Sunday, December 02, 2007

been really busy with my reports and case study the past few days.
until today, my case study is still not done and i got to hand it in tml. my goodness.
but im finishing soon so im gonna press on!

THE DRAGON BOAT TRAGEDY
emotions overwhelmed, with the nation crying out for the 5 young dragon boaters who was drowned in the dragon boat tragedy at cambodia last sunday.
these 5 young men with bright future ahead of them left their loved ones and the nation because of their passion, dragon-boating.
as i updated myself with this news the past few days, my heart sank each time i read about their tragedy. i felt the loss even though i do not know them personally.
all of them had brains and brawns. why did they have to leave the world at the point of their lives? when they have so many things that they have not accomplished. and of all things, it was their passion that caused their demise.
when i watched the news about their funeral, seeing their loved ones mourning over them, i broke down.
but.. at least they had lived their life well, leaving behind great achievements of which we will always remember them.

This is something that our minister, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan said in his eulogy.
"All of us have to learn from this tragedy, we will have to be strong, and we must remember to cherish each other because every life is precious."
How true this is.

To the 5 young dragon-boaters,
the nation will always remember the 5 of you and all that you have done for Singapore.
rest in peace.

as i read about the grief of the family of these dragon-boaters, the day when i lost my grandma 10 months ago just flashed back.
the friday that just past was grandma's birthday.
if she was still around, my whole extended family would be celebrating her birthday today.
this is something that we no longer can do.
my grandma is gone. the pain is still here, even though 10 months had passed, it seemed like the loss was still recent.
i can never forget that fateful day that my grandma left us all. =(
i miss my grandma.
i missed the times when we will all gather at her place.
i missed the times when grandma will praise me because she likes my teeth.
i missed the times just seeing my grandma.
i just miss her..