让我们看樱去

 昨天是上班的最后一天。 今天去看樱花。

RETIREMENT

 

"The time has come," the Chilli Crab said, "to be good to yourself." 

And henceforth she begins a new life.

被工作追着跑的日子 以后不会再有了。

Thanks for the flowers, Winnie Tan!

GOING BRIT

Ate fish and chips @Lad & Co with Wai Ling, my bestie from childhood.  

I used to dislike peas.  Today I'm thinking the mashed peas are not so bad.  #aging

GONE FISHING

We grieve because we have loved.

A young sage once told me that grief comes and goes in waves. It has been a month but still grief hadn't caught up.

I remember vividly the day I sent him into the nursing home. I had cried buckets. I still do, whenever I remember that day. After that day I started to see him everywhere - on the bench below our flat, in the coffee shop (that he once visited every morning), while crossing the street ... my heart ached for him then.

Strangely, I don't miss him as much now. After all, he is in a better place. A few people have asked me whether he has appeared in my dreams. My answer is "No, I think he might have gone fishing."

Chilli Crab Kitchen is on IG.

RIP, DAD!

Dad passed away on the 12th of August 2024 at age 95.  Coincidentally, it was also my maid's birthday.  Before I left for work in the morning, I her given her a red packet for good luck.  I'm so glad that I remembered!

Dad's funeral took place on Thursday the 15th, and his ashes was put to rest in Peck Shan Theng yesterday, the 16th.

In 2001, Dad had the foresight of pre-purchasing two columbarium niche for Mum and himself.  Did you know that the word "columbarium" comes from the Latin word "columba", which means "dovecote" or "nesting place of doves"?

Doves represent new beginnings.  

Death, some believe, is also a new beginning.