Life is precious. Some say life is wonderful, but many would debate on that. Whatever it is, life is unpredictable.

I went out with some of my ex secondary school (aka high school) friends yesterday, to witness the last event at the National Stadium before it was declared officially closed. It will be torn down soon.

We were talking abt some old school mates, and lo and behold, I found out that one more had committed suicide.

I use the word one 'more' as we already had 3 deaths (within our batch) to date.

That was until I discovered another person, this time from our own squad, had taken her own life a few years ago as well.

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Wang Wengsheng
1981 - 1995

Well-liked, head prefect who excelled in all academic subjects, was in one of the best classes, and had an exceptional talent for art. Thus it was a shock to all that he hung himself with his dad's shirt (or tie, but I think it's shirt) during the lunar seventh month. Rumours flew around like crazy when no one knew why he did what he did, especially since the Hungry Ghost Festival was during the lunar seventh month.

To those not familar with the chinese culture, the Hungry Ghost Festival is believed to be the time (around a month) when the gates of hell are opened and the spirits are free to roam earth before they have to go back to hell. There many instances of unnatural happenings during this time, so people are normally extra cautious to make sure they do not offend 'anything'.
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Cindy (not sure about her last name)
1981-1996

She lied about something to get attention, but when the truth was found out, she must have felt the pressure too much to take.

She took her own life shortly after by jumping down a block of flats. I'm not close to her so I don't know all the details. She was from the Symphonic Band.
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Chin Yaoping
1981-2002

He and a group of ex high school friends decided to go to Australia for a holiday. They took turns to drive, and on that fateful day, he and another guy switched shifts. He drove when it was supposed to be the other guy. He was also the only one who died when a truck / lorry rammed into the driver's side of the car.

The guy who was supposed to be driving, never became the same after that. I heard that to this day, he is still mentally ... different (I hesitate to use the word 'unstable'). Guilt does things to your mind.


Chen Huijing
1981 - 2002? 2003? Not sure

She was a tall girl even in secondary school. She was also the head of the competition team in our squad for the girls' division. Later on, she became Miss Photogenic in a Miss Chinatown pageant.

Unfortunately, she was also in and out of hospital for depression and suicide attempts. I guess she was so determined she wouldn't stop until she made it happen.


Lau Gek How
1981-2007

'Ishi Lau Gek How, a member of the hip-hop dance group SOUL who shot to fame in Channel U’s SuperBand, was found dead in a car yesterday afternoon outside the National Stadium. The actual cause of death is still unknown, although the rumour now is that the 25-year-old committed suicide.

Shinmin Daily reported that Ishi had a girlfriend. He was then reportedly pursued by another girl. He later broke up with his girlfriend and fell in love with the other girl. However, she had already found someone else by then.

A family friend told the newspaper that a day before he died, Ishi had sent an SMS to this girl, wishing her happiness.

Family friends told The New Paper that Ishi's body was cremated yesterday.

The police have classified it as unnatural death and are investigating.'
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I attended high school with all of these people. And they are no more.
How come so many from my batch took the easy way out? How come the cause of death is always so mysterious?

It's creepy.