How is the year 2009 getting on? So far so good, but not to some of my friends. Just as we wished each other with hope of a greater future, peace, harmony, prosperous, etc., I was also noshed with mishap & depressing stories from fellow comrades.
On 25-December 2008, I visited an ex-collegue at Universiti Hospital. A retired army then served with my previous employee in the construction line as a safety officer. We were assigned to a same project team for almost five years. After hearing that he was diagnosed with a stage 4 pancreas cancer, I knew that he needs all the support from friends & families. As we surrounded En. Amin's bed, we were so much touched by the love & passion given from his wife & kids all eight of them.
On 1-January 2009, as I just emailed to fellow buddies about our future runs & rides, I received a sms from Azahari. He was caught in a bike crash. A group of them rode the legendary Broga Classic route. Four cyclist got entangled & the worst grievanced was Azahari. 20 stitches on the four head, 10 by the left ear & a busted collar bone. A tragedy that was.
Today, 9-January 2009, I received a sms from an ex-collegue conveying a very dispair news. En. Amin passed away this morning at Serdang Hospital. I was wordless. Made a call back to the sender to confirm the news. Al-Fatihah for his soul. While the same moment, upon checking on Azahari, he's recovering from the stitches & counting days for full recovery of the collar bone.
Alfatihah...From HE we came, to HIM we return...
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