Tuesday, November 30, 2010
~ 12:55 AM ~
first day of the 'p.u.s.h' week..
and first thing in the morning i've received the news that Ms. Nathan had passed on..
get to learn later today when we went for her service that its a sudden heart attack that occurred at her home where she lived alone.. she left the world on 27th and was only found this morning.. and the coincidence that i actually met Mr Ang at raffles city on the 27th.. and the incident reminded me of Mr. Tan..
remembered not that long ago I was still describing Ms. Nathan to someone.. haha.. Her loud sneeze, the interesting ways that she teach haha.. and suddenly she's gone..
was like a mini IJ meetup at the service tonight.. lots of familiar teachers faces.. some familiar Innovian faces.. and those younger Innovians.. S45 had our dinner meetup after that.. but it was a sad thing that we only came together and meet up under such circumstances.. who knows perhaps.. hmm. nvm haha.
well.. hope we meet up more often and not under such circumstances any more!
hmm.. 2010 was a bad year afterall.. think i've attended at least 5 funerals and there's more that I've known of but didn't attend.. haiz.
Heart attack.. the guy that I'm doing his work at work was also on long term leave due to heart attack..
hmm.. hmm.. all the signs..
its the first Catholic service that i've attended.. its peaceful.. and Catholics believed that a new life begins with the Lord after they left this world.. we never know what's the afterlife like.. but such a thought comfort the living who believed in it..
I’m Free
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found that peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life’s been full, I savored much
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.
That's the poem they ended the service with before we moved on to the viewing gallery for the cremation..
'If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, Oh yes, these things I too will miss.'
A nice verse..
if i'm gone.. yes.. these will be the things I'll so miss..
the poem also reminded me of something we've previously joked before..
the one who's gone first is the 'better person'.. cos god love him to much and want him by His side.. lol.
though we're always able to joke bout death, plan our funerals.. and seems to be able to face it..
i wonder.. at the moment death's right infront of me.. will i be able to take it in stride..
lol. I won't know till its too late ya haha. won't want to know it anytime soon too.. =/
not up to me to decide though..
hmm.. Rest in Peace Ms. Nathan.. you'll always be remembered by S45..
