Our Warrior Angel

WHAT: Chasters' Voice of Love
WHEN: 31 July, 2011 1:00 PM
WHERE: Golden Acres Home for the Aged


Chasters visited the elderly that day. Lots of food, dancing, singing, and laughter all around. We met a lot of Chasters, had our eyes opened and our hearts broken by the reality in Golden Acres, danced and sang with the elderly, attended a Thanksgiving mass, handed our donations over to the Golden Acres administration, and some of us extended our time together by going to the mall to buy a gift for a fellow Chaster, to check out the latest mobile phones and finally to buy groceries so we'd have something to eat when we get home. Before we parted ways, we even promised to go online for a few hours just so we'd know that each of us got home safe and sound. 


Six days later, on my sister's (Chaster name: earmitt) birthday, one of my Chaster brothers left - True Jianee.


Much has already been said about how much of a Chaster he was. 


To Chasters, he was a mentor, a friend, a brother. 


To others, he was a warrior. 


To me, he was all of that and more. 


He was also someone who I tested my wits on, someone who joined me (and sometimes cautioned me) in my "investigative" exploits. In the last private Plurk we had, we were investigating someone who was both following us on Twitter. I was alarmed by what I found out but he said everybody deserves to be given a chance. And even a second chance. That even if our hunch turns out to be true, a person can still change. So we agreed to understand more and judge less. And to dig deeper. 


There was nothing false about True Jianee - his name says it all.


I know he's happy where he is right now - he'd be able to witness all of Charice's gigs (not to mention he's got the best seat in the house now), monitor and moderate the crabs' attacks, and join all of the Chasters' get-togethers. He won't have a problem there, Kuya Uno will show him the ropes. Together, they'd teach the residents in heaven how to swag up.


Message to True Jianee: "Paloork!"