The 2nd year ever since he was gone

You know, how funny I think that 2 years has gone and the whole family are celebrating Chinese New Year without my uncle. The uncle who made everything seems 'loud' and funny how he still lingers in my head. It's like the image of him not wanting to leave.

I was driving back from work yesterday, roughly around 5.30pm. While I was waiting at the traffic light, the image of my uncle just came right in front of my eyes. Reminiscing the time when he was still around. It was a split second. But that split second is just enough for me to still remember how he looked like. 

I have friends who lost their loved one. They cried and sometimes they kept talking about the memories they built with that person. But I never knew how does losing someone you care to death until my grandma and my uncle passed on. For me, it was worst than losing your boyfriend/girlfriend. It was heart wrenching. It felt like you were dreaming until the time to bury your loved ones comes. At that point, you'll then realize , you will never see them again. The only thing remains are memories.

You know, sometimes we take people for granted. Not realizing they can 'go' anytime. We think that they will stay forever and that they will never age, it's like immortal.