Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Eulogy

外孙江流悼外婆文

公元2022年4月24日上午九时二一八分,敬
爱的外祖母永远地离开了我们,享年97岁。受母亲委托,众弟妹推举,我含泪连夜写悼文以托哀思。

记得小时候,别人可以去外公外婆和舅舅家,我们却没有外婆家可去,问母亲:外公外婆在哪里?母亲说:他们在南洋新加坡,很远很远,你们的外公是一位有学识的文化人,外婆是家境富裕的千金小姐。于是,您们的伟大形象扎根在我们心底。家里卧室矮柜上,放着一张外公及新加坡全家合影照片,我们天天看着照片,总是希望能见上一面。

1967年-1977年,中国发生文化大革命,因我祖父被批斗为富农阶级,家境异常艰难,我们家每到农历正月十五前后,家里没有一点米,靠母亲四处向人借赊艰难度日。小时候母亲总带着我们兄妹三人去乡邻家坐,等到了中午人家要吃饭了我们还没走,这时候母亲便会鼓起勇气说家里已经没有一点米可以吃,望能周借一点米回家煮给孩子吃。后来到了农历五月,外公外婆知道这时候农耕青黄不接,便节省俭用,寄钱接济我们,让我们免于饿死而活下来。

1979年得知我们全家五口人挤住一间不足15
平米的土房子,还和家里的母猪住在一间屋子里,我们小孩子睡在南洋寄回来的木箱上,外公外婆向各位舅舅和阿姨伸手,也通过中汇仔筹集,汇人民币叁仟伍佰元给我家盖现在这座老宅,当时是村里出名的“豪宅”。您们的美德,传遍我们安溪县金谷乡三村五里,也让我们从心底里有了自豪感。

1983年暑假,外婆和五叔公夫妻从新加坡返中
国看望亲人,接到信我们一家人高兴几天没睡
好觉,母亲带我们三兄妹,到泉州接外婆,住在外婆弟弟七舅公家等20多天,遗憾未接到而回安溪。原来交通问题外婆在汕头停留了20天,为见我们,外婆年近60岁,不远万里,不怕艰辛,历时一个半月到安溪。期间因各种利益纷争,外人甚至在外婆面前诽谤我母亲,外婆睿智地说:“若不是为我女儿一家人,我不会万里迢迢千辛万苦回来。"短暂的相处,外婆告诉我们“要吃苦,勤奋向上,自立自强。”这些教诲,激励我们不断奋发前行,来改变全家的命运命运。

因我祖父的政治原因,我小学毕业后被迫辍学
了,外公外婆写信给福建省安溪县侨联官员,使得我可以重新就学。我们兄妹读书期间,夕公外婆舅舅阿姨们每年都接济我们,使得我们兄妹得以顺利毕业,并都取得不错的成绩,我们深知外公外婆对我们的厚爱,从不敢懈怠学业。我下海创业,外婆打电话教导:“做企业要
诚信,懂为人之道”,还寄新加坡币 2000 元支
持我创业,您的恩德永在我们心中。

外公和外婆七十几前白手起家,飘洋过海到新加坡,含辛茹苦养育五男五女,现内外孙近百
人,个个成为社会有用之人,小到造福一家,
大到为国家贡献人才和力量,所有这一切,在外公外婆的德行和辛劳下取得的。我们家族会牢记您的遗志,团结一心,为振兴家业,为社会进步贡献一己之力。

再叫一声外婆时,已阴阳两隔,中国的外孙男女们已泣不成声,祈祷外婆早日进入天国,沐主圣恩!

敬爱外婆,您功德圆满,造福了家庭和社会,虽然您走了,但您的爱永留子孙后代心中,我们活着一天就会铭记您和外公一天,您们将用另一种方式永留人间!
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Monday, April 25, 2022

Transform rubbish into $$


Found this stack of 200+ Pokemon cards discarded near a dustbin. Sold for $20. LOL recycle+cash = major win!!!

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

32nd game

I feel sad.

Arsenal, who a few weeks ago was in prime position and sat on 4th place and 3 points ahead of Tott, are now 6th, having lost 4 of their 5 games.

A few hours later, they are playing Chelsea. All fans be like,

I can't imagine a result other than a loss;

Please just park the bus and don't lose more than 1 goal;

Who are we kidding;

Sorry Arteta, but u got a very thin squad. Good luck.

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Post-edit:

Fans woke up to a shock:

2-4 in Arsenal's favour! 

Roller coaster ride indeed...

Monday, April 11, 2022

Helpful Yx

Brought the girls to the library to borrow some books and DVDs.

While browsing, Ye accidentally caused several DVDs to fall onto the ground. I asked her to put them back, but she declined. Yx said almost immediately, "I'll put them back," and hopped to the task. 

Later, I queried Yx why she did what she did. She explained it was a combination of wanting to help her sister, plus wanting to tidy up the mess. 

Such a darling, Yx. 

Random notes from Ye

On 2 separate occasions, I was working at my home desk when Ye sat beside, doodled on a post-it and passed it to me: