tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13509789030299595912011-12-15T23:52:12.984-08:00This blog is dedicated to the loved ones who have departed form us physically but still lives so much in all the loved ones that they have left behind.Bernard Teohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863758700942329045noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350978903029959591.post-2709304414428084682008-11-12T05:58:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:52:29.133-08:00On Sunday, 9 November 2008, the last of my grand parents went home. It was nothing to be sad about, as we all know that she is in a much better place now. Having reach an age of 100 years old is a great accomplishment. Bring up 10 children with many great grand children running around now. I'm sure she is happy.<br /><br />The procession on Sunday was a Taoist on as one of my uncles was in charge of the whole arrangement. But I'm sure that she is in heaven with the Lord as she has already accepted Jesus as her Saviour. The arrangement for the funeral was solely handled by my uncle who in total I heard spent $20,000.00.<br /><br />It was the grandest I've ever witness. With all the traditional chinese band, flower girls, big association banners, big head dolls and a walking party of almost 200 hundred people. The head of the procession was about 800 meters in front of the casket with 3 buses and 5 cars tagging along behind. In total I estimated the length of the procession to be about 1KM long.<br /><br />I'm appreciating this as a chinese, as part of our culture and traditions.<br /><br />Here are some photos to let you have a feel.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrXCd8QXI/AAAAAAAACxQ/4Uc4l-dm7IA/s1600-h/IMG_4002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrXCd8QXI/AAAAAAAACxQ/4Uc4l-dm7IA/s400/IMG_4002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781495195189618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrXLOguxI/AAAAAAAACxY/eJ9xn6l0U0w/s1600-h/IMG_4013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrXLOguxI/AAAAAAAACxY/eJ9xn6l0U0w/s400/IMG_4013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781497546390290" border="0" /></a>Funeral Fashion<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrFyFaMxI/AAAAAAAACxI/MykJoEpodY0/s1600-h/IMG_4282.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrFyFaMxI/AAAAAAAACxI/MykJoEpodY0/s400/IMG_4282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781198739550994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrE2gFRjI/AAAAAAAACwo/RSnnyw8_WC8/s1600-h/IMG_4014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrE2gFRjI/AAAAAAAACwo/RSnnyw8_WC8/s400/IMG_4014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781182745298482" border="0" /></a><br />Taking photos at funerals is no longer a no-no... These are memories to keep too...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrF52hnCI/AAAAAAAACxA/nweetZJiN1U/s1600-h/IMG_4215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrF52hnCI/AAAAAAAACxA/nweetZJiN1U/s400/IMG_4215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781200824605730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrFrOELTI/AAAAAAAACw4/yDDba6G6CXY/s1600-h/IMG_4206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrFrOELTI/AAAAAAAACw4/yDDba6G6CXY/s400/IMG_4206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781196896808242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrFbDZi8I/AAAAAAAACww/FqkS1ajwyn8/s1600-h/IMG_4075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrrFbDZi8I/AAAAAAAACww/FqkS1ajwyn8/s400/IMG_4075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267781192557104066" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqRCKS8sI/AAAAAAAACwA/2zoVLlCJGQ4/s1600-h/IMG_4316.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqRCKS8sI/AAAAAAAACwA/2zoVLlCJGQ4/s400/IMG_4316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780292521947842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqSip-2EI/AAAAAAAACwQ/4vHHi-5K9QM/s1600-h/IMG_4431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqSip-2EI/AAAAAAAACwQ/4vHHi-5K9QM/s400/IMG_4431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780318424651842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqSF4JiHI/AAAAAAAACwI/oKq_Nr6Qgo4/s1600-h/IMG_4377.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqSF4JiHI/AAAAAAAACwI/oKq_Nr6Qgo4/s400/IMG_4377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780310699444338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Crowds gather as a grand procession like this rarely happens these days<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqTLXfOTI/AAAAAAAACwg/D1Sl42foXMU/s1600-h/IMG_4549.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqTLXfOTI/AAAAAAAACwg/D1Sl42foXMU/s400/IMG_4549.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780329352935730" border="0" /></a><br />The leader of the procession<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqEM85XvI/AAAAAAAACv4/pg3eTF08ksc/s1600-h/IMG_4602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqEM85XvI/AAAAAAAACv4/pg3eTF08ksc/s400/IMG_4602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780072080236274" border="0" /></a><br />The leader is now at the overhead green sign board<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqEJ8jO3I/AAAAAAAACvw/VR9jmj7PdJA/s1600-h/IMG_4600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqEJ8jO3I/AAAAAAAACvw/VR9jmj7PdJA/s400/IMG_4600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780071273479026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And the last car is somewhere behind the last chartered SBS bus.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqD0cD6vI/AAAAAAAACvo/eInxI_Yvqm0/s1600-h/IMG_4592.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqD0cD6vI/AAAAAAAACvo/eInxI_Yvqm0/s400/IMG_4592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780065500064498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqDozbq-I/AAAAAAAACvg/HSnFMQPHoNQ/s1600-h/IMG_4574.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqDozbq-I/AAAAAAAACvg/HSnFMQPHoNQ/s400/IMG_4574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780062376864738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A walking party of about 100m<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqDBSgn2I/AAAAAAAACvY/sQjcAdAbybA/s1600-h/IMG_4563.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8YMO5zCbZV0/SRrqDBSgn2I/AAAAAAAACvY/sQjcAdAbybA/s400/IMG_4563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780051769794402" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1350978903029959591-270930441442808468?l=farewellmybeloved.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bernard Teohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863758700942329045noreply@blogger.com0