Jasmine, I only met you a few hours ago but you have left an impression on my life which I know I will never forget. It was a rainy day in Delta and I can only assume you were walking to the bus stop from your day working somewhere on Annacis Island. You may not be famous like Britney Spears, Sarah Palin or Karissa and Kristina Shannon but, for what it is worth, you deserve a mention in my blog.
A beautiful woman in the prime of your life and I'm sure you had a glint in your eyes as you thought of your plans for the weekend. New to Canada, it seems you did not have a drivers licence, but as I looked at the picture on your citizenship card, your smile shone through as I looked for your birth date so I could tell the 911 operator how old you were. 1978... that would make you 28, far to young to die. Of course this is an assumption based on the tone of the Victims services counsellor from the Delta Police when she called me to see how I was doing.
Being a mere witness to your last moments, I hardly feel worthy of the time she spent calling me, to discuss my feelings on what I saw. I'm sure your family is missing you immensely and I sympathise with their loss. I only knew you for a few minutes which seemed like hours as you lay on the ground looking at those around you with a somewhat grateful look that you had been noticed. Yet, as I look back on those minutes, I feel I have known you for my entire life. The loss I feel is as if you were a long time friend.
Sorry about not seeing you sooner, unfortunately the woman who was driving the car which hit you found it more important to talk on her cell phone only briefly telling us she did not need an ambulance then brushing us off as 3 witnesses to the crash stood around wondering what to do next. From the moment I saw you, minutes turned into what felt like hours as I described the scene in as much detail as I could to the 911 operator. These visions are permanently etched in my mind, however be assured this is not how you will be remembered. Your last few minutes have reminded me of the importance of enjoying every minute of life as if it was the last. Sometimes we have no control over our fate and our life is put into the hands of those who should not be behind the wheel of an automobile.
So as you rest, Dear Jasmine, please rest knowing you have made an indelible mark on my life as well as the lives of the other two who were with you the last few moments of your life. I will never forget the way you looked up at the three of us with as much hope as you could muster for that moment. Once again, I truly apologise for not finding you sooner, perhaps those few minutes would have made a difference, that I will never know. What I do know is, without even trying, you have taught me to cherish every minute, as human existence is nothing more than a collection of minutes, life is what we make of those precious minutes. So yes, you are a Hero.
I could continue on about my anger towards the driver of the car, however be assured I will tell your story as best I can.
Love
Heinz
In memory of Jasmine, 1978 to November 7, 2008
As a day after addition to this post. I have been reading over the comments and watching the stats of this blog for the last few hours. It seems Jasmine has touched the lives of many. From her Brother Jerome, who generously left me his number to talk about the life of his sister, to her many co-workers and friends who have visited and commented on this posting since last night, the visits and return visits are seen as a tribute to life life of Jasmine.
For those who have been reading the posts and comments, please feel free to add your own comments and experiences in knowing Jasmine. Perhaps your words will help her many friends and family members cope with the loss of such a special person. To eliminate spam posts, I do moderate any comments on this blog, so please be patient, your comments will be approved as soon as possible.
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thank you for your blog on Jasmine. My wife and Jasmine work together and were very close. Needless to say were still pretty much in shock with what had happened and spent half the night trying to confirm if it truly was her that was involved in that accident. we were at the scene but couldn't go near enough to see who was hurt as the police had cordoned off the area. all we knew was that Jasmine had left the office to attend a prayer meeting at her Church just moments before the accident. we were trying to call her mobile phone but no answer from her. My wife is relieved that during the last moments of her life, there were people who were there to help. people who didn't know her but who truly cared for her as a person. I took the liberty of forwarding this blog to Jasmines family. again, thank you Heinz.
Jasmin will be missed deeply for a very long time and never forgotten. She worked for TransCold Distribution for a few years and a great employee. It will be a hard time to deal with and I send my condolences to her family and a prayer for her. How much I wish I could have been there to stop this from happening but nobody can predict the future. The driver is not worth me wasting my breath as that person is rock bottom and their fate has already been decided. Selfish piece of trash,living life knowing you took someones life away and bringing pain to those that loved her.
I never expected this post to reach those effected, it was simply my way of trying to deal with the situation and express my anger towards the driver and also to make people think about how they spend their time on earth.
I am by no means religious, in the traditional sense. I do not attend church and I don't pray before every meal, I do however like to think there is a higher being somewhere and that Jasmine is in a much better place looking down on us wishing she could tell us that she is ok now.
To Jasmine's brother, family, co-workers and friends, I am warmed if this post gave you some sort of comfort in knowing Jasmine's last minutes were not spent alone. I did not publish your post as it had contact information.
I would like to say I spent more time comforting your sister, but I was on the phone with 911 until the police and paramedics arrived and whisked us 3 away. If it is any comfort whatsoever, I can tell you Jasmine was made as comfortable as possible and those around her were very encouraging to her. I did catch her eyes as she looked around at us and there was a strange look of calm as she put her destiny in the hands of those around her and God.
I am very sorry for your loss, I wish with all my might I could have brought her back. Unfortunately the clock and situation was not in our favour.
To Jasmine's Brother. I will contact you, I just need to gather my thoughts and come to terms with the situation before I do. I am sorry I am not strong enough to make that call now. My thoughts are with you and your family's in what must be a very trying time for you.
Sincerely,
Heinz
Hi Heinz!
Thanks for the last moment of Jasmine life you offered help and assist her in this sudden and tragic accident being there to witness the accident. God Bless You! The whole Javier family and the Jesus Is Lord Church Congregation in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island are grieving for her demise. In fact, during the time of her accident she's on the way to our church to attend our Prayer, Worship and Thanksgiving Service (7:30-10:30 PM) as a back-up singer. Jasmine Javier is our worship leader and the head of the Music Ministry of our church in Burnaby. She left the legacy being a young vibrant woman of a true worshipper of our Living God! We all know that she is cuddled forever in the hands of God...and the rewards of eternal life (John 3:16)
We will forever missed her sweet smile and the songs of praise and worship, being passionate to God to the ministry that entrusted to her. Hoping (driver) woman who hit her on the road will come out and will be responsible for this accident.
I know for sure, that together with choirs of angels she will continue the passion of her heart to honor and give glory in worshipping to God.
" I am resurrection and the life, He who who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die: (John 11:25-26)
In him we lived,
Pastor Raymund
Dear Heinz,
Thank you for everything you have done, and you must be quite a special person yourself.....something bigger than all of us touched you and let you be there for Jasmine. It's good that you saw her beauty, in and out. It proves to me that Jasmin was lucky to have you in the end.
Jasmin touched this earth with a quiet whisper yet with the power of her kindness, her true ability to be a hand of God helped us all think about how we should treat others we meet. Jasmin is with God, looking down on us, telling us everything is alright with her. Jasmin's strong faith and her ability to bring out kindness in everyone she met will never be forgotten. Honestly, she really was 1 in a million.....God broke the mold when she was born. Dear Jasmin, an angelic friend, may you rest in peace and may your family see an open window to sunshine and flowers, peace and harmony, happiness, and simplicity, honesty, and faith, and see you in all of those things and ideas. Our broken hearts will heal in time because knowing you was knowing God.
It is nice to see Jasmin has so many friends who love her. I noticed many of you thanking me for being with Jasmin, I, however, was merely one of many people who came to her side in her time of need. There was the young man who was in the vehicle in front of me who first discovered Jasmin while I was on the phone with 911 and without hesitation rushed to her side to comfort her. There was the forklift driver who, without hesitation, jumped off his forklift and ran across the street to offer assistance. There was the other man from across the street who came running with a first Aid kit the moment he heard about Jasmin being in need. There was the other individual who quickly grabbed her purse to search for identification for the 911 operator and came up to me later when I was in such a daze I had forgotten I was holding her medical and Citizenship card. There was also the 911 operator who guided the forklift driver through what he should do to help her. Further to that there were the many emergency personel who rushed to the scene in attempt to bring Jasmin back to this world. There were the police who were not only understanding with us, but sympathetic to the family as well. There was also the Delta victim services lady who rushed in to work, after hours, to offer assistance to those who were effected. and last but not least there was the person from the Okanagan Springs office who offered us their lunch room and coffee as we waited to give our statements to the police office. There were many involved in Jasmin's last minutes and I did not want their efforts to be unseen. I was merely a bystander who happen to be finishing a job in the neighbourhood.
Most of all there is her group of friends and family who banded together to support each other through this very difficult loss. And let us not forget Jasmin for making a lasting impression on each and every one of us.
Heinz
Jasmine was not only a great person but a hard worker.She brought life into the office and put a smile on your face when you needed it the most ,jasmine took pride in what she did in her personal life and at work I had the pleasure to work closely with Jasmine and she is one in a million you won't find anyone else like her.Jasmine you will be deeply missed but never will you be forgotten you will remain in our hearts.
dear heinz... I knew of this blog from emails from friends.. Thank you. I thank you for having the time, and putting effort in this testimony/blog.. Yes, I feel somewhat comforted knowing that, ate Jasmine was surrounded with people who are concerned, and worried about her... I know and believe that she is safe and okay now.. to where God is.. This really helped me.. I can't believe it. I seem to push the info out my head, nononono.. But when i read your blog.. somehow.. i know that ate didn't die sad.. that she passed knowing that there are people who concerned about her, people who care for her even though you've only known her... a few moments long. And thank you also knowing that i know you will try very hard to give the police as much of information as you can.. This here you did is what i consider big thing and a very good thing, I appreciate it and so do my family.
yo heinz
im one of the ppl she touched..
she was an inspiring kind of person
evryone at my church was mourned of her death. even little kids who barely kno her, but they kno her long enough to touch ther hearts...
she... yu can say is a role model sister to me..even though i hav 2 sisters, since she helped me wit stuff, she always tries to help me in my vocals skills. its good to see that even though she died, she managed to touch the lives of three more ppl. she truley is an inspiring person
from some kid
named Tim
Thank you Hienz for being the one that was with Jasmine in her last moments it is nice to know that she was not alone and that someone cared to stay with her.I worked with Jasmine for a year as she took over my position when I went on Maternity Leave,I got to know her when I went back to work and she was a remarkable person she took great pride in what she did at work and in her personal life.She will be deeply missed.I am just glad I got to know her and know that she is not really gone but with us in a different life form, and that she is in god's hands in whom she loved.
To Jasmin's family
Though I never met you, I know that you are suffering a great loss. I have worked with Jasmin from the first day she started at Transcold and I can tell you that she will be very greatly missed. She was a warm, loving human being and a lot of fun to have in our lives. Although she is gone in body, her love, smile and laugh will always be with us in spirit. She will be sorrily missed but never forgotten. Our thoughts are with you.
Who is Jasmin ?
Jasmin is a true friend, an employee, a song leader, a cousin, an aunt, a sister, a daughter, and most of all a faithful worker of God.
I know that when she was still a small kid around three to four years old
She loves to dance, yup she moves her body so gracefully
People around her in our City Town in Bago Bantay, Tacloban Street knew her
Onetime when there is in a competition of dancing for all toddlers like her age
She participate, yup she dance gracefully, did her best as she can
And of course, the winner is …..the most promising dancer ever after..JASMIN
She handed the trophy ( the gift ) hold it tight
Then run went back home as fast as she can, to show it to her family
To make her family be happy that she did it..
Her face , you could see it how the happiness filled her heart on that very hour BUT…
She fell down on the ground, instinctly did covered her body by her hand with that gift still holding on..
A sound of break heard outloud, the box ( the gift ) showed nothing happened..
Got up in her feet, run again seems nothing happened.
Happiness in her face, eyes, in her act, while she’s running reaching home….
At last she made it, got home. Showed her gift and start opening ….
Happiness faded in her beautiful face, then staring at me
It looks she’s saying something, want to send me a messages ….
Her eyes not blinking ..tears coming out
I pick her up, console her
And telling her, gifts are only a simple things
Your love is great more than those gifts and never get broken
She smiled at me and then hugged me
Yes that is Jasmin when she was a child…
My Jasmin is a good dancer….
When she is became a teenager
She found out that she is a good singer
So always do the singing inside the washroom as a part of her training
Her mom bought her a key board Yamaha
Not satisfied, because her mom knows Jasmin have a potential being a good singer
Again bought her a karaoke stereo, it means her future is bright and shining
She became a part of our church choir
She sang good and leading for better
When God moved her into more responsible works for Gods glory
She became a song leader and an assistant HEAD in music ministry
Yet the task was so tight and hardtime goes in her way
Endurance and dedication still in her heart
NOW she left this world ….
Ascended into heaven..singing with our Almighty God
Filled up the vacant spot where God needed her most……
A father who misses her most…thanks God….Thanks to all good Samaritan whom got a pure heart and willingly giving their effort to bring back my daughter. Thank you all and may our good Lord blesses you all and may He touch your heart and become His children and have life eternally…. Continually give your love until this unforgetable mistake and unbearable experience gotten justice.
To Heinz, thank you so much for showing love & care to Jasmine on the last moment of her life, reading your blog made my cry. I don't know Jasmine but I could tell she is a wonderful, wonderful person that was taken away from her family, friends & love ones so soon to be on a better place than us. Heinz may our Good Lord who sees everthing bless you & all the people that helped her. To Jasmine's family may God comfort you, cloth you with His unfailing love on this very difficult time. My condolences to all of you. God Bless you all.
I did not know Jasmine at all, but i was at the scene when it had first happened. my heart stopped and ached for Jasmine, as i saw her, my warehouse manager Bal was right there trying to help her with another good samaritan as all other staff from savoia canada were calling 911 and assisting anyway we can until medical attention came. From what i see from all the blogs this tragedy has happened to the wrong person. i work next door to Jasimes company and all of us at Savoia Canada inc. wish we could of done something more. i have had jasmine on my mind all weekend wishing i could turn back time. my deepest condolences go to her family. and my depest prayers go to jasmine.
I am still amazed at the outpouring of emotion from everyone who's lives' were touched by Jasmine. As I mentioned before, I started this post as a means of dealing with the many emotions I was going through. Thoughts of what I could have and should have done went rolling through my mind. I imagined the friends and family both locally and abroad who would be effected by this tragedy.
The morning after the post, I woke up to see several responses including one from Jasmine's brother Jerome as well as two co-workers. These responses made me burst out in tears. They came at the right time, I was feeling so bad for what happened, I felt I could have done so much more and I was deeply upset for the three minutes Jasmine spent alone, hearing our voices and unable to call out. I was and still am very angry at the driver of the vehicle.
All that aside, I have driven past the scene a number of times over the past few days and have been touched by the growing number of flowers. As I was driving past this afternoon (pretty much to the minute of Jasmine's untimely passing) I noticed Bal (The "Forklift driver") standing in the parking lot of Transcold talking to a number of Jasmine's co-workers. At that very moment, my phone rang, it was Jerome. I pulled into the parking lot spoke with Jerome for a few minutes and went over to Bal who was rightfully still upset over the whole situation. We went off to the side spoke about the situation and was surprised when two of Jasmines co-workers came up and said "Are you Heinz, could you please come and talk to our boss." With tears still in my eyes I went in and John immediately got off a phone call to talk to me. He as well as several employee's thanked me for this blog. Honestly, I did not know what to say. What I should have said is the thanks belongs to those who commented on this blog as well as the hundreds who have visited it over the last few days. Your outpouring of emotion has made me realize Jasmine passed a very rich woman.
Many people equate the word "rich" with trivial accomplishments such as money and fame. To me, material items have no bearing on true richness. It is quite apparent Jasmine touched and helped many people on many continents in her 28 years. To me this speaks more than simple dollars and titles ever could.
I guess what I am trying to say in far too many words is, Thank you so much. Thank you for helping me cope with the passing of a very special lady indeed. Thank you for making a normally unbearable situation easier to handle. Thank you for showing me the true richness in life. and most of all, thank you Jasmine for introducing me to your very special life.
Thank you, Jasmine is a Lucky woman to have all of you in her life. Should I be as rich as Jasmine.
Heinz
My Loving Child..
My child is home with God, my dearest child..
O what such happiness so bright..
In heaven there's a perfect joy and beauty..
Jasmin is happier with her God given eternal life...
All the pain made by reckless racer is over..
Every bruises marked by that heavy metal racer tossing passed...
My child don't know how to fly, but that racer on the phone made her flew up high..
And cut off her wings to pounds the ground....
And stop her breathing doesn't know why...
Good Samaritan give their effort..
Trying to get back my daughters life..
But the impact crashed her heart..
And made her self forgot.
To face what God gave a gift of eternal life.
And God will do justice for the racers life. Till she knows compassion and love.
And stop the racer to take somebody's life.
Loving mother of the lost child
Hi Everyone,
Jasmin was a special lady. She is in good hands with God. I miss her so very much! If the driver that hit her was in the wrong, I hope she goes to jail! We have to get bad driver's off the road. There are too many bad drivers. Jasmin did not deserve this fate.
Sometimes we stop by to think of the things we made in the past. The times we share with a friend. The joy and happiness each one shared. The sorrow and pain that each of us went through. In each and every instances, God was there.
Most of the time, we can not hear Him. We prayed and begged, but no words come out from Him. We cried as we pray, but still not a sound. Does He really care? Can He see what is happening around us? Or He is just a mere observer and let everything runs its course.
No, God is always there. We can't hear Him because we are too busy with our lives. Busy with our work, our family, our social life and everything around us. We can't hear Him because we don't read His word. We can't hear Him because we , most of the time, doesn't need Him. But when things got rough, when things got out of ordinary, when things don't go as we want it. Then we start asking God, "where are you?".
God is always there, always with us. We just ignore Him. Sometimes, it is hard to admit that someone, some events should shake us in our comfort zone. A reminder that we can't do it all alone, We need God to guide us. Yes, we will never know His plan for us, for everyone as long as we keep ourselves busy with everything except God.
Jaz, is not only a friend to me. She is more of a younger sister. You tease her and she just smiles back at you. You can't do anything to make her mad. I tried my best but my effort is futile. You can argue with her all day long, and still she won't get tired of smiling back. She is a good daughter to nanay Bernadette and tatay Bob. A good sister to her brother and sister. A dedicated worship leader in the church. She will remind you to go back to your faith in God when you thought of sliding back. I won't forget her voice, specially whenever he calls me 'kuya'. She touched my life as friend and as a sister.
To Jaz, if you can read this, please say 'Hi' to God for me.
First of all I would like to thank Heinz for this blog will truly help in releasing everyone’s grief in this very unfortunate accident…
I've known Jasmin since March 2002, met her thru the previous church their family has attended (TNJ), and this was when my family first came to Canada. I can still remember the most welcoming smile I have ever seen and during those times, it made us feel more comfortable and at ease in this strange place (its like "we became a part of a big happy family right away and that this is where we really belong"). Jasmin is a very sweet, sincere, loving and encouraging young woman. I looked up to her, as well as her older sisblings ate jenny and kuya jerome as my big role models and mentors. Ate (big sister) Jasmin as I call her, has a humble heart and she has been a very influential person in my life (though she probably didn't realized that); she always shares her fullness of joy, thanksgiving, and optimism to others. Her strong faith in Jesus has made her a very inspiring woman, a great example of God's faithful servant, and I can truly agree that His glory have been seen in every aspect of her life.
She definitely loves serving God through singing and to be honest this is one of the million things I would miss about her, besides from her big smiles, hugs, laughter and jokes during summer camps/fellowships (oh btw she even sang a very touching christian song during my 18th bday celebration in 2004 & everyone were truly blessed w/ her angelic voice). Indeed God has pruned her whole character and as I know her, she makes it a habit to always seek God's will in every little thing she does (something like, "lord is this what you really want me to do?" kind of thing)... When she receives God's answer in a way she does not expect, I know she strives hard to follow it and there was not a single moment that I remembered her complain....
I can go on and on and on about ate Jasmin's life, and at the same time I won't even tire about it, really... She truly has made a great impact in my life and I'll never ever forget her. I will forever treasure all the memories I have with her and I thank God every time I remember ate Jasmin's life.
For ate jasmin and the whole javier family, we will not stop in praying for justice. We all know that our God is a just God and He will be the one to fight for us, especially for his dear daughter, Jasmin.
We will all deeply miss her as somewhat a part of our hearts was taken away when she died... It may take a lot of time but let's not lose hope and continue on trusting Him that He will make everything ok again (in God's time). And to keep in mind ate Jasmin's task/journey in this world is already finished that she will no longer feel any sufferings, hurts and bruises from the accident but only everlasting happiness with the Lord.
I did not know Jasmine personally, only through a common friend. I am leaving this comment to pay my respects to her family, this must be a very difficult time that I can not even imagine. She is in a better place where angels like her do belong. I also want to say to the creator of this blog that you yourself are a very special person. I know you feel honored to have met Jasmine, but I am truely happy that Jasmine had the honor of having such an amazing person as yourself to have her last minutes with.
We called her Cookie Monster at work because she loved her cookies so much. I remember he giggling at me all the time and being the only one that laughed at my jokes. I miss you Jasmin so very much. I look behind me and can't help but to feel so sad when I see you empty desk. I feel so bad as I was giving you a hard time that day and I knew you weren't feeling good. I tried to send you home and if I would have pushed harder you might still be here.
I will never forget you and your giggles, feet shuffles, hot water that you drank everyday, cookies that you ate, desire to learn and help, kindness and compation for everything...other then spiders..and just loving life.
I am a mother and my heart aches for your family and the loss that they feel.
You will truly be missed Jasmin.
Love always
J
hey man its bal i only knew jasmine for mere moments which seem like life time i wish i could have done more to help her. i tried ! my anger for the driver will remain but yet but i wont hate her, mistakes happen. that miserable day changed my for ever i finally see life clearly now. compassion and help from strangers in that situation was unbelieveable. there should have been a story book ending but life isnt like that. but it isnt about me or the strangers who tried to help its about that young woman who lost her life because the driver couldnt get off her cell phone!!!!!!! im deeply sorry ! i just hope the family goes on full knowing that there sister , daughter went peacefully! no pain she fought to the very end !!!! rest in peace jasmine maybe the next life
R.I.P JASMINE FROM BAL AT SAVOIA CANADA WE TRIED!!!!
Every one of you would agree that Jasmin is a true friend, a loyal employee, a dedicated song leader, a caring cousin, a thoughtful aunt, a loving sister, a respectful daughter, and most of all a devoted worker of God.
To me Jasmin is a sister my younger sister, the youngest out of all the four of us siblings. As my younger sister, Jasmin has given me that privilege to be a Kuya. Jasmin has never treated me in any way or form of disrespect. In my own perspective, Jasmin has a very pure heart. All that she has ever done is to ensure that we as a family are always together and connected. Jasmin has always been the one who gathers all of us in the house to get together to call upon the Lord in times of troubles. Jasmin with his soft voice but powerful demand tone of voice has enabled all of us to get together to pray to Him our Lord. Jasmin is truly gifted. Jasmin has offered her singing talent to God. She enjoys singing for him and it truly shows every time she is out there on the stage singing praises to Our God. Jasmin loves to sing for him. Her bedroom is full of Christian music. Jasmin has truly portrayed herself as a living testimony around her surroundings. Her sweet sound tone of voice every time she opens her mouth to speak is just truly inviting and fulfilling.
God is a God of Mercy and Loving. Imagine regardless of who we are God has already chosen us for him. Remember God has chosen us first before we even make an effort to choose to love him. True God we already have the victory and blessings. God loves for us is so great that the number of the strands of our hair put together as a whole is not even close to how much God truly loves us. All that we need to do is to completely depend on Him as our Lord of everything. I believe that Jasmin has understood that love and Lordship true Jesus Christ.
What is so beautiful about Jasmin’s life on earth is that she has demonstrated the joy, love, and blessings she has received for following our God’s standard way of living. Just as you will all agree with me, Jasmin will not be remembered as an individual who has been hit by car nor as a person with many friends, but as a true devoted worker of God. Jasmin has not rendered anything merely for her own interest but for our God’s Glory. I remember that every time we have a talk Jasmin has always reminded me the goodness of our Lord and to continually worshipping God. As well as Jasmin has always declared “It is for the Glory of God”. Jasmin merely follow the standard way of living written in the words of God. She keeps significant number of verses in her wallet, on top of her desk, and a book of verses in her bag. Her life revolves around how she can be a better person in God’s eye. Through series of lessons the she has completed, bible reading, and participation to prayer meeting were an act of striving to be a better worker for God.
As a one year older sibling of Jasmin, I have been given an opportunity to watch live a true dedicated pure hearted worker of God. I have seen how Jasmin has chosen to live her life every single day. I can remember ever since we were young Jasmin has always been the person who cares about her surroundings. Jasmin has always shared her belongings and blessings. Back in the Philippines where Jasmin and I have mostly spent our elementary school, I remember that every Christmas Day most our Ninong and Ninangs have given us gifts in a form of monetary. (Cash). During those time Jasmin will always share her gifts and sometimes as nice as she has been I have seldom took advantage of it, not in a Bad way but as a loving brother way. As such a young little girl, Jasmin has already portrayed her spontaneous goodness.
Jasmin is truly a caring person even in her last moments she has touched many lives. Jasmin’s objective is to win soul for God as she has found Love, Joy, and Peace with God. Therefore, Jasmin is looking at every soul best interest as she desires to share that phenomenon freedom she has received from God to everyone else. Sometimes she may be direct to inform me of my inequities, but through her life I can see her caring for me as she only desires that I become a better individual. Jasmin is truly a loving person as she forgives anyone immediately as she understands the definition of Jesus death on the Cross.
There are a lot of things that we as human cannot understand. I know and I believe that my dear sister is with Him. Our head is measurable and therefore the way we think is measurable in which disable us to truly comprehend our God’s plan for each one of US. I believe in my heart that God has a better plan for my family and I pray that we as a strong family be able to fully grasp Our Lord’s plan for us and for Jasmin. Life is indeed short, it is not ours to control for we do not have that power. Everything in this world belongs to Almighty God.
Jasmin, thank you for being our dearest sister. I am very proud to be your Brother and we both know how blessed we are to be given a family like ours today. Thank you Nay and Tay for building that important God’s core value in our family as the solid foundation of our Family.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank those 3 witnesses Heinz, Simon, and Bal who were there with Jasmin during her last moments. Truly, it is not an accidental you 3 were there; I believe that God has a plan for all us involved in Jasmin’s last moments.
I would to thank Jasmin’s co-workers led by Chie, Dennis, Buboy and John their Boss for providing Jasmin a work place where she has enjoyed so much. As well thank you for that continues support for my family and I.
Thank you JIL church for allowing Jasmin to express her love to God true her singing. Thank you Music Ministry for the challenging but loving experiences you all shared with my Sister Jasmin.
Thank you for all her friends and acquaintances and for all you for being a part of Jasmin life here on earth.
I believe you all will agree with me that Jasmin is not meant for temporal life here on earth but for all eternity. One day our turn will come and join Jasmin in worshiping our God.
Ateh Jasmin's smiles never wore off. I've never seen her angry, and miserable. I can't even imagine it. To me, Ateh Jaz is an inspiration, since I am pretty much a total opposite of her. I wish that I could've spent my time more wisely with her and that I cherished her smile more.
It took a long time for the fact that she has passed away to sink in. My dad was crying as he told us the news, and I was dumbfounded and refused to believe it. The whole time, until I saw her in he coffin with tiny bruises on her hand, I did not believe that she has truly passed away. The whole thing seemed like a bad dream, a nightmare, that had haunted me with sleepless nights. And though we all wish that is was, sadly we must face life for what it is, and learn to accept it.
In the past 2 years, I have gone with Ateh Jasmin to the Nightmarket down at Richmond during summer. Last year, when Ateh Jaz and a bunch of other people from the music ministry went there to shop. I remember the time when Ateh Jaz treated us, from the youth group something. Jessica got a Monokoru Boo wallet, she pitched in $5 when I needed it to buy an Addidas bag, and lots of food for us. Ateh Jaz is truly the most selfless person I've ever met, and I am really happy to have been able to spend such fun memories with her.
This year, we went to the Nightmarket again with her sister, Ateh Jenny, her husband, her friend, my mother, and I. We mostly spent our time eating asian food there. But at one point she found this bag that she liked for her laptop. I think it was about $20, (i'm not sure... and that's not the point) and though it was a neat-looking bag, she found it to be too expensive, so she bargained. Now ATEH JAZ bargaining was a very rare moment. I never thought it was even possible.
SO she bargained the bag for about $10, and when the sales guy refused, and offered her $15 she thought about it for a second and chose to "walk away". Now as she was walking away the sales guy looked desperate and called out to her. He agreed to the $10 with much disappointment, yet Ateh Jaz, on the other hand, looked unsure. She looked around the bag for details for about a minute and then bought it.
That was the best bargaining scene I've ever seen. (and I've seen a lot since I used to go with my Granma to the mercado place)
My deepest condolences to the family, and friends.
and THANK YOU Heinz for such heart-warming message despite the fact that you didn't get to know her personally. It's nice to know that there was someone there for her in her last minutes ^____^
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