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This is a long overdue post...

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I was at Target when I got the call. Juno called me and told me he had some bad news to tell me, and told me that Julian died. I seriously thought he was joking and I kept telling him to shut up. I was in shock leaning up against one of the store aisles, still holding the cell phone in my ear with Juno still on the line. I didn't know what else to say - I was shaken. I did not expect to hear anything like this.

I met Julian this year at FCA College Park's Culture Night, where his band Emanon performed. Although I met him only ONCE, we managed to keep in touch through Facebook almost daily. I saw him again at the Filipino Festival in DC, but I didn't get a chance to talk to him since he was performing. That would only be the 2nd and last time I would see him alive. Through our exchange of messages, I could tell he was a great guy. He was one of the nicest people I have ever met, no doubt. He encouraged me a lot by just being who he was with his positive attitude.

Although I only knew him for 7 months, I am grateful to have met a person like him. He was only 19, but was taken back home to be with the Lord because he finished what he was supposed to do here on Earth. Rest in Paradise Julian, I'll see you later.

From this experience, I reminded that life is short and you really don't know what is going to happen in this life. Only God knows everything in his perfect will and plan for you.