a heart breaker

Annie's Story

"In one of my visits, I was told that my name is included in the next batch going to Japan.(Japan being the homeport of the vessel). Unfortunately,  few days before the departure, i was told that my name was not on the list. I was very disappointed and  broken hearted. I packed my things and went back to my beloved town of Asingan. I told myself, "Maybe, being a seaman  is not meant  for me."

I copied and pasted this part from SDA's story. He and my first husband went to the same school, finished  their degree and applied for the vessel work. He signed up and was accepted without me knowing it. We were already married by that time and he worked at that camp by Taguig ( I  can't remember the name ) as a mechanic and he went to school at night.

One day,  he was called to report for duty going to Japan. Unfortunately  he was already on his own "vessel"  going to a an eternal place from where there was no coming back. I was holding the paperworks and I cried so hard during his wake. I told him, as my tears flowed freely,  that his papers came and he himself would be so proud if he were only alive. He was wearing the PMI uniform when he "rode his vessel". I loved the way he looked  that moment,  and that is how I will always remember him .---#

( Annie Cano, an Asinganian now based in Texas, is also a good writer/story teller and sometimes she contributes to this Journal )