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Archive for September, 2003



Birthday Album

Sunday, September 28th, 2003

The album for Mum’s last birthday that was celebrated on 28 September 2002 is available here.



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Posted by Peter Tan at 11:57 pm in General | Permalink | 2 Comments »

A Son’s Elegy

Sunday, September 28th, 2003


As time chips away at the memories
And images turn pale and fade away
I?ll always remember you with elegies
And love you forever and ever and a day.



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Posted by Peter Tan at 11:55 pm in All About Mum, Poems | Permalink | Comments Off

Harmonica Prayer

Thursday, September 25th, 2003


I am not good at prayers. I was never religious. Whenever I was asked if I were a Christian because of my name, I would reply in the negative. It was then assumed that I was a Buddhist, which I would nod in concurrence to avoid having to explain my agnostic beliefs. I was brought up practicing a mix of Taoist and Buddhist ways of worshipping.

I would like to say a Catholic prayer for Mum?s departed soul everyday but I do not know how. Therefore, every morning I would blow a couple of Christian hymns before Mum?s altar with the harmonica. The only two tunes that I know of are What A Friend We Have In Jesus and Amazing Grace. In time, I shall learn to recite a proper prayer. Today marks the eleventh week of Mum?s passing.



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Posted by Peter Tan at 11:47 pm in A Journey Of Faith, All About Mum | Permalink | 4 Comments »



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