It doesn't matter if you're Malay, Chinese, Indian, Eurasian or if you subscribe to religion or not — we all know the importance of respecting the deceased.
In a touching moment of virtue in Pasir Ris, Maidin Packer related a scene that could only be seen in Singapore — a Chinese funeral procession passing by a Malay wedding held at an HDB void deck. The celebrations were put on hold for a while, as wedding guests stood alongside the street to pay their respects to the van that was transporting the deceased in an unspoken collective agreement of deference.