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Post by Duvet on Sept 14, 2008 20:16:08 GMT -5
Sup
In the ICU waiting room with relatives and stuff.
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Post by Hauskaz on Sept 15, 2008 6:07:24 GMT -5
Oh nice. Stabbed one of them?
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Post by Duvet on Sept 15, 2008 16:32:28 GMT -5
Dying Grandfather. He was admitted to the hospital last month. He passed away at 4:37pm today. Looks like I'm attending another funeral.  |
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Post by Hauskaz on Sept 15, 2008 16:41:52 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about that.
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Post by hellomeow on Sept 15, 2008 17:15:02 GMT -5
My condolences.
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Post by Duvet on Sept 20, 2008 2:32:41 GMT -5
Funeral Home ceremony begins Sunday morning so I'll pretty much be gone the entire day. The actual burying will take place on Tuesday which is also the day of my Birthday.
But according to Chinese religion and tradition, it's extremely bad luck if I were to attend the funeral on the day of my birthday, therefore most likely I'll be attending school and staying home instead of leaving at 5am to go to a cemetery.
lol I'll be the only person in my entire family not attending the burial. Am I a bad person?
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Post by Hauskaz on Sept 20, 2008 2:37:10 GMT -5
That's a pretty fucked up coincidence. A different day would not have sufficed?
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Post by Duvet on Sept 20, 2008 14:46:07 GMT -5
Unfortunately, no. Chinese funerals are very different from traditional ones.
There are "Good" and "Bad" days. Coincidentally, Sunday and Tuesday are the closest "Good" days (since my whole family wants the funeral to be held ASAP). Monday and days after Tuesday are considered "Bad" days, according to Old Chinese Monks or whatever. Every Chinese funeral needs a Monk in order for the funeral to even take place and considering that the majority of my family is Buddhist, they really believe in the Monks.
But the rituals and routines in Chinese funerals all remain the same, so I'll pretty much be doing the exact same stuff as I did at my Grandmother's funeral in December'07. (e.g. burning papers and incense, various praying sessions, etc.)
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Post by Hauskaz on Sept 20, 2008 15:17:28 GMT -5
Kinda makes me wonder what my funeral would be like. Having two different sides makes things strange.
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Post by Duvet on Sept 21, 2008 22:48:21 GMT -5
Well just got home from the Funeral Home.
Tuesday I'm not attending the Funeral due to Chinese superstitions, religion, etc. However, I can't attend school that day either for the exact same fact.
Pro. I get to stay home on my birthday.
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Post by hellomeow on Feb 24, 2009 0:09:46 GMT -5
Kinda makes me wonder what my funeral would be like. Having two different sides makes things strange. What? |
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Post by Hauskaz on Feb 24, 2009 16:03:40 GMT -5
Half my family lives in Thailand and barely knows the white side. Thinking about, they probably wouldn't show up anyways though.
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