My Family

Abstract: My mother taught me the San Zi Jing (三字經), the 3-Character Classic of traditional China. One of the most profound passage is the description of the mother of Mencius, one...

My mother is 92 years old this year. She was a highly educated woman in her maiden days in Guangzhou. She is well versed...

“Dad! Musang King is going to be off season soon. Let’s go eat some durians.” Calvin told me last week. So, we flew there by helicopters with some business...

“天才母亲”的故事分享： 就在几天前，我的母亲迎来了她92岁的寿辰，她经常教导我要学会珍惜当下，不要沉浸在对往昔的回忆，也不要迷失于对未来的幻想，这简单的人生哲学远比我阅读过的其他书籍都更有价值。 已经92岁的她，身体状况仍保持良好，她能借助手杖缓慢的走动，但骨质疏松症让她的胸椎及腰椎负荷量加大，使脊椎前倾形成驼背。她还有高血压的问题。 我的父母祖籍广州，之后移民至 “南洋”，他们曾受过良好的教育，经历过第二次世界大战，包括马来亚时代的动荡与变迁，也面对过共产主义的威胁。  我的家族历史可追溯到清朝时代，而我的孩子现在已是第24代传人。我的父亲于几年前去世，享年94岁，我的父母结婚已有69年，这让我感到悲痛。

Abstract: When you go abroad for studies at a young age, there is always a cultural shock. The daily routine, way of life, diverse culture in a metropolitan city and the...

Last month I attended a funeral wake. It was my old friend’s passing. He was in his late-50s. He died of cancer. Battling that debilitating illness, he fought a good fight...

Abstract: Traveling as a tourist in a foreign country, one may not be able to assimilate much of the culture and way of life of the locals. You just get to...

Abstract: It’s always a battle of wits & games of one-upmanship in our family affairs. The two boys and me versus My Excellency, whom the boys called Tiger Mum behind her...

I often refer to my mother as Mother Genius. And here is why that I do that. Mother Genius had just passed her 92nd year birthday a few...

Abstract: I love anecdotes. Often, I would tell the 3 children on an amusing anecdote I came across. Anecdotes can be inspirational, convey a message, be a graphic representation of certain religious teachings or serve as...