noel bimbo apostol...si bespren doon...(sln)

"bo", "bimbo", "poteng" then later evolved into "bespren", these were just few of the aliases my tito bimbo was called, by his friends, siblings, relatives and those close to him.

tito bimbo was always remembered and will always be in the hearts and minds to those who have witnessed his ways, character, habits, attitude and his whole persona. in his lifetime, i am fortunate to have witness how he has become a brother, a son, husband, a father and a friend.

he was the youngest son of lolo diego and lola ine. being the bunso, mas nagkaroon sya ng panahong makasama ang kanyang mga magulang kaysa ibang mga kapatid kahit na nga dumating ang panahon na sya ay umibig at magka-asawa.

as a brother, tito bimbo have always gave high regard to all his siblings, to his kuya nori, diko ito, sangko willy, ate yeng, ditse carol and maintained a good relationship to his other siblings gilbert, angie and beth. among his siblings, i believed that he has build a personal closeness to his sister beth. sariwa pa sa isip ko nang minsang subukan ang puso ni tito bimbo, it was tita beth that he freely confided with, saksi ang duyan at ang mga puno ng caimito, tito bimbo cried and tita beth listened.

at the time he thought that he was more than ready to have a family of his own, he married tita katrina agulto, a native of hagonoy. i have seen how he have shown respect, affection and love for tita kat... a love that is untainted, unadulterated, pure...

blessed with three beautiful children, pia monica, bob leo and shane and i would say that he is a spoiler and a disciplinarian at the same time, sounds ironic but it is his own personal way of doing it. nalulungkot ako sa katotohanan na namatay si tito bimbo na wala pang kakayahan ang kanyang mga anak na matandaan ang mga masasayang sandali sa piling ng kanilang ama, nalulungkot ako sa katotohanan na darating ang panahon na walang malinaw na maibabahagi ang kanyang mga anak tungkol sa kanilang mabuting ama....

in showbiz among his contemporaries were eric fructuoso, mark anthony fernandez, rico yan and jomari yllana, (kamukha ni jomari si tito bimbo) and in our barrio, he also had set of friends that manifested his adult life, there were tibo, zaldy, cris, eric and his best friend in its truest sense frederick "amang" ubaldo among others. and a great way to describe the "friend" in tito bimbo was recounted to me by his best friend frederick. the following sentences you are about to read were from the words of frederick and i quote :

"si bimbo kahit asar na asar na yan, tatawa lang yan" it shows his patience..

"dapat ang kunin kurso nyan veterinary medicine di ko lang alam kung bakit radio technician and kinuha" it tells his love for animals..

"si bimbo chickboy yan, crush ng bayan lalo na nung high school kami" it describes his charisma..

"si bimbo parang vetsin yan, kahit saan pwede" it tells his camaraderie and respect for others.

"ang favorite song nyan, "minsan" ng eraserheads at "kanlungan" ni noel cabangon" it explains his love for music..

"pag umiinum kami nyan, magpapaalam pag gabi na, kasi isisilong pa ang mga kambing at manok"...it shows his discipline, his obedience..

"nung dinalaw ko sya ospital sabi nya walang iiyak" it conveys his braveness..

2004 was a great mourning for our clan, we lost our tito bimbo...

and a common saying would follow "mabait kasi yan kaya maaga kinuha..."indeed he was very kind, selfless and responsible in his existence.

we missed you tito bimbo, in time we shall all meet again...

these are his children, pia, bob and shane...nakatingin sa langit..

in time you will all get to meet your father again....