The ash scattering committee consisted of Dad, Mum, Joanne, Alwyn, Uncle Warren, Auntie Annie and myself. Chrissie had to work. We took a car ride to Port Klang, where we would commit Ah Ma's ashes to the seas. That was what she wanted. She didn't want her ashes to be put in a jar in some temple. She wanted to be be committed to the ocean.
The car ride was long and singularly uneventful (read that as boring).
When we got to Port Klang, it wasn't much to look at. Very crowded. Lots of people all around. Lots of hustle and bustle.
We eventually got some chinese guy to ferry us out a couple of hundred meters to a nice spot where we could scatter Ah Ma's ashes.When we got there, each of us took turns tossing a piece from the strange mixture that was part ashes part bone fragments. We would pick a piece, toss it into the water, and follow it with an orchid. Soon, the sea was awash in a flood of orchids.
I was very quiet the whole boat ride. It felt right that I should be quiet and solemn. This would be the last few minutes that I spent with Ah Ma on a physical level.
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