02/10/2025
On September 29, 2025, my beloved father passed away suddenly in Muse. In Chinese tradition, when a parent dies, the child “loses their sky” (天塌下来了). That day, not only did my sky collapse, my world also ended.
Despite the hardships he faced, he lived with wisdom, kindness, humor, and immense strength. He taught me integrity, honesty, and what it means to show up for the people you love. He took pride in how wild I was, never tried to control me, and encouraged me in everything I pursued.
10,079 days of knowing him wasn’t enough. I am angry, heartbroken, and unprepared for this loss. I have cried until I felt myself break open, harden, and soften again. I am still in shock and disbelief as I mourn the future we were all looking forward to. I feel sorry for everyone who never got to meet him and experience his radiance, and sorrier still for those of us who must miss him.
No words or photos could ever capture his impact, but for now, I just want the world to know we lost an incredible, funny, chill, and deeply loved human being.
I’ll miss my sudoku buddy, my adventure buddy, my car buddy, my eating buddy, and my tractor buddy — the one who picked up every call, taught me to drive, play golf, believe in myself, and DIY anything.
Thank you for literally moving mountains and paving roads for us. The roads from Yangon to Muse will never be the same without him — not only because he’s gone, but because those roads themselves have been permanently altered by bombs and conflict.
I don’t know what I believe about the afterlife, but I know I’ll be grappling with it and the loss of you, 爸爸 for decades (if I’m lucky enough to live that long) to come.
I was always a long-distance daughter, and I became good at it. But nothing could prepare me for this distance.
Today, we lay my dad to eternal rest next to his parents. I hope they welcome with you the warmest, tightest, and most loving hug.
Goodbye for now, Dad. Your love lives on in me. I proudly carry your names (洪, Jīng, and ဝင်း), your appetite for life, fun, & food, your nose, your rough palms, and your courage with me.
我会一直怀念您。
永远爱您的
孝女 洪巾 敬挽
🌪️💔
