lost .....

I spend the whole day outside…govt specialist clinic (darn good one with only 1patient/3hrs) then the lube - > tyre change and finally home. My mobile phone’s battery was drained dry and when I got a plug to recharged it , I got this SMS from my brother - --- “granny had passed away and dad and mom is going back Malaysia tomorrow..”

Not a shock for me , my granny(mother side) was so old. She was in a dementia state and regressed greatly for the past few years. Last year, I had chosen to put up a night in my uncle’s house and had a good look at her. I thought I could see her a few more times before the time arrive.....

She was a nice lady, manned a coffee shop with my granfather . The coffee shop was located in Chuah;small town near Bukit Pelanduk, Negeri Sembilan. Yeap, the origin of Nipah virus (however they had shifted out from the shop many years earlier before the outbreak).

After my grandfather had passed away, my aunts had started to bring her around the world. I remembered she had gone to Europe and various place until her knee osteoarthritis worsen. She could only walk for a short distance since then.

She doesn’t speak Chinese but we could communicate with Cantonese. Me and few of my cousind had often played card game(name 4 colour, UNO like game) with her during my younger days.

Our financial situation was bad and from time to time, she would tugged RM50 to me and brother during our visit to her house. Not much but still it was a great help.

When her bil knee OA worsen, I had suggested to my parents that she might need a total knee replacement so that she could work properly again. However, my parents had asked me not to interfere with the medical condition of my granny as my uncle had shown “concern” about if she might be wheel chair bound after the ops. I kept silence and did not fight that for her.

However one of my uncle(with the help of his wife of coz), did a great job of looking after her. She was taken care properly when I saw her last year.

She was a tradition lady and a cheering person as far as I recall.

I called up my dad last night and asked him to informed me about the date of funeral services when he got back to Malaysia . Although, I am the “outer rim” grandson(inner rim means father side), I would like to attend her funeral service if time allow….a little sad I am…but still LIFE GOES ON….