This post was written last Monday, 14 March. Wanted to add more pictures before posting, as there were many memorable ones taken during her funeral week, but didn't find time to do so. Yesterday, 20 March, I discarded the CNY pussy willow at my house -see last post in Jan below. Realised that March is coming to an end. 2 days later, it is the first death anniversary of Mr. LKY. Time slips through the fingers like sand. I am always short of time. Do you feel the same?)
As I drove to work this morning, I realised that death means the end to the journey that one has with the deceased. What came to my mind in the past 6 days were scenes of the past, like the time I "tried to" learn make yam rings from Grandma; how she laughed when I commented on baby Weiqi's cute tiny hands and fingers; a mah-jong session with her during a CNY; and many others. Death means that our future events will be without her. Like in the last 6 days, many relatives and friends attended the wake. Some relatives even came to both nights of wake and for the cremation. There were many details of this family event that I will remember for a long time to come. But starting from this one, she will not part of these special moments and such precious memories.
All of us have different religion and beliefs. On Saturday, we followed customary, to walk behind the hearse out of our housing estate, before boarding the bus that took us to Mandai for the cremation. It signifies sending the dead on her final journey. For me, it signifies the livings' wish to have a ceremony to mark an end of our journey with her, and to show our respect to her. It is not her final journey; she had done hers 6 days ago. It is our final journey with her in our thoughts.
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