An Eulogy to my two friends .. R.I.P

I lost two friends a few days back.
They were on their way to Kuantan early that morning when the incident happened.

KUANTAN: Three friends were killed when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collission with two other vehicles before plunging into a ditch near here.

The dead were identified driver Chan Kin Chaw, 20, of Taman Muda, Kuala Lumpur; Yap Li Sim, 21, of Jalan Mat Kilau here and Michelle Gan Mei Li, 21, of Setapak Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.

All three died on the spot

in the accident involving another vehicle and an oil palm tanker at the 21km stretch of the Kuantan-Sungai Lembing road about 9am.

Chan and Yap were trapped in the mangled vehicle and firemen were called in to extricate their remains.

District traffic chief Asst Supt Wan Zahari Wan Busu said Gan was thrown out off the vehicle due to the impact of the crash.

He said initial investigations showed the driver had lost control of the vehicle before it skidded and swerved to the opposite lane.

“The driver of the other car managed to avoid a head-on collision but the victims’ car grazed the tanker trailing behind before plunging into the ditch.

“The five occupants in the other car including three children suffered only minor injuries,” he said.

|The Star|

3 maut Myvi terbabas, masuk gaung


KUANTAN: Tiga sahabat terbunuh apabila Perodua Myvi yang dinaiki terbabas dan bertembung dengan sebuah kereta serta treler dari arah bertentangan sebelum terjunam ke gaung di Kilometer 21.5 Jalan Kuantan - Sungai Lembing, di sini, semalam.

Dalam kejadian berdekatan Jambatan Pasir Kemudi, di sini, mangsa, Yap Li Sim dan Michelle Gan Li masing-masing berusia 21 tahun serta Chan Kin Chaw, 20, maut di tempat kejadian, kira-kira jam 9 pagi.

Difahamkan, Yap berasal dari Lorong Sri Teruntum, Jalan Mat Kilau, di sini, bekerja di sebuah syarikat swasta di Kuala Lumpur, Chan berasal dari Taman Muda, Kuala Lumpur serta Michelle dari Setapak, Kuala Lumpur maut akibat parah di kepala dan muka.

Ketika kejadian, semua mangsa terbabit dalam perjalanan untuk pulang ke ibu kota sebaik saja bertemu dengan rakan mereka di Sungai Lembing sebelum kereta dinaiki terbabas di tempat kejadian.

Ketua Bahagian Ketenteraman Awam dan Trafik daerah, Asisten Superintendan Wan Zahari Wan Busu, berkata sebaik tiba di tempat kejadian, Perodua Myvi yang dipandu Chan dipercayai terbabas memasuki laluan bertentangan dan bertembung dengan sebuah kereta Toyota.

"Selepas pertembungan pertama itu, kereta yang dinaiki mangsa kemudian bertembung pula dengan sebuah treler yang berada di belakang Toyota berkenaan.

"Pertembungan itu mengakibatkan Michelle yang juga penuntut sebuah kolej swasta di Kuala Lumpur dan dipercayai penumpang hadapan tercampak keluar sebaik saja kereta itu terjunam ke gaung," katanya kepada pemberita, di sini semalam.

Wan Zahari berkata, mayat Chan dan Yap yang tersepit di tempat duduk pemandu serta penumpang belakang kemudian berjaya dikeluarkan anggota Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat serta Jabatan Pertahanan Awam (JPA3).

"Siasatan turut mendapati, pemandu Toyota dan treler, masing-masing berusia 37 tahun dan 55 tahun tidak mengalami sebarang kecederaan.

"Kedua-dua terbabit juga sudah membuat laporan polis berhubung kejadian itu di Balai Polis Trafik, di sini sejurus selepas kejadian.

"Semua mayat mangsa dihantar ke Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan untuk bedah siasat," katanya.

Beliau berkata, polis masih memerlukan maklumat dan meminta saksi kejadian tampil bagi membantu siasatan dengan menghubungi balai polis berhampiran.

|Berita Harian|


I went to Michelle's funeral in Wangsa Maju, but missed Li Sim's because she was cremated a day earlier in Kuantan, Pahang. It was my first time attending a non-Muslims funeral, and I have to admit I was a bit uncomfortable. Uncomfortable because I did not know the traditions. But our other friends helped.

I saw your face, and the picture of you holding your puppy, smiling.
Seeing you in the coffin, is the first time in my life.
I didn't know how I felt. Mixed emotions.

I'm sad because both of you are gone.
Sad because you left so abruptly no one had any ideas it was coming.

Sorry for the mistakes I did.
Sorry Li Sim for always whacking the shuttlecocks straight to you.
You were an easy opponent in badminton, you really were.

Will always remember the day we spent in SS2, going to the pasar malam and having dinner at Burger King. That was right after we finished playing badminton. We celebrated my birthday there. Sorry for going into Fish's car without having showered first,, you guys didn't give me the chance ! Even Gan had showered before we went there. Haihz ..



So long, friends .
I will cherish our friendship.
R.I.P