Cemetery Sentimentals

Here I was online thinking of what to add to this seemingly empty blog. What to write? The question kept surfacing in my mind. Then, when I thought I was beginning to grab hold of an interesting topic, my phone rang.

It was my aunt. She asked whether I could come over to her place to help her out with some documents. Apparently, the Municipal Council wants to reclaim any unused grave land for "reburying" (is there such a word?). So those with graves need to register them to avoid the land being reclaimed by the MPPP...What a drag....

Twenty minutes later, I was sitting on the sofa in my grandmother's house, looking at a list of names I had never seen before. And I had to get their plot numbers, the systematic location of their graves. My grandmother came along as well as Nelson. When we arrived, we couldn't find the management office! After walking around and a few calls, we discovered it hidden behind the columbarium(the House of Ashes)and outside the cemetery. Then attendant in charge handed us a form and asked us to fill in the particulars of those buried so he could refer to the register for their respective plot numbers. This was gonna take a while.

In the end we had to locate two unknown ancestors (two great grandmothers in fact), both married to my grandmother's grandfather. Besides that I also found out that my grandmother's father was bombed and my grandfathers dad had tuberculosis. Also, I realised that I was dealing with people from five generations ago (well at least whats left of them...). On the way home, I couldn't help wonder what would happen to me five generations later? Would my grave be readable like my ancestors, or forgotten by my descendants like the few I passed by in the cemetery? It was certainly something that I would never had thought about if not for this visit to the cemetery.

Wholy Holy Holey Hols

Yeap, that's a lot of "hols". This year's Year End Holidays sure is packed. Balancing between gaming, university applications, revision (yes, I DO revise during the hols...just a little though xD), examinations, trips, stayovers, camps, school activities and in between the vital process of life also known as sleep, my holidays are just like my title, whole, holy(church activities and camp) and holey(the rare free days in between). If there ever was the World Record for Most Stuff Done In One Long Holiday, I'd probably be nominated for Person With Most Diverse Activities!!! Anyways to those who want to invite me out (yes you need to make a reservation, sir...), here is my current schedule. Be warned though, its still incomplete.
20/11                745-1230    Choir practice (Yeah yeah I'm in the choir SO WHAT?)
22,23,25,26      900-1200    Physics tuition (See I revise and study during the hols!!!^^...)
22,23,24,25      1200-1200  Stayover (...and manage to entertain friends and game like MAD!!!)
4/12                  800-1230    SAT Subject Test (Anyone know where Dalat International is???)
10/12-15/12      1200-1200  Sarawak Trip With Cuzins (Me<3 cousins!!!)
15/12-17/12      1200-1200  Bomba Camp
19/12-31/12      1200-1200  Johor, KL, Singapore Trip (yeap it means I'm gone for like 13 days!!!)
*1200-1200 means whole day occupied.
Well that's it folks. Hope you enjoy your holidays!!!^^
 

There Is A First For Everything

Hey there, everyone! Now before I begin, kindly pick up your jawbones off the floor. You might get germs on them^^ Anyway here is the first entry of the Silent Existence, a humble individual with lots on his mind...well at least on games and some very general topics.

Yes, you heard it right, I shall refrain from drowning people in information like the number of times I used the word sheesh in one day or how many chairs have I sat on(Isn't that better on Twitter?) if I want people to come and come again. Yes, yes I will be writing on everyday stuff but don't expect pictures of yours truly. My photographer could tell you they're some of the rarest on the market.(But if you pay me I'd be happy to give you one XD)