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Saturday, July 20, 2002 Wierdness. It's a bit morbid. So I discovered something yesterday that I'd pretty much forgotten about Singapore--they exhume (read: dig up after burial) their dead. It's a governmental policy apparently, which says something about the mindset of most Singaporeans--if the government says something, they'll go along with it, even if they grumble, because they're rather obedient and unquestioning to authority. After 15 years, a dead body has to be removed from its plot in the cemetery; it's usually cremated. In a way, it makes sense--there are 4.2 million people living in a space the size of Detroit. But it's still pretty gruesome. Apparently, the body of a woman was recently exhumed and was found to be in excellent condition, with little decomposition (and I think she was buried for longer than the 15 years as well, although I'm not sure on that point). Some are claiming it's the embalmer did an incredible job, some don't know what to think, and some call it a miracle. A rather strange one, if it is--comments from the family are all positive, with one grandson even saying that he's happy because though his grandmother died when he was a small boy, this way he gets to see her again. Eek. Not a way I'd want to be seen. ^ Top | 12:12 PM | | | 
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