We kicked off the program with some of Cay's favourite songs, both our originals/covers/remixes and others' originals....

After about 70 minutes of this, everyone took a break.

After the break, it was time for people who knew her to talk/sing about her...

After some people spoke about her, it was my turn...

I spoke a little, and then added that I had a song for her...

We'd practiced this the day before, so Yana, Melodie, Marna and I performed 'Tribute':

' It's hard for me to get inspired

It's difficult for me to get the correct words

To finish a melody

To finish a song

To let you know my heart

To make life wonderful

You made my life worth living ten times over

You made my heart leap to have known you

It's hard for them to get out

Of my heart where they're imprisoned

They're my feelings for you

My love towards you

I took you for granted when you were here beside me

I underestimated you, Now you're gone and

I can't even bring myself to believe it

Without you, I feel there's no reason to be here

But I know what you'd say if you were here

In that ringing-chiming bells voice of yours

With that lovely yet skilled mind of yours

You'd tell me, with that evergreen wisdom:

'Life is no cakewalk, but it's worth living

For at the end of the tunnel, there's always light'

So, I'm respecting your wish, I'll carry on your legacy

I'll let the whole world know what a good friend you were

The way you stood up for me and the way you made me laugh

When you knew I was feeing blue, When no one else cared

It hurts me to go on without you

But I have a mission and I'll do it

Up to my death, Up to my very last breath

You'll be avenged, uh, nuh, nuh, nuh, You'll be cherished

My whole life will be a tribute to you '

Cay had sung this to me when there was a brawl between the two of us...

I'd modified some parts and sung it.

I found myself shouting out loud "Love you and miss you, soooo much!!"

I truly did...

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A.N.:

The song 'Tribute' is a part of another book of mine ('Original Songs + Random Thoughts')....

It goes without saying that nearly all the songs in 'MiOL' are my originals, though I wrote them a long while ago.....

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