You will die...

[jut703]

If I had my way, I'd like to be laid to rest in the same way that Hoster Tully was in Game of Thrones - on a boat down a river, set ablaze by an arrow launched by my children.

[Juan Martinez]

burial.

like my father and grand father, my casket will be draped with our flag and, on interment, i will be accorded with the customary 21- gun salute.

and i want this epitaph written on my headstone:

"a son, a father, and a public servant who tried to make a difference in this world."

[dreamur]

Or this
https://youtu.be/y57kIoCucWQ

[vinj]

Speaking of epitaphs, this was one of my favorites.

[shadow]

Cremation. Wala ng problema sa mga anak. They can basically put it anywhere. Kung wala silang pera then thrown Ashes somewhere or Sa bahay na Lang. Would we really still care patay na tayo?

Pero parang maganda yun Hawaiian style na dadalhin sa gitna ng sea tapos itapon doon yun ashes.

The important thing is ayusin na ngayon pa Lang. Don't leave the burden to your children.

Saka pag matanda na siguro ako. I'll just go to the states and check myself in a care home. At least professional care 24 hours.

Children can visit me or not but I don't want the responsibility of taking care of me to them. No hard feelings. If they want then good if not still good. Ayaw ko yun pinoy style na obligation ng anak alagaan magulang. I want children to live their lives without obligation taking care of parents.

Pangit lang tingnan kasi culture natin

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[_Cathy_]

Cremation. Wala ng problema sa mga anak. They can basically put it anywhere. Kung wala silang pera then thrown Ashes somewhere or Sa bahay na Lang. Would we really still care patay na tayo?

Pero parang maganda yun Hawaiian style na dadalhin sa gitna ng sea tapos itapon doon yun ashes.

The important thing is ayusin na ngayon pa Lang. Don't leave the burden to your children.

Saka pag matanda na siguro ako. I'll just go to the states and check myself in a care home. At least professional care 24 hours.

Children can visit me or not but I don't want the responsibility of taking care of me to them. No hard feelings. If they want then good if not still good. Ayaw ko yun pinoy style na obligation ng anak alagaan magulang. I want children to live their lives without obligation taking care of parents.

Pangit lang tingnan kasi culture natin

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Bakit anak mo? Hehe. Dapat ata may pera ka para sa burial at maintenance mo. When my maternal lola passed away, it was her money used to fly her body to the PH including the flight of her children, in laws and apos who were in the US. She would have wanted that too.

Dunno why people think it's a burden. Ewan ko pero para sakin hindi burden yun pumunta sa memorial. Kapag malungkot ako I go to the memorial and I talk to my lola.

And yes the wake is more for the family, relatives, friends etc. Kung pwede nga lang isang buwan yung wake. Pinakamasakit yung pag nalibing na kasi di mo na makikita. Naranasan ko na magkasakit sa sobrang pagod at walang tulog during the wake pero I don't mind.

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[1D4LV]

If I had my way, I'd like to be laid to rest in the same way that Hoster Tully was in Game of Thrones - on a boat down a river, set ablaze by an arrow launched by my children.

sarap nyan.... norse and viking style...
kaya lang di ubra these days.... baka madampot ng mga chinese yung bangkay mo..... hehehehe.
tsaka ang problema nyan baka hindi asintado yung mga anak mo, malayo na yung bangka, di pa din tinatamaan ng flaming arrow.

[1D4LV]

burial.

like my father and grand father, my casket will be draped with our flag and, on interment, i will be accorded with the customary 21- gun salute.

and i want this epitaph written on my headstone:

"a son, a father, and a public servant who tried to make a difference in this world."

nice one if you are a military man... with Taps playing in the background.
sabay palo ng navy seals pin sa nakasarang kabaong.....

[1D4LV]

Bakit anak mo? Hehe. Dapat ata may pera ka para sa burial at maintenance mo. When my maternal lola passed away, it was her money used to fly her body to the PH including the flight of her children, in laws and apos who were in the US. She would have wanted that too.

Dunno why people think it's a burden. Ewan ko pero para sakin hindi burden yun pumunta sa memorial. Kapag malungkot ako I go to the memorial and I talk to my lola.

And yes the wake is more for the family, relatives, friends etc. Kung pwede nga lang isang buwan yung wake. Pinakamasakit yung pag nalibing na kasi di mo na makikita. Naranasan ko na magkasakit sa sobrang pagod at walang tulog during the wake pero I don't mind.

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ok lang yan, if madami kayong magkakapatid.
pero kung nagiisang anak o even dalawa lang kayong magkapatid, sobrang nakakapagod.

when my pop died, tuliro si ermats.... walang silbi si utol dahil emotional.
walang gumalaw, kami lang ni misis, from the hospital, to the time ng cremation. isang gabi lang ang wake. ang tulog ko ata nun is mga 30 minutes lang..

yes, merong memorial plan, but kailangan pa ring kumilos dahil magiintindi ka ng papeles, bayad sa ospital, coordination sa punenarya, chibog sa funeral parlor, pati design ng urn.

in two days, i lost 8 pounds... walang kain, walang tulog, walang ligo.

this is the reason why i also told my kid, cremate, after mamatay, wala ng burol. tapos ready na din ang memorial plan, para pick-up na lang ang bangkay sabay sunog na...

[Juan Martinez]

Speaking of epitaphs, this was one of my favorites.

but this line does have racial undertone, right?

[Wh1stl3r2]

you wont feel both..... and you will not even care..... trust me.... hehehehehe.

True. Also both choices are better than this:


Gawin nyo na lahat wag lang ito hehe.

Walang gustong magpa-mummify? Or donate your body to science?

[jick.cejoco]

Sa tondo ni-re renta ang bangkay para may burol kuno at maging sangkalan o dahilan ng pagpasugal. May nakita ako sa gilid ng kalsada, maitim na ang bangkay kakalagay ng formalin, nagpapasugal pa sa kalye

[badkuk]

Regarding cremation not being environment friendly, or toxins being released:

- how did the toxins get in the body in the first place? Because we live in a toxic environment. You're just returning the toxins to their source

- it's not like they're gonna do a viking style funeral pyre; cremation ovens are more environment-friendly/less smoky these days.

- for traditional burial, you will need land, which could be used for planting trees, raising food, etc; building materials which took energy to produce. Caskets are made out of wood that came from trees. The car carrying your body will be burning more fuel running at a slower than usual pace on the way to your grave, not to mention the extra pollution from the traffic caused by the procession.

- land used for memorial lots is land that cannot be used for anything else, which may force cities to build more condos, or expand into previously uninhabited areas.

But hey, whichever way you want to go is up to you; i'm just pointing out that a traditional burial isn't as green as it would appear.

[dr. d]

cremation is financially cheaper, from any point of view.
it also maximizes space in our shrinking world.
but bayad na memorial plan ko. so it's whole body burial for me.
heh heh.

[badkuk]

me nakita ako sa cemetery dati, on first look i thought there were only two puntods inside. Napansin ko lang that there were other lapidas at the sides of the structure, so possible other relatives are resting there too . Pwede pala yun?

[jut703]

me nakita ako sa cemetery dati, on first look i thought there were only two puntods inside. Napansin ko lang that there were other lapidas at the sides of the structure, so possible other relatives are resting there too . Pwede pala yun?

Could be a mix of coffins, urns, and bones.


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[dr. d]

me nakita ako sa cemetery dati, on first look i thought there were only two puntods inside. Napansin ko lang that there were other lapidas at the sides of the structure, so possible other relatives are resting there too . Pwede pala yun?

sa memorial park, the size of your plot usually dictates the maximum number of remains allowed.
also, you have to abide by the "allowed architecture" of that particular "district" in the park... que grass level.. 8 inch high.. one niche only.. dual side by side.. family mausoleum!

[benchman]

me nakita ako sa cemetery dati, on first look i thought there were only two puntods inside. Napansin ko lang that there were other lapidas at the sides of the structure, so possible other relatives are resting there too . Pwede pala yun?

public cemeteries usually allows tomb exhumation after 5 years at minimum. lot owners have their option for a new burial with their deceased relatives/families then kaya dumadami sila kahit supposedly good for 2 bodies lang yung lote. unlike with private memorial parks and mausoleums na may restrictions sila na once the tomb was sealed it shouldn't be opened or exhumed except for evacuation or by legal reasons.

[vinj]

but this line does have racial undertone, right?

In my case i never took that line that way with the way i've encoutered it. With Dangerfield, it's linked more to the Caddyshack movie character where he's the bumbling rich guy who gets pissed at the snotty country club... then buys it out, to the horror of all the members.

[1D4LV]

me nakita ako sa cemetery dati, on first look i thought there were only two puntods inside. Napansin ko lang that there were other lapidas at the sides of the structure, so possible other relatives are resting there too . Pwede pala yun?

yes, normally, they dig out the bones na after so many years, put it in a box and lay another coffin ng bagong namatay tapos yung box nasa ilalim or nasa ibabaw.