of deaths and mortality

two of my closest friends called me up yesterday afternoon just to tell me that peter jennings has passed away. i felt sad upon hearing the news.

i don't really know mr. jennings as a person but for the past five years or so, i've been watching him (whenever i can) on ABC World News Tonight. his death is a great loss to the field of broadcast journalism.

mr. jennings passed away 4 months after he announced to the world that he has lung cancer.

since we're already in such a morbid topic, i also wanted to say something about the death of former senator raul roco. i know a lot of people who voted for him when he ran for president not once but twice! [sorry, i can't help it...] he was always tagged as the third guy and needless to say, he did not even come close to winning. had he won, the philippines would have been in an entirely different scenario today. but then again, i am just speculating. this is one of the moments that trigger the what-ifs in life.

my heartfelt condolences to the family of mr. roco, including his son rex who i got the chance to interview for 'campus journal' back in college.