urn run - the first stepI had fragmented
information about the temple and location of the urn. The Jalan Kerayong had 2
entry; one around the palace and the other around the old airport. All I know
was the name of the temple and the number on the rack (3033 or 3303). I need to
identify if the urn was still there before I proceed further.
The 1st
part was simple, just Googled and I had the address and phone number. The
street view confirmed that it was truly the site I last visited 5 years ago. I Whatsapped
the number as indicated from the FB. I got a late reply asking me to provide
the information about the urn's cubical.
All I knew was the
name of my grandfather and the cubical position of 3033 or 3303. It took the admin
a few days before she replied me that no name similar was noted at both the
position. However she showed a two letter name name which she thought might be relevant
to what I described. I grinned when I saw the name; the surname was the same
but the name was “進” instead of the “进” which I sent. It was traditional Chinese vs
simplified Chinese; my bad for not knowing some of the young Malaysian Chinese did
not learnt traditional Chinese.
It was the first step
of starting the journey. A further inquiry about the procedure and payment
needed was done and I proceeded to the next step.
Sourcing the
relocation site was not an easy job as I had set down a requirement which I
considered as crucial.
The cubical would
have to be at eye level; so that when we visit the columbarium we could have a
good view without torturing our neck or back. The sourcing job had to be
trusted to my sister in law. She had visited two of the memorial park around
Kulai. Movie clips and photos were taken to aid our selection process. For the
N memorial park, most of the cubical were purchased and only a few leftover.
The new one was undergoing construction and could only be available by the end
of the year. The leftovers were either to high( 4 meter up !) or located at a very strange position.
The P memorial park had however provided us with more choice but most the cubical
were meant for couple with larger space to contain 2 urns. We were considered lucky as
there was still some cubical that met my condition.
The price was
however a little bit weird; a 25% discount would be given if you paid by
installment. If the cubical was to be used before the installment end; the full
amount would need to be paid up immediately upon the cubical usage. In our case
as we need to use it stat, the price would be RM26k. I was satisfied with the
result and my bro had agreed with my choice. Prior to the payment, the staff had however
offered a 40% discount to my sister in law and we had taken up the offer with
grace.
The procedure had
however involved 2 police reports to be done prior to the shifting of my
grandfather urn. One would be done in KL and the other would be done in Kulai.
The ashes was considered as remnant of the deceased and would be treated as
control item; the police would need to monitor such process according to the
law. The temple side told me that the police reporting would be done by them and
my sister in law would make the report with the Kulai police station 1 day
prior to the relocation.
Everything was set
though and I would need to fix the day of travel….
Source:
urn run - the first step
