Al-Fatiha...

Al-Fatiha for my uncle Kamaldin Bin Mohamed Shukor which passed away on the 18 April 2008 after a long suffering of cancer.

I was playing ginrummy with my aunt (for fun only ok no money involved) when i got a call from my 2nd cousin. Means her father is my mom's cousin. The moment i saw her name on my phone screen i think i knew the reason of that call. Minah ni jarang call. I think the last time she called was to tell me she gave birth to her 2nd child. So since her father was quite ill. So i guessed theres a bad news coming la. I answered the call the only thing that i hear was her sobs. Ok thats it. I guessed it right. She didnt talk. She went off the line. I called older sister straight away. She said "ita, atta (thats what indian muslim calls their father) dah meninggal". Im speechless. After a pause i said, "sabarlah jan, (i really dont know what to say at that time). Im always hopeless with this. I have problem comforting someone when it comes to death, cause i will start crying too. So i told her that i will inform all from my side.

First i called my mom, then my mom's brother, my aunt called the other brother.

We did not went that night itself. My mom tired la baru balik business with my father. My brother went around 1am kot. My aunt and i... takyah cerita la, kami ni pengecut. All of us went to Klang in the morning. Oh btw he lived in Klang. By the time we arrived they already 'kapan' the 'jenazah'. We got the chance of seeing his face for the last time. My dad n my brother went till the graveyard. My mom, aunt and i went back to his house which is nearby the Surau.

Everything settled by 11.30am. We left Klang at about 12.ish. Went for lunch. And head home straight. Life goes on. Mom and Dad went back for their business. My brother and i stayed back at my aunts place for the day. We went home after dinner.

What a day.

19/04/2008