Memorial

We had a Memorial Service in honour of my father-in-law on July 6th, 2008. Relatives from all over the world (Australia, Singapore, Thailand, UK and America) came - some of whom I have never met before while others were vaguely familiar.

The event started at 3.45pm in a beautiful setting in Puri Hotel, Malacca. It was almost like a garden "party" with trees and plants landscaping the interior of this roofless area.

A few people spoke about my father-in-law and how he had impacted their lives.

At 4.30pm, we adjourned to the Tamil Methodist Church, which is just around the corner. Some walked while others took a short trip in the comfort of a chartered coach.

The Memorial Service started at 5pm, with Rajen being the emcee and Dason the worship leader. Rev. M Tankaraj spoke on Pilgrimage and Rev. Benjamin closed in prayer.

The church was almost full. Apart from relatives, church friends from Agape and clients came, too.

Eulogies were given by Ernest, Benjamin, Rabin and Rajen Devadason.

At the end of the service, a sum of money was given to the Tamil Methodist Church, Malacca from the estate of my father in law.

A photoshoot at Taman Devadason

We left Taman Devadason and the coach took us to the gravesite in Bukit Baru, where my father-in-law's remains were laid a few months ago.

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There, Pastor Robert Suppiah conducted a very short service.

We dropped by for a visit to the family home, where his widow, Aunty Timah greeted us upon our arrival.


Finally, the last item on the schedule - DINNER!

It was past 9.15pm when we had dinner at the Rotunda. The food was great but by then, we were all too tired to enjoy the strong breeze and the lovely sound of the waves crashing onto the shores of the Straits of Malacca.

When everything was over, we realised that God had been so good to us. The weather was simply perfect. It wasn't too sunny and it didn't rain at all. Also, everything went smoothly and according to what we planned - though there was a small incident which took place in the bus but that lasted about 15 minutes. Other than that, everything went according to plan. :)