Wow, I did not realize that my last entry is on Sept 4 and now is Oct 23. These few weeks I am super busy with the final phase of my office move to Woodlands from AMK, training for my marathon in Penang and SG and going for my reservist in last weeks of Sept.
As my birthday is in Sept itself and wish to also make it a littler special, i make a wish that i will pay my respect to my grandparents (Dad's side) and Aunt Biline (don't know if i spell her name correctly) on every birthday. Since i was so busy i can only go yesterday to All Saints Memorial Chapel to start the wish. I was blessed with good weather for the whole journey as it was actually about to rain when i left home. Moreover i am going on my own so i have to look up the google maps for the directions (all i remember it is near to Serangoon JC)
I am fortunate to see all my grandparents (include my great-grandmother) when they are still alive. Of course i spend more time talking with my grandmother as she only left in 2001. I am not a emotional person to begin with so I did not cry when she left. Guess that is why i am less feeling towards others (some truth in it). Aunt Biline is put in another place so i went over to pay my respect too. ( I miss the funeral as it was during the weekdays). There I actually saw her daughter and grand-daughters. I did not introduce myself to them as 1) I cannot remember her name (she is called ruth) 2) she is crying. I pay my respect in my own way and left.
The truth is I seldom visit the memorial so i think other than going on 'special' occassion like Chinese New Year etc, it's not a bad idea to link it to say birthday since we do celebrate birthday in our own way. There is only so much time we can pay respect when one day, we will join them .... ( In Death do we rejoin together)
PS: I took a picture of my grandparents memorial but think no a good idea to put it up.
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