It was a tragic end to year 2011 as we laid my MIL to rest – 31.12.11. It was a grand funeral steeped in tradition attended by a few hundreds of friends, relatives and politicians.
The eulogy was very beautiful and meaningful it brought everyone to tears.
I would say it was a good way to send off someone as beautiful and loving as her.
It was also a very painful experience for me after the funeral.
We returned home to do the general cleaning. While we were fixing back the chandelier, we were laughing hysterically as hubby & my BIL was goofing around. All of a sudden a part of the chandelier above my head came crashing down on me! I didn’t realize the damage nor the pain until I saw shards of broken crystals on the floor. In the end, I had a big gigantic bump and was slightly bleeding. Hmm… a stark reminder not to clown around while in mourning. It’s 100 days mourning period.
Today, a day after the funeral and also being the first day of a brand new year of 2012, sadness filled the household as we have to clean and throw away all belongings of my MIL. This is difficult for all but this is the tradition that we have to uphold.
We can’t go out nor visit other relatives for the next 7 days (I can’t go back to my mum’s house too). We can only fly back to Miri after we complete the 1st week of mourning ritual.
I hope the rest of this year is not as gloomy as how it started. Here’s to a brighter year!
