Passion is Thy Name!

Over the weekend, I got to spend some quality time with some family members.
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It was fun, albeit abit hard for me coz they are all diurnals while I am a nocturnal. I had a grand total of 2 hours sleep prior to the family date - thanks to the Olympics and mahjong session the night before.
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Nevertheless, I still had a ball.
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Seeing my grandma that morning made me realise how old she has grown and that I have not seen her in ages. I was suddenly reminded of my beloved grandpa and how I miss him. We lost him a few years ago to the dirty C word. Gawd, how I miss him! Will write about him one day, I’ve many wonderful memories with and about him.
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This is me with grandma. For a 82-year old, she’s still looking good, eh?
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And here are her sisters, my grandaunts. The one in white top used to be the *best* chef in our family. The Hokkien Mee and Laksa dishes that she whipped up are killers! Unfortunately, age has caught up with her and she tires easily now. So, no more cooking.
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Here’s one with mommy dearest and her closest sister and aunt. The one on the far left is another of my grandaunts, mom’s in the middle and the one on the far right is my favourite aunt. She is also the strictest, mainly because she was the headmistress of MGS and steered a tight ship in school and also at home.
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She is also the most positive person I have ever known in my entire life. I have never seen a C-patient talk so openly about how she escaped Death’s clutches and I’ve never seen anyone fight as hard and as bravely as she did. Despite all that she had gone through (the chemotherapy sessions, the many times going under the knife, the emotional rides), she has SOOOO much love to give to all of us. And we all love her dearly.
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And the last picture I am sharing in this post is a rare one. One of me and my dad. I don’t have many pictures taken with him and those I have are very serious ones. My dad was very strict with my brother and I. No fooling around with him. He was very conservative and believed father-child relationship must be kept *very* serious to maintain the respect. So, there was always an invisible line between him and us. I never believed in that invisible line and for as long as I can remember, I always pushed to get rid of the line.
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He mellowed down over the years and it was then that my relationship with him improved. Today, I can easily fool around with him without him giving me ‘THE father’ glare.
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This is me and daddy.
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And no, I did not get ‘THE Father’ glare after that picture trick I pulled on him. :)))
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I still have a few other favourite family members peppered all over the world but these are the ones who hang around the island and are my #1 fans.
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Definitely a day to be cherished. For sure.