this one was from when we were still in highschool. one time, it was after our first break i think, i was in class and listening to my teacher, i heard his voice calling me...."kuya jhing!"...i looked at the door, he was standing outside my classroom, i asked why was he calling me...he said "look i cut myself" with a grin on his face, those of you who knew him, you know what im talking about. he was holding his arm up showing me his wirst which was bleeding....i asked what the hell he was standing there for and go to the nurse's office and have the wound checked. he said "it was nothing and dont fuss about it", and went on to go to the clinic. i excused myself from class and followed him. he cut his wrist as he was trying to open a jammed window, his hands went thru the glass and sliced his wrist. they had to take him to the emergency room, he got 4 or 6 stitches for it as it nicked his artery. he kept saying just put a band aid on it,its nothing. he was more afraid of mum finding out that he cut himself, than the pain of the wound. hehe... same as when we went skateboarding behind a mall in makati, he was trying to ollie off of a delivery ramp and landed on the parking block beneath it and slipped. when he stood up, his hand was not where it was supposed to be, he dislocated his wrist. he just said, "bugaw, look at this." again, with a grin on his face. i asked one of our skating buddies to hold his arm, and i held his hand and pulled....he did not shout or cry...he just said " im okai na, lets go home" and " dont tell mum". it was swollen AF so i brought him to the ER, had it xrayed, no broken bones, so they just put a compression wrap on it, and off we went. that was how resilient he was...he will just say "its just a scratch" or "its nothing, lets go". if you spent time with him, you'd know how he wont let anything ruin his day. he was tough, and resilient. i will miss him. when we were together, i cannot go anywhere without him, same with him. we skated together, we went to clubs together, we had the same set of friends in and out of school. we were even in the same fraternity. i love you kalbo...so much...i will miss you...ill see you on the flipside...i love you little brother.

Jonjon now that you are gone
You’re no longer here to share
The bond we had together
A brotherly bond of love and care.
Yet, somehow something tells me
You are watching over me
Now that from earthly and mundane cares
You finally are free.
I will miss you so very much,
These tears I cannot hide
Yet, within me, I feel
You are always by my side.
When you went away
Life will never be the same
Yet, it comforts me to know
That someday we’ll meet again.

I remember the time your Dad and Mom are working , I am the one who look after you, Hug ,Caddle and embrace you, even the time you are sleeping you still beside me..The last time we are together when I visited you in Scotland and.the.last time you see.me when Jochebed baptism in Bristol ,England after that I never see you again..Miss you ..Love you ..Remember all the days happen will never forget..even you are in heaven..One mansion is for you.

Tito Jon…. in a short period of time, i have found a benevolent uncle, a cheerful and very cool person. I just want him to know that he will be missed and i will never ever forget him.. I knew you loved me even we have met for a very short time and I am very thankful for that… You are loved and you will be missed Tito Jon….

William Garcia Cabrera, Jon to us, kalbo, kulit to others. Whatever they call you. You will always be our Jonjon, makulit pag kulitan, but discipline and serious in everything. Very independent, never want to give trouble and worries specially to his love ones. Super loving father, son, nephew, friends. Trying to do all things in his ways. No matter how hard, kaya na, relax lang. very loving. Can manage and budget very well, mana sa mommy Pacing palibhasa mommy’s pet. Practical in all things. Jon, we will surely miss you. It’s different when we just knew that you’re only there in Scotland, now you’re really gone, leaving us for good. Hard to accept but the only consolation is knowing you are there with our creator, going home to your real home. No more pain. Our life in this world is temporary, we are just a traveller, at the end of the day, of this life, our goal is be home and be with our God. We thank the Lord for giving us you, Jon. Who have been our dearly pamangkin. Inspire us and love us. Salamat for the love and care. We knew though your a long distance from us, you never stop loving us. Thank you. We always love you, we will miss you and will always be in our heart. Rest in peace with our creator.

To my cousin kuya Jon jon. Thank you for all the memories we shared whenever you visit Philippines. Thank you for all the laughters and happiness you brought us. You will always be the funniest kuya we had. 😢 The kuya that there’s no time for sadness but always good vibes. I will miss your random chats to say “Hi” and to make “kulitan”. Kuya, I know that you’re in the right place now. Always guide and look after us. No more pain kuya. You’re such an amazing and brave person (as always) for fighting your silent battle. We love always and forever kuya.. No goodbyes but see you again. 🥺🙏🏼

was shocked upon knowing Williams passing....im sure we all are. We were classmates in highschool and i remember always being seated next to him because of our last names, Cabrera and Elevazo. I would get to chat alot. We would have something to say about anyone and everyone in the room. I would always remember him carrying his leather jacket and lending it to me when i was cold. I would always remember him having the latest shoes and shirts for skateboarding. But most of all i would remember him being tongue tied when he would be our lookout everytime our teachers are about to come in to the room. Thus the name Kyawet as we would fondly call him up to this day (instead of saying quiet he said kyawet si mam anjan na😁) He was taken away from us so soon but maybe God has better plans for him. As they say, God only picks His best flowers from the garden first. May you rest in peace in the loving arms of our Creator. No more pain William. Till we see each other again.

"my high school days will not be meaningful as I remember you today, William thank you for the good memories you left me beautiful memories. Farewell my friend, till we meet again, someday, somewhere." 

I love you Jon.You will always be in my heart.I will never forget how strong you are as a person, a great dad to your kids, a loving and caring son and brother. You will be missed. I know you're with our creator,you're smiling looking after us. I love you kuya Kalbo!❤️

kyaaaweeeettt, 😭😭😭😭. I never knew that I will ever send you this emoticon...there were no sad moments with you. I had an enjoyable high school life because you were one of those people that I chose to be with. Yung kulit mo, gulo mo yung pagkakaron mo ng hindi mgandang image as a student before ang hindi nila alam ng iba ay napakaopposite ng pagkatao mo...you have a very beautiful soul. I am actually saddened as I felt we could have been made your last days happier, lighter or in a way na sana we were able to carry some of your burdens pero wala eh... but still no pains na bro... you will never get tired anymore... I just really wanna give you one last hug if I could. Rest well brother...I will laugh with you again❤️🙏 

To my dearest classmate, William. Though we don’t have much memories together during our high school days. You will always be remembered as a jolly and kind person. Rest well in heaven.💜🙏🏻