My mother’s family has a fascinating history. I don’t know much about my grandfather. My Ah Kong’s 阿公 name was Foo Duen Ji 符敦瑜. My Ah Poh 阿婆 (my grandmother) was Heng Lian Hua 邢蓮花. These are their names in Malaysian phonetics, as pronounced in Hainanese.
(8 minutes reading time)Mysteries are not uncommon in family histories. But I was simply oblivious. Well to be fair my parents were usually reluctant to talk in detail about my lineage at all when I was a child. I decided as much as I can get needs writing down for posterity. These things being passed on as spoken tales after all, would’ve been lost in time. Here are the tidbits I have, starting with my father’s side.
(4 minutes reading time)I’m getting worse at doing these regularly, but that’s mainly because I’m busier which is OK.
(3 minutes reading time)The end of December 2019 was a bit of a chaotic rush to get cookies work done before the Christmas break. This work came suddenly, and I had anticipated a relatively quiet period before Christmas so had allowed some of my schedule to sit on interview panels. This meant my presence with the team while they worked hard on the cookies changes was sporadic. I did not feel I was there enough to be supportive to them.
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