I received a shocking news yesterday... that my 8th granduncle had passed away.... Though i address him as Granduncle, he is about the same age as my daddy. Thus meaning he's only 53 years of age...haizz.

Actually life is very brittle.. for you'll know when your time is up. The last time i saw him was during last year's Chinese new year. Grampa was still around I remember... coz I even helped him to cut his nails, scratch his back, apply moisturiser and to help him to wear his new shirt my youngest aunt bought. My granduncle came from China, partly to visit his eldest brother (my grampa) and also partly for a holiday trip. My grampa's birthday falls on 1 week after the Lunar Chinese new year.. so that was the last chance the 3 brothers took a photo together... So now, only 4th granduncle is left. Same for him, his health is also deteriorating... It is sad to see your loved one slowly weakening, yet what you can do is limited. It is not beyond our means to do what is opposite of nature, except to try to make them feel better in this process of deterioration.

I think of grampa and ah ma now and den... It was raining last nite, and before it actually rained, i saw lightning... I remember how Grampa used to cover me with a blanket when i was young. Coz the sound of the thunder always scares me. How he used to shield me from mummy is wacking me with a cane in her hand... He is really my grampa in shiny armour, always there to protect me. He'll always be my beloved grampa...

As for ah ma, though I'm not as close to her as me to my grampa, i still love her. As i grew older, i became more mature. She too, finally saw the beauty in me... my heart.. She is always askin my mom not to scold me. haaha.. come to think of it, it is quite funny. She always praise me, saying I'm gd.. She didn't understand why my mom still keep scolding me.

Actually it is always in times of need, that you'll finally see they beauty in ppl... I mean, this is the time you'll know who treats you best, who is true to you...That is the reason why i do not like ppl who sweet talk..Perhaps that is the reason why I am more straight forward with my words and thoughts.. sometimes speaking without thinking of the consequences behind my words. Hence my Grampa will always be my role model... "Just do it" without complaining. All actions and no words...

Anyway, as we were discussing abt 8th ganduncle, my aunt was saying his wife sure will faint of grieve.. I also thought too.. coz his wife is soo thin. Actually, she led a very sad life. She's scrawny thin, dark... you can tell she has been a worker all her life, facing the harsh reality of life. haizz....