With Christmas round the corner, I have been thinking how different this year's Christmas would be as this will be our first Christmas without Grandpa. My sister said there won't be much difference since Grandpa usually hung out in his room upstairs most of the time throughout our gatherings. True, but still, we know that he was upstairs all those time. I guess, he will still be around this Christmas, in spirit.
Sorry for the neglect on this site and on my stories on Grandpa and Grandma. After Grandpa's cremation, his bones and ashes were brought back to his house for about a month. I was told that the bulk of it, bones and ashes were put into an urn. And the remaining ashes were kept in a cup-like tupperware. Grandpa's wishes was to have his ashes thrown into the sea and so I was also expecting this. Somehow, my aunt prefers his urn to be kept at a church and the remaining ashes will be thrown into the sea.
His urn is kept at a church in Klang and the remaining ashes were thrown into the sea off Port Dickson, where he went most of the time with his children in his younger days. I didn't go for both and I didn't see his urn. I only saw the cup-like tupperware when I visited Grandma just before our US trip in October.
That was the first and only time I went back there since Grandpa's death. It felt different and kinda empty. The room he was in which was situated downstairs was left empty, his stuff (clothes, remaining medication, etc) mostly were given away to those in need. The maid didn't want the room back yet saying that she will moved back down later.
Anyway, I need to make the effort to visit Grandma as often as I can as I wouldn't want to think we all favour Grandpa only. She actually missed Grandpa although she would deny this. But I heard from my mom that she was saying good stuff about him after his death, something I've not heard from her before. ;)
I will try and post more stories on them when I can. Have a merry and joyous Christmas to all of you!
Sorry for the neglect on this site and on my stories on Grandpa and Grandma. After Grandpa's cremation, his bones and ashes were brought back to his house for about a month. I was told that the bulk of it, bones and ashes were put into an urn. And the remaining ashes were kept in a cup-like tupperware. Grandpa's wishes was to have his ashes thrown into the sea and so I was also expecting this. Somehow, my aunt prefers his urn to be kept at a church and the remaining ashes will be thrown into the sea.
His urn is kept at a church in Klang and the remaining ashes were thrown into the sea off Port Dickson, where he went most of the time with his children in his younger days. I didn't go for both and I didn't see his urn. I only saw the cup-like tupperware when I visited Grandma just before our US trip in October.
That was the first and only time I went back there since Grandpa's death. It felt different and kinda empty. The room he was in which was situated downstairs was left empty, his stuff (clothes, remaining medication, etc) mostly were given away to those in need. The maid didn't want the room back yet saying that she will moved back down later.
Anyway, I need to make the effort to visit Grandma as often as I can as I wouldn't want to think we all favour Grandpa only. She actually missed Grandpa although she would deny this. But I heard from my mom that she was saying good stuff about him after his death, something I've not heard from her before. ;)
I will try and post more stories on them when I can. Have a merry and joyous Christmas to all of you!
