Thank you everyone that has been reading the "Yama" entries. It means so much to me. This is a very personal experience and the fact that you are all reading along helps me keep going. I am not going to lie..there was a moment that I did not want to continue because I thought..no one…
I woke up the next morning...thinking what a nightmare...then I realized it was reality. Muslims bury the dead quickly like within the same week...or within a couple of days. So Yama's funeral was on 12/18/12. After the person who passed away is buried, the family holds a prayer at the mosque. The Quran is recited…
12/16/12 continued to be a living nightmare. Not the one with the zombies and monster...it was its own version. It started to engrave in my heart..Yama is dead. Yama is dead. Yama is dead. I would escape to my room and turn on my little heater and sit in front of it. The house was…
I woke up early the next day and headed to work. I worked inside a mall and the holiday hours were long and dreadful. I think I had to be at work at 6am. It was 12/16/12 and it was my coworker's birthday. I walked in with balloons and a cake for her. She had…
The hospital was its own scene. Uncles, Aunts, Grandma, cousins, siblings, and parents of Yama, my eldest brother...crowded up the waiting room. While I was walking in, I ran into Yama's ex girlfriend of ten years..Hazel. She was by herself. We said hello and I kept walking. Yama was married and it was strange that…
It was a cold rainy day. I was working as a store manager at a toy shop. It was December 15, 2012, the holiday season was in full swing. We had just survived 12/12/12. You know, the day the world was suppose to end according the the Mayan/Aztecs calendar. But, the world didn’t end for…
I’ve been volunteering for LAUSD food services. We hand out meals to the families in need of them. Today, at my location, we handed out almost 1,500 meals. It was ALOT. I am a little scared about volunteering because I am scared that it’s going to put my family at risk. At the same time,…
I have been MIA. I know. Way before the virus spread, I took a week off from blogging and right now, I can't remember why. Maybe I was just busy? This week I didn't write because this entire virus situation was scary, confusing and I needed time to process what was going on. I lost…
I’ve never been big on voting because I don’t think it does anything. At the end of the day it goes back to whatever the government wants and not what the people want. Women are such incredible beings. I read a book called “The Giver of Stars” and it really showcased a women’s worth during…
It’s been hard to blog the last couple of days. I usually aim for three a week but last week I settled for two. I was extremely tired and I was very present in my everyday life. I tried to write many times ...I even have a whole draft about how I had a good…
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