Thumby Cadorna and I were together in my car that turned-turtle four times at 2:14 in the morning of November 1, 1994. We were on our way to Polomolok when my car did its somersault along Apopong that fateful day. Thumby was behind the wheel, without his seatbelt on. I was on the passenger’s side dozing off with my seatbelt tightly tucked. With the force of the impact, Thumby was thrown out of the windshield. He suffered a broken right arm, broken pelvic bone and his skull cracked. Everyone thought he’d die. I didn’t. Thumby came out of coma after over a month. He lost a lot of weight and some of his memory but he was still Thumby, my friend. After our accident he lived his life to the fullest. He was at his peak when he succumbed to a massive heart attack in June 30, 2000. I miss you, my friend. Wherever you are, do hold that bottle of beer for me. And, hey, I have finally learned to live the moment.
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It’s always sad to lose a friend or anyone for that matter.
Stories such as this remind us to treasure the people around us always and to live each moment as if it were our last.
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I miss Thumby!
i miss daddy thumby too…
he’s the only one i can talk to using straight english..
i will never forget the day that i ask him “dad.. is it true that cross-eyed people see double?”
hahahaha!!
miss you dad!
surely miss thumby talaga… those were the days when avel and me would stay up late at the disco with him and some friends…. but he will never be forgotten…. hi memory remains…
thumby is one of a kind. walang katulad. sya na ged!
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Thumby was my student at NDDC. He sponsored my joining the Jaycees. He’s level-headed and not emo at all even during recovery from that accident. In losing Thumby, I not only lost a friend but also a neighbor. May his soul rest in peace.
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umm, sorry about that, but i dunno him, but there’s still a lot more friends even if he’s gone…just not as good as he is I guess.
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KUYA THUMBY was a very good friend… makwento, makulit, ingglisero… hehehe… he was the one who got me into broadcasting; telling me that i sounded like his dad… he told me to give it a shot, so i did… i made it in radio because of him… he’s my idol back then ’til now… i haven’t heard a voice with the same treble as his… kung nasaan ka man, KUYA THUMBS, save a bottle of beer for me as well… cheers!!!
So much to tell Thumby if only he were alive. We shared so many stories and each time we had the chance, gabbed like there was no tomorow.
Wherever he is, I just wanna say, yOU’RE still my BFF Thumby!
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