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Sadness amidst the joy [message #11803]

Thu, 26 June 2003 10:35

david in hong kong

On fire!

Location: American working in Thail...
Registered: February 2002
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Man's father died this morning. So Man has dropped everything and gone to the family home near the Cambodian border. It's called Kanchanaburi, and is only famous as the real-life site of the "Bridge Over the River Kwai" which they made the movie about (WW II, Japanese occupation, hundreds of prisoners of war died).

It's weird, actually. Man doesn't know any of you, but I do. And you all only know about him thru me, but it feels to me like he's sort of involved here on the MB as well, despite the fact that he may never post a message of his own.

Buddhist ceremonies take place for three nights, with the body in this case being at home, kind of like an old-style Irish wake. That will be Friday thru Sunday nights. I'm very sad that I can't be there for him when he needs me the most. This was a shocking bolt out of the blue, but at least he wasn't sick for a long time. He just had a heart attack in his sleep and was gone...kind of like I'd like to go, come to think of it.

I'm glad, at least, that I'll be there for him when he gets back to our home on Tuesday...the same day that I arrive. We each seem to be good at picking the pieces up for each other.

"Always forgive your enemies...nothing annoys them quite so much." Oscar Wilde

		Sadness amidst the joy By: david in hong kong on Thu, 26 June 2003 10:35
		My sincerest condolences..... By: marc on Thu, 26 June 2003 10:59
		Re: My sincerest condolences..... By: david in hong kong on Fri, 27 June 2003 10:41
		I would love that.... By: marc on Fri, 27 June 2003 20:54
		Hugs for Man... By: lenny on Thu, 26 June 2003 11:15
		David, please give Man my sincerest condolences By: Steve on Thu, 26 June 2003 11:19
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: timmy on Thu, 26 June 2003 11:32
		I'm So Sorry By: smith on Thu, 26 June 2003 13:04
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: thirdfencepost on Thu, 26 June 2003 13:38
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: Charlie Smith on Thu, 26 June 2003 17:38
		Thinking good thoughts By: e on Thu, 26 June 2003 19:21
		You're absolutely right, e... By: david in hong kong on Fri, 27 June 2003 10:46
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: mike on Thu, 26 June 2003 21:34
		My condolences to Man and his family By: charlie on Fri, 27 June 2003 01:15
		Send Man my warm wishes, too, please. By: trevor on Fri, 27 June 2003 01:56
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: ron on Fri, 27 June 2003 09:24
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: david in hong kong on Fri, 27 June 2003 10:44
		Re: Sadness amidst the joy By: ron on Fri, 27 June 2003 20:45
		Man deserves the best.... He has it in you David.... By: marc on Fri, 27 June 2003 20:58

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