September 15

Yesterday was a memorable day for my family as it was MP's birthday. She was a tiny baby, barely weighing 6 lbs but she was so beautiful. She stole our hearts from day one. She was always such a doll literally. Friends and relatives would come back from the Shopping Mall claiming that they saw a child mannequin that looked exactly like MP. She was loved by everybody around her for not only was she so pretty and adorable, she was also enchanting




MP met life head on with a big heart, appreciative of what life had to offer and respect for everyone around her. She had always followed her heart and as she grew older and wiser, she also began to embrace the 5 precepts of Buddhism. She was not fanatical about the practice but did her best where it counted the most. She was never too busy for her friends or family when they needed her. Her supportive, non judgmental and cheery disposition created a strong pull for people around her and so they gravitate towards her like metal to a magnet.

Back in Penang where she was born and raised, her best friends remembered this day with prayers by Buddhist Monks. Here in Kuala Lumpur where I now call home, my family remembered her birthday with a gathering. We drank wine with Max’s home cooked spaghetti Bolognese and topped it off with my experimental New York baked cheese cake. All of these were some of MP’s favorites. She loved to eat and enjoyed everything without reserve and she was always very appreciative of whatever she was offered.

What happened to MP broke my heart and there is not a single day that I wished this was all just a bad dream. In order for my heart to start the healing process, I must accept what has happened and I am trying. I have to keep reminding myself that I have to be thankful that MP was ever in my life and that she had lived life to the fullest …… She came, she saw and she conquered …