life is short
one of my dad's best friends passed away on friday. he was a former colleague of my dad, and can be considered a family friend as well. his son and daughter grew up together with me and my siblings...while we were in the states at least. we used to go to their house and have barbeques and stuff...we went to the same school...had the same teachers...played in the same orchestra...they even came over to singapore to visit a few years ago.
when my siblings went back to the states for their university education, my dad's friend would drive down to where they stayed (about 4 hours away), just to buy them dinner...on quite a number of occasions. he was a very kind and generous man.
it was during a routine checkup that they found out. six months ago, he was diagnosed with cancer, which basically came as a shock to everyone because he led a very healthy lifestyle...he enjoyed the outdoors and exercised frequently. after they got a few more different opinions from the doctors in the states, he decided to go back to korea and seek a more traditional kind of treatment. even then, he still insisted on skiing and hiking with his kids...making the most out of the time he had left.
after receiving the news, my dad booked the first flight to korea (which wasn't easy, given the start of the holiday season) to attend the funeral. i came home and cooked lunch for my mom, before bringing her out to the botanical gardens to listen to a chinese orchestra performance.
life is short.
2 comments:
hi, i chanced upon your blog through a friend's blog. first, want to say you write quite well, sometimes funny and the photos that you were experimenting look nice. keep uploading them.
ok, hope your dad does not feel too sad about his friend's demise. He was really a good friend, right?
last, hope you don't mind me leaving a comment here even though we don't know each other.
hi graceyumommy...thanks for your comliments. =) of course i don't mind you leaving comments...that's how i got to know of your friend's blog too...ene right? haha.
my dad's ok...just relieved that his friend's not suffering already...thanks for your regards.
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