over the last few days, many of you will know i have been in malaysia. it was a rocky start at 3AM on tuesday morning, and we landed at 9.30 local time. the whole first day was a blur.
we have been spending everyday mostly between hospitals. my kung kung (dad's dad) is at selayang hospital and my ah mah (mum's mum) is at the university hospital. it hasn't exactly been a pleasant visit, but i have noticed and learnt many things already.
it's so amazing to have family around. my kung kung's room has been full everyday since we got here. he has to have 24hour care from family members just in case anything happens and we need to alert staff. we have been rotating to look after him. he's very rollercoaster. he's up then he's down again. we have had some great moments joking with him, and talking to him. yesterday in particular, he just got a haircut, and it was the most expensive haircut he'd ever had. he was frustrated because the hairdresser had used scissors instead of clippers and couldn't cut his hair properly. we all proceeded to share stories we knew of the most expensive haircut. aunty phik yee said her friend got a $1,500 haircut!
it's so sad to see my two grandparents who were once so healthy, so strong and so wise looking so frail and fragile. they remind me of children who need people to help them. my kung kung has been frustrated as he cannot do simple things like going to the toilet by himself and sitting up by himself anymore. the other day he managed to go to the toilet, he was so happy.
it's hard as i want to communicate with them, but my chinese is so bad! and even though my ah mah can speak english, i don't ever know what to say.
it's been good to see some of my cousins again. yesterday was like 'bring-your-girlfriend-to-see-kung-kung-day' at the hospital! it was great to meet everyone.
my cousin ian yee who works for the youth section "RAGE" of the STAR paper here in Malaysia wrote an article about my kung kung which was published in the star yesterday. it reduced us all to tears.
so, i will leave you all with the link to this article. please check it out!
http://blog.rage.com.my/a-grandfathers-love
please keep the prayers coming!
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history maker
"when i grow up, i want to be an artist"
what happened to those days where it didn't matter how much money you earned or the job availability or what uni you could get into or what enter score you needed to get into a course? what happened to our childhood dreams?
i'll tell you what..
they got crushed by our peers, our teachers, our parents, VCAA, universities and the industry.
why is it so hard to pick one career to stick to?
research shows that most Gen Y's will change jobs every two years and change careers every five years. clearly we all have ants in our pants, or we're just not happy.
what happened to those days where it didn't matter how much money you earned or the job availability or what uni you could get into or what enter score you needed to get into a course? what happened to our childhood dreams?
i'll tell you what..
they got crushed by our peers, our teachers, our parents, VCAA, universities and the industry.
why is it so hard to pick one career to stick to?
research shows that most Gen Y's will change jobs every two years and change careers every five years. clearly we all have ants in our pants, or we're just not happy.
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