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Never had i ever expected that 090909 would be the last day my dad stayed with us at home. We walked him the last journey that very morning, passed by our old house aka his office and sent him off for cremation. Every steps on the street holding onto his hearse were the heaviest footsteps ever for me to complete that journey.
It was certainly a loss to our family but on the bright side, dad did not suffer that long, he did not want to bring trouble to us i guess as he was supposed to start kidney dialysis the following week, as we went to learn about dialysis in the hospital that very afternoon when my late father passed on in the evening. i can still feel the warmth of his body when i touched him that time but it became colder and colder. i can see he had what bro last bought him in his mouth, his favourite food - mamak rice.
To make myself feel better, at least i spent the last few days for hours each with him sitting by his bed talking, joking, fetching water, medicine, food, changing cloth, massaging, taking his advices, etc. as i always consult him for business ideas and cookery recipes. One of his last requests to me was to bring him small radio so he can listen when we were not in the hospital with him, so i adjusted and prepared all the channels that he may love on my Sony Bean and had it brought to the hospital by sis and taught him how to operate that little thing on that afternoon. Sis brought it to him, taught him, but he never had the chance to listen to it anymore. He once told me that Sony has very good sound system and was eager to listen to it when i told him i was bringing him my Sony Bean. It was very heartaching when i had to pick that up from the drawer next to his body, together with all his clothing and belongings home.
These were the last 2 things i prepared on the week before that dad had the chance to eat and comment. Yam Puff and Ulam Bee Hoon. Dad hearts my ulam bee hoon alot, he even requested for it the day before he left us, but due to the saltiness, i told him that i would make it again for him when he is discharged. well, he could not wait nomore....dad is a very good chef, he can cook almost everything you can find outside. And he's a strong believer that in order to keep a family relationship intact, cooking is one of the most important criterias. He's always told me this. Yes dad, i will be a good chef one day too for my family.
It was certainly a loss to our family but on the bright side, dad did not suffer that long, he did not want to bring trouble to us i guess as he was supposed to start kidney dialysis the following week, as we went to learn about dialysis in the hospital that very afternoon when my late father passed on in the evening. i can still feel the warmth of his body when i touched him that time but it became colder and colder. i can see he had what bro last bought him in his mouth, his favourite food - mamak rice.
To make myself feel better, at least i spent the last few days for hours each with him sitting by his bed talking, joking, fetching water, medicine, food, changing cloth, massaging, taking his advices, etc. as i always consult him for business ideas and cookery recipes. One of his last requests to me was to bring him small radio so he can listen when we were not in the hospital with him, so i adjusted and prepared all the channels that he may love on my Sony Bean and had it brought to the hospital by sis and taught him how to operate that little thing on that afternoon. Sis brought it to him, taught him, but he never had the chance to listen to it anymore. He once told me that Sony has very good sound system and was eager to listen to it when i told him i was bringing him my Sony Bean. It was very heartaching when i had to pick that up from the drawer next to his body, together with all his clothing and belongings home.
These were the last 2 things i prepared on the week before that dad had the chance to eat and comment. Yam Puff and Ulam Bee Hoon. Dad hearts my ulam bee hoon alot, he even requested for it the day before he left us, but due to the saltiness, i told him that i would make it again for him when he is discharged. well, he could not wait nomore....dad is a very good chef, he can cook almost everything you can find outside. And he's a strong believer that in order to keep a family relationship intact, cooking is one of the most important criterias. He's always told me this. Yes dad, i will be a good chef one day too for my family.
Well, tomorrow will be dad's birthday (coincidentally the western n lunar date fall on the exact same day this year), but we have to call it "Ming Kee" 冥忌 now. Will go to pray and visit dad tomorrow morning. Remember the last time i said i love you to him, he was very happy.
I Love You Dad! May Amithaba leads you to His Holy Land. You'll always be dearly remembered.
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