What a gloomy day! Early today, there was a yellowish fog enveloping the area. Then later on there's a heavy downpour that goes through the night. We were just going out to run some errands in the evening when Wei's sis called to say that it's time to fetch MIL home. The BAD NEWS that we dreaded has arrived.....
And so begin a long night of preparing the discharge, waiting for ambulance and then mourning the unavoidable. When we arrived home, I'm so surprised to see that awning is being set up, and the people in charge of the funeral services are already there! What, can't it wait? The family members aren't even done with the mourning yet, the body is still warm and breathing, and you are ready and waiting??!!!??Hellooo.... we don't give out awards for efficiency man!
The time now is 12.34am, and MIL is still alive, albeit not kickin'. So I feel that all the process of sending her home and doing a proper mourning is a waste of time when you are already shooing her along. Just my two cents though. I can never fully understand Chinese tradition.
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