Saturday, December 19, 2009
everytime we w0uld take pe0ple ar0und us
f0r granted.
we have never realised what they have d0ne f0r us
0r what they have given us.
it's the time
f0r us t0 take s0me time,
t0 realise that they have
indeed d0ne s0mething in 0ur life,
f0r us
with0ut her,
there w0uldn't be me.
whenever there's time,
i w0uld never ch00se t0 g0 t0 her h0use,
unless it's christmas,
0r chinese new year.
n0ne 0f her children w0uld bring her 0verseas.
0ur family d0esnt like her
might be due t0 her fav0urtism.
she sp0ns0red my uncle t0 buy a car,
n0t my dad.
she b0ught a set 0f g0ld f0r my aunty,
a pathetic necklace f0r my mum.
my aunty had a banquet f0r her wedding,
my mum 0nly a buffet at h0me.
she put my uncle's family ph0t0 as her ph0ne wallpaper,
but never 0urs.
eveything m0unted,
anger escalated.
suddenly,
she b0ught me and my sis a necklace each,
each c0sting 0ne-third 0f her salary.
we w0ndered why.
she said it is f0r us t0 keep as a mem0rial,
after she's g0ne.
she wanted t0 leave a trace in 0ur life.
whenever we visit her,
she w0uld give us m0ney.
but what have i given her?
as a grandchild,
have i d0ne what i sh0uld d0?
even when i was w0rking,
i have never given her a cent,
n0r treated her t0 a meal.
whenever we have time,
we w0uld rather spend time at h0me,
watching televisi0n pr0gramme,
rather than visiting her.
is it s0 difficult t0 talk t0 her?
0r just t0 visit her?
is it t00 late t0 realise this?
when i start w0rking,
w0uld there still be time f0r me t0
fulfil my duty as a grandchild?
cause that w0uld be years later.
she might be unreas0nable at times,
but she was the 0ne wh0 gave my dad life,
which in turn,
gave me the 0pp0rtunity t0 be here.
m0nkEmpIre`* 4:48 PM
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