in memory of a dear friend

23.02.08

10:20pm - i received a call from sherry.
"anna, i have a bad news from makcik pi. aris syah dah meninggal"
"hah? u jangan main2 sherry"
"tak.. i serius"
i put down the phone. i contacted kodi, aris's best friend. as soon as he answered, i asked where he was.
"kat rumah arwahlah"
"jadi betul la nih?"
"betul"
soon after, i received an sms from isma "sahabat kite aris shah telah kembali ke rahmatullah. jenazah di rumah lembah keramat".
confirmed - aris has passed away.


11:00pm - sherry and i made move to aris's house. he was there... lying breathless. gosh! this can't be true... then i met my maklong nor who happen to be aris's neighbour.
"mak dia kol dia dari pagi. tapi tak berangkat. mak dia kata dia demam dari semalam (friday). dia kata nak pegi klinik pagi ni. dah petang tu, mak dia kol maklong suruh tengokkan rumah dia. best friend dia pecahkan bilik dia dari umah neigbour sebelah ni sebab all doors locked. tengok dia dah takde dah. paramedic kata dah about 4 hours he passed away. mak dia still kat tanjung malim ni. maklong tanak break the news lah. better if she comes and things reveal itself"
oh! poor aris.... aris's body was taken away by the police for post-mortem. i still can't believe it's true...

24-02-08

i decided to skip my afternoon class. thanks mr ter. rushed back home then to aris's house. myself, sherry, made & adam were the last to pay respect to arwah aris. i broke down and cried. yesterday, i couldn't recall anything about aris. not even how he looks like. and today, i just cant believe i've lost a friend. a dear friend. i attended the funeral. i cried. i paid my respect. and i'll miss aris.

aris has been a very dear friend. we became friends when i moved into sklk, about 19 years ago. he's a jovial person, talk big sometimes, but always keep friends at heart. he has been talking and planning about reunion. but it has not become reality but on his funeral. aris, your dream has come true, finally....

alfatihah

mohd aris syah bin mohd kaus tajuin
04.04.78 - 23.02.08
cause of death: meningitis
** pic taken from his friendster **