Farewell, My Boss...

Last night, after I got home from my class, I checked my phone and realised that I have many emails to be read. Did a quick scan through the email subjects and one of them caught my attention. It was an email from my ex-colleague and the subject is the name of my ex-boss. Instinctively, I knew that something must have happened to my ex-boss. With a heavy heart, I opened the email only to confirm my fear. My ex-boss has passed away on 19 December 2010...

How did it happen? Why was I not informed earlier? Was it due to his kidney problem which I knew back in the time I worked for him in 1995? There was no answer to my questions...

Memories of the time I have spent with my ex-boss came flooding back. He was a wonderful boss, a caring and understanding boss. Never lost his cool and was always very patient with us. I remembered the time when my ex-colleague and I went to KL to have a short holiday, my ex-boss invited us to stay with him and even took the trouble to show us around KL. And that... was the last time I met up with him; the last I spoke to him. I recalled that I sent him an email to thank him for his hospitality after the trip, but how I regret that I did not put in the effort to keep in touch with him further from then on... On the positive side, I am grateful for those memories of my trip to KL, of the time I have spent with him. It just feels like there is something for me to hold on to, despite his departure from this world.

Farewell, my boss... I am sorry that I could not bid you farewell earlier. But I am sure we will meet again one day... in our Father's kingdom.

给远方的啊嬷

今天是一个感触很深的日子，因为八年前的这一天， 我最敬爱的啊嬷过逝了。。。

记忆中的啊嬷是非常温和、可爱的。明知道她不会讲英语，还硬要她说'MRT'。只因她说'MRT'时，超可爱的！
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十年前，爸爸要我带着啊嬷到汕头老家探亲，那时，我可说是啊嬷的贴身丫环，兼护士，兼Porter. 一会儿要帮她扛东西，一会儿要帮她买东西，时间到了还要提醒她吃药。

从广州飞往汕头时，我因为忘了买晚餐给啊嬷吃，害得她老人家挨饿，我当时心里好难过，偷偷在机上流泪。

那一次，我买了<<还珠格格>>来打发时间，几天下来，啊嬷问我“你怎么看书时一会儿哭，又一会儿笑的?" 可爱的啊嬷怎么也不明白为何同一本书能让我又哭又笑。

现在回想起来，那是我和啊嬷最后单独相处的日子。
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高中和啊嬷一起住的那几年，啊嬷非常疼我们。我也常和啊嬷说 'wa xiang sio 啊嬷!' (我最疼啊嬷了!) 如今，她离开我们八年了，我还是想对她说 '啊嬷，wa xiang sio lih!'

爸爸偶尔会悄悄地报怨说我们似乎把啊嬷给忘了，但我想说的是。。。我没忘了，我只是把啊嬷放在心里最深处。

Goodbye My Friend!

Last Saturday, after clocking late hours for the entire week (including Sat itself), I was looking forward to a day of R&R on Sunday. Suddenly, I received a sms from my friend telling me about the demise of our secondary school classmate.

I was shocked! I have not contacted this classmate since the day we parted, after getting our 'O' level results. It turned out that she was already suffering from Lupus for quite a while and she passed away on last Friday midnight.

This is the 3rd time that a friend of mine passed away. And everytime, it is a reminder to me that our life is short and we should cherish each and every moment of it. I can't help but feel thankful for the fact that I am still living in this world! Thank you, Lord!

Goodbye, my friend. I wish you well.. May you find peace in Heaven and comfort in the Lord. And I... shall always remember you in my heart!