Prologue: I first have to apologise to my wife, Janet. After the last couple of blog entries, which were serious and somewhat negative, she asked if my next entry could be more of my typical funny or irrelevant style and I happily agreed. But as you’ll see, this ain’t it.
Facebook and all social media are a weird amalgam of good and bad. One of the good things is that I have many many Facebook friends who I have never met in the “real” world. Most of them came my way via this very blog. Guys (a few ladies too) friended me because they liked my writing or humour or because they too were married to a Filipina, or had moved or were considering moving to the Philippines. More recently I got lots of friend request from guys who were interested in my house build.
One such friend was Alan Zaintz. He lived in Cebu and Florida and was married with a young child. We chatted online regularly, particularly the last few months. Of course we shared being Americans married to a Filipina. We also shared being Jewish; with names like Zaintz and Weisbord it was pretty obvious. There aren’t many Jewish expats here but I know a few.
As I say, the Facebook thing is weird. Is a guy a friend who I have never met? Anyway I thought he was a friend and so did Janet. He “liked” many of my posts on FB and commented often.
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Again, how do I feel about the death of a friend I only knew in cyberspace? In my case I feel as sad as I would if he were someone I knew here in Dumaguete.
And then of course my own fears kick in; those of mortality. Alan was actually two years younger than me. Janet reminded me to enjoy life now since there are no future guarantees. I ask you all to do the same.
I have nothing else profound to say. I can only ask you all to lift a glass today to the memory of my friend, Alan Zaintz.
Janet and Dave sorry for your loss , i imagine its easy to bond with someone you have never meet . some people you click others are just passing by and others held close .. May Allen R.I.P. we never know when GOD pulls your number and i really believe that our lives are planed .
Hope his wife and family are dealing with the loss and sorrow nowing he is in a better place now .. and hope some day they will be together again LOL Jimmy & Joy .
Thanks Jimmy. Right on all counts!
The day you’re born you are one day closer to death as you know and with that enjoy as much as you can doing what YOU want, when YOU want and how YOU want. 👍🏻🙏💪❤️🇵🇭🇺🇸
Well said, Robert. Thanks!
Like you Dave, I have this wierd connection to many people online that I have never met. It’s always sad to loose anyone you are connected with. “One Life”… One Day at a Time!
Right you are, Randy. Thanks.
My condolences Dave and Janet. Especially said since your friend had a young child as well. Has the thought ever frightened you, as a likely older father yourself?
Well my mortality does frighten me at times and yes I think often of the people I would leave behind.
My condolences Dave and Janet. Especially said since your friend had a young child as well. The thought often frightens me as I had my youngest at 65 and even though I am healthy now and could not be happier, I know life is unpredictable.
Thanks Marlo. Yes very unpredictable. Who could have imagined where I would be today.
Hi Dave and Janet. Condolences to the family and friends of Alan.
Doing some aid work in Tabango this past week and this German guy I met only once there in 2014, died in his sleep Tuesday night. Only 74 years old. I can count six expats I knew who died around here in the past 10 years and maybe another six I didn’t know. I moved here in my 40s, but most expats move here in 50s, 60s or 70s. Good luck with the new repair centre
I am sure there ought to be something profound to say about all this, Pascal, but it’s beyond me. We know we will all go. I guess I would rather go here with Janet than elsewhere.
Me too Dave
I mean with Eden, not Janet
Life can be cruel. There is an old saying that comes to mind…….
“there is a time to laugh, a time to cry, a time to live & a time to die”.
So when its time to live “live” and when you can laugh, laugh out loud. Because none of us ever know if we will wake up tomorrow morning. And this includes younger people too.