June 28, 2004
"Inspired by Death"
My Pa's favourite pet fish died. Of suffocation.
The air tube that was supposed to provide oxygen to its tank was, somehow, not functioning after a slight black out yester-evening. But this was not why it died. It died cos of our negligience to check that the thing was working after the black out.
Sigh.
I went to take a last look at the poor fish after coming back from work.
What does it feel like to die of suffocation?
What does it feel like to take every breath, wondering if you would have the next one?
What does it feel like to have your life slowly sucked out of you?
Shar (one of my new colleagues) told me before that for Malays, they believe that when you are about to die, a spirit (or was it some death messenger) will come and take your soul away. And the more bad deeds you've done, the more slowly your soul will be taken out. That's why some people feel 'asthmatic' and couldn't catch their breath in the last moments of death. She said it's a painful way to die.
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I read one of the comics that D lent me. Death, being the time of our lives.
Suddenly, I have this fascination about Death. Really. Nothing about religion, just Death. A destination we are all taking each day towards. An outcome which we are all investing in.
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 19:37