But he never treated me as a kid but as a mature adult capable of understanding the deeper meaning of life and the faith. I will miss those walks with him in the cold Ateneo breeze as I walked with him from the High School back to the Residence during nights of Days With the Lord. More so, our barbershop talks in the High School chapel in the mornings before class. When I was in High School, I used to visit Fr. Bert twice a week for stories and spiritual guidance. When I went to college, the visits became more and more infrequent, around once or twice a year, especially during summer and Christmas, for gifts and confessions and a bit of stories. He felt bad that such is what I did but time and the pressures of college life and activism stopped me from visiting him as often as I wanted.
Hindi ko naman minamaliit ang temang ito na sinubok nilang ipalabas, subalit nagmukha kasi siyang pilit habang pinipilit ni Vilma na umiyak sa pamumundok ni Piolo Pascual. Haluan ba naman ng melodramang may masang panlasa ang isang adapatasyon ng isang dakilang nobela! Dahil dito naging hungkag ang buong pelikula sa pagpapakita ng kadalisayan ng pakikipaglaban at pakikipagdigma laban sa pasismo ng bansa, para sa pagpapalaya ng sambayanang api! Naging simpleng pelikulang pampamilya na lamang siya, ala Tanging Yaman na may pintig sa puso sa sukdulan.