Picanto 3rd Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 THE outlook seemed bleak for the worst-hit victim of a double hit-and-run accident on Tuesday. Mr Tong Kok Wai, 30, is suffering from severe brain damage. He has not regained consciousness. Doctors at the National University Hospital have told his family that there is little chance of him recovering. Just as all seemed lost, Mr Tong, feared to be brain-dead, shed tears of hope. His wife of three weeks, Madam Yenni Young, 31, an assistant manager at a hotel here, had mustered enough courage yesterday to utter the most painful words she has ever had to say to him. "I don't want you to suffer so much," she told her husband as she stroked his face and held his hands. "If you really cannot take it and you want to go, it's okay. Don't worry about me. I've got so many people with me. So many people are here with me." After she said those words, she saw "two fat tears" rolling down his cheeks. She told The New Paper: "I had been waiting a long time in the morning to have some time alone with him. "So many people were walking in and out to see him. Then finally, I got some time alone with him. When I saw his tears, that was when I knew he could hear me." Madam Young, a Chinese Indonesian, said she immediately rushed out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to tell her mother and mother-in-law about what she saw. The family saw, in those two tears, a miracle. And now, they're praying for an even bigger one - that he will pull through. Mr Tong, a Malaysian working in Singapore, was accompanying his friend, Mr Bong Hwee Haw, 24, to take a taxi home after supper when a black Audi A6 ploughed into them along Bukit Panjang Road at about 3am on Tuesday. It went on to hit a third person, Muhd Haris Abu Talib, 18, at the next junction. The car had been reported stolen by the Romanian embassy and was later found abandoned in Sungei Kadut. The driver remains at large. Madam Young has been keeping vigil by her husband's bedside since yesterday morning, soon after he was admitted. She said: "I also told him that I wish to hear him call me 'lao po' (wife in Mandarin) and 'Tang fu ren' (Mrs Tong in Mandarin) again. "After we got married, he used to call me that, teasingly." The couple solemnised their marriage at Traders Hotel just three weeks ago, on 20 Nov, after which there was a high-tea reception. It was attended by about 90 relatives and close friends from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. "We planned the whole wedding ourselves," she said, fingering her wedding band, which carries a single diamond. The couple were planning to go to Japan for their honeymoon. Madam Young added that Mr Tong would be undergoing more tests to confirm his condition. She described him as a faithful man whose love for her stood the test of time. "He fell for me first," she said, breaking into a smile. "We were friends many years ago when we were working at the same hotel. "He told me twice that he liked me. But at that time, I did not have any feelings for him. It probably wasn't the right time." She then left for Australia to pursue further studies and returned to Singapore only in 2007. The couple, who kept in touch while she was in Australia, met up a few times when she returned. It was on one of those outings that she realised she had fallen for him. They dated, and he proposed to her six months ago. "It was a simple proposal," she recalled. "He had dropped me hints before that, and I told him that I didn't want any ring. "We were sitting and chatting at our usual bench in the park near his place. Then he asked me, 'When should we get married?' That was it." She described her husband as a "very chatty and sociable person". ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermitage 1st Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 Sad...but BORING!! What we wanna know is who's the the champion behind the wheel of the A6, and what were his motives for this most heinous & diabolical of crimes? 'Cos what he/she did was straight outta Hollywood man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leepee 1st Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 The newspaper already reported that the vehicle was reported stolen, and the driver was no where to be found. Just like from the Hong Kong movei script. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackyv Turbocharged December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 Sad...but BORING!! What we wanna know is who's the the champion behind the wheel of the A6, and what were his motives for this most heinous & diabolical of crimes? 'Cos what he/she did was straight outta Hollywood man! ummm..... ......zero finger printzz left on the car for police to trace?......nothing at all??..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed 1st Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 its sad...hope that the investigation can shed some truth soon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermitage 1st Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 ummm..... ......zero finger printzz left on the car for police to trace?......nothing at all??..... Exactly! But what the police will tell is that this type of information can only be released on a strictly "need-to-know" basis. And what we, the general populace, "need to know" is to mind our own business, shut-up and follow rules!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 KNN.. ownself people do already then say stolen.... like that also can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear December 20, 2009 Author Share December 20, 2009 KNN.. ownself people do already then say stolen.... like that also can wah, wait they sue you for twisting the facts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kungming 1st Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 Maybe Jack can make our very own local movie outta it next yr. Straight from movie script, so super co-incidental manz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 This tactic of publishing the accident is to make the bugger feel guilty so that he will come out of hiding to give himself up. We will just have to wait and see. Nothing much can be done, unless there are eye witnesses who are willing to come forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostcode Clutched December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 Fingerprints lah. Haiz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladykillerz 4th Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 God is everywhere to judge your doings.~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroomtattat 2nd Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 The newspaper already reported that the vehicle was reported stolen, and the driver was no where to be found. Just like from the Hong Kong movei script. Really?? REALLY?? Reported missing after or before the crime? Something smells fishy here . . . . an attempt to cover up by the authorities?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear December 20, 2009 Author Share December 20, 2009 God is everywhere to judge your doings.~ but not everyone believe in god Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 I think Singapore isn't such a big place, just hope that our forensic people can be heroes this round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vextan 1st Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 God is everywhere to judge your doings.~ why god allowed such thing to happen ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentwy Neutral Newbie December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 straits times/mediacorp + diplomat's vehicle = X X will likely be a highly elusive truth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locknload 5th Gear December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 straits times/mediacorp + diplomat's vehicle = X X will likely be a highly elusive truth. If X = Diplomat, he's going to run-road soon. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In NowRelated Discussions
Related Discussions
Disputes between neighbours - A True story
Disputes between neighbours - A True story
Singapore’s Abandoned Forts: Secrets Beneath | Hidden Histories
Singapore’s Abandoned Forts: Secrets Beneath | Hidden Histories
A very touching story ..... truly love conquers ALL
A very touching story ..... truly love conquers ALL
Backstabbing at workplace: R you a victim?
Backstabbing at workplace: R you a victim?
Is It Possible To CSI The Alleged Victim In This Video?
Is It Possible To CSI The Alleged Victim In This Video?
Teenager charged cheating 16ppl by posing as woman offer XXX
Teenager charged cheating 16ppl by posing as woman offer XXX
Story of a girl who has ability to see lifespan
Story of a girl who has ability to see lifespan
FAST AND FURIOUS STORY! CAUGHT SPEEDING!
FAST AND FURIOUS STORY! CAUGHT SPEEDING!