what I want on my funeral (addendum & revisions)

There happened two separate drama scenes recently. First was the passing of a friend’s mom who suffered from breast cancer for over two years and the other, the Comedy King’s demise at age 83. Both brought me tears and for some reason, I thought of amending the last article I wrote about what I want on my funeral.

I want my casket entirely closed. Because cremation cannot be my choice to dispose my remains and just so to minimize the pain of losing me in the family, I refuse to expose my boxed body in public. I want my life as a whole to be remembered, not my face beneath a glass.

This is the solo photo I want to be displayed at the top of the coffin:

This is to pay tribute to my friend who left a few days before I turned 29 last year.

My list of expected people to testify about my life with them is as follows:

• Parents and sisters
• Pastor Jun
• Ate Emy
• Nica
• Enrico
• Karen
• Mao

Sorry to torture you guys, but please bear with me... this will be the very last favor I can ask from you! :)

Same game, no ex-boyfriends on the funeral wake!

My headstone epitaph should write:

DAI NING LI
October 29, 19XX - ____
Wrote life. Sang praises. Lived blessed.

Well this is life. No matter how we desire to skip death, that’s the only way (aside from rapture) that our Creator will be able to get us back in His arms. I am not happy while writing this but rather realistic. As I said earlier, I want everything in order on my funeral.

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