Thursday, October 8, 2009

On his last journey

Today we sent wai gong on his last journey. It has to be the most elaborate funeral I have ever witnessed. Hundreds of ppl walked him along Jalan Kayu and Yio Chu Kang Road for i guess 2km. It was a gd weather and we hogged much of the traffic along the way.

It was again one of the most difficult moments to handle at the crematorium. As expected, everybody broke down, I could do nothing but watch the coffin being pushed by the machines into the burning chamber (if this is correct term to use) and let out all my grieve and sadness for this magnificent man.

I have come across a few new faces through this 7 days of wake. Many of them supposingly my cousins but I have to admit this could be the first and last time I might be meeting them. For the regular close cousins, this event has somehow brought us closer. Going an unfortunate event together does bond ppl together sometimes. After the passing of wai gong, I hope the family will still make more opportunities to meet up and gather to update each other on the happenings.

外公, 慢走。。。