Been disillusioned for a little while, hence the absence.

 

I got a call on 3rd April that a close friend of mine had been killed in a motorcycle accident the weekend previously. As always the emotion and feeling at that moment is indescribable. Ali is the second friend to have been so wretchedly taken away from our lives. We used to see each other almost everyday during our gap year, I came to know him well making this tragedy all the more difficult. He was another unique individual. His sense of humour was unrivalled and many of us came to love him for it. You could never take him seriously because he was always trying to lighten the mood or make best out of a bad situation by inappropriate comedy.

 

After leaving QE he strayed a little since he was unsure of how to proceed. I'm glad he confided in me and I hope I helped him to realise his potential. He started a course at UCL but he told me it wasnt exactly his scene. He had aspirations to try and jump into the medical field - and he was serious about it too. Just goes to show the willpower he had, he was willing to retake any A Levels he needed. I'm happy that he found contentment when he started riding. At least his exodus was in doing something that he loved.

 

The funeral was on Weds 5 April. I knew the pain would be tormenting but I had to see him once more before he was laid to rest. It was a fitting tribute that the members of his biking forum gathered and gave him a farewell procession from Regents Park.

 

RIP Ali Yassin

 

Sorely missed but never forgotten.

 

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