Happy birthday fridge!
Yesterday it was 10 years old, but, i forgot to blog and din even blog in the 1st place. So salute to your 10 years' of service to Wongs'!
Labels: commemoration, family
male head of household
And he made his aim to send all his kids to university. Despite his strain in finances, he persuaded them to go overseas even if it's a voluptuous burden. The path had'nt been easy, he wrote the pages himself, he achieved it with resourcefulness and wit. Out of his children, 3 went to america for their respective degrees and masters. When you realize that he doesn't live in a terrace, or a bungalow, nor does he have luxuries, nor does he have a servant, but instead stayed at a 3-room for 8 people, you have a newfound respect.Labels: awakening, family, love
employer
He was bright, confident, he was young. An attractive young lad, who'd had so much before him. Married a wonderful wife, set out to start a successful business, to earn a living, more than food on the table, more than roofs above heads. Worked hard and achieved much, as it goes: no pain, no gain. Was never a late night worker, was never an empire-forger, was never an asset-conquerer. An efficient manager, an upright man, an outgoing, respected man.His days caught up, his eyes go weary, his breath shortened ever so slightly with the rise and fall of the sun; health deteriorates, people fall ill. Despite his success, the single thing he cared for was the family he built with his wife. Nothing else really matters, nothing else parred in importance, nothing else was closer to his heart. He loved them, cared for them, fed them. Nothing was more important than the unitary knit among the brothers and sisters, the parents and children.There was once he was sick, and he asked his son a question. And it's not just the answer, but too, the question which reflected within him. His greatest love of all. Despite everything he'd DONE for, the only thing which mattered is the ones he LOVED, and he spent his life trying to forge that love. I was never there before, I can't fully understand it. It brings a new dimension to life and I started reflecting: was success and recognition all so important, in the looming waves of death which we can't always surf on? Why do everyone seem to neglect the family they came from?I can't fully understand it, I've never been there before. But I'm forever grateful I'm given a chance to learn it.Labels: family, love
