aunty whines again
November 28th, 2007 by sixpegs
can somebody tell me why time passes so quickly?
the rowers had left us for almost a week.
the exams started almost 3 weeks ago.
hey! gorgeous has been over for a month.
miumiu came back from europe almost six months back.
miumiu was still studying with me in NTU canteen the same time last year.
we met each other for the first time more than 3 years ago.
and i have been in NTU reading engineering for the 4th year now.
6 years since the 911 incident.
it felt like yesterday when the freak accident in cambodia occurred.
headlines reading “5 singaporeans missing in cambodia” splashed across all front pages of local newspapers.
and when i turned up at weizheng, one of the rower’s wake last night, everything felt surreal.
i believe it still came as a shock to a lot of people even though the incident took place almost a week ago.
although i am not a personal friend of weizheng, my heart aches for his passing,
and for his poor mother and family who grieves for his demise.
as i sat there in silence and listened to the conversations made by miumiu and his friends around me,
i realised a very sad truth -
everybody kept saying that we should cherish the people around us.
but we, somehow, will never be able to do it ultimately.
some wished they had not quarreled.
some wished they had known him better.
but undoubtedly, everybody misses him and wished he was still around.
i cannot imagine losing a loved one like that.
you weren’t given a time frame to count down to his/her departure,
you weren’t told, or even hinted that he/she will be leaving,
everything came as a surprise. a really bad one.
i think the agony is really beyond words.
do you still remember who farzana is?
she was on the front pages of almost every local newspaper 7 years ago.
i was in secondary school back then.
but i can still remember how she looks like now.
she was only 18 when she survived the crash of SQ006 in taiwan where 84 lives were lost.
being an air stewardess on board, she felt the responsibility to help all the passengers
and she risked her life to drag others out of the wrecked plane.
leaving herself, suffering burns on 45% of her body.
she looked totally different from how she originally looked.
18 year old beauty, forever scarred.
she was a heroine, forgot about herself and dedicated herself to saving others.
remarkable courage in a young woman.
but do you still remember her?
fortunately, she is still with us now.
and i believe people whose lives have been saved by her will be forever grateful to her.
life is so fragile.
these 5 lives we have lost today…
will we still remember them another 7 years later?
sadly, it always takes another tragedy for us to recollect what we had lost in the previous one.
and i really hope the these 5 outstanding men will always be fondly remembered by the singaporeans.
and being someone who believes in afterlife, i hope they are still happy now.
the 5 of them still together.
things like this made me think about myself.
always complaining about the nitty-gritty things in life.
not having enough money to buy stuff,
not being able to go party because of my exams…
sigh.
we are always so focused on the tiny and unimportant things in life
that we’ll neglect the big picture.
if i were to leave now (choy), frankly, i think i will have SO MANY regrets.
all in all, i just hope everybody is feeling fine!
damm i really am super affected. haha.
on a sidenote, i found a blog where the owner is feeling rather SIMILAR to what i’m feeling now.
www.prince8.wordpress.com
his entry titled “Rest In Peace” is 95% similar to what i wrote few days ago man!
is that plagiarism or what.
as much as i understand how he feels,
STOP TRYING TO BE THE WORM IN MY GUT!
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November 28th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Hey you made me think with those words you wrote.. It’s well written. We’re indeed blessed with all the simpliest things around us and i too feel that i’ll have many regrets if i were to pass on now. I just hate to hear news of people dying YOUNG….. Hai.
And prince8 did seem to have did some ‘copy and paste’ to his own wordpress. Someone else even wants your own thoughts!
November 28th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
yahh! his entry is like exactly the same as yours! when i read his entry, i was like, “havent i read this somewhere,” (ie your blog)
haii, yep this freak accident made me think and reflect alot too..the past weekend has been so emotional, even though i didnt know the 5 rowers personally.. their sudden and totally unexpected passing is really too big a blow. i still cant believe they’re gone..
well-written entry peggy, let’s all live our lives to the fullest! :)
November 28th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
haha..yup, he copied n pasted.
anyways, if u were to die, i ll die too..
if u’re to eat the cant A china man store, i will also eat that cant A china man store.
November 28th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
I was at Poh Boon San’s wake last night… I got to know him some years back but I wouldn’t say I know him very well.
But still, it was a really terrible feeling sitting at the wake and looking at the photgraph on the table infront of the coffin…
The news of these 5 dragon boaters has left an exceptionally deep impression in me… Boon San was a young chap with a promising future and likewise for the rest of the 4 guys. Everything seem to have just started for him… Fresh graduate from NTU, a new Engineering job etc… But it just have to end so soon~
I totally agree with what you wrote in this blog entry… “Everybody kept saying that we should cherish the people around us…”, but we so often take things (people) for granted and only regret after we lost it…
Hopefully this will be a wake-up call to all of us that life is really unpredictable… So “EVERYONE WAKE UP AND START TO BE CONTENTED WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND CHERISH THEM BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!”
November 29th, 2007 at 12:33 am
hi peggy. even though i dun noe them, but i can feel the heartache that their friends, families and relatives are facing.
But do you know that a lot of Singaporeans also lost their lives, but on the roads.
do anybody know abt them who lost their lives to reckless drivers? the thing is we will not rem them, jus like the former stewardess that you mentioned who got scarred while saving others.
i think that one has to be happy, since so much tragic things happen in a lifetime, and to look ahead. it’s difficult, but if it is that easy, we will not be on earth in the 1st place. i think of it as if someone passed away, it is a ?? to that person.
OMG. i think i am like u leh.
November 29th, 2007 at 2:32 am
:) yea. learn to cherish others better.
suay suay lor. really don’t know when its our time to go. the 5 rowers just leave earlier to recce heaven for us. it’ll be our time to join them soon only.
November 29th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
pegs! =) been sometime ya? im sure we are all working towards being a better person altogether in cherishing people around us and learning to appreciate the good
saw you in urban section today! hey yr scarf looks nice lor! =D i like such combi very simple yet chic!
take care of urself for now ok!
November 29th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
hi came across your blog through some friends.. yea.. the gone were all the talented young man… i also don’t know why but their deaths did leave a deep impact on me.. i kept thinking about them although i don’t even know them. Haiz….
November 29th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
i tink tat prince dude removed that particular blog entry liaos… hee!
if i dun rem wrongly from wht my lecturer said, an idea is not copyrighted but the expression of an idea is… that’s plagiarism
and it also crossed my mind how ???????????
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November 29th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
haha random blog hopper here.
i think its sad that sometimes the only way to lift ourselves out of depression is thinking about death.
November 29th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
ya …kinda sad n shocked when i get to heard it ….Jeremy n Rebuen was my frens :( lost 2 frens @ 1 go……. I was shocked when i saw the newspaper..did not really hope is dem..especially jeremy…although i know him for 1 yr but he a nice guy…..:(
muz learn to cherish ~~
November 29th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
girl, im a random reader of yours but i realised i know who this guy is. he came adding me in friendster some time bk and claims to be some boss of a modelling/events agency.
eventually i realised he did know some modelling friends of mine and believed his words intially but gradually, i realised he tell tons of ugly stories about my gfs saying some slept with him for modelling jobs, even Fiona Xie was his ex.
The last encounter with him was wanting to purchase Jackey Cheung pre-sale concert tickets at a much lower rate as he said he is one of the Unusual Production owners. Depsite the several coordinations, he claimed he cant meet me to pass me because of work and wanted me to transfer my $$ to him 1st. i doubt and asked to rearrange instead he flared up accusing me so doing me a favor but yet i didnt want to transfer. though its not a big amount but trust is not there when i found out more lies..
just dropping by to pass some references in case if he tries his mean ways on girls again..
November 29th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
u mentioned farzana this name, yah, at least ppl will recall when this name is called upon.
I think they cannot be compared to farzana, however their story is still a tragic….. sad
anyway, at least ur blog posts bring smiles to many ppl
November 29th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
i saw you on urban, you look great!
November 30th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
went yesterday…I saw reuben n jeremy pics..I cry deeply…my bro who is a fren of reuben after the accident become quiet….not a cheerful bro whom i know :(
December 1st, 2007 at 2:53 am
link me up (=
December 1st, 2007 at 3:48 am
hi peggy!
im wondering if you’re the lady in black i saw at taka’s pull and bear just now?? friday night 301107 around 930pm
December 1st, 2007 at 11:13 am
to jake: r u a stalker mama?
December 1st, 2007 at 11:01 pm
no way! happened to see her thats all
December 2nd, 2007 at 1:52 am
i wouldn’t be surprised if u were, ’cause peggy is so stalkable.
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:50 am
I feel for the lost of 5 great athletes and sons of parents.
I guess we just cant take things (and people) for granted as they are.
And there is not much I can comment on.
when i lost a friend earlier this year, i realised no matter what i had said, will never bring him back. but i also realise that the world would still move on without him.
sigh.
just wish i had spoken more.
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:02 am
yea sammi, was in urban few days back. haha! my bf’s colleagues were saying i look pregnant in there. shit. i really think its time for me to do something already. haha!
toaddy, lemon, evonne and joey, yea i kept thinking about that 5 sportsmen who passed away too. i hope they’re doing well now. :(
peiling, i think that guy is a bit weird weird also. hahaha. no offence but.. DINNER WITH A-MEI?! gimma a break. haha!
hey earthy1983, yea i really empathise with farzana last time when i read the news about her as well. hai. i think the sportsmen’s death is more tragic. sigh. but yea. thanks for reading anyway!
thanks kiki!
evonne, oh man. your brother must be feeling horrible! losing a good friend of his to such a freak accident!
raynald, wah now you also blog ah!
hey jake, i wasn’t in black yesterday! was in brown. but i did go pull and bear though. haha. i doubt its me though, unless you’re color blind.
and wiliam, what do you mean i’m STALKABLE!? hahahahaha. i’m easy to follow and i’m too slow to realise that i’m being followed?
December 2nd, 2007 at 5:31 am
aw chiahow, i totally know how you felt.
i lost an ex classmate of mine 2 weeks ago as well.
he just left peacefully in his sleep for no apparent reasons. it’s funny how heaven likes to break our hearts like that. but yea, i also believe that there is no such things as “i cannot live without you”.
everything goes on as per normal and time will eventually heal the pain over time. i hope you’re feeling better about the loss of your friend already.
and its time to meet up with this 3 years old VIRTUAL friend of yours! (READ: ME) i cannot believe that we’ve known each other for so long and we haven’t met! haha i was just telling my boyfriend about you that day. so absurd! lol.
lemme see… next week?