{"id":906,"date":"2012-11-28T14:44:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T06:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=906"},"modified":"2012-11-28T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T06:44:07","slug":"in-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week Aric&#8217;s father passed away after a prolonged fight against cancer. He was not yet seventy years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=911\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"252,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;MX420 series&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353414377&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aric&amp;#8217;s father\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012-236x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-911 aligncenter\" title=\"Aric's father\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/father-0012.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was a good man and will be dearly missed by his wife and children. I liked him, he always had a big smile for me, it was a pity that his knowledge of English was about as bad as my knowledge of Chinese, so our communication was mainly nonverbal.<\/p>\n<p>It was only two months ago that we had a family gathering in Parit Baru, where Aric took this impressive picture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=916\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,446\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Aric Cheah&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349019920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Family reunion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family-300x130.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-916\" title=\"Family reunion\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Cheah_Family-500x217.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The funeral rituals have taken place, following the Taoist tradition<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"920\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=920\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353533602&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Funeral ceremony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-920\" title=\"Funeral ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4103-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the cemetery<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4260-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=926\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_4260-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"385,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353587908&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_4260-001\" 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He was not yet seventy years old. He was a good man and will be dearly missed by his wife and children. 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