Community Forum: Filipino Modelers Phorum
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Miriam Santiago's son.......stuff
Fritz
Metro Manila, Philippines
Member Since: March 17, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 10:53 PM UTC
He's a scale modeller...........scary......................Watched Jessica Soho reports last week or last two weeks & saw some scale military equipment in his shelf, a Flak 36(88 mm), & an in-progress Fieldmarshall Rommel. Watcha thinkin' ?
GIBeregovoy
Metro Manila, Philippines
Member Since: May 31, 2002
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Member Since: May 31, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2003 - 11:25 PM UTC
Let's just say that "not all that you see is what it really is." I'm not kidding. There's a rumor out there about what reaaaally happened that night which may or may not be true.
BTW Fritz, I *think* I know what you're thinking but do not be afraid. Many here have been in the hobby for a long long time. If they had suicidal tendencies, then they shouldn't be here posting. I for one do not have suicidal tendencies - yet (hey, I'm in law school, I'm working, liquid cement fumes do funny things to the brain, my X-Acto knife is really sharp, I've got a coping saw, oh look! A 220 volt socket!).
Her son was - from what I've heard - a good and decent kid. I bid him rest in peace and condolence for his family.
BTW Fritz, I *think* I know what you're thinking but do not be afraid. Many here have been in the hobby for a long long time. If they had suicidal tendencies, then they shouldn't be here posting. I for one do not have suicidal tendencies - yet (hey, I'm in law school, I'm working, liquid cement fumes do funny things to the brain, my X-Acto knife is really sharp, I've got a coping saw, oh look! A 220 volt socket!).
Her son was - from what I've heard - a good and decent kid. I bid him rest in peace and condolence for his family.
lonewolf
Metro Manila, Philippines
Member Since: December 06, 2002
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Posted: Friday, December 05, 2003 - 01:36 AM UTC
Poor lad..The pressures of family, school and peers....
Modeling was supposed to be a hobby to relieve all the tension, but unfortunately, I think it didn't work out for him...
Being a child of a really prominent person really is hard...I guess all those drove him into ending it... It's not his fault, anyway. But that's no reason .
Too bad..He could have been here with us....
m:-)
Modeling was supposed to be a hobby to relieve all the tension, but unfortunately, I think it didn't work out for him...
Being a child of a really prominent person really is hard...I guess all those drove him into ending it... It's not his fault, anyway. But that's no reason .
Too bad..He could have been here with us....
m:-)
Fritz
Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Friday, December 05, 2003 - 02:26 PM UTC
I"m quite doubting the speculation that he killed himself. He was a good marksman & I think he accidentally pulled the trigger while handling the gun. Killing oneself because he just failed bigtime in lawschool is not a reasonable.......reason to die for such a decent guy.
BTW, his works are actually nice. That rommel was something to look at & so is his Flak. We may never know but he may have actually lurked in this site. Well maybe Missing-lynx too you know.
BTW, his works are actually nice. That rommel was something to look at & so is his Flak. We may never know but he may have actually lurked in this site. Well maybe Missing-lynx too you know.
GIBeregovoy
Metro Manila, Philippines
Member Since: May 31, 2002
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Member Since: May 31, 2002
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Posted: Friday, December 05, 2003 - 08:13 PM UTC
Let's see... according to scuttlebutt, parafin tests were negative. There are some indications that it wasn't, uh, "self-inflicted."
Of course, the official storyline is suicide and to respect him and his parents, we should take that perhaps as THE true story. But then...
Re:Suicide and law school - trust me, it CAN and it DOES happen.
Of course, the official storyline is suicide and to respect him and his parents, we should take that perhaps as THE true story. But then...
Re:Suicide and law school - trust me, it CAN and it DOES happen.