During the conversation with the cook
at my late mother's wake service, he mention if one is poor,better
don't die. While it may sound humourous, it is also so true. But poor
or rich death is inevitable. If you have the money , it is no issue,
but if you don't it will be a big burden, if you don't have a lot of
siblings to share out the cost.
We use to hear people say, if you got
no money better don't fall sick, because of the high medical bills
involved. But now looks like if you have no money dying is going to
be a costly affairs too, particulary if you folllow chinese rites.
For a piece of land with reasonally good fong shui will cost you at least 30K
these days. An average coffin will cost about 8k. And what about the
other ceremonial expenses?
For Christains it might not be that
costly. This morning my wife text me to request me to check with our
pastor on the burial land cost. I asked her why? She said better
stand by la .I think cremation is the cheapest. Get the cheapest
coffin and done with it, no need to burden the children with all the
unnecessary expenses. What do you think?
death is inevitable.. and I shall say I prefer to be cremated instead of burial.. let alone the cost, the procedure is cleaner too...
ReplyDeleteA lot of people have opt to be cremated these days.
DeleteWhat my mom did, she had prepared some money for us children for her when "the end ' of her happens,, but I think that's not necessary because, the children will "kau tim" one.
ReplyDeleteBeing alive and dead,one thing for sure as far as I am concerned,, just keep it simple.....................
Just like my mum, even in death she still think about her children. No wonder she have been pastering my brother and I to have a joint FD account with her . She put her saving them and left instruction to my sister in law that will be use for her funeral expenses. Oh mum you are so thoughtful.
DeleteI agree with Eugene's statement, "keep it simple", and I told my hubb/siblings/parents to cremate me when that "time" comes. I don't need the fanciest coffin because it'll turn into ashes and I don't need the most expensive crematorium plot.
ReplyDeleteAm I too young to think of that? I don't think so because we wouldn't know, right?
Yvonne,
DeleteIt is never too early to think about death, as no one will know when they will go. Better to make things clear while we can to avoid misunderstanding when you are gone
I think people now a days are quite open. One of my friend manage to convince to her in law to buy a plot of burial land some years ago and paid by installment and cost shared among her husband's siblings and when her father in law passed away quite recently, they no have worrries about the land which was taken care off due to my friend's foresight.
Hmm quite true, Johnnie.
ReplyDeletePeople say, no money, better dont get married or plan a baby, even dont die...
Hayley,
ReplyDeleteno money can still get married la live on fresh air and sunshine lor ha ha. wonder how people those days did it? and they have so many children too! Even before dying they buy coffin in advance and keep it at home.