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(2005-08-02 09:38:14)
Asthefirstbornamongallhersiblingsandcousinsinbothmyparents’families,mysistergotthemostattentionafterherbirth.Withthreeyoungauntiesaged14,18and21frommymom’sfamilyandayoungteenageuncleandauntiefrommydad’sfamily,shewasanieceaswellasadoll.Icamefifteenmonthslater,secondintheroll,beingmalnourishedlikemanypeopleofaboutmyagewhowerebornduringtheperiodofso-calledthree-year-natural-disasterinmainlandChina...[阅读全文]
(2005-08-01 06:54:29)
Mymom’smaternalgrandpahadsevenchildrenwithmygrandmathesecondafterasonandtheonlysurvivingdaughter.Hemusthaveadoredhisonlydaughterdearlybecause,accordingtomymom,heneverreferredmygrandmabyname,instead,hecalledherMissSecond(er4xiao3jie3)evenaftermygrandmahadhadchildrenofherown.Ofcourse,Ihavenevergotachancetomeethim,notevenseenhispictures.But,Iwouldlovetomeethimiftimecamearoundtoletourlivescross.Maybe...[阅读全文]
(2005-08-01 06:40:06)
Ithinkmymom’spaternalgrandmawasafunnylady.Shepredicted,whenmymaternalgrandmawaspregnantwithmyyoungestauntie,thatthiswoulddefinitelyhavetobeagirl.Herexplanationtomygrandmawas“Atablehasfourlegs.Acarhasfourwheels.Havinghadthreedaughtersalready,youwillneedanotheronetocompletethefamily.”Ialsothinkshewasveryopen-mindedbecauseshelivedintheerawhenmenweredominantandboyswerefavored.Shedidn’taskforaboyfo...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-31 13:23:44)
Dad'sdeathalsohithardonmyyoungestauntie.Losingherfatheratageof2andnothavingbrothersofherown,atageof4shewelcomemydadintoherlifeasthefirstmalefigureofabrotheraswellasafather.Withlittlememoryofherownfather,whatmydadsaidanddidwasingrainedinheryounghead.Shewastheyoungestoneinthefamilyuntilmysisterjoinedthefamily10yearslater.[阅读全文]
(2005-07-31 12:19:48)
ItisalreadyAugust1ontheoppositesideoftheearth.Itismyparents’forty-eighthweddinganniversarywhichmymomhastospendwithoutdadforthefirsttimeinherlife.Sadasitis,Iknowitisextremelyhardformomaswellasformysisterandbrotherwhohavebeentakingcareofmomonthedailybasis.WepurposelysentmomtoSizhouinmidApriltobewithourauntiesasdad’sbirthdayapproached.Weareunabletodothesamethistime…theweatheristoohotinSizhouandmom...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-31 11:46:01)
Asparentswefeelguiltynowandthenaboutwhatweshould/couldhavedoneotherwise.Ifeltguiltywhenmysoninjuredhimselfat5,leavinganotablescaronhisnose.Ifeltguiltywhenhewasfoundoutnearsightedat10andwouldhavetowearglassesbecauseIhadbeenwearingglassessincemyteenageyears.Ifeltguiltywhenhestartedtoexperiencemigrainesat12becauseIhadhadmigrainessincelongtimeago.IfeltguiltywhenhewastestedPPDpositiveat17duetohisBCGvac...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-31 06:43:38)
Mymaternalgrandpadiedfromastrokeatageof38,leavingawifeandfouryoungdaughtersbehind.Grandmawas32andwouldhavetoraiseherdaughtersof11,9,6and2yearsoldallbyherself.Ifithadn'tbeenbecausetheCommunistPartytookoverthepowerthenextyear,grandmawouldhavebeenabletoraiseherfamilyonherverylargeresidencyandwithanadequatesupplyofmoneyinheritedfrommygrandpa.Housesweretakenaway,onlyonetwo-storywoodenhousestayed.Bankac...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-30 16:34:53)
LikemillionsofmainlandChineseofaboutmyage,Ihadnochoicebutspenttoomuchtimeofmyfirsttenyearsofpre-collegeeducationoutsidetheclassrooms,goingoutonfarms"tobere-educatedbyfarmers"astheinfamousmottohadstatedacrossthecountry,goingtothefactories"tobere-educatedbyworkingclass".Eachyearonemonthwasspentinthecountryside,onemonthinanearbyfactory,aweekorsoonthefieldsduringharvestseason,attimesadayortwotosaveChi...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-30 10:42:51)
Therearemanysmallchildreninmyneighborhood,whomIdon'tseeoftenincoldseasons,butwhoappearsuddenlyonthestreetsinlatesprings,summersandearlyfalls.Theyaresocute,innocentandjoyfulaswellascouldtheybecareless.Peoplehavetodrivewatchfullytolookoutforthem.Attimes,atinyfigurecoulddartoutfromnowhererightinfrontofyourdrivingdirectionafteraballoradogoranotherchildrunningawayinachasinggame.Theirunawarenessofanonco...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-29 07:54:16)
Ilikethisblogsite,definitelyforitsnochargeandconvenience.AnotherreasonisthatIhavefoundthat,withitslayoutanddisplayinChinese,itisquiteprivate.ThoughIdon’tmindpeoplereadmyblog,thesenseofprivacyreallysoothes.[阅读全文]
