Tuesday, 8 May 2007

ah tai - my great grand mother

i m sure this few days you couldnt see me online. the reason is my ah tai pass away on last friday morning. actually we were not very shock hearing that. cos she has not been eating for the pass 2 weeks. she barely drink even. a person can be dehyrated. during labour day holiday my parents went back to ipoh to visit her. they said that couldnt see any flesh on her. can see her bone. is just like her skin wrapping the skeleton. so all of us actually prepare for it already. I was so worry because supposingly i has a assignment due on this friday. it is a group assignment. a lot of discussion need to be carry out.

chinese funeral ceremony is quite complicated. my ah tai funeral they made it quite simple. just 2 days of nite praying. we did not need to burn anything for her. last time my grandfather pass away we were asked to sit there and pray for a few hours. but this time only 2 round of praying. then the second night no praying for us to do also. then the third day is the 出殡already.

as she is 100 years old, we do not wear white but wear red. we said that it is a happy funeral. during dinner and supper, we normally walk to the restaurants or stalls 2 streets away. then we were wearing our red t shit. everyone was starring at us. we said we look like communist.haha...everyone in red.

if i were to live up to 100 years, it is a real good blessing.

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