Monday 16 June 2008

The Greatest Loss

To lose a friend is devastating.

But there is no greater loss than someone who shared your life.
Your home, your children.
A glass of water, a plate of food.
Aspirations and tribulations.
Joys and sadness.

It is extremely tough.

You cope, you have to go on.
Make something out of your life.

You wonder on occasions, what life could have been.

Siew Tan (Sue) Cheam – Parit, Petaling Jaya, Cambridge (Boston), New York, Haberfield (Sydney).
Sultan Iskandar School. Anglo-Chinese School.
University of Malaya.
Felda, ABN-AMRO.
Red Cross, netball, long jump, badminton, even diving.
But don’t ask her to swim, jog or golf!

Beauty and brain.
A bundle of energy.
A gift from God.
Packed a lot into her life.
Did things in doubly quick time; fastest wok in town.
Achieved and gave much, but took so little.

The bloody bloody C, five years ago.
She fought her greatest battle, graciously.
Helplessly, we lost her.


We (Han, Olivia and Rachel, Joe and yours truly)
are exceedingly proud of her.

Today would have been her birthday.

She was inspiring. A life to be celebrated and remembered.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The writer tells of his memory for his wife who died five years ago. His memory of life he and his family shared with his wife is as vivid as ever. Her actions, trails,personality
and every thing about her as in the writer's own words" beauty and brain, a bundle of energy, a gift from God,packed a lot into her" are much missed by the family. He and his family have to go on living and cope with life without her presence but she lives on for ever in their minds.