Life & Death

Adrian Wong · 7th Dec 2008, 01:31 AM

Life and death are really quite unpredictable.

We went to Ipoh to visit my grandfather last Sunday. My parents were also there. Together, we cleaned up his house and gave him a bath. Despite her boasts, the lady we hired to take care of him was obviously not doing her job at all. He was starved and filthy.

He seemed okay when we left. He was even hungry enough to wolf down a whole bowl of porridge. Unfortunately, he died Thursday morning, just hours before my aunt who was coming all the way from England to visit him arrived at the airport.

In a way, it is a blessing, as he really had a poor quality of life. It was also fortituous that we were all able to visit him just days before he died. And while my aunt was not able to see him before he died, my uncle from Canada managed to visit him just weeks earlier. So, all in all, it all turned out pretty okay.

So, later this morning, we will be heading to Ipoh to attend his wake. The funeral's set for tomorrow (Monday) morning, so I won't be around until then.

I would like to take this opportunity to repeat some words of wisdom from my mother - "It doesn't matter what happens after someone dies. Only what you do when the person was still alive that really matters."

DarKSeeD · 7th Dec 2008, 01:48 AM

May he rest in pace!

lee_what2004 · 7th Dec 2008, 02:06 AM

you have my condolences

PsYkHoTiK · 7th Dec 2008, 02:27 AM

RIP. My condolences to you and your family Adrian.

And true that, you don't realize what you have till its gone.

Adrian Wong · 7th Dec 2008, 02:30 AM

Thanks, guys! Yes, it's true. We should appreciate our family and friends while we are all still here.

Ishtim · 7th Dec 2008, 08:43 AM

YOu guys are in our thoghts and prayers... It is always a test for the younger ones as well. It has only been a few years since I went through a similar turn of events.

The_YongGrand · 7th Dec 2008, 09:00 AM

I'm so sorry to hear that. Condolences.

Well, yeah, we must appreciate our family members and loved ones very much!

Max_87 · 7th Dec 2008, 11:13 AM

Sorry to hear that Adrian... my condolences to you and your family.

mikegas · 7th Dec 2008, 11:39 AM

My condolences...

Lacus · 8th Dec 2008, 01:08 AM

may he RIP..My condolences to you and your family..sorry to hear bout that news. the quote that you mom mention does really make sense...btw did the lady got fired? she should be for not taking care of him properly..

7th Dec 2008, 01:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,299 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Life & Death Life and death are really quite unpredictable. We went to Ipoh to visit my grandfather last Sunday. My parents were also there. Together, we cleaned up his house and gave him a bath. Despite her boasts, the lady we hired to take care of him was obviously not doing her job at all. He was starved and filthy. He seemed okay when we left. He was even hungry enough to wolf down a whole bowl of porridge. Unfortunately, he died Thursday morning, just hours before my aunt who was coming all the way from England to visit him arrived at the airport. In a way, it is a blessing, as he really had a poor quality of life. It was also fortituous that we were all able to visit him just days before he died. And while my aunt was not able to see him before he died, my uncle from Canada managed to visit him just weeks earlier. So, all in all, it all turned out pretty okay. So, later this morning, we will be heading to Ipoh to attend his wake. The funeral's set for tomorrow (Monday) morning, so I won't be around until then. I would like to take this opportunity to repeat some words of wisdom from my mother - "It doesn't matter what happens after someone dies. Only what you do when the person was still alive that really matters." __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

7th Dec 2008, 01:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
DarKSeeD BOG Translator Join Date: 30 Oct 2004 Location: Sighisoara, Romania Posts: 336 Reputation: 101 Rep Power: 7	May he rest in pace! __________________ Gizas! what a mess

7th Dec 2008, 02:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,313 Reputation: 1106 Rep Power: 14	you have my condolences __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

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PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,661 Reputation: 4442 Rep Power: 64	RIP. My condolences to you and your family Adrian. And true that, you don't realize what you have till its gone. __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

7th Dec 2008, 02:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,299 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Thanks, guys! Yes, it's true. We should appreciate our family and friends while we are all still here. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

7th Dec 2008, 08:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ishtim Super Moderator Join Date: 14 May 2003 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 3,765 Reputation: 3333 Rep Power: 43	YOu guys are in our thoghts and prayers... It is always a test for the younger ones as well. It has only been a few years since I went through a similar turn of events.

7th Dec 2008, 09:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,744 Reputation: 1144 Rep Power: 18	I'm so sorry to hear that. Condolences. Well, yeah, we must appreciate our family members and loved ones very much! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Asus P5B-E Plus, nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR3

7th Dec 2008, 11:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,430 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	Sorry to hear that Adrian... my condolences to you and your family. __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

7th Dec 2008, 11:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
mikegas I'm a regular Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 464 Reputation: 206 Rep Power: 4	My condolences...

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Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,302 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	may he RIP..My condolences to you and your family..sorry to hear bout that news. the quote that you mom mention does really make sense...btw did the lady got fired? she should be for not taking care of him properly.. __________________ GUNDAM 00[Intel Xeon E3110 E0 Stock\|Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|4x2gb DDR2 1000Mhz OCZ SLI-Ready Edition\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF]

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