Saturday, December 04, 2004
happenings:
22/11-- grandpa died! *sad,depressed,crying* had his funeral and everything..[time was:0658pm]
03/12-- guess wat?! i rebonded my hair and cut "liu hai", we've got the starhub maxonline!
22/11
okay... here about my grandpa...as u know he was admitted into the hospital for that 2 weeks... and suddenly his condition worsen... den my grandma said bring him home... (cos old ppl perfer to die at home) den my oldest jiu jiu say don't want cos if he anything the doctor still can come and save him at least he still can survive for the week or so... den in the end they decided to bring him home...den i went there aft band... most of the family members are there... but there were a few missing cos of work.. den all my gu gus and jiu jius gather around his bed and talk to him... about the memories in china and singapore...everyone mood was very down... aft a few hours , many ppl left so we left the place and we went back home to bathe and eat... mum bathe and dad took a nap while 4 of us went down to take dinner... we went home and aft a few moments... this part kinda scary "ring...g! ring...g!" it was mum's phone... from one of my gu gu called she said tht my grandpa toes and leg went purple! we hurry up rushed down and drove to his place... vernice didn't come along cos she was too noisy... den at the carpark "ring..g! ring...g!" again! now all of us were very very scared!den luckily it wasn't a bad news... it was tht the toes went back to normal already... but we still went over... [time: abt 5 pm] the mood there was even more depressing den just now...all the gu gus and jiu jius went to gather at his bed again... but not all were there...[time: abt 6:55pm] he suddenly got breathless... and my dad made him lend on him so tht he could breathe better but he just went away! one of my cousin is working in medical line went to do crp for him but he didn't come back! den everyone CRIED! tissues were flying around and my elderest gu gu was saying cannot cry cannot cry! or else he will be worried abt us and will not want to leave OR something like he will go to hell if we cry... but we just can't stop crying! den we chanted for him...we got our family doctor to certify his death and went to the police station to register his death.. my mum and dad went to buy his coffin... and got the funeral clothes ready... [time: abt 11] mum and dad drove us home... they took a rest and went back to chant for him... cos my elderest gu gu say must chant for him... and at last i could bathe!
23/11
i bathe again and wore the funeral clothes... and vernice was saying she want to wear her PINK COLOUR dress! *faints* and ytd she was saying how come gong gong haven died yet... *faints*
we went to my grandpa place to chant again... and he wore his black suit... they let all of us to see him for the last time[he face was very very pale, i could nv forget tht scene] and den was wrapped up in a white cloth... all of us drove to temple... his funeral was held there for three days... went all of us reached there we had to tell him tht we reached temple already.. u can stay here to listen to chants... he was enter the coffin and the coffin was sealed [we were not allow to see.] when the person hit the hammer to seal the coffin it was very heart breaking... and i could nv forget tht sound... soon we settled down and we had to chanted...aft doing everything we had to do, i slept, took a rest...den my cousin took us[me, sis,sis,auntie] to her house to sleep..*comfort!
24/11
okay... it's the day second day of his death... me and sis took mrt there... reached abt 3 plus... and we haven took lunch yet! straving* we continued to chant... until dinner is served! great* we had to eat vegetarian food[actually for 49 days , but i eat MEAT! already =P] but i heard most of my cousin are also eating meat already...the vege food in the temple is wow! declicous! we chant again... the monks came to chant too..and den we jus kneel or sit on the floor to listen there was a "break"... den my grandma , grandpa, uncle and auntie came...we went to talk to them and den the "break" over so we got to go back kneeling and sitting... abt 10, we took a cab and got home...
25/11
nothing much on this day... the chantings and everything ...
26/11
the most important day...where he is going to be cremat at Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium... in the morning the monks did some chanting for him... and den the coffin was enter the van... we had to wear socks.. eariler tht day it had been raining.. but stop when he was going to "chu bing"... the three sons had to push the van to the main road... while all the others just walked at the back...until the main road... we went up a bus... first we went to his place...den to Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium...the place was so clean and high tech and it's quite big also.. we enter this hall... to give him our last respect, and monks chanted again for him to rest in peace... and den we went to servuce hall 1... the coffin was push by machines... went to coffin was push out all of us started to weep and cry... he was pushed until a door and the door opened... and in there is the oven...when the machine reached the door of the oven.. the machine lifted the coffin and the oven door opened... and the door closed... so we went out... took a drink and tied red coloured cloth over our body... and we went back to the temple... the monks did some chanting for him... and we waited for tmlo...
27/11
we drove to the temple... and took a bus to Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium... we went to this room and the box on the table... the monk took the bones and out it into the cloth.... some bones were pink, green and others... it was because of the medicines he ate... my dad's brother carried the cloth containing bones and my father hold the umberlla to cover the urn. and the sec. brother hold the picture. when we reach the temple... we had to put $1.50 into his urn... and the cloth was put into the urn. den the monks did chanting again... den we when down to put his urn inside the thingy... and den END... and every week we will have to go back and give him food..
* i am still a free-thinker...
* pictures will be put up...[ pics! even got the bones..]