Thursday, 28 January 2016 - Received messages from my nephew, Shaiful Ishar, that his father is in critical condition. He urged that all relatives and siblings to come over to visit his father. I had just returned from Johore Bahru that evening when I got the message. My sister Eliza and brother Mahathir would go first the next morning. I informed Shaiful that I will make the trip to Sungai Petani on Saturday.
Saturday 30 January 2016 - My wife and I left KL to Sungai Petani, Kedah that morning. We stopped at Kampar to attend a kenduri of a son of my wife's cousin. We continued our journey after the kenduri.
We arrived Sungai Petani about 5.30 PM. I had lost my way looking for my niece's house. Even the mobile phone map could not locate it. By 6.30 PM, we check-in into a the first hotel that we found. I received a message from my niece that Yeop Ishak was to return to his own house with my sister.
After bath, we went to the house at Jalan Sungai Layar. Yeop Ishak was happy to see me and my wife. Sister Eliza said that he had been asking for me since yesterday. My old sister El-Aisha looked sad and tired. Old Yeop was really in a bad condition. We stayed for a while, everyone took turns to chat with old Yeop and offered our prayers. My wife and I returned to our hotel by 10.30 PM.
Sunday 31 January 2016 - After breakfast, we check-out from the hotel and went visit Yeop Ishak again. His condition did not improve. By 11.00 AM, sister Eliza, brother Mahathir and I bade our final farewell to Yeop. All of us had to return to KL.
In the early hours (2.00 AM) on 1 February 2016, Shaiful sent a message to inform that his father had passed away. The burial would take place in the morning. Yeop Ishak had colon cancer when he died.
He was 82 years old.
May Allah grant my eldest sister El-Aisha the strength and the will to survive. Blessed with the presence of her adult children and grand children.
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