Where’s my father’s grave?

Yesterday was All Saints Day. And, we went to visit our deads but deviated from our normal route - Holy Cross (for my parents-in-law) to Holy Redeemer (for my brother-in-law) and to Libingan ng mga Bayani (for my father).  This time, it’s Holy Redeemer to Libingan ng mga Bayani and to Holy Cross.

At the Libingan ng Bayani, we got confused as to exactly where’s my father’s grave.

When I visited his grave a day after his birthday last January, I noticed that his headstone was missing and thought it was stolen.  I looked around and noticed that all headstones are gone.  According to the administrator, head stones are prohibited in the graveyard as per the grave rules.  Hence, the new commanding officer, who found out about the prohibition, ordered the removal of all head stones. Only the crosses are left. However, most of these crosses, including my father’s, have no markings.

But, even without the headstone, I knew exactly where to find his grave. I have a landmark and a count of graves from this land mark. I just learned that this location is Section XII, Row 44, Plot F.

Yesterday, however, wifey argued with me the exact location of his grave. She thought it’s two graves away (or in Row 44, Plot H) from the grave I pinpointed . I asserted but she insisted. Admittedly, she got me confused. To settle the matter, I went to the Bulwagan ng mga Bayani (Heroes Hall) and checked with the grave locator. OMG! The locator said that it’s not just two but seven graves away (or in Row 44, Plot M). Whew! I couldn’t believe it. We’ve visiting his grave for 15 years already. I really believe it’s Plot F; but, the records show otherwise. Also, the surname in the record was misspelled.

I tried to explain my side about the error with the personnel manning the locator; but, they couldn’t be of help.

So, I went to the admin office and checked the index card. It just confirmed the data in the locator. I went back to the locator and verified who should be in Plot F, if it wasn’t my father? The answer: Plot F is not in the locator.  But, we noted that Plot M has two names assigned to it. I copied the other name.

Then, I went to Plot M and noted that the cross has a named engraved on it.  But, it’s different from name in the locator. I copied it too.  He he he . . . I was getting crazy.

This morning, I checked my blogs about my father’s grave.  And, I found a picture taken two years ago showing exactly the location of his grave.

His grave’s where the lady’s cleaning.

I’ll just visit the admin office again to rectify the mistakes.