why do sad news, even though as strangers,
we do feel a sense of loss?…
tragic news that falls on our own people.
as singaporeans, we do feel the pain,
the loss and feeling sad…

even though we don’t know the victim,
but the family and close friends shared their precious memories with us,
from newspaper and blog entries…
ms lo hwei yen departed on 27th of november 2008,
leaving her love ones, her family, relatives and close friends…

as i stood here,
i remembered that faithful november last year…
when we had lost,

5 of our brightest, youngest and talented national athletics in cambodia…
the 5 warriors,
singapore dragon boaters,
departed on 23rd november 2007.

tragedy happens every other day in this world.
and as singaporeans,
we do feel it…
when tragedy strikes our own people…

its never easy to read it in the news…
its even harder for their love ones to brave such ordeal…
and for us, singaporeans,
we do feel the pain and sadness…

to the family of the lates,
my deepest condolences.
its a tough road ahead…
its very hard to forget…
but wounds would heal in time…

i remembered once a friend said,
” life is not about how long we had lived…
its about knowing that you are given another day to make it worthwhile…

we remembered the good times…