Did Freddie Join Us?

Seems irreverent to think of Freddie as a moth... small, brown, seemingly inconsequential. Why not a large, grand Monarch butterfly instead? But they said that would have made it hard for him to get inside Kalye Juan and join in our celebration. Oo nga naman!

And come to think of it, that was how Freddie was. A puny-looking, quiet man hiding the National Artist who used his words to portray his anything-but-grand view of the world!

I think he enjoyed our company that night. I think he was mighty proud of all that we had become. Love you, Freddie!

Photo by Fe Muit