“Off to serve our country. Back at the end of the month. May not be able to post much when I’m there so wait for me to come back yeah =)” he wrote. No one expected this would be the actor’s final Instagram post. And now, reading his words that were filled with so much hope, you can’t help but feel an overwhelming sadness, not just because you know what happened next, but ’cos of the promise left unfulfilled.

The photo that was his funeral portrait was also the same one his family used to announce his passing. The announcement confirmed everyone’s worst fears and this photo would become be the image synonymous with this sad, tragic week.

The host posted this photo, which has since been reposted many times, of Aloy’s wake along with this heartbreaking caption: “Big sister has finally fetched you home. It’s good that you are back, it’s good that you are back. A lot of people are here to see you, you have to leave happily, do not miss us… I’m sorry that I cannot control my tears but I really miss you… really miss you…” It was the first image anyone saw of the wake and with that a nation’s heart broke into pieces.

Aloy’s girlfriend Jayley herself has said that she loves these bittersweet sketches, drawn by artist @autumn.ying, which portrayed the couple on what could have been their wedding day. “[Thank you] for letting us 2 visualize if it did happen,” she wrote.

This photo was a still from the 2004 drama, I Love My Home, where the then 13-year-old Aloy played the son of the late Huang Wenyong, who passed away in 2013 from lymphoma cancer. “I believe Big Brother Wenyong has found Aloysius. [And I feel] an unexplainable sense of peace.” Wenyong was one of Singapore’s most iconic and beloved actors and his sudden passing at age 60 had the whole country in mourning. 

This reel-life clip of Aloysius bidding his friends and family farewell is from the Toggle drama Mystic Whispers where he played a spirit with unfinished business on earth. The vid, first posted on Romeo Tan’s fan account (@romeotan.showz), has become even more heartrending now but serves as a form of closure for his fans.

The 8days.sg photog snapped this heartbreaking photo of an old man saluting Aloy’s portrait. Together with his wheelchair-bound wife, he had come by on the first day of the wake to pay respects to the fallen soldier. We don’t know anything about the old man and his wife but his simple gesture summarised all we felt about Aloy.

So this is it. This afternoon, Dasmond posted this photo of a boat out at sea, writing that Aloy’s family has scattered the actor’s ashes near the waters of Pulau Ubin. “Papa Pang and Mama Pang have asked me to let everyone know that @aloypang is free now…,” wrote Das, who was Aloy’s boss and mentor. “It was close to noon and weather was cool and the skies were overcast. The little boat sailed on the calm sea. Near the waters of Pulau Ubin, we saw you slowly sink into the sea. All the many goodbyes have now finally come to an end. To not burden anyone has always been your style. Carefree and easy has always been your personality. Thank you for your trust over the years, your selfless contributions, your tireless efforts.  And while you are happily travelling now, remember to wait for me.”


Remembering Aloysius, a tribute to the late actor will be televised on Thursday, Jan 31, 8pm on Ch 8.