Closure

As I sat down looking at the casket where my father laid, there were so many realizations that I lost track of some of them. Of foremost importance was the value of communication. Then the unavoidable regrets in life. Afterwards, the seemingly chaos that reigned in the heart for a long time. 

I was the happy chap seeing my old friends and relatives. There were many stories exchanged and memories recalled. As ironic as it may, the wake became a bridge to further build friendships and relationships with the people around me. 

I met a cousin that I have not seen in ten years. Still eccentric with his line of thinking and questioning, it was still a blast to hear his stories. I received so much support from my high school buddies as well as from colleagues at work what with their monetary donations that we were in dire need. I was the happiest person when I saw my friend whom I have not seen in sixteen years, visiting the wake even with his busy schedule. I was the lucky chap when I received messages of sympathy from people around the world. 

Though I lost a loved one, it was a beginning of something peaceful. My father's wake was not a place for tears as we all knew he will be with my mum who left us two years ago. The wake was a place for beginnings, for renewals, and for closures. 

Thank you for all your support and words of encouragement during my trying times. To my high school friends: Diana, Penny, Stephanie, Heliton, Alex T., Alex S., Sonia, Evelyn, Arlene, Jossie, Angie, James, Willy, Evelyn Ong, Imeh, Elizabeth, Betty, Jason and Eleanor. To my blogger friends: Fiel, Sep, Rajiv, Jun, Joy, Cristine, Lili, Kat, Froi, Rix, Luz, Emil, Jep, and Imme. To my CCP buddies: Toni, Ardy. To my students' mums and dads especially of Ludo, Leon, Proud, Pearl, Kaia, Grace and Chris. To my buddies: Vlad, Fon, Busaba, Michelle, Shereen, Rae, Brenda, Sindhu, Laarni, Suncheep, Amarita, Bettina, Lilian, Marcela, Paulyn, Karin, Carol, Leo, See Teik and Soon Meng. To my family and relatives.