This is a tribute to my grandfather(my mum’s side).
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My grandfather just passed away a week ago, on a Sunday afternoon. He is 92.
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I was still in KL enjoying the freedom after my finals in UKM. It was just a day after my exams, when I got a call from mum telling me that grandpa just passed away. I didn’t think that he would be gone so soon. He seemed well the last I time visited him.
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I’m actually surprised, that i didn’t feel much sadness at his passing away. I’m afraid that I won’t miss him after he’s gone.
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Thinking about it, grandpa chosed a good time to depart. My exams were just over, school holiday just started and it’s just a few days from a few public holiday. Almost every relative made it to pay their last respect.
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Meanwhile, I have never seen grandma cried before. Now I know that no matter how emotionally, mentally, physically, psychologically or whatever-cally prepared you are; when the real thing comes, you still can’t handle it. I thought grandma was a strong women, and that she had expected this to happen soon; yet at the funeral, there’s no stopping her tears. And mine.
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So here’s to you, grandpa. I know you don’t speak English, but I’m sure you’ll meet friends who do in heaven.
Yours Sincerely,
the Grandson.
