A shocking news was presented to my eyes after reading an email sent by the Student Affairs. Miss Tay Xin Yu, a student-teacher from NIE, diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2006 has passed away on 28th April 2008 at 1.15pm at Singapore General Hospital. Though she was only a stranger to me, my heart couldn't help feeling sorrow towards her and her family. She was so young and have a bright future as a teacher. Yet she had to bear this misforture. Gone is the dead and those who are left behind have to grief for the lost of their love ones.


I remembered some of my friends (Ching, esther, long ee and my bf) and I participated in a bone marrow donation drive on 12th March, organised by the student body. It was really very unexpected because i believe there might be a chance for her since many people are willing to give a try for the drive. Perhaps, she could find a suitable marrow. But sometimes, when your time is up in this world, there is nothing you could do. That is fate, you might call it. Life is so fragile and unpredictable. Humans are so helpless in the face of life, so many things are beyond our control. All i have to say is - we must learn how to cherish the present and the people around us because we never know when any of us might leave this mortal world...


Rest in peace to the deceased and my deeply condolence to her family members.