What I want for my Funeral...

Few weeks ago, I was rather sick and feeling so terrible and sianz that I actually engaged in a discussion on funeral with s[l]ow. Of course being a kind soul and good friend, s[l]ow actually bothers to “entertain” me on this topic. Thanks s[l]ow! Oh and yes I’ll attend your funeral (if I’m still alive then) and remember that you want all white flowers and something green (how about ferns instead of grass) for your funeral! =P

In the past, I believe funeral might be considered a taboo topic. However, as I grow older and matured, or rather more open-minded with all the travels to countries like Cambodia and Vietnam, I realized that life is rather transient. Nobody knows what will happen in the next moment. Hence, should a day come for my funeral; I hope I will like to have a lot of flowers there with me. I rather like lilies and especially tulips (though they seldom last as long as roses).

Perhaps majority of the flowers could be white. But I will also like to have some yellow and maybe pink flowers too as I love yellow and pink. And a few more colours might make the funeral less somber. (Anyway I guess my request still pales in comparison to G’s request for guests wearing pink! =p )

So thanks my friends, please note the above when you all are attending my funeral. Also, I’m ok with karaoke singing there as long as the singing is not too lousy for my “hearing”. =)

Anyway, when I told G about the flowers I like for my funeral, I was rather enlightened by her reply then. She said that she loves white roses. However, aside from the funeral time, she hopes to receive the white roses now when she’s alive. In that instant I realized that since life is transient, if we are really interested in something now, we should not keep thinking that we could wait and do it in the future when we could actually do them now…

But I guess as usual there’s a problem since I’m still not exactly sure what I want. Sigh…

Anyway at least there’s one thing I know I want. Dear SJJJ members, please continue your tradition of flowers on my next birthday. Thanks girls!

Some flower language to note:
Lily (white) – purity
Lily of the Valley - Sweetness, Return to Happiness
Rose( white) - Eternal Love ; innocence;
Rose(Yellow) - Friendship
Rose(light pink) - Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
Tulip(yellow) - There's Sunshine in Your Smile
Baby's Breath - Everlasting Love
Fern - Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter

Up in the Skies

Ever watch the movie "Tempting Heart", whereby Takeshi Kanshiro will take photo of the sky whenever he thought of Gigi Leung? Behind each photo, he recorded the date and time he missed her and thought of her. It’s romantic yet sad at the same time as he missed Gigi but unable to convey his thoughts to her.

During the walk to Alexandra Arch last week, I also took some photos of the sky. The only difference was that instead of thinking of a person I missed during the photo-taking, I was thinking when a bird will fly past for me to capture the scene...

Again, being a day-dreamer, I pondered what I will do if I were to miss someone like Takeshi Kanshiro did in the movie. Will I do something to remind myself of the person?
Maybe… ? Must be?

Sister, Happy Birthday!

Today is my sister’s birthday. I’ll like to dedicate this blog to her and wish her a very happy birthday and may all her wishes come true!

My sister is older than me by 3 years, although in terms of appearance, she always seems to look younger than me due to dressing and height. Also many will say that we look alike and there will always be doctors or friends who cannot differentiate between the two of us in spite of our 10 cm height disparity. Believe me; it’s not that funny when people thought you are the elder sister when you are indeed younger. Haha...

In terms of personality, we could be considered as poles apart as she has always mentioned. She’s always that rational, practical and systematic and good in IT. (Let’s not mention her flaws since it’s her birthday today hee…) I guess it was quite lucky that we do share similarities like traveling, appreciation of art and history and food. Or else, I believe I will have one less good travel companion.

Although at times I will “complain” about her when she lectures me, I know in her heart how much she cares for me. I can still remember once when I was in hall rushing out a hall banner (many many years ago) and it was a weekend when she traveled all the way from our house (I think it was at Simei then) to NTU just to help me out with the banner as she knew that it was urgent and I needed her help (even though I didn’t beg her). If I didn't recall wrongly, at that time she was still an auditor and weekend would be her only precious time for resting. I knew then at that moment no matter what happens in the future, she will always be there for me, and family and kinship will always be the most important thing in my life.

My sister is always an idol of mine. Since young, I’ve wanted to go to the schools she studied and obtain the good results that she always has. I still remember that I was quite upset then when I didn’t manage to get into her secondary school. (Of course now I’m not so sore over this since I knew my buddies - the SJJJ Group we called ourselves- in secondary school) Even now, I admire her work capabilities, her dedication in work and her work EQ.

I guess I just want to say to her that – “Thank you for being my sister. I’m very proud to have a capable sister like you and I love you very much in spite of our squabbling and differences!”