Expressed Wishes (for my funeral) :D

         I was reviewing my last semester’s notes when I found one unusual list of ‘Gusto ko…’ I had written. And I remember that few weeks before my first semester in law school ends, I found myself busy contemplating on my funeral wishes when we discussed Article 307 of the Philippine Civil Code, Book I which provides:

“Art. 307. The funeral shall be in accordance with the expressed wishes of the deceased. In the absence of such expression, his religious beliefs or affiliation shall determine the funeral rites. In case of doubt, the form of the funeral shall be decided upon by the person obliged to make arrangements for the same, after consulting the other members of the family. “(Emphasis supplied)
               Actually, listing down my funeral wishes excites me. As a matter of fact, I spent time to list down my wishes despite of my busy schedule and deficiency in time studying all of my major subjects for our final examinations. Weird, but I had a strong feeling at that time that I will be dead anytime SOON.

                So here’s my list:
  1.  Gusto ko i-cremate ang body ko. After a couple of weeks na may lamay, instead of libing, I want my body to be cremated. Tapos ang ash, ilagay lang sa isang vase and i-keep lang sa bahay. I don’t wanna go somewhere else.
  2.     Night before sunugin ang katawan ko, gusto ko parang may ‘ceremony’ where my closest friends and family can deliver their testimonies and all. Gusto ko may slideshow presentation ng mga pictures (after all, I have lots of albums sa laptop ko, dun nyu nalang kunin mga pictures. Ganun ako kvain! HAHA. Pero gusto ko lang malaman if may something good akong nagawa sa buong lifetime ko.)
  3. Gusto ko may mga laughters pa rin akong maririnig sa lamay ko, and sa ceremony. As much as possible walang hagulgulan, pwede lang siguro ang mga hikbi.
  4. Gusto ko walang ‘black and white’ fashion peg, gusto ko colorful sa ceremony. I want people to wear pastel-colored clothes like powder blue, light pink, apple green, soft pink, lavender and light yellow.
  5. Gusto ko walang gamble sa lamay ko. Mas go ako sa videoke everynight, if pwede nga lang may peryahan pa eh.
  6. Gusto ko ang song na ‘Paglisan’ ang magiging funeral song ko.
  7. And lastly, gusto ko sa day of my cremation, magpalipad ng colorful balloons and butterflies din.             

I know this is funny, but in case you have read this, these are my expressed wishes. And I want my funeral to be in accordance with these. Failure to follow my wishes would result to a violation of Article 307 of the Civil Code. :D                

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