thoughts of a li'l friendly competition

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

Cindy enjoyed both watching and playing sports, as well as playing board games or solving brain teasers. No matter the type of contest, you could count on Cyn to be "in it to win it".

During the memorial service held at UCLA, one of the administrators who served with her on the ASUCLA Board of Directors shared a story about he and Cyn playing a friendly game of "Dots and Boxes" during one of their meetings. He explained how they casually took turns placing their initials in the finished boxes that connecting the dots created.

Once they finished, and he had appeared to have won the game, he looked at her with a victorious smile. Cyn was apparently not satisfied with the results, and responded with a sly smile, raised eyebrows, and a confident nod of her head.

She proceeded to add more dots to the paper, letting her administrator friend know that the game was in no way over. And if I remember correctly, they continued to play.

Next month, on Tuesday, April 2nd, we will commemorate 10 years since Cindy passed away. Our family likes to refer to that date as "Tita Cyn's Heaven Anniversary". As a way of celebrating this anniversary, we will be hosting a game night from 4pm to 9pm at the hall at Saint Anne's Church in Union City.

We'd be happy to have you join us. If you would like to attend or have any questions, please let us know in the comments section or by sending an email to thoughtsofcyn@comcast.net. Hope to see you there!

thoughts of namaste

shared by VJ Rabuy, her sister

Recently, I started practicing yoga again. My first class back, I didn't have a mat with me, so I told myself I would resurrect my old yoga mat. After a little scavenging, I came across my trusty, old, teal mat.

It had been quite some time since I used it last. The memory of Cyn doing yoga with me the summer before her first year in college, and her giving me my yoga mat, popped in my head.

She was really excited to leave for UCLA in the winter, and we told ourselves we would go to yoga at least once a week right up until she was to relocate. I also remember a yoga deck we both had, but I have yet to come across that once again.

Yoga is fun, but quite challenging. Sometimes I think about how it would come much easier to me had I continued since that first summer I started. I like to think that finding my mat, a mat I've had for 15 years now, is Cyn's way of encouraging me and sending down love from above. My next vinyasa will be dedicated to you sister. I love you so much!!