tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post1412683641417927813..comments2023-10-31T19:57:34.988+08:00Comments on As Zewt As It Gets: Lessons from deathzewthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-83074037005157218102007-05-20T22:34:00.000+08:002007-05-20T22:34:00.000+08:00happysurfer - my pleasure. i am glad it was insigh...<B>happysurfer</B> - my pleasure. i am glad it was insightful. <BR/><BR/><B>couchwerk</B> - hey there! well, what took u so long to speak up? :) oh yeah, i had a bad accident before and me too had a bad experience with these 'tow cheh' fellas. i guess you gave me another topic to blog about eh? thanks for reading and hope to hear from you more!zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-15596472550868211522007-05-20T20:16:00.000+08:002007-05-20T20:16:00.000+08:00zewt, i have been following your blog for sometime...zewt, i have been following your blog for sometime now, and this would be my virgin post..hee hee... i really thot your writing about your mums passing was like reading my own life, i went thro exactly all that you felt when my mum passed away 3 years ago. But reading this funeral arrangement article on what to expect kinda reminded me of the day my car was cocked from the back some months back! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-40430804269185569362007-05-16T14:55:00.000+08:002007-05-16T14:55:00.000+08:00Thank you, Zewt. This is indeed insightful.Thank you, Zewt. This is indeed insightful.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-62223926277637281672007-05-12T14:14:00.000+08:002007-05-12T14:14:00.000+08:00TTL - i saw the post in your blog. will keep a loo...<B>TTL</B> - i saw the post in your blog. will keep a look out. hahahaha.... of cos i will tell that to my boss!<BR/><BR/><B>Daphne Ling</B> - thank you for your kind words of comfort. oh, you managed to get a good planner? me too, i think a good planner is one who dont mention money first. and one who is there at the funeral to oversee things. CGMC = canning garden methodist church. most ppl zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-83607431732579191822007-05-12T00:22:00.000+08:002007-05-12T00:22:00.000+08:00Further to Yong's comments, would like to share my...Further to Yong's comments, would like to share my experience dealing with the Land Office on my father's estate. The claim thru the Land Office can be quite a pain, many procedurals and lotsa paperwork. If you do not have the time and patience to deal with their 'Malaysian style' procedures, you may sought assistance from Amanah Raya Berhad. They will help u with a chg for small fee based on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-66733275448799957052007-05-11T20:43:00.000+08:002007-05-11T20:43:00.000+08:00thats a lot of work n things to learn indeed. i mi...thats a lot of work n things to learn indeed. i might be lucky not hving any close experience of losing someone close to me yet but i do find it handy as noone will be able to avoid this natural path.zeezeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782434695552435416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-27324224795139403612007-05-11T17:09:00.000+08:002007-05-11T17:09:00.000+08:00thanks for sharing. my parents and uncles and aunt...thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>my parents and uncles and aunties also kena tipu big time when my grandmother passed away...<BR/><BR/>the funeral planner that came to our hse very professional! they came with a plan.. my parents and relatives invested in a very expensive coffins and others..like 'jou tai hei' like that. <BR/><BR/>then there was this guy( part of the gang), who was particularly Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785402155857373004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-67478497772069586582007-05-11T16:35:00.000+08:002007-05-11T16:35:00.000+08:00that's what i meant when i said i'd chanced upon t...that's what i meant when i said i'd chanced upon this beautiful blog....what a useful piece of information! but some elderly folk can be darn 'pantang' when we mention about "will"...my FIL in particular.....sigh !!!<BR/>so, i'm sure to come back for more.....thanx "zeut"...got to hear it someday to get rid of d curiosity........???!!!Jacsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-77663475146979740632007-05-11T13:39:00.001+08:002007-05-11T13:39:00.001+08:00Oh, and no, am not from CGMC...Dont even know what...Oh, and no, am not from CGMC...Dont even know what that means!Daphne Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203105761769093793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-17209463157067483542007-05-11T13:39:00.000+08:002007-05-11T13:39:00.000+08:00Hi...These is a combined comment. A belated belate...Hi...<BR/><BR/>These is a combined comment. A belated belated condolence to you and family on the passing of your mom, and a Happy Mother's Day to her, wherever she may be now, looking down here...I think posthumous Mother's Day's greetings are excepted, no? Anyway, I can't help but agree on what you say about death in general (esp bout funeral directors, although the man who saw to my granpda's Daphne Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203105761769093793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-69650285329512957782007-05-11T12:44:00.000+08:002007-05-11T12:44:00.000+08:00of course... i have a 2 20+ friends coming also. 9...of course... i have a 2 20+ friends coming also. 9th of july 11 in the morning. its a saturday =) if your boss asks u to work on saturday, tell him "NOT WORTH IT!"TingTitLeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123755579953928634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-22623648178311392402007-05-11T12:25:00.000+08:002007-05-11T12:25:00.000+08:00me - and the job will be... funeral consultant? :P...<B>me</B> - and the job will be... funeral consultant? :P ... i dont think i wanna be part of nirvana... they are another bunch of vultures. rather not talk about them else they might sue me.<BR/><BR/><B>Yongs</B> - hey there, welcome to As Zewt As It Gets. thanks for the tips mate. very good info indeed. everyone... read yong's comment ok! thanks for dropping by and hope to see ya around. <BR/>zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-9717400898254374582007-05-11T12:17:00.000+08:002007-05-11T12:17:00.000+08:00angel - ok, i will think about it hahahaha. you'r...<B>angel</B> - ok, i will think about it hahahaha. you're welcome. my pleasure to share. <BR/><BR/><B>bernard</B> - you're welcome, it's my pleasure to share. and hope all of you will not be caught off guard.<BR/><BR/><B>vegemaster</B> - yeah... my bro almost agreed to the earlier one. he wasnt thinking straight. i guess there're some benefits in being an accountang. haha!<BR/><BR/><B>zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-45353829865443693062007-05-11T12:12:00.000+08:002007-05-11T12:12:00.000+08:00freethinker - wah, so young already write... but i...<B>freethinker</B> - wah, so young already write... but it's good, i reckon you're not married, it will make things easier should anything happen to you... touch wood.<BR/><BR/><B>JT</B> - indeed. and living in malaysia, if you dont have a will, a lot of things can just be swept away. anyway, i guess everyone will have to go through funerals in their lives, so it's better to be prepared.<BR/><BR/zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-53716425939036058832007-05-11T11:49:00.000+08:002007-05-11T11:49:00.000+08:00Wah!RM3600 mah cheap lor. The last time we arrang...Wah!RM3600 mah cheap lor. The last time we arrange for my grandma funeral. The coffin is already RM3800. The land is RM4k+. The rest like food, chair and bla bla bla is almost RM5k liau. You know lagi 'ta cai' leh which the chinese will do one. Another RM4k+. Phew!!! My grandma pass away at the age of 104 and she die in her sleep so no need to send for bedah siasat leh. Just make a police erinalawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482590810150373000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-37655237647530817872007-05-11T11:46:00.000+08:002007-05-11T11:46:00.000+08:00Thank you for sharing all this in your moment of g...Thank you for sharing all this in your moment of grief. It is an eye opener indeed.Mumsgatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578910510946597934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-20528866735949859752007-05-11T11:28:00.000+08:002007-05-11T11:28:00.000+08:00Thanks for the info.Thank god i already have my wi...Thanks for the info.<BR/>Thank god i already have my will written. One more important matter... beneficiaries for your insurance and EPF!!! You don't want your money to be floating when u're not around.Purple~MushRooMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453141471728563299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-6503796111669404332007-05-11T10:14:00.000+08:002007-05-11T10:14:00.000+08:00Don't forget to fill up ur insurrance benefictury ...Don't forget to fill up ur insurrance benefictury detail, if not the inssurance co will happy wallop all & don't pay u a single cents.Over here the buried ground for my parent have being bought a few year back at a cheap price. Now very expensive. Beside this u have to let as lest someone u trust know all ur bank account. If ur died the bank don't know wan & after some years it becum dormant thenHorny Ang Mohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244582349100336222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-10689756432899886362007-05-11T09:30:00.000+08:002007-05-11T09:30:00.000+08:00i'm glad my mum's around when my dad passed..i can...i'm glad my mum's around when my dad passed..i cant imagine going through it all by myself.<BR/><BR/>it's really hard to think beyond the sorrows..and you did great..and thanks for sharing!Hueihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948594966373376125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-11649785591933970372007-05-11T09:23:00.000+08:002007-05-11T09:23:00.000+08:00hmm..quite useful information there.. thanks a lot...hmm..quite useful information there.. thanks a lot zewt..-ritchie-https://www.blogger.com/profile/12708549440355019383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-85809599636744206762007-05-11T08:51:00.000+08:002007-05-11T08:51:00.000+08:00useful pointers! i've thought about the fact that ...useful pointers! i've thought about the fact that my parents won't be around forever as well.. and it freaks me out like hell, cos i'm the eldest and i worry about not knowing what to do. but oh well, them vultures will know what to do I suppose. just gotta come with a price.Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535332997734578232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-83681213666382473112007-05-11T08:40:00.000+08:002007-05-11T08:40:00.000+08:00I'd like to share something that I've learned duri...I'd like to share something that I've learned during the recent passing of my father. If the deceased's estate is worth less than RM600,000 (which must include at least one property), the deceased's heir(s) can make a small estate claim through the Land office. It'll take about 2 to 3 months...much shorther time than if you go through the normal process of getting a letter of authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-62671204218238079642007-05-11T07:41:00.000+08:002007-05-11T07:41:00.000+08:00if economy goes bad, n your company retrenches.......if economy goes bad, n your company retrenches....it's nice to know you have another set of skills to fall back on :-p we can talk about bringing nirvana's corporatisation to another level. hehe, just trying to lighten your mood sikit *cabut*mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533948223583280991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-769281510623058312007-05-11T07:23:00.000+08:002007-05-11T07:23:00.000+08:00okies kinda inappropriate but i'll try to get u th...okies kinda inappropriate but i'll try to get u the porky pies! :PLove is in the air bakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04049653745296776554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-62210750983392196042007-05-11T06:45:00.000+08:002007-05-11T06:45:00.000+08:00although touch wood and fingers crossed that i wou...although touch wood and fingers crossed that i wouldnt need to use ur advice..its again a very public community service announcment.. educational and yet emo as well..<BR/><BR/>well done on gettin so far..so where have u "hoi zai" or want to feast?"Joe" who is constantly cravinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394450113346260318noreply@blogger.com