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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 @ 2:17 PM
life is so fragile Every time i read news about natural disaster or freak accidents, i always think "oh my gosh that's terrible" but that only last for the span of the news report. i somehow find myself going back to my own life not thinking much about it. but this time, when i saw the news of the dragon boat tragedy, it just got to me. maybe because they are friends of the people around me? it's like everywhere you go, you hear people talking about how they know them and how worried they are. i just find myself constantly thinking about it. and i actually cried when i read the reports. you just keep thinking you really never know what is going to happen. in that particular moment, you just can't help mourning the loss as if you really know them. if i can't help feeling this way, i can only imagine the pain that friends and relatives of the rowers feel. "That evening, when the team cleared the bus of their belongings, Mr Tan said he saw a shoebag lying in a corner by a seat. It belonged to Mr Chee Wei Cheng, 20, a close friend who drowned. Mr Tan hugged Mr Chee's shoebag to sleep that night. But waking up in tears later, he said: 'I dreamt of Wei Cheng, he came to me and told me not to wait anymore. 'He said goodbye.' " |
