Time really flies… just when we were talking about Bangkok… it’s already May 07. New Year has come and gone… we had gone for our trip to Hokkaido lately… just came back on the 25th Apr 07. And because of our trip to Hokkaido, we gave Bangkok a missed… yes; we wasted our Bangkok air ticket again for the second time. The first time was due to my wife having a slip disc… this round was due to those stupid bombings… and also partly because it clashes with our Hokkaido trip… so too bad…
talking about Hokkaido.. it was really a nice and relaxing trip… places there were nice.. not as scenic as swiss and italy.. but it’s sure a diff kind of beauty… places there were so clean.. people are nice and polite… weather was nice when we were there… one particular town Otaru was our favourite… small little town.. easy life style… perfect for retirement… actually a lot of Japanese, they often choose towns like that for retirement… and they actually retire early… mainly because of the hectic life they lead in bustling city like Tokyo… anyway… We are sorting our pics for developing.. once ready will upload them onto our photo album as well…
Now just a little news from home:
Just barely 2 days when we were back from Hokkaido... my dad passed away… ya… pretty shocked and surprise for my family. Actually he all along has the medical history of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ( 大动脉瘤). Back in 2002, he was diagnosed to have this bloated blood vessel on one of his 3 main vessels from the heart. These vessels actually provide blood supply to all other internal organs. So as to say, it’s extremely dangerous and definitely a major op if anything were to be done on it. When it was first discovered, it was about 3.9 cm in diameter. Doctor mentioned the only way to “cure” this is to undergo surgery. The thing will only go bigger and not smaller. So it’s like a time bomb. After explaining the risk of 50/50 and all the potential implications, my dad has decided not to go thru the op. he even jokingly commented that he will treat each year lived as a bonus. Luckily, he doesn’t have high BP and he watches his diet closely. So over the years, he has managed it well… except for some complains here and there about his health… Sad to say, after 5 years the time seems finally running up. What we didn’t expect it to be was, it come in a different form. He was complaining about constipation. So after going to 2 GPs for constipation, both GPs recommended him to go to the hospital instead. As such, we finally admitted him to SGH on 27th Apr at 5 plus 6, after he complained of extreme discomfort. He was immediate pushed for scanning and such, and doctor came to inform that he needs the op immediately due to internal bleeding. And so… doctor came at about 9 plus 10 to inform that they were unable to save him. Doctorr also said that the bleeding was from the AAA and while they managed to mend the hole, the bleeding was unable to stop and the heart beat went dead. So… that’s it. There goes… 65 years old this year… We have settled the 5 day funeral with all necessary things done, except for some more prayers and small little things to handle. Family members so far so good, all adjusting pretty well. Life would never be the same again…
I guess as time flashes by so quickly… apart from we ourselves going older each day, our dear old folks around us ages as well… and when that happens, our loved ones will slowly leave us one by one…someday… the time will come… and each time life would never be the same again… this is something beyond our control and something people always says, life cycle…! So… in life… the one and only thing we can do to ensure that we don’t regret one day is… To more spend time with our loved ones… before the time runs out one day…… we all know that time is something that we can never earn or buy back… no matter what kind of things we can do or perform, no matter how successful or how capable we are…. - Ant
