My Trip Back In Hometown - Pulau Pangkor

Like to post something on this trip that happened only last weekend. It was last minute. My 大伯 was pronounced death around 7pm or 8pm on Thursday evening. Calls came in around that time, when I still in CG. So, this explained why I keep walking around and talk over phone during sharing time. :)

Very sudden. I only have this thing in my mind, "Must go back...", and call my two of my cousins in singapore, and confirmed the timing to go back together. I can conveniently make a excuse not to go back, but, I just wanna took the chance to go back and see my aunties and uncles, and meet with my cousins.. This kind of mindset like very 抱歉 toward my 大伯...

Another thing, I really don't know what can be done for him, he died not knowing Jesus. What can be done? What I learn here? I only learn that I must sieze every available opportunity to spend time with my family and intercede for their salvation.

Indeed thank God for what CC shared during the caregroup about unhurried lifestyle. CC, thanks for all the heart and soul you put in to grow this group.

So, I guess I was given the very opportunity to apply what I learn from CG, unhurried life... I knew the 2 days in hometown will be very relaxing... On thursday night, I just a bit worried how to relate with relatives with appropriate responses... I think since it is my 大伯's funeral... Should be still ok... So, my mind quickly drift to fastasy about the starry night sky... soothing sea breeze... and those nice food....

So, and, I "Clicked", **Time fast-forward to 10.45pm 18-Aug-2006. (Aa. those who yet to watch 'Click', must go and see... I already watched with a friend liao. Good laugh and good point... family is the priority...)

10.45pm, after 2 hours long wait around CitySquare.. my 表姐 had already called upon the fire of hell to burn some people a few time... the bus was late for 2 hours... =.=

very tired.. and imagine it already 15 hrs passed since the bathe in the morning... so, tired, and with a sticky body.. 很难受.. anyway, once i got onto the bus, sent sms, and i slept very quickly.

Next day is a eventful day..

Reach the ferry jetty around 9.30, after 20 mins ferry ride, another 10 mins motorbike to my 大伯 house... The 道师 perform the same routine... but, I was sure the thing he 念 is different... sick to death, accidental death, premature death, natural death... different kind of death got different kind of way to perform the ritual. The body was sent for 火化 around 11am...

Throughout the fenural service, I wasn't much involved, nothing there for me to help.. Most of the stuff is taken care of... All the neighbouring auntie and uncles just came to offer all the help... they are all expert in this area.. so, i just sit around observing the going-on... I wonder if I should talk to my dad about knowing Jesus. ha. I think better not. Next time ba...

Everything was settled by around 2pm... I not quite sure how is my father took it, he is very calm about it.. perhap he had already passed the emotional stage, and now is more just to take it as it is.. Talk to him, and he really just share about the condition of my 大伯 before he breathed the last breathe..

If not all, I would say 80% of us go back home with a normal condition.. the funeral doesn't hit the family much... again, perhap my 姑姑 and 伯伯 them already passed the sad stage...

By 3pm, I already can hear the mahjung noise from back of the house... and my mom took 70 ringgit from me to play mahjong... i am speecless... -.-

死，有重如泰山，轻如鸿毛.. my 大伯 maybe the 2nd one... But, I will still remember him. The oldman that always ride on his bicycle... a man that seldom talk much.. at least to me, but, a few words of concern and asking about my well being. I took a picture of his 遗照.

by 5pm, my parent and sibling already get ready to go back Klang. They stayed one night before. And my mom need to catch a flight to Bangkor. A trip fully sponsored by my rich uncle in Klang. Once awhile, my family got such treatment from him... but, I never benefitted from it.. Good as well, at least, my family got to travel once awhile.. I will not feel so burdened and so sorry..

After sending my parent off to jetty, all the 同辈表亲 suggest to go for sea activity.. anyway, one of my cousin-in-law is doing such business.. it will be free... so, most of us went along... it was really a fun and loving time spent together at the beach.. i just love to play with some very cute and loving bady gal...

After that beach fun time, we all go back home.. then, another good time of seeing all those 10 years plus old photos.. ho ho.. brought back so many lovely memories... and a lot of laughter look at those 老土 fashion... haha.. and those silly children look... haha. Anyway, just a very good time at home.

The next day, just lazed around in house... no church to go to.. so, just spend extended hours to eat breakfast and chatting with aunties and uncles... eat many good food.. afternoon, eat again.. 3pm, eat again.. i just ride the bike around the island find my favorite food to eat... haha... cheap and good food all around the island... by the way, it take only about 25 mins to make one round of the island... at average speed of 60 km/hr...

Share some photos here. Taken in the beach... Many more wasn't captured... I had lot of fun that evening.. While having fun, also love to play with nephews. Ha. All call me "阿姑" (Hokkien for uncle...)

Mostly is my 同辈, those very small one is 小辈, the left 1st lady at 2nd row is my aunt. Really grow up liao.. I am now "uncle" to more than 10 kids... =.=

Left to right: 静宜 (something like that..), my cousin (i call her, 阿玲. mother of 3, 静宜 is her 2nd daughter), my cousin (丽丽, the one married to Singapore, the eldest in family, sister to 阿玲), 丽珍 (last one in the family), 燕婷 (something like that, 3rd daughter of 丽丽）, 巧云 (my 堂妹)

This is me. ^-^

I suppose she read too much model magazine at her age... -.-

静诗. i like to play with her.. The first day she is quite 怕生, then, overnight, she become very 热情, can play with her, and she will smile, and walk around you. just... too cute!!

More of her... :)

My 表哥. We had a very unforgetable fight when we still at kindergarten age. forgot we fight over what lioa.. he like cat scatch my face till a deep cut, i was bleeding... of cos, i also like a cat scatch his face... so, we both left a scatch in each other face... kind of sign of the childhood bond. When i look into mirror more carefully, i will remember him. just like when i look at rainbow, i will reminded of God.

古灵精怪的小女孩. Keep forgetting my name.. -.- Taught her about my Christian name, 彼得. haha.

imagine those are his daughter... he will not have worry about the growing tummy... definitely will slim down in 2 weeks time...

Play a sand bury game with her... haha. she eat too much sweet thing... look at her black bad teeth.. ho.

On the way back to mainland. Taken on the ferry itself. My cousin galfren. They are marrying the coming chinese new year...

The ferry that we take. Mostly this kind of ferry serving the people in island...

Sunset. 夕阳西下. "向晚意不适，驱车登古原。夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。" 李商隐。

Yup.. that's all. :)