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ah gong and ah ma
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I remember asking my grandfather this during his stay in hospital two weeks ago.

"How did Grandma looked like when you first married her ?"

I expected a curt reply like "Chey!" followed by a frown from him which was his usual reaction whenever i asked about such questions but i was fairly amazed that he did not . Instead , he appeared to be in deep thought and then a faint smile appeared

"Yi Duo Hua" ( A stalk of flower ) , he said and grinned toothily.

I was taken aback by his answer , that coming from someone who often calls my grandma "a demented old woman" behind her back.

It was the first time i had ever heard my grandpa describe his wife so lovingly and my tears welled up , maybe because i was still worried about the then-unknown blood test results and i wondered if my Grandma would ever knew that she was akin to a flower in his eyes.

Then my grandpa cut in

"But look at your grandma now ! Lao siao char bor ( Old crazy woman ) already"

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listening to - sigur ros : untitled #4