Grandmas
Sunday, June 28, 2009, 7:48 AM

Many of us still have our grandparents living. I still have my both grandmas but I have never known my grandpas. Having grandmas is really something special. I have seen really few people who are actually close to their grandparents. Grandparents won't live for a very long time. While you still have the chance, get to know your grandparents. Without them you won't be who you are. They have lots of experience and knowledge which they would like to share. Sometimes they are just waiting for us to ask
them.

I haven't got the chance to know my grandma though I lived with her for more 10 years. We had a communication problem. She spoke chinese (almost every dialect) and I could only speak english and bm. I had many problems with her as I was growing up with her. She always asked me for help. I didn't mind helping as she was already wheel bounded. However, sometimes I get really stressed out while helping her and again it was because of our language barrier.

When I come home from school I would immediately take a nap. Sometimes before i even bathe. I would feel really tired and would just like to sleep through the afternoon. However, sometimes my grandma would delibrately wake me up from my beautiful sleep to help her do some stuff. There was once when her radio broke down and she woke me up from my sleep to wake my brother up to ask him to fix it ( she thought that I was not capable). My brother refused to wake up and told me to do it. As I went back down to take a look at the radio, she kept on insisting that my brother should be the one to fix it. I got so angry as I was there trying to help both parties but none were cooperating. my bro didn't want to get up and my grandma didn't want me to fix it. The worst thing was that i couldn't explain to her why I was the one who would be helping her.

Though there were many horrible times, I thank God that I managed to do some stuff for her. And I still remember the good things that she has done. When I was young she used to give me biscuits and sweets even though I didn't want any.Now that she is old and senile, she couldn't remember who I was. It is quite sad at times but it doesn't matter much. It was mostly my fault too as i didn't go the extra mile to visit her at the nursing home every week which my father did.

To all those out there with grandparents, don't ever neglect your grandparents. Cherish every moment you have together and spend time with one another. Never let them forget who you are.


My dad made her pose for the camera with the peace sign.. haha.. she was sporting enough to do it.. though maybe she was unaware.. haha.. there was another racy pose though but pictures were not taken... haha

p.s. my eyes are so small..












Life is like a cycle. As we grow old, we become young again. As I was introducing myself to my grandma (hoping that she would remember me), she asked me for candies. So my dad took out some sweets from his pocket and fed her.. haha