May 16th 2008

Somehow i would want to remember this day, it was a friday where i send my ah shun uncle off to heaven. He is one who treated everyone very well when he was wealthy and takes care so many of his relative. During his peak, he often would lend helping hand towards us and many. In fact, my house used to have some furniture belonging to him. Even when he is into bankruptcy and later falling sick with cancer, he still cares a lot for the one around him. Him passing away right after mother day might be an act of his filal piety. He want to spend his last mother's day with "po po" and do not want to see "po po" to run in and out of hospice daily for so many hours. And "po po" is already 70++ years old already.

For another example, when he was bedridden in some hospice left with just a few months life, he could still encourage my mum that she could recover the mild stroke when my dad bought my mum to visit him. He even make an effort to call my aunt and his family members to shower concern to my mum. That was a very sweet move. Coz when my mum suffered from the mild stroke, not a lot of my dad side relative know abt it. But ah shun uncle shared his concern and encouragement for my mum through all those small effort even though he was in the very sick stage. I hold my respect to u. My mum always cry when he think of his effort.

The funeral wake was rather sad. When i was at mandai cementorium viewing hall with all the relative, a sudden rush of sadness was encapsulated in the small room. Everyone was sobbing like crazy n such. I also had my share of crying until my eye was quite swollen. I would like to remember this day for my uncle.

Haiz, i realised a pattern that most of my deceased relative usually passed away in May. my ah ma, uncle, my granny, my dad's biological mum, my ah gong... Life is sort of vulnerable. Sometimes we can't really control.