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Al-Fatihah

There is certainty, thus good, in death, that in
the death of a life, those left behind all eventually have
to move forward to live their lives; in the death of a business
deal new ones have to forged for sustenance; in the death of a
relationship both parties move on after a period of pain & despair.
Mankind is built to seek happiness - the pursuit of pleasure & the avoidance
of pain - and thus everything will take the course nature intended.
Pain matures you, although at times it may seem improbable.
But the truth is, tribulations that doesn't kill you will make
you a better person. Those that kill you brings you to
death, which as I have explained, is good. Peace.
- RB Amero, February 2007


My fiancee's father - hence my future father-in-law - passed away suddenly on the evening of February the 8th, 2007. The passing of Mohd Nasir bin Mohd Khalid at the age of 59 was sudden, as most deaths are in my own experience.


Although I first considered a relationship with his daughter Noraishah in January 2005, I had only met him in 2006, as he was divorced from Aishah's mother. So I had a very brief relationship with this man. Still, I will remember him as a soft-spoken man with a very pleasing smile, who had a zest for life, especially the outdoors.


He loved speed I think, for he has a collection of big bikes that he and his son Johan shared a passion for. He was always on a cruise with his superbiker friends, usually crossing borders with their two wheelers. He enjoyed this activity despite suffering from arthritis, which affected his hands.


I remember my first meeting with him, and his wife Rosalind, when they were living in SS2 PJ. He was very warm towards me, and he chatted with me and made me very comfortable in a setting usually remembered for cold sweats and stuttering conversations.


Noraishah, being the first daughter (but second child to Allahyarham Nasir) was very close to him. She fondly calls him Papa Bear I think, the cuddly type of dad that you'd love to hug!


May Allah SWT bless his soul, and place him among the righteous in Jannah. To Johan, Jihan, Laila and of course Noraishah, your prayers are what counts now. I share the grief of your loss as it were my own.
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