• pigduck
• Jun 28,2008
• In: Family, Spiritual Affairs

In Loving Memory: Papa’s Car

Tonight I watched The Holiday. And I was reminded of the time I went out with a bunch of friends to watch this show. I had free tickets. The sad thing was of course, it was on the eve of my dad’s check up just before he was properly diagnosed with AML.

I remember paying for my ticket at One Utama after the show, making small talk, smiling and thinking with a heaviness, “Man, if only they knew…” I knew this check-up was going to be the pivotal moment. The turning point.

It was a good movie nonetheless. It made me smile and feel good. That’s what movies should be about.

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June 27th, 2008 - the day Papa’s beloved car went away. Papa’s car was precious to him. All his cars were. 

His car stored his treasures. And my dad didn’t have a lot of things but the things that he did have, they were in his car.

As much as we hated to see this part of Papa leave us, the last and biggest tangible item that he left behind, we will always have memories of Papa and his car with us. He left really good ones. Every little sound his car used to make, he’d send it in for a check-up. He was always paranoid about his beloved cars. He didn’t care about the other cars in the house - they could be rattling away and he’d never hear it.

We got to sit in it over the last few months and maybe in that way, it allowed us to be with Papa’s treasure thus being a little closer to him in that sense. To go about our daily routines knowing that Papa was closer to us is a good feeling.

But from what I’ve heard, I think the car has gone to a good home where the people are proud, happy and excited with the car. Maybe they will treasure the car too.