I Have Lost A Great Buddy

In 1998 my auntie died suddenly of heart attack.She was only 35 years old. In 2005 my grandmother died at the age of 76.

Since his heart valve operation in 2002,my late father always reminded me about Prophet Mohd (peace be upon him) hadis i.e.that human lifespan would be between 60 years and 70 years. Even Prophet Mohd died at the age of 63. I thought I have prepared BUT in reality it sucks although my father died at the age of 71.( My father's mother is still alive but she is senile at 90 I think)

I have lost not only a great father but also a friend who would argue with me on world affairs from credit crunch to the Palestinian conflict. I am sad and shock especially remembering him having his stroke inside my Perodua Kancil that evening of 30th December 2008.

May God Bless His Soul.

My Father DIED on 30th December 2008

Allah The Almighty the One and only God, my beloved father DIED at Kuala Pilah Hospital on December 30th 2008 for pneumonia and heart failure at 2210 hours.

Just the day before, our family were in Kuantan Pahang to celebrate my father's 71st birthday and my parent's 43rd wedding anniversary at Swiss Garden Resort Kuantan. I noticed a lot of differences with my father lately BUT I thought it was nothing to matter.

On 27th December 2008, the Ruler of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Jaafar also passed away.We were on the way to Kuantan when the Ruler's death was announced BUT I noticed my father was looking and staring at me. I just smile.

I have prepared myself for this situation since September 2002 when my father did his heart valve replacement surgery at IJN BUT I am just an ordinary human being. However I am glad that my father died peacefully WITHOUT any debts to burden his next of kin i.e. me. Should he die in September 2002 I would still need to settle his mortgage (housing loan) BUT my father's housing loan was settled in July 2005.

Now that I am the head of the family many things have to be done. First thing is to go to the Malaysian Public Services Department to renew my father's pension so that it would be paid to my mother instead.In so doing I suffered a minor chest pain on December 31st 2008 and was warded at Kuala Pilah Hospital until January 5th 2009.Now I have to take some pills for hypertension and undergo Stress, Echo and Hulter tests in March 2009.

Please give me sometime so I could refresh my mind regarding the global economic situation.

Al Fatehah