Mrs Serene Ng

i was just looking through yellow sunny book.
i think they call them autograph books?
but i've always called mine the yellow sunny book.

it's been years.
and i've forgotten that mrs serene ng had written in my book before.
and i almost burst out crying when i saw what she wrote.

if you had missed the news...

"On the evening of tuesday, 18th September, Mrs Serene Ng passed away during childbirth after her fluid in the water bag was transported to her lungs via her bloodstream becasue of a tear in the placenta or something. It was a very saddening and solemn affair when this matter was announced to the school, leaving many stunned and shocked, for she was still in one piece on monday. i still remember her walking around in those orange maternity dresses and that super sweet face or hers. It is of much regret that Cedarians have lost such a wonderful teacher and the teachers themselves lost a very good colleague. Indeed, one of her very close friends was actually too traumatised to even come to school ytd and when i saw her today, she looked so stone and emo.. poor thing.. i think the most innocent party would be Mrs Ng's husband though.. because apart from his beloved wife's demise, he would have to face a four year old daughter asking where's mummy and another new born son fighting for his life in the ICU. I saw her obituary on the newspaper ytd and i realised that Mrs Ng was actually really really chio.."

(from passionperceptions.blogspot.com, 2007)

she was our emaths tutor,
and i was her maths rep then.

too many things left unsaid.