Saturday, June 16, 2007
@1:44 AM
TO HIM WE RETURN
7am.. the call from my auntie.
It took quite sometime for me to comprehend the message in between sleep and consciousness. He is gone to leave us all behind.
I still can remember how I use to fear him especially when I have a lose tooth. He makes sure that he extracts it... and he has his own ways. I remember how I find it amusing that he can put his teeth (actually they are just dentures) on his palm and then put them back again in his mouth. He loves to entertain his grandchildren with his magic tricks. Yayi (grandfather) definitely has a colourful personality, even as his state deteriorated.
He was just discharged yesterday after being in and out of the hospital. We were all aware of his state. We were ready. His lungs have failed. He was surviving on tubes. Yayi has gone through so much pain and suffering, it is only best that he returns to where he belongs.
I'm sure he is in a better place now.
All my prayers and thoughts to my paternal grandfather. Hj Karap bin Hj Sukaimi 1920-2007
Now I'm grandparentless.
