A Tribute

mini tong. yeah. that's what we used to call him. we would gawk in awe at his rippling thigh muscles and his seemingly oversized pectorials every lesson instead of paying attention to his instructions.

listening to his didactic approach to pe lessons became - regretfully - a drag, but one thing that left deep imprints in my mind was his sincerity and warmth.
he always told that passing napfa was definitely achievable, as long as we tried hard enough.

to me, humility was his greatest virtue. i asked him about him being a commando officer and he just shrugged it off, like it was nothing. he never walked about with an air of superiority (even though he could pull it off) and would stop and chat whenever he could.


here's a tribute to you Mr Loh,
albeit came a little bit too slow.
i don't exactly know why your time went up in such a hurry,
and i know many people are feeling sorry,
but you will always be in our hearts.
God must have a reason for taking you away,
and i know we will all have to be with you some day.
you gave your life for your sport, your passion, your love.
and we see that Mr Loh, we honour that and we keep it as our oath -
to have a heart to serve and the most sincere attitude to boot,
to believe in ourselves even when things aren't looking good.
i can only pray that you are reunited with the Almighty One,
that it was truly His will that this be done.

Goodbye..