he has really passed on. really shocking. he drowned. somehow.. even tho he was a diver, a canoeist, a dragon-boat rower and a strong swimmer. he was swimming at some club's pool but didnt make it out alive. there arent much details of the accident account. feel sad tho i dont even know him all that well! my last conversation with him was 2 mths' back when he was asking me abt working here in US. i've seen him online, on my msn but we hardly talk, though when we did, he was always very humble and nice (never knew he was a 1st class honours graduate).
we got to know each other in Seattle. at that time, i was staying with Shaohong for a week before i met up with keng. they were one of many NTU students who were on exchange at UW. they were all very nice guys - i remembered being sick, having the flu and trying to adjust to the time difference because of the jet lag then. he was always one of those who offered vit c pills and asking if i was feeling better. we took a road trip up to BC, Canada for the weekend, and he was in the other car (i followed shao mainly since i knew him the longest) with kenny, gar yan and ash. i remembered he was very impressed by my photography skill (duno why) and was asking me constantly how to "take good pictures". i also remembered shao having a test the next day and asked if i could drive back while he studied (i was in US for like 4 days? and they have left-hand driving over here!) i guess shao trusted me a lot but i knew eujin was impressed. he told me that having been there for almost 5/6 months, he was still not confident of driving such long distances on the "wrong" side. of coz i'm not here to boast or anything but in that short one week i traveled with him, dined with him and chat with him, he was an awesome guy! very humble. always putting others above himself. of coz i didnt know he has a gf (now wife) all along but he was very gentlemanly, always "letting the girls go first".
he leaves behind a wife, family and many friends pained at his loss. oh Lord, i pray that his family will find comfort in You.. i wish i shared more abt Christ with him..
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