I was walking along Bugis Junction when the news of MC King ' death( Jimmy Nah, Lan Qing Xi ) came like the sudden rain that afternoon over the radio. Of all stations i knew about this thru Symphony 92.4. What a tragedy for many of us. I have got to say my heart sank to a new low.
Many Many of us knows MC King from his earlier works in the long running SBC drama where he was known as the MC King. The name stuck to him ever since that we have almost forgotten his real name.
I must admit that I have been watching his growth especially in the last one or two years. He has gained momentum in his career and I am very lucky to get to know more about him when he was doing part time DJ-ing on 97.2Fm with his friend at the radio station. I learnt a great deal from him and his character during the running of his program over the air.
Articles strewn all over the local chinese papers about his death and his funeral. True enough many describe him as a person who is frank and does not like to hide his view and opinion which i fully concur. He has shown a lot of his ideas and thinking thru his program over the radio. The laughther he brings comes straight from my heart and I often find the things he says truly nourishing even days after i hear his program.
The falling of a childhood star..... he was a star because hsi name stuck to my mind and to many of you out there too. We may not know him personally but his death causes a tremor in my heart. Perhaps it slaps us on the face of new year telling us that life is fragile. It also tells us that many things or people that we have taken for granted would just leave someday somehow before we even have time to react.
I suddenly remembered another local comedian Hua Liang, Da Zui Ba ( Big mouth ) who died a good couple of years ago due to a car accident. He struggled a few days before passing away in his coma.
I would like to say thank you to MC King. I mayb never have known him even if he is still alive. But this is a good chance for me to be thankful for him being a part of my life ( certainly again to many out there ). He didnt die old and comfy . His sudden part brings the sharpest rememberance of him. Thanks for your asthmatic laugh which is so signature of you .
Below is his Blog.
http://mcking13.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
