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'Para siyang joke': Pooh emotional over Chokoleit's death

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1389154" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>One of the fondest memories he has of Chokoleit is a simple one: a shopping trip abroad where they laughed endlessly about how they&#x27;ll look good wearing tassels. </p><p>Pooh wishes that his dear friend is still here, beside him, laughing over how he fooled everyone with his &quot;joke&quot; that he died. Sadly, Chokoleit&#x27;s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/10/19/comedian-chokoleit-dies">death</a> was very much real --and Pooh, like many others, is struggling to accept this.</p><p>&quot;Para siyang joke, para kaming nag-show lang tapos para siyang nagbibiro,&quot; an emotional Pooh said when asked about what he felt over the death. &quot;Wala na kasi ibang Chokoleit eh, isa lang.&quot; </p><p>He described Chokoleit as one of his sincerest friends who always tried to get a laugh out of you. &quot;Napaka-baliw niyang kasama,&quot; he shared. &quot;Baliw in a way na papatawanin niya palagi.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Tapos iyong serious side niya ipinapakita niya sa iyo kapag talagang kaibigan ka na niya.&quot;</p><p>Pooh, also a comedian, was asked about it at Chokoleit&#x27;s wake, where many of their friends paid their respects. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/12/19/mga-kaibigan-sa-showbiz-dagsa-sa-unang-gabi-ng-burol-ni-chokoleit">PANOORIN: Mga kaibigan sa showbiz, dagsa sa unang gabi ng burol ni Chokoleit</a></li></ul><p>Chokoleit, whose real name was Jonathan Aguilar Garcia, died last Saturday after succumbing to pulmonary edema and heart attack. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/11/19/pops-recalls-last-conversation-with-chokoleit-in-abra">READ: Pops recalls last conversation with Chokoleit in Abra</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/10/19/hindi-kita-makakalimutan-claudine-mours-death-of-marina-co-star-chokoleit">READ: &#x27;Hindi kita makakalimutan&#x27;: Claudine mourns death of &#x27;Marina&#x27; co-star Chokoleit</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/10/19/jm-de-guzman-recalls-chokoleits-last-moments-in-abra">READ: JM de Guzman recalls Chokoleit&#x27;s last moments in Abra</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/12/19/huwag-lang-horror-k-brosas-hiling-na-makita-ulit-si-chokoleit">&#x27;Huwag lang horror&#x27;: K Brosas, hiling na makita ulit si Chokoleit</a></li></ul>

<p>One of the fondest memories he has of Chokoleit is a simple one: a shopping trip abroad where they laughed endlessly about how they'll look good wearing tassels. </p>

One of the fondest memories he has of Chokoleit is a simple one: a shopping trip abroad where they laughed endlessly about how they'll look good wearing tassels.