Yesterday went to collect the family photos..yea..finally! COLLECTED THEM! :X after so many months..shheessh..and not cheap too == 8R foto 130 dollars..After that, my family, YJ and relatives gathered to eat dinner together wif ah ma and ah gong to celebrate ah gong's birthday. Then went to his house after dinner to have cake cutting session. Counting the candles on my ah gong's birthday cake..he is 88 year old this year..hope ah gong enjoyed himself yesterday.
Monday 8pm channel 8 show never fails to jerk the tears out of mi. It juz makes us realise how fortunate we are compared to others..Today's real life story made my tears flow again. Though today's episode was not as unfortunate compared to the previous family shown, it still moved my heart.
The family of 3 had a tough time getting by..father had hereditary diabettes and had to amputate his left leg. Being one legged made it tough for him to move around and no one wanted to hire him. He could onli sell newspapers to make ends meet. When it rained, his earnings became less..he could onli bring home about 200 dollars a day.
His wife, after having a fall from her wheelchair, pushed by her 5 yr old kid then, never walked again since then. This phobia of standing up again..remains in her heart and mind. To her, she does not have the courage to stand up animore..Her trust in her family members that they will not let her fall again was no longer there. She spends her whole life on her bed. Shyts, urines, eats and bathes on her bed..never stepping down from her bed.
Her kid, now onli 9 yr old, takes care of the household chores, clears her mother's waste, cooks for the family. With this burden on this sensible child, she was still academically strong. She never complains and even helps out at her father's roadside newspaper stall.
The show oso showed volunteers helping to clean up their house, make it a tidier place for them to live in and to help them in every wae they can. During the show, wad made mi feel disgusted is the blackness in people's hearts. Not onli was their gas cylinder stolen, their 30 cans of donated food were oso stolen. I wonder where has the conscience of these theives gone to? Totally heartless.
Really admire the child's sensibility and her patience..I hope her mother will remove the fear in her soon..remove that phobia and her stubborness..To be able to forget wad happened in the past is not easy..this relates to love too..to be able to forget takes alot of courage and determination..shutting that door is easy..opening it again is often hard..it is reali hard...
Shares the badge that Den gave mi, wif her. :)
Yup..kinda afraid of going to client's place on Wednesday..so Den drew this for mi. The "bu pa" badge :) tx Den..
Sometimes, little actions mean alot. No nid for expensive stuffs or big actions juz to show ur care and concern. The few words of encouragement, the shoulder to lean on ,the time and efforts you spend on someone..the want rather than need..they are wad matter most...at least thats how i feel..
lol. Does anione bother? Do you bother? Or is that more important?
Feeling down..I need my pillar...I miss my pillar....
*lol*
With my family and grandparents :)
My family:~
