On Friday 5 September, my beautiful, super intelligent and loving grandma ‘Mama’, passed away peacefully. She was almost 94. Comment on the Facebook or Instagram posts
Born in 1931, Mama witnessed many shocking things during the Japanese Occupation, but always kept her kindness. As a child, she arrived in Hong Kong holding onto her uncle after their family left southern China to swim to safety.
She did not have a chance to study in school but was still one of the smartest, street-wise people around. After an arranged marriage in her late teens to my grandpa ‘Yeye’, she had 4 children, with my father being her eldest. They lived in a tiny flat with 8 other families and sometimes went hungry so that my gifted dad could attend uni.
Despite all this, Mama rarely raised her voice and showed great affection to us. She was immaculately dressed into her 90s, always with hair done perfectly.
She was at my birth, bought me my first bra and gave me my first lipstick. I always wanted to look like her! No such luck as I was over a foot taller…
We hit a tough time when I became a psychic (she was Catholic). Yet she would still buy me custard tarts even in my 30s.
Once, she said ‘race you to the bus!’ I should have won except she announced the race when she was already 10 m in front. She was in her 70s.
Another time, she took me to a posh restaurant and got upset when I ordered lettuce instead of meat. I will never forget her look. Luckily we still agreed on dessert.
Thank you Mama for your life-long thoughtfulness and for giving me my incredible father, aunties and uncle.
I hope you are at peace and are surrounded by Yeye and your favourite people. Goodbye flower of light.
P.s. Mama was a 21/3 Artist life path like my middle son Charlie (both also love/d food & maths!) Find your life path
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1) Mama and Yeye
2) Too cool for the snow
3) With my Dad
4) Buying me pastries
5) We bonded over Taro buns
6) The lettuce that started a fight
7) She loved Jesus and offered him oranges (very Asian)
8 ) The day she died, Charlie saw a rainbow and ‘M’ cloud. I saw ‘God’ rays like these. Also ‘000’ (Angel number for big resets). Pic from The Peak, a fave spot of Mama’s.
9) Glowing beauty
10) My fave pic of her, on the Kowloon train
