the past week has been hectic; being the last week of school, plus i only started on my research paper due thursday during the weekend (which explains why i wrote continuously for 23 hours, less meals, to complete it thursday 5.20am). i'm also way behind on 2 other assignments and a whole backlog of revision.

so it probably wasn't a good time when my grandfather passed away tuesday 2.08pm. he's been in and out of hospital for the past few years for diabetic complications and at the icu a week before, so i guess we were more or less prepared for it. my past week was trying to finish work and being at the wake when i wasn't working. today, we sent him on his final journey, after almost a century of adventures escaping from the chinese army to singapore, and entrepreneurial startups from soya bean milk to coffee shops to making my family what it is today.

it's been a long day traveling here and there, and i'm glad hes resting at a pretty nice place. i wrote this line for my synthesis assignment six weeks back: "only through adversity do emotional bonds forge", and today, i can attest to the true meaning of that statement.