my funeral arrangements
if there is something i have learnt this year, it is no doubt about the fact that life is unpredictable and we would never know when we would be gone. who knows, i may be gone tomorrow due to an accident. at this point of time, this note is not shared with my family yet (don’t think they can accept me writing such things) so i would appreciate if one of you can help show it to them if anything happens to me :P
anyway, to make things easier for my loved ones, i have decided to pen down some of the thoughts i have regarding how i would like my funeral to be like:
1. The wake should be held in an indoor funeral parlour instead of the void deck, so that it is less taxing on the family. Also, the toilets are nicer for the guests.
2. The duration should be around 3 days or less since I do not have many friends anyway. Hopefully, the funeral is on a weekend so my friends do not have to take leave from work to attend.
3. I would like to have a white casket instead of the traditionally brown one, unless the white ones are only for Christians/ Catholics (not too sure about this).
4. For the religious rites, I will leave it to my family to decide as I do not have any strong spiritual beliefs.
5. I have no preference over my dressing, so will leave it to my family to decide. Maybe dressed in my favourite pink? Or white like an angel haha...
6. For the photo, I will let my family choose. Just remember to choose one where I was not wearing my nerdy specs, and perhaps one where I was on a trip as that is when I was happiest.
7. I would like my ashes to be thrown into the sea, so that I can still travel around the world haha...
8. It is impossible to ask everyone not to cry at the wake/ funeral, but remember to smile because i lived and that i will be in a happy place, so don’t grief for too long :)
due to the high costs of holding a funeral, i hope i can one day do a pre-booking for myself at the funeral parlour (will update if i managed to do it) before anything happens so that my family does not have to pay for it.
anyway, to make things easier for my loved ones, i have decided to pen down some of the thoughts i have regarding how i would like my funeral to be like:
1. The wake should be held in an indoor funeral parlour instead of the void deck, so that it is less taxing on the family. Also, the toilets are nicer for the guests.
2. The duration should be around 3 days or less since I do not have many friends anyway. Hopefully, the funeral is on a weekend so my friends do not have to take leave from work to attend.
3. I would like to have a white casket instead of the traditionally brown one, unless the white ones are only for Christians/ Catholics (not too sure about this).
4. For the religious rites, I will leave it to my family to decide as I do not have any strong spiritual beliefs.
5. I have no preference over my dressing, so will leave it to my family to decide. Maybe dressed in my favourite pink? Or white like an angel haha...
6. For the photo, I will let my family choose. Just remember to choose one where I was not wearing my nerdy specs, and perhaps one where I was on a trip as that is when I was happiest.
7. I would like my ashes to be thrown into the sea, so that I can still travel around the world haha...
8. It is impossible to ask everyone not to cry at the wake/ funeral, but remember to smile because i lived and that i will be in a happy place, so don’t grief for too long :)
due to the high costs of holding a funeral, i hope i can one day do a pre-booking for myself at the funeral parlour (will update if i managed to do it) before anything happens so that my family does not have to pay for it.