finally.. i'm back at my home.. tt oso means.. end of my grandma funeral..
my granda was cremated ytd at "Guang Ming Shan".. wif tears and sadness all over de place..
lets hv a summary of wad i did for past dayz at funeral..
b4 tt.. i am gona warn u all.. tis is going to be a long and boring blog post........
MONDAY
reach at 1pm .. settle down.. and prepare those chi we called " golden and silver papers ( direct tranlsation ) " .. those papers we use to burn for ppl hu pass away la.. wif golden and silver colours on it.. which represent golds and silvers.. so ya.. fold dem into shape of "yuan bao" .. den.. abt 2.30pm .. my grandma body was send back.. and in routine.. all child muz be dere to c de body .. and grandchild and below.. hv to turn ard and cannot c 1st.. and my mum and others aunties and uncle were dere as dey carry my grandma body in.. and place it beside de casket.. after tt.. we were allowed to turn back.. and continue wif our stuffs..
evenin time.. de 1st prayers start.. walk ard.. prayin.. which means i hv to kneel and stand for quite a no. of times which oso means my knee-cap is screamin due to de pain -.- .. after de prayers end.. dey carried my grandma body into de funeral.. and den, we make our last round around de coffin, to c my grandma, before dey closes de casket.. leavin only my grandma head part.. wif a transparent glass.. so we can c her face..
at nite.. some of us stayed overnite.. didnt really slp .. only fell aslp like.. 5+pm.. and 7pm got to wake up.. prepare go UT ..
TUESDAY
me and jayson leave de funeal place at 8am.. to go back RP for UT.. and finally get in a cab.. after UT.. we decided to take train back.. since dere is quite alot of time left.. and we arent in rush of time.. bought some finger food in W1 canteen.. and walk to wdlands.. took train to CCK.. and we alight and go to Lot 1 1st.. and try to buy some of my grandma fav. food and go back pray.. bt sad to say.. de new stocks hvent arrive and so.. we took bus back to funeral dere..
so.. we start to fold de gold and silver papers again.. and serve those people hu came to attend de funeal la.. which means.. ppl hu are not closely related to us.. for eg. " my grandma's neighbour.. or.. some distant relatives.. or some frens of my aunties or cousins.. not involvin in funeral " ..
evenin.. 1 of my cousin bought mac chicken w/o mayonise as me and jayson instructed.. as we noe.. our grandma likes burger.. bt dislike de mayonese.. de reason y we didnt buy in mornin cuz its only 10+... and its still breakfast for MAC .. and de nite.. goes on ...
until midnite.. leavin only me, jayson, wei jie, uncle shawn, my dad and jayson's dad to look after de funeral place.. *weijie is jayson's younger bro.
and during de both days and nite.. we hv to keep on burn de insense paper .. piece by piece.. and not lettin de fire to be gone .. dun really noe y la .. so take turns lo.. even in midnite.. we oso nid to do tis.. so.. left wif 6 of us.. jayson's dad is bz entertainin his frenz hu came.. and left wif 5 .. uncle shawn hv to settle his stuffs.. down wif 4 .. my dad isnt feelin tt well.. quite sick.. down wif 3.. my dad slp 1st.. and weijie burn 1st.. i on my laptop.. bt no wireless allowed for me to connect.. so off it.. and try to get some nap 1st.. at abt 4am.. its my turn.. so head in.. and burn... piece by piece..
WEDNESDAY
until mornin.. 6am.. my dad took over for awhile and i go wash up.. and take a drink.. den i go fold de gold and silver papers.. while my 2 cousins still slpin.. and my dad burnin de incense paper.. at abt 7.30.. all hv woken up... and 8.30am .. some of our relatives hu went home last nite arrived too .. and we had breakfast turn by turn .. nth special oso.. did de same thing.. until nite.. when we did our prayers again.. and.. due to de kneeling and standing.. my knee-cap cant continue and i so-called " collapse" after de 1st round prayers ended.. my mum and dad help m me to one side and my mum ask me not to continue wif de rest of prayers anymore.. of cuz.. i rejected de idea as tis is de last prayers we r doing for my grandma.. before de cremate.. my mum and dad stopped me.. and my mum told me " I hv told ur grandma abt ur knee cap injuries.. she wont blame u.." Upon hearin tis.. tears flow down my cheek.. den uncle shawn come over.. sayin " grandma dotes on u all alot.. she wont blame u one.. she noes u injured ur knee .. listen to ur mum.. juz sit at tis corner.. and see de whole prayers.." reluctantly.. i agree .. de whole thing end at 9+pm .. after dey burnt all de things away.. de house.. car.. golds and silvers.. after endin.. we oso got nth much to do.. and .. i finally get some slp.. slept at 2am.. until 7 .. wake up.. wash up.. ands tis UT time.. AGAIN..
THURSDAY
same.. me and jayson left at 8.. and got on to a cab.. after UT.. we took a cab and fly back to funeral site.. as thu.. is de day.. when my grandma is going to cremate.. we reach de funeral site.. and changed our clothes .. and wear our socks.. as we are not allowd to wear shoes.. and joined in de last part b4 sendin my grandma to cremate.. we follow de taoist.. and walk around my grandma casket.. throwing de incense paper 1 by 1.. and after tt.. dey closed de casket completely.. even de part where we can use to c my grandma face, dey closed it. and.. dey carry de casket into a van.. and we got to walk behind de van.. until a certain distance.. b4 we board de bus.. and travel to "Guang Ming Shan" .. for cremation..
after reachin Guang Ming Shan.. we kneel down as de monks over dere gives their prayers.. and my grandma were pushed in.. and.. cremanted..
after tt.. we took de same bus back to funeral place.. and de place is almost cleared.. and we had our lunch.. which was prepared by some ppl.. hu we hired to cook.. and after tt.. we changed back to our own clothes .. n throw away de one we wear for funeral..
and at 2.30.. some of us went back to Guang Ming Shan .. to pick up de bones tt were left after de cremation .. and place it in a tin which were give by dem.. and choose a spot to place de tin in.. which is near some of de relatives too .. so.. it will be easier for us next time when we go and pray..
end of 4 dayz.. i noe its boring and long.. sorry all ..
dere is something.. i wana type out.. bt i juz cant.. so.. those hu read my blog.. if u all wan.. can sms/msn me.. i c whether can reply u =P
and.. i hv pon sch for de past 1 wk.. straight 5 dayz.. fuck man.. 5 X tgt.. amazing~ -.-
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its time to stop
&bye..J[K]night[X] is out of here~