Endings are also beginnings. Endings, like the passing of loved ones, in our case, our most beloved Tita Beb, was a painful parting. Her presence, her smile, the comfort she gave us...we thought they would be with us forever. And then she passed, without warning, as if she was called for some higher work. Today marks the first year since then, and my sister Nenen and I would like to think that it marks the beginning of her life as our guardian angel. We still feel her, a kind of comfort when all else fails and things seem desperate, a warm confirmation of God hearing the despair and confusion in the deepest of our hearts in our prayers when we have nothing else to hold on. It's a sense where you just know, Tita's there. Since she passed, I have always felt her guiding me, as I go through the difficulties of my research, chasing after that one dream. She's saying, "It's OK Tata, you can do it." I miss her, how I wish i had spent time with her more and let her k...