This is now my only public blog

I have been trying to cut and paste KK's obituary notice (the one that caused so much commotion!) but have not succeeded, there was a comment by KHt which I wanted to include here. Anyway I am back in KL before Easter and once again my thoughts are about whether to organise a get-together. If anyone would volunteer a venue which is central to most, I will pay for hawker food. These days I will try not to get too fastidious about preparations. Perfection is my almost second name but it comes at a price. To host a fabulous party one has to be involved in the detail. Ask any successful event manager!
If the Sng clan has a CNY get-together then I may not bother. KK wanted to celebrate ASM's birthday for her and I may step in to do it. But then I like control. For me it's important who gets invited to my functions. It's not a free for all! Maybe living in the west has changed me. Actually no, age has changed me. Disappointment abounds!

Photo opportunity

I was a little distracted with the various ceremonies and my Treasury position so didn't organise a photo op. Also I wanted to be able to have a photo of Kim Siew with us and that I should have asked for, the day before the funeral. I did try to organise for it on the 3rd of January but no problem WS that it did not eventuate! Anyway we had a good one on August 3rd.

And then there were 5 .........

It was a sudden and expected loss all within a month of me knowing about KK's diagnosis. We spent a fair amount of time with him during his last week. Coincidentally we were in KL. His 3 sons and daughters-in-law were very good and filial and Mei was quite amazing. She would be the one who will miss him the most. We haven't spent much time with KK since I left KL due to many reasons, his busy lifestyle, his many friends, his overseas trips coinciding with our visits etc. The last time he took HK and myself just the 2 of us was to an Indian curry shop somewhere in Central market from memory. This was possibly 10 or more years ago. Then the last time I had a meal with him without other family members was breakfast at the Ritz Carlton Hotel lounge on the 19th floor in 2005. I invited him to join me and Sam.
When I was at the Ampang flat, I came a cross a biscuit box - something I gave him many years ago. He is like father, me too. We keep everything - boxes, papers etc!
RIP