Mummy got a specially designed bouquet of purple
roses from Daddy. May their love blossom forever.
15-16 Mar - Visiting Relatives in Malaysia
Grand Pa and Grand Aunt had been longing to visit
our Yong relatives in Malaysia. This 1-week holiday was just the perfect
time to go on a long drive...
Interestingly old and unkept... not a common sight
I could catch in Singapore...
L to R:
- Grand uncle is hubby of Grand aunt (4th from L)
- Grandpa
- Grand aunt (younger sis of Grandpa)
- Grand aunt (elder sis of Grandpa)
- Grand uncle (eldest bro of Grandpa)
At Cheras, our relatives turned out in force
to enjoy a grand dinner together. The network of relationship was
indeed mind blowing to me...
We stayed the night in a palace-like house that
belongs to Daddy's cousin, Aunt Foong. It was so huge and spacious!
But then it has to because Aunt Foong has 6 daughters all living under
one roof!
L to R:
- Grandpa
- Mummy Jin
- Me Robyn
- Aunt Foong (mom of 6!)
- Grand aunt (no. 3)
- Grand aunt (no. 1)
- Aunt Tai (sis of Aunt Foong)
In the evening, an army of relatives just sat
around for chit chat. Daddy shared with everyone the secrets of
Meridian Therapy and everyone had tons of fun practising acupressure
massage.
The next morning, we enjoyed an authentic kampong
breakfast of good Malaysian coffee and noddles at a nearby coffee
shop.
It's indeed a rare opportunity for all the Yong
elderly siblings to relax and had breakfast together.
It's of course equally rare for the Junior Yongs
and family to sip Malaysian coffee together.
I'm privileged to be the most junior Yong here.
Hehe!
Brothers are forever.
Grandpa enjoying a close chat with Grand Uncle
after breakfast.
Enroute back to Singapore, we stopped by at
the Tai relative - Mummy's 3rd uncle on the Tai family side.
L to R:
- Mummy & me
- Grand Uncle & Aunt
The highlight at Grand Uncle Tai's home was
his Swallow Hut, where he rears hundreds of swallow to collect bird
nests.
It was amazing to see the interior of the hut
and take a close up look at the swallow.
There were many interesting plants at the back
of Grand Uncle Tai's house too. One of which was dragon fruit!
Uncle Ah Kun seems to have many identities...
He is the younger son of Grand Uncle, and happens to also be a cousin
to Mummy, and he's also an uncle to me. Also, he's the master for
all the swallows!
31 Mar - Ching Ming at Kong Meng San
Today's our annual trip to the Kong Meng San
temple during this Ching Ming period to pay respect to the deceases
in our family - late Grandma, late Great Grandma and late Grand
aunt.
We enjoyed a wonderful vegetarian breakfast
at Kong Meng San temple.
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