charm: Grandma's House

I was away to my grandma's house since sat to now. I went together with my cousin and her husband, as they were going to "serve tea" to my cousin's dad. uncle and aunt. We set off at 7am, targeting to reach there at around 11am, but because of a series of delays, like waiting for the longest ever time i had waited for bus 170 at the malaysia customs (half an hour), bus timing and the bus break down, we reached there at 1pm. And immediately after the tea serving and a quick lunch, my cousin and her husband left at 3.30pm!!! Travel so far, leave so fast. Wa lao, grandma lei, also cannot stay a little longer. Only visit her once a year for my cousin, and leave so early. Nevertheless, the serving of tea had my grandparents smiling for the day. I stayed on, even thou they left. Wanna spend some time with my grandma, since she's better now. Also, planned to study for my exams there, as its a quieter environment, away from all the distractions. My grandma, she's a miracle! Surprising everyone of us, the docs, nurse, everyone!! I learned from my aunt how she came thru. It gets me thinking of how it goes abt.

Twice or thrice, she's on the verge of death, since last year, as i had blogged. Her tongues rolled back, she did not eat anything, the nurse couldn't get any blood from her despite numerous attempts to draw the blood samples from her. The evidence can be seen clearly on her hands, all the blue black marks. She lost lots of weight, her wrinkled skins are there for all to see. She aged. The last time, she was sent to hospital abt 1 month ago, she's quiet. Going off. My aunts and my mum were there. They were buddhists. They chanted the chants, telling my grandma to go with the goddess (guan yin) or buddha, if he or she comes. My grandma, as my aunt told me, then, had her tongue rolled back. She's suffering. She managed to murmured some words out, saying she saw Guan Yin.

My aunt said:" Go with her, dun worry about us."

Perhaps, not being able to bear with the sight of my grandma suffering. My grandma, then staggered out some words, with her tongue still rolled back.

She said:" Guan Yin Pu Sa gave me some water to drink."

That said, she slowly recovered, thou i dunno how. She's able to walk no! of course with the help of a person holding her. She gained a little weight, thou her foots are swollen. Its an unbelievable recovery. She's 91 yrs old. And this is perhaps something that has people believing in deities. Perhaps, i think, the goddess had really come to save her. Perhaps she's fated for a long life with my grandpa who's 96 yrs old. Perhaps, the E.Excel food nutritions which my cousin, ah lian biao jie and my mum gave her constantly, regained her health(which is confirm the reason). Perhaps, she's not done with everything, and waiting for the family to reunie again. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. There's just so many perhaps.

Anyway, its been like 10 yrs, other than during chinese new year, since i stayed there for as long as i like, which usually, its with my frens or a quick 1 to 2 days stay. I enjoy the peaceful, undisturbed life there. I missed the childhood times there with my childhood friends. I missed the times i had with my grandma when she would get me a cup of milo and biscuits in the middle of the night, when i told her i am hungry. She would accompany me for i'm scared of darkness and ghost when i'm young. I missed the times where my grandpa will bring me along with him to the coffeeshop, on his scooter, thereafter, teaching me how to drink a hot tea/ coffee on the antique cups the coffeeshops used. I missed the running abt with my brother and childhood friends, playing mu tou ren, Bing bing, catching, one leg, climbing trees to get rambutans and cocoas, etc. i missed every thing, and just hope time can be turned back so i can savour the moments once more.

I stumbled onto some pictures there, where they were taken when i was younger, thou i have no recollections of them. I took some photos and along with the pictues i took. so there they are: