The Passing

I know I haven't been updating this page lately. I'm so many entries late with photos. Anyway, I've just came back from a funeral. The relative is not directly related to me. It was my mom's cousin's dad who is my grandpa's brother-in-law. 

I've never seen him much before. Maybe 3 times, from one relative's wedding to the next CNY and this year's CNY. The last I saw him was when we were all playing Black Jack. The reason for this post is not about me trying to feel sad and all but I question myself, why do I feel sad when I've never even spoken to him or even directly related to me. Is it because I witnessed a passing? Or the air around me influenced my emotions hence I felt that way.

We were at the Mandai Crematorium. I wonder, during a funeral, is it wise to take photos and videos of the people in mourning? My mom's aunt and uncle were so busy with their cameras that they filmed us crying and taking pictures of all the sad and solemn faces. It kinda got on my nerves at one point cos I felt that they should just focus paying their respect to the dead.

What irritates me was it HAS TO BE a Christian service just because the deceased went to church ONCE and also there was a Pastor in the family. What if he was a free-thinker that he was curious to see what goes on in the church hence the visit and not assumed that he believed in Christ? Christians are a horrible buncha conversion-ists.Why wasn't it a Taoist service or a Buddhist service? Why must it be a Christian service? Why not Catholic? Pfft.

Anyway, will be back again with photos. Gotta re-oil my photoshopping engine. It's rusty now.