HARD TO ACCEPT HER DEATH, SAYS SON
Holiday with hubby in Lombok turns tragic for housewife
TAN Peng Cheng is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his mother was one of those killed in the Lombok earthquake.
Tan is the eldest son of Lim Sai Wah, 56, one of two Malaysians killed in the tragedy. The other victim was Datin Tai Siew Kim, deputy executive editor-in-chief of Sin Chew Daily.
Tan said it was difficult to accept the reality.
“She was a housewife. She raised the four of us. We were blessed to have been raised by her with love,” he told Bernama via a WhatsApp message upon arrival in Lombok yesterday.
Lim was on vacation with her husband, Tan Ching Chuan, 62, when the earthquake struck. Her husband sustained light injuries.
Tan was in Lombok to make arrangements to take his mother’s remains home and to check on his father.
Lim, whom her son described as a yoga enthusiast, was due to sit an examination in June to become a certified yoga trainer.
Her mentor, Hei Hong Ling, said Lim would never fail to turn up for classes, despite the distance from Jementah to Segamat, Johor.
“She once told me that yoga changed her life.”
She said she met Lim, who was excited about her vacation, last Wednesday.
Hei said she did not know it was to be their last meeting.
“She had a good heart. I could not believe reports (on her death) until the official confirmation today (yesterday).”