Farewell Mr Phua, may U rest in peace...

Mummy and daddy took hours off from work this afternoon to attend the casket procession. We wanted to bid our last goodbye to Mr Phua.

The casket was scheduled to leave at 4pm for Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Complex At the praying ceremony, the spouse was present throughout. She mostly sat by the side with a sunken face when the priest and relatives of deceased were performing the ritual. When the ceremony ended, she grabbed the children home to do 'don't know what chore'! Faintz!! The procession got to wait for them before the fateful send-off. Luckily the casket in-charge followed her to prevent any MIA, just in case... It was delayed another 15 minutes when the spouse and children were finally got ready.

The rest was rather swift, too quick to mark the end of a person... The coffin was mechanically pushed in and that was it: a life was gone... Sigh...couldn't help but sob while saying our last goodbye to our neighbour. If only, if only...

All relatives gathered at the entrance of the Crematorium for the ritual wash-up. Mummy heard a loud 'thub' suddenly! Before I could see clearly, the spouse had fallen on the floor. Next was loud exchange of curse and swear between the spouse and Mr Phua's relatives. Should the casket in-charge failed to stand between them, a fight might have erupted. When we reached home, the police came to take down statement. The spouse reported that Mr Phua's relatives attacked her. Faintzz!! As if there was not enough trouble. Anyway, the police left soon after, no arrest was made.

We learned from Mr Phua's niece that their main concern was the two daughters. They would consult the legal procedures to protect the interest of these two girls.

Meanwhile, the spouse secured her leverage tightly. Not even school is allowed. The trio were last seen loitering around the neighbourhood. Some heard that she wants to bring the children back to her Malaysia hometown. Sigh, the fate of these two girls is worrying... Hopefully the relatives can save them in time.