Memorial I - Mom

2 years, knowing the confirmation of lung cancer till migrated to heaven. I think I was too naive, as well as my family, at the very beginning. We thought this could be fixed, somehow.

It started from a health check. Mom was still working in a restaurant as part-time helper. Sometimes worked as waitress. Sometimes worked as a cook. That was a job after retirement which helped mom to pass time. The most important was it made her happy. She shared with us what kind of customers she met, how bad those young helpers were, how the boss coped with problems, ...etc. That was quite enjoyable, to me.

Sister and me has our own family, working in different professional areas. I believed, at that time, mom and dad's life could be easier as we were living well. We could support their lives that we are willing to, for all time.

We were raised up in the golden period of Hong Kong. Mom and dad were young. They were raised up in normal grass level families. They worked so hard when they were kids. At that golden period, living standard at that time was not good. Lacking of materials and resources were a norm. People at that time worked for several jobs a day was also a norm. There were so many opportunities for hard working people.

Mom and dad married when they were still young, in their early 20s. Several years later, we were born, in different years. Living pressure increased so much because of these 2 kids. Mom became a full-time house wife and part-time sewing worker. The only entertainment at that time was listening to radio and watching television. As I could remember, television set was appeared at home when I was 3 or 4 years old. At that time, it was a grey tone TV. When I was 6, we were able to afford a 14 inches colored TV set. Mom enjoyed that TV very much.

Mom and dad, worked so hard to earn our livings. Saving money for school fees, tuition fees and other expenses. We knew that because we saw that. They kept all good things for us. We knew they love us so much. So do we.