as i struggle to discover a trace of maternity instinct within me - why am i the only one who find all the hankering over baby ryan a little over the top? - i must admit that my cold heart warms up to this picture when i first saw it.

ok lah, he is extremely cute. he is my nephew.

so grandpa went to a better place.
strangely, despite the solemn occasion, what i remembered most strongly from those few days was laughter. everyone laughing over the dai di games, the taoist monks, thh funeral rituals (our family is not even taoist!), the latest antics of baby ryan. of course there were tears but mostly i think the family grew closer that week.

met up with new and old friends that week. realised again that there is much to be missed in singapore. even Straits Times.