What will people say at YOUR funeral?

My mum's cousin collapsed and passed away on Monday night. I attended her funeral yesterday. The church service ended with her brother Rohan's eulogy. Some of the words he and many others used to describe his sister were as follows:

KIND

GENTLE

HONEST

SINCERE

GRACIOUS

RESPECTFUL

FORGIVING

LOADED WITH FAITH (IN GOD AND IN PEOPLE)

COMPASSIONATE

My uncle (Dato Dr Charles Vijayan David) once said 'She is close to being the perfect person'.

Rohan said as far as he remembered, his sister only ever displayed anger, or a semblance of it once. And even that was a feeble attempt! She simply could not get upset or angry about anything or with anyone. She lived her life in service to God and to the people around her. She was a qualified Pharmacist and a person of high standing in the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP). She travelled the world and attended international conferences as well as spoke at them. Her voice might have been soft and gentle and her personality humble and reserved; but she left a huge imprint on the world and on the lives of the people she touched.

My memories of her are of a lady who always smiled. Smiled like she cared and like she herself didn't have a care in the world. She was calm and reassuring. Always asking how you were and very interested in what you had to say. She took the time and she took the trouble. She was a devoted mother, a loving daughter and a wonderful friend.

It was a lovely funeral. Very sad but everyone with so much good to remember her by. And for those of you who believe in heaven (I know I do), she is definitely there right now, feasting and dancing. Another angel to watch over us.

Her passing got me thinking. What have I done that's good in my life? Whom have I touched? What worth will I leave behind?

What will people say at my funeral?

Kireen Marion Marshall was 45 when she passed on. She leaves behind her husband - Peter Louise and their darling son, Joseph - 6 years old and with a smile just like his mother's.

The SWINES!

A colleague of mine has been sick as a dog for the past few days! She has seen a doctor, taken meds buy progressively got worse. Yesterday we found out that someone she was exposed to had been diagnosed with H1N1 so chances are, she might have picked it up too.

So she dragged herself to UH (University Hospital) and spent a good 4 hours waiting to see a doctor to get tested. Guess what? THEY REFUSED TO GET HER TESTED FOR H1N1!!!! WTF WTF WTF!!

Apparently she needs to be like dying or something to warrant a test. So instead of testing her to be sure, they sent her off with a pat on the bum and an MC and had the gall to tell her to monitor herself and if she got worse, then go back for a test! WT BLOODY F!

I called my aunt this morning and she confirmed that my other aunt as well as her son both came down with horrible flus, bodyaches, high fevers and sore throats. Both had just come back from Melbourne. Guess what? NO TESTS!! What the docs did was say "Let's just ASSUME you have it and we'll send you off with some meds". What they DIDN'T say was "We don't give a rat's ass if you definitely have it and then we can trace a line back to the people you have been exposed to and get them all tested to avoid it spreading even further."

So let's review the situation:
- Malaysians are dropping like flies from this disease (so far the death toll is 16)
- The WHO has warned everyone to be extra cautious as this flu has affected every single country in the world and is unstoppable.
- Our own beloved govt has issued warnings for people to get tested as soon as they feel they are showing symptoms and ESPECIALLY if they have been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with H1N1.

So what is the problem, people? Why don't they just put signs up to say "Don't bother coming in to get tested unless you're on the verge of getting your tombstone carved! And by the way - you'll have to wait 4 hours to see a doctor to begin with! So HAPPY INFECTING!"

3rd World Mentality. CLASSIC.