I thought I wanted to pen some word on Tuesday, but was too upset and worry I could not control my emotion. It is just to sad and pain to write espeically the son has to announce on TV to the country on his father's passing. It it just too hard to take.
Although I have not seen him in person before, but his passing is just like a close relative passing, because I know him all my life. This week is a national mourning period, where the TV channels are screening everything about him and really nothing else much. The radio channels are not playing fast music and other active programmes. All programmes came to a halt, including events that are free such as free instrumental musics at concert halls.
From Wednesday, the public could start paying their last respect to Mr Lee at the Parliment house after the coffin moved from Istana to Parliment house on Wednesday. The queue to pay the respect lasted as long as 8 hours and this prompted the Governement to make it 24 hours round the clock to allow the public to pay the respect.
On the 1st night after midnight, some queued only as short as 2 hours. So we are planning to pay our last respect to Mr Lee on Saturday early morning about 4am.
There is also campaign going on for all Singaporean to wear black top on Sunday, the funeral day. And another petition to rename Changi Airport to LKY Airport. However, there was not group urged not to wear black top on Sunday, instead wear white or plain colour, it is making me confused.
