it is with sadness that i write about the demise of another shop-neighbour. this time is the one on the other side of the shop.
'ngau park' as all of us call him has just passed away this very morning. he was reading his morning his newspaper as usual in the compoud of his house and left peacefully still sitting there in the morning sunlight.
his wife called to our house this morning at about 10.30 a.m. grandma picked up the phone but 'ngau sou' was too grief-stricken to talk and there was silence on the line for about one minute. then someone else took over and told grandma the news.
it is with teary eyes that grandma accepted the news. then she called dad to go over to see if he could offer any help. he is still there now. i guess preparations are underway for the funeral. his children should be coming back from the states, singapore, kl and one dunno where.
they have worked hard to provide the best for their children's education and it is with fondness that my siblings and i remember the couple.
ngau sou is a good cook who never forgets us whenever she made her delicious delicacies. food would be flying through the partition in the wall and conversations would be carried out from one side to another side by raising the voices.
they would welcome us with open arms when we rushed over to watch their small tv to catch the hk drama at 6p.m. when there was a power cut. their generator was ever ready to serve our addiction. everyone would cram in their small bedroom and all available seats would be pulled into the room. the smaller ones would even sit on the bed. we were this addicted to this routine.
i hope ngau sou would be strong to face this hurdle and may ngau park's soul rest in peace.
4 comments:
really a shock when i heard about the terrible news. stil remember the time we spent running between the 2 shops and with the lovely dog ngau pak had, 'kow chai'. hope they could meet again in haven and rest in peace...
yes he is the tall mechanic.
no matter how greasy the shop was, the dog would always be fluffy and white.
ngau pak is the mechanic rite?? haf alwiz known him as the tall mechanic... use to haf breakie wif him and my dad when i was much younger... may his soul rest in peace....
yeah yee told me ngau pak passed away, grandma told her when she called home. how's is ngau sou holding on? we'll miss him. may his soul rest in peace.
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