apong, they will never leave and just ask someoen to bring them clothes or food to eat just to stay with Apong. Crazy brothers, huh? As time passes by, they went to Aunty Lories house. One of the helper checked who was knocking on the gate. Then the helper went to Lorie and said its the second son of Aunty Nymfa. So, Lorie went out of her house and talked to my brother Dagul. "Nakainom ka balong wenno inya kayat mo aramiden ditoy." (Are you drunk or what do you want to do here?) My brother Dagul said "Yes, Aunty we are a bit drunk." So Lorie just said to them that they cannot go. My brothers asked nicely, they answered what they asked if they were drunk or not. Right? Whats the problem to that? Then came out Carol the youngest of my Apong Bakets daughters. Take note, youngest. She told my brothers to go away. My brother Dagul started to cry out loud to them. "Why are you liek that Aunty, we just want to be with Apong? What are we? Why are you treating us like this? We work and earn a few money only. We are Apongs grandchildren!" Still these two cold- hearted Aunts of ours still insists not to let my brothers see Apong makign them go away like animals from their place. Then Calvin got enraged. He pointed at Carol, "Sika nga babae awan pakialam mo ditoy! Youve got a cheating husband! " Carol went into the house, running like a rat! What now? Shamed of being scandalized? Afraid of my brothers to harm you? Well, they asked nicely right? Why would you just let them in inside the garage where you put Apongs

wake? WTF! GARAGE, REALLY!? Oh, my! You will never believe what Calvin did next! He picked up a huge stone not just a stone but a stone as big as your head, or what Dagul told me as big as my head! And Calvin threw it on the gate. Some action here and there... well, they basically destroyed that gate. The gate that doesnt open to them, and even to the people who wanted to see Apong. Yes, its true you have to be filtered first before seeing Apongs wake. Some people even from Inamotan just went to nanay Ninays place because they cant enter Lories place. Its a Gates Closed Wake! Have you heard of that? Merde! The gate is now destroyed by the way, by my brothers Dagul and Calvin. What now? Who knows?