Yesterday, 4th January 2012 – I was at Uncle Yap’s funeral wake. The ambiance was pretty gloomy and everyone was talking about he sudden death of him. He was playing only the first round of badminton as usual, felt a little exhausted and rested for awhile, while talking with his friends. Suddenly he fainted, and passed out. No more pulse from him.
I sent my condolences to Barry, although almost breaking down as Uncle Yap is someone I knew, and now, he is sleeping in the coffin, forever. Life, is that fragile. Now you see, next you don’t. Barry had just seen him few hours before that, and never, never thought that seconds was the last time. Kenny, was on his way back to Malaysia, bought many Chinese New Year clothes for him, but did not have the chance to give it to him anymore. The mother has been living with him all these decades, and from then on, every morning, she has to wake up alone, all alone by herself. I couldn’t imagine how her mother is going to accept this. I just understand that it’s going to be hard.
Today, they will be seeing him off for one last time. Today, will be another heart-wrenching moments to cry. His father, is no longer there.
Everyone’s life is destined. When God says it’s the time for you to go, then it is. I would have encouraged and said many good things about why God wants to take someone away, but this time, it’s too sudden. I have no reason and I can’t think of any because, I wanted to ask Him why did He took him away without him leaving any words to his wife, and his children. Couldn’t imagine if this happen to me.
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On another hand, I came across a shocking and ruthless news of a second-wife from China being suspected of murdering the whole family – the husband, the husband’s mother 76 years old, and the 3 children from first marriage aged only 10, 8 and 7. The 8 year-old boy is still fighting with his life in the hospital. He is badly injured. They are bludgeoned by heinous murderers who came in slashing all of them ruthlessly, and while the second wife escaped upon hearing noises and shouts from downstairs. She is now being reprimanded by police.
The ex-wife was in Singapore,and came back to look after the only left son. But in Facebook, she posted in Chinese, “Why did you kill my lovely daughter?” and in a photo, “They did not say they did not like you. Even when taking photo, they hold your hands. How can you treat them like this?”
I started to put myself into her shoes. I felt the pains. Excruciating pains, no one can understand this. Only the victims. Where is the humankind conscience? How can they act ruthlessly like this?
I pray, for God bless lil Kelvin Ling who is fighting for his life in the hospital to recover soon.
