Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory

Corazon Aquino died.
As she was transported to the place of her wake, the people made tributes for her and her husband. It was beautiful. The vastness was incomprehensible. Thousands of Filipinos were on the streets and the roofs of buildings to greet the Aquinos as they passed by, wearing yellow, and waving yellow flags with Cory's smiling visage. Golden strings of confetti drifted down to the streets as people from the high rise buildings showered their appreciation for the family. Bright yellow banners were draped across overpass after overpass with messages of thanks and condolences for the Aquino family. Fervor was across each person's face.

Countless had their hands up reaching for the skies, with their index fingers extended up towards the heavens and their thumbs out to the side to form an "L" . It was the "Laban" (fight) sign, but yesterday it stood for Love.

Many were moved to tears by what could have passed for a reenactment of the first People Power revolution. People Power I was an epic moment in Philippine history, it lead to Mrs Aquino's presidency and Marcos' downfall and was a demonstration of how the Filipino people could come together to exercise their right to withdraw their consent to be governed.

I was personally surprised by the extent to which people went out of their way to show their appreciation for Philippines' first female president. I feel dwarfed and ashamed by my ignorance and how little I know about her. She was an icon whom I never knew more than at face value.