My dearest grandma (dad's mom) left us last Wednesday to be in a better place. It has been a stressful and tiring few weeks every since grandma gotten in a stroke about 2 months ago. She then suffered a second stroke and was too weak to even eat. She held on staying strong for a long time and alas, after so many weeks, she let go. Everyday i keep saying to myself that it was for the better, she isn't suffering anymore. Which is true. After the cremation ceremony, the family headed home to her place to start the "family wars" where gold & money were taken out and distributed based on my grandmother's wishes. As usual, when it comes to money.. everyone changes. Sigh.
While looking through my grandma's closet we found a box filled with old school pictures that brought back a lot of smiles in everyone's faces. Here are some pictures i found funny, cool, exciting, freaky or at least moved me a bit.
The 5 legged cow. Apparently my family saw a distorted cow and took a picture of it. Grandma developed it to keep in one of her albums.
The family picture.. My grandpa & grandma, their 3 sons (one of which is my father) and 2 daughters.
One of my ancestor. The old school nyonya pictures. I was shocked to discover this is a lady.
Another ancestor... This one i found it freaky.. Like those haunted ghost movies
Following below, i found a whole bunch of pictures of my Grandfather & uncle practicing some kung fu and Tai-Chi thing. I asked my dad and aunts and they acknowledged that my uncle used to be a master while my grandpa an instructor. How cool is that?
Here is a pic of my grandpa during his younger days with the "mantis" stance
A pic of Uncle and grandpa..
My uncle used to also dance the "REAL" lion dance.
Uncle posing.. lol
Grandpa in his Tai-Chi / Chi Kung
Whole gang fighting / practicing. C'est tres COOLIOS!!
Maybe it explains why i love all these sort of sports.. As a kid, Karate and Taekwando.. and today.. Capoeira. Waachaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
