The Other Side of Life

Last week (and today) is an interesting experience for me. Two people that I know, even though not so closely in one case and only through music in the other, passed away in a young age. One is Pierre, the other is Reuben Kee.

Respective blogs and articles are here:

1. For Pierre: http://www.inmemoryofpicant.blogspot.com/ (blog); http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/22506 (article)
   
2. For Reuben Kee: http://www.vgfrequency.com/?p=341 (blog); http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_180302.html (article)

The scary thing about last week's experience is that I do not know how to react to the news. Certainly there is shock, mainly because I have a connection to these people. I want to somehow show my appreciation to these connections; and reality hits hard that there is only limited way for me to do so. The Internet does connect people, but somehow it feels lacking for such news.

I do not know much about Pierre, so I can only offer my condolences to his family and friends.
For Reuben, I do know some of his music and I like some of them. I can only let the world know what his music:

• OC Remix: http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/reubenkee/
• Anime Remix: http://www.animeremix.org/remixer/23/

And the communities's tribute to him:

• OC Remix: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13286
  
• Anime Remix: http://www.animeremix.org/animix_forums/viewtopic.php?id=1956
  

Rest in Peace, Pierre and Reuben.