My Hong Kong trip and 3 lovestories
There was a lot of pain when I came back, the burden of having so many people in the hospital, ironically the same hospital my granny was in...and not just strangers but relatives. As for my granny, we could only go in two by two from 6-8pm because of hospital restrictions from the Avian flu scares and another deadly flu going on.
My grandma had 4 girls, and 5 guys, a total of 9.
1st aunt - passed out ( 2 years ago and this year finally finished a colon cancer operation ) and needed blood
1st uncle- went jogging and fell fracturing his rib
2nd aunt's grandchild- baby has a rare blood infection, she's only 2 months old
4th aunt- just had a hysterectomy, gave birth to a tumor the size of an orange.
5th Uncle- wife has brain clot that costs over 20 000 USD to operate on - she drives everyone insane and she's incapable of being a better mother
5th Uncle- his son has a immune disorder, has no hair, has problems absorbing nutrients, has hyperactive disorder
Burdensome. Each. One.... and that's just my dad's side. Life seems so depressing and abysmal. My dad's side is very poor, the apt is small and dirty and 6 people live in a space that's the size of my office at work. The health and money problems and the lack of education made me feel really depressed.
My dad is the only one who doesn't smoke or gamble. My aunt's don't smoke or gamble but they are very superstitious and throw money away to monks and temples and such probably because they are not very educated and they feel more secure worshiping the way they do. I'm not about to debate religion here, it's more about how they are tricked into giving money and how guilliable they are.
But, 2 days later I realized I was really blind.
Love Story 1
My youngest uncle goes to work at 2 bakeries starting at 12 am - 2pm. He smokes and gambles and always lends his friends money. I thought he was the least caring of all my dad's brother's and sisters. Not once did I see him go see my granny. All he does is come home lay on the bed read, eat and sleep. I felt a bit irked by him.
What I didn't realize was that he had stayed for 24 hrs or more to go see his mother, foregoing sleep a few times. He's the quiet type who will leave special cakes or buns on the table for the little bald guy to eat, but not say a word.
Love Story 2
My 4th uncle massages his child's legs. Why? Because the kid gets tired from playing... OO;. I know, what the hell right? I mean, it was a good day when my dad didn't take a broom and go at MY legs like a fat kid at a pinata party. But anyways.. this little guy treats his mom like a queen, carries groceries for her, holds the umbrella etc etc.
My aunt Katy, told me that my uncle treats my grandma the same way. Apparently when I thought he was standing around taking up space, he was waiting for an opening to clip my gran's toenails/claws. He did that for 3 days straight.. and guys, it's a manicure that really does take that long, I'm not sure what hellish DNA caused my granny's toenails to warp the way they did but warp they did. It's like a nice array of all the things that can grow wrong on spread out thru 10 toes. It's amazing really. The power of love...
Love Story 3
The lady with a brain tumor is essentially.... a biiiiig burden to the family. Everyone wishes for her death because she's lazy, irresponsible, and mental. Some of it is her personality, the rest of it is the tumor. Nevertheless, for some unknown reason, my uncle niether divorces or gives up on her. I really can't explain how good he is to be able to say, " well, when you marry her it's thru good times and bad, you can just expect all the days to be good, and when things aren't going well, you can't just throw her away. "
To reiterate, all of us has wished that she'd just pop a blood vessal and die, or we've offered to push her off a tall building and such but the guy is steadfast. I dunno how he can love a woman who's lost her mind, and who wasn't a great catch to start off with. I know it's cruel but I'm so impressed by my uncle.
My grandma had 4 girls, and 5 guys, a total of 9.
1st aunt - passed out ( 2 years ago and this year finally finished a colon cancer operation ) and needed blood
1st uncle- went jogging and fell fracturing his rib
2nd aunt's grandchild- baby has a rare blood infection, she's only 2 months old
4th aunt- just had a hysterectomy, gave birth to a tumor the size of an orange.
5th Uncle- wife has brain clot that costs over 20 000 USD to operate on - she drives everyone insane and she's incapable of being a better mother
5th Uncle- his son has a immune disorder, has no hair, has problems absorbing nutrients, has hyperactive disorder
Burdensome. Each. One.... and that's just my dad's side. Life seems so depressing and abysmal. My dad's side is very poor, the apt is small and dirty and 6 people live in a space that's the size of my office at work. The health and money problems and the lack of education made me feel really depressed.
My dad is the only one who doesn't smoke or gamble. My aunt's don't smoke or gamble but they are very superstitious and throw money away to monks and temples and such probably because they are not very educated and they feel more secure worshiping the way they do. I'm not about to debate religion here, it's more about how they are tricked into giving money and how guilliable they are.
But, 2 days later I realized I was really blind.
Love Story 1
My youngest uncle goes to work at 2 bakeries starting at 12 am - 2pm. He smokes and gambles and always lends his friends money. I thought he was the least caring of all my dad's brother's and sisters. Not once did I see him go see my granny. All he does is come home lay on the bed read, eat and sleep. I felt a bit irked by him.
What I didn't realize was that he had stayed for 24 hrs or more to go see his mother, foregoing sleep a few times. He's the quiet type who will leave special cakes or buns on the table for the little bald guy to eat, but not say a word.
Love Story 2
My 4th uncle massages his child's legs. Why? Because the kid gets tired from playing... OO;. I know, what the hell right? I mean, it was a good day when my dad didn't take a broom and go at MY legs like a fat kid at a pinata party. But anyways.. this little guy treats his mom like a queen, carries groceries for her, holds the umbrella etc etc.
My aunt Katy, told me that my uncle treats my grandma the same way. Apparently when I thought he was standing around taking up space, he was waiting for an opening to clip my gran's toenails/claws. He did that for 3 days straight.. and guys, it's a manicure that really does take that long, I'm not sure what hellish DNA caused my granny's toenails to warp the way they did but warp they did. It's like a nice array of all the things that can grow wrong on spread out thru 10 toes. It's amazing really. The power of love...
Love Story 3
The lady with a brain tumor is essentially.... a biiiiig burden to the family. Everyone wishes for her death because she's lazy, irresponsible, and mental. Some of it is her personality, the rest of it is the tumor. Nevertheless, for some unknown reason, my uncle niether divorces or gives up on her. I really can't explain how good he is to be able to say, " well, when you marry her it's thru good times and bad, you can just expect all the days to be good, and when things aren't going well, you can't just throw her away. "
To reiterate, all of us has wished that she'd just pop a blood vessal and die, or we've offered to push her off a tall building and such but the guy is steadfast. I dunno how he can love a woman who's lost her mind, and who wasn't a great catch to start off with. I know it's cruel but I'm so impressed by my uncle.