He was my classmate from sec 1 to sec 2, first impression was like 'whoa this guy is so grown up! he speaks loudly too.' we weren't really close but i really do respect him and he really speaks out his mind. i still remembered he told me he got a gold in swimming coz we used to have swimming lessons in school.
Then he wanted to switch ccas, and wanted to join performing arts coz there's more points and all. he consulted many people, including me and woon, about choir and found out it's really the easiest to join. nevermind dat he has no music background, he was really hardworking and serious about making his voice sound good. he turns up EVERY practice, never late and all, and was mixing very well with the rest of us, he played basketball with the juniors, interacted with the other people, but he was usually a bit shy with girls he wasn't familiar with. we loved his jokes and cheerful personality.
I had more interaction with him in choir, and we stood in the same row in the concert. Denise stood beside him and almost had a crush on him coz he was always so nice, so helpful and gentlemanly. All the choir people remembered him for his helpfulness and good, kind-natured character and personality. Always willing to help in any case.
we had lesser interaction when we moved to JC, we were both in SAJC and often see each other but we were always bz doing our things. juz a simple hi-bye and occassional chat about stuff.
and recently i remembered seeing him when i was at BBDC, he took the same slot as me, so we exchanged a few words, asked him how's he.. and he's ord-ing faster than me. he complained about the instructor being chatty and stuff but in the end only passed him on one subject and he has not booked the final driving exam yet. that was the last thing we said, the last time we met and spoke. i never expected that to happen.
the news came to me as a shock. i was on my way to the library when woon told me about it. i really couldn't believe my ears and couldn't accept the fact. how can that ever happen? i couldn't focus the whole day and my mind was not adjusting to the fact.
and it was confirmed. i really couldn't take the fact, but still i must pass on the bad news. As one of his good friends in choir and i was partially responsible for him joining choir, i took on the responsibility to inform most of the choirmates. i called songhua to inform his batch, joyce was already passing the info and i called our batch. ALL of us couldn't take the fact. ALL. it was all a shock. many had exams the next day and i really can't bear to affect them. then i called ms ling, our former choir teacher who also remembered him as the plastic spects, chubby boy. she also couldn't take the news.
it was really bad. but i was glad most of them could make it on tuesday evening. Even ms tham, our super bz conductor came. and she also remembers him. saw so many familiar faces.. 2J-ers.. Saints.. teachers. choir people were a big lot. we stayed till 10, and met his mum. ms ling told her about me bringing the choir people over and she knew my name. and she remembered woon too. woon was his pri sch friend.
It was really hard to say goodbye. and it's really hard for his family. i really feel for his mum and brother. He was a great son and friend and he had really had a great future ahead. As his mum said to ms ling, he still had much to do in his life. it really pains me to see a friend go just like that.
This great person is Chee Wei Cheng, one of the 5 unfortunate personnel who passed away in the dragonboat tragedy.
this entry is solely dedicated to u, wei cheng.
we shall meet in time to come
wonderful times you have brought to us
memories lasts forever in our hearts
Requiem Aternam.
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