Sunday, November 26, 2006
22nov 3.55am... margie came to my room cryin.. without a second thought... i rushed out... but it was all too late..my granny has breathe her last... i knelt down beside her... cried and said a small prayer askin god to take care of her....
my mum tearfully called all her bros and sisters to come to my place now... all my uncles and aunts voices all are shaken... they rushed in their fastest mode... all reached here within half an hour... i was alone in the kitchen cryin.. margie came and consoled me... but end up cryin as well.. my mum came and ask us to stop cryin... and help her with the bits and pieces of ah ma after death things...
the doc.. and the head of the St Joseph Dying Aid Assoc (SJDAA) came at 7am to certified ah ma death... after which my bro went to the police station and do the procedure... SJDAA already start to setup all the things at my opp blk for my ah ma.. i went to the town council with my uncle to pay for the rental for the void deck... tryin to confirm the actual date for my ah ma final departure date... mr teo who is the contact for SJDAA is doin all the contact for me... call the church... the priest... the prayer group...the newspaper obituries... everythings...
SJDAA came and collect my ah ma body around 8am... around 11.3oam... ah ma is back in her "Big House"... all knelt down in tears when she came back... all went and take a look... thanks to the SJDAA who did a good jobs in her final look... she looked peaceful...
as clocks ticked by... all my rest of my cousins...came in one by one... they all went to my mum askin her what to do and ask her to rest.. leave the rest for them to do... i stayed up everynight at the wake with my cousins... spend the night talkin... i can say it was a good family gatherin... i can say my ah ma will be happy if she see us this way...
ah ma frens and relatives... my frens and colleague came as well... my relatives' frens came also... everynights was filled with people... my ah ma will be happy to see such turnout.. prayer's group came and pray for her in teochew... my god ma also came and pray for her in english...
margie cried almost everyday when she went and wipe the "Big House"... i have to go in and console her... my mum cried and fainted every teochew prayer for my ah ma....i have to be with her everysession... supportin her... i have to control my tears... to be strong for my ah ma...
ah ma final journey is to the church.. she was pushed in by all the grandsons, then out by all grand daughters... everyone of us placed in white roses before she is covered up at our place. my mum and my aunts condition were uncontrollable... we have to be with them all the while... esp when reached mandai there...
25 Nov 11.15am... ah ma is gone forever... everybody cried... includin me... i missed my ah ma... terribly... afterwhich all of us went back to my place... have a family lunch... then at around 2.30pm... we all went back to the mandai ash collection centre to collect ah ma remaining... all of us put in 10cents inside the urn... and put one piece of ah ma remains inside the urn... then my uncle carried ah ma urn to IHM church to place ah ma in her final restin place... she like church... and it's nearby all of our place... she will be in peace...
i came home sick after tat... got a fever... and flu... then took a long sleep till next day morning...
i hereby here wished to thanks to all my frens for their condolences... supports...concern and encouragment for most difficult period... without all of you... i not sure if i am able to hold on...
Dear Lord,
i know my ah ma is in your right hand of yours... she is blessed and be merciful to her....
"God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you wherever you go"
Psalms 9I:II
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