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My Favourite Food

Wednesday, August 27th, 2003

Mum used to cook my favourite dishes all the time. I am rather picky when it comes to food but she knows just the right amount of seasoning to add. Now that I am eating alone, it is more convenient to cater food. Now, I have to eat whatever the caterer delivers. The food is quite tasty, though.

Mum cooked some very delicious Hakka cuisine. One of them was Deep Fried Fermented Bean Curd Pork which when dipped in her homemade chilli and garlic sauce was simply heavenly. I wonder if ever I can savour food like those that Mum used to cook. There is no written recipe. Mum had it all in her head – a little bit of this, a dash of that, and it all turned out just right.



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Mum’s Photo – 1948

Tuesday, August 26th, 2003


This is possibly the earliest photo of Mum. It is dated 28 November, 1948 and taken at Bee Fong Photo Studio, Burmah Road, Penang. I wonder if the studio is still there.

Rummaging through Mum?s personal effects has given me an insight into Mum?s life before I was born. She was immaculate and meticulous with all her belongings. When Wuan and I looked through her possessions, most of them were individually packed and properly stored. She had stacks of black and white wedding photos of friends and relatives that must be at least 30 years old.

I know for sure that Mum had her baby dresses made from pineapple fibre stored somewhere but we were unable to find it. We found a piece of pineapple fibre fabric from the same era though, and it is still in good condition.



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Email Blunder

Thursday, August 14th, 2003

I just discovered that I misconfigured my mailbox and accidentally deleted all my mails from as far back as one month ago. Some I have not even opened yet and therefore were deleted unread. I am sorry. If you have sent me emails and kinds words of encouragement during my recent bereavement and have not received a reply from me, please forward the mails again. I will appreciate that very much. Thank you.



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