My father passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tue 31 March 2015 early morning.
Dad, you have worked very hard as the only son in the family of 6 siblings and looking after your sisters and their families besides your own family.
Growing up, I remember you were always working late into the night in Shell Butterworth and have to travel all over Malaysia.
When you were posted to Kuching, Sarawak, we would fly over for our December school holidays there. And you would also take your annual leave and flew back to Pg home so we only see each other twice a year, at best.
After your retirement, you would fly to Melbourne to stay with Charles and Wei for a couple of months and then after taking a few months break in Penang, you & Mum would visit us in Singapore and stay a few months. That period could be the best time of your life, able to move around and eat freely without much worries.
Having breakfast with Jason and I in Siglap in Sep 2008.
Enjoying our local prawn noodle and ice kachang too.
During your last visit to Spore, you managed to see the Singapore Grand Prix racing track which was in the heart of our city.
This smiling photo of you was taken in the Esplanade Art Centre ( aka The Durian ).
You made friends with the hawkers in Bedok Central during your morning walks and my neighbours still remember you as a very friendly man till today.
I also visited you in Penang on a quarterly basis and sometimes, my family joined me too. We would go out for a good lunch and sometimes followed by an action movie, which you really enjoyed very much... both the food and movies...!
We were having your favourite pizza .
My family & I having dinner with you and Mum in one of our many visits.
Last year, we celebrated our birthdays together as ours fall in the same month of October.
Last Sept, we brought our portable mahjong set and we played in the kitchen. You were so excited as you used to play it during your working days. I still remember you were losing initially but eventually, you won a very good game and beat us, much to our surprise.
Subsequently, I introduced you to play mahjong on my iPad and loaned it to you since then. You also learned to watch the action movies I uploaded into the iPad.
Wei also taught you to Facetime and you started to do it with her on a weekly basis.
In fact, you managed to have a chat with Charles on Facetime just a few days before you left us for good.
I am so happy and proud that you managed to enjoy the use of my iPad during the past few months.
I am also happy to know that for the past years, you have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the songs I uploaded into a MP3 player for you. You told me that you would listen to it for 1 hour before you sleep every night.
You enjoyed watching your TV serials daily.
Finally, you would talk about your work and taught me to always maintain a 'Credit Balance ' with my future colleagues when I was looking for a job in KL and living with you then. I always remember it and applied it in my whole career which I believe , have helped me gone far in my workplace.
Dad, I believe you have managed to enjoy the fruits of your hard labour and please do not worry as we, the children, will look after Mum and give her the best within our abilities.
So rest in peace in your new home..........
