Saddest Day
Date - Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Timing - 5:52 AM
021012, one of the saddest day in my family. We lost a elderly figure in the Koh's family. Indeed it was an outcome we all were prepared for as it was a matter of when its gonna happen and not whether is it gonna happen. Koh Pak Nam, my grandfather(father's father)had passed away due to lung cancer in the early hours of 021012. Perhaps death was a better option for him as he was having difficulty even eating or drinking water aft being discharged from the hospital. His greatest fear was not death but instead he was afraid that my grandma would be left all alone.
No tears were shed during the 5 days that the funeral were held instead plenty of laughter were heard throughout this 5 days. Relatives and friends were streaming in each day to pay their respects to my grandfather. It was a rare occasion that i get to see so many relatives that i never see before. Plenty of thanks to my army's superiors and of course my group of awesome friends who came down during the last 2 days and even stayed till 5+am on the last day.. 061012, the cremation day had come. We had our last prayers by the monk and a band in the morning. All of us gathered around to see my grandfather for the last time before the coffin was closed. At that very moment, almost all of us cried. Tears were flowing down unknowingly, it was the first time i seen my dad, uncles and aunties cried. After all the prayers stuff, we set off to Mandai Crematorium in 2 buses. We gathered in the room as my grandfather was pushed in by the machine. We returned back to have lunch before returning in the afternoon to collect the ashes. Upon collecting the ashes, we head off to Nirvana at cck area to safekeep the urn before heading back to have KFC at my grandma's place.. That marks the end of the entire funeral, everyone was tired and head back to rest.
Alright enough of the sad stuffs, here's an update of how i've been doing(tho idk who's gonna read it). In another 23 days, i be officially discharged from national service. In short it means ORD LO.. 091112 marks the end of my 2 years of national service. Made plenty of friends, had plenty of laughter and of course shitty moments as well. It would not have been easy if i did not make friends like joseph, poh keong, tye wei and alot more others. I hope we would still keep in touch with each other aft ord-ing.
Apart from my mundane army life, i've been having an awesome time with this group of awesome friends. And they are none other than my secondary school friends. I've been hanging out with them almost every weekend. Whether is it bowling, movies or bbq, i never fail to have a great time with them. Its hard to imagine how life would be if i were to lose this group of friends. Hope things stays the same for the many years that's yet to come..