端午節 - Gold Coast trip + family dinner

端午節 was supposed to be a festive for 屈原, the ancient Chinese poet... now it's just another good public holiday. Today we went to Gold Coast. The place is such a big big plus with the rare sunny weather....


+ Mum's making our family dinner at this 端午節

Provisional Agreement signed

The roller coaster ride of our flat purchase started last Saturday. Agent Ms Law showed us a flat near our home... a bank property from a previous bankrupt owner.

Soon we decided to go ahead and offered our bid. Scared to death that we may get in trouble, legally or financially... I haven't slept well at all. Called IPP Kenneth and his colleagues a few times: just to make sure I understand there's no loophole within the contract...

Now, the contract is signed. Awaiting the good news from our agent tomorrow...

Living Big in Small Apartment... + Megabox megalost

Third week into our apartment search... today we came across a "distressed property (銀主盤)"... 583 sq.feet, 2 bedrooms + a nice living room.... tempting and will visit again with our parents tomorrow.

To inspire the style of our future home, we went to Megabox... megalost in the new B&Q store. The real surprises, apart from the crowds, is this book on the design counter: "Living Large in Small Spaces". This nice book features from 100 to 1000 sq feet flat with case studies on tricks and tips to make good use of space...

An Important Day between 2 families

Finally the 2 families has a common ground in our future... now we have a target, an objective, and a prospect for our future. How nervous was I during the lunch hour and now we had found the cord. We began our apartment hunting. We are committed. We are now one... and hope we will stay forever as one.
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Ashes to ashes. Dust to Dust.

Grandma's body in grave, after a 2 days funereal in Buddlism style.

Things went smoothly, a little bit of cry.... May grandma now rest in peace in Chai Wan.

All together... again

Sister Wendy and Brother-in-law Jacky retruned Hong Kong last night, in preparing for grandma's funeral.

For the whole day, the 5 family members: Dad, Mum, Stella, Wendy and me... plus Cho, Jacky and Seaze enjoyed the time together. The family. My family. We shared some laughter, occasional disagreement, delicious yum cha, plus kinda getting un-well for not sleeping too much last night. We visited grandma's old home, met 7th uncle, visited grandma (mother side) at her temporary hostel.... it's the family time that I treasured a lot since what happened 3 weeks ago.

Personal value is the foundation of my character. Family now perceive as the most important factor. Learn more than tolerate, but to accept and appreciate each other's weakness is the key to happiness among my family... and such perception, is the key for my enjoyment today.

2 weeks... it feels like normal again

It has been 2 weeks. Back to normal mode: busy at work, weekend for dating and family, and more and more works. Values changed: family seems more important than ever... 7th Uncle, 3rd Aunt-in-law, Wendy and Jacky are returning... it's rounding up again.

Live on. Live Strong.

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你走了。那程的士如年般，終於也來不及向你說道別。有些遺憾，有點愧疚，星期天亦沒有與你飲茶，高興的廸士尼之旅換來的，是不能再見你的笑容，說聲乖孫。或許是童年陰影吧：細姑姐當年離去的時候，媽子正與我們在海洋公園遊玩。自作高興的時刻看似有點自私。嫲嫲，在天之靈的你請好好的與爺爺杷聚吧。

要哭的，不知在過去幾小時已哭了多少篇。你的孫仔會永遠永遠記得你那可愛的笑容，即使早已畢業的我，每個新年都得到的「學業進步」；你的斷掌掌紋、你的旺角閃避快速走動、及在輪椅上、餐桌上受照顧的時光、銘記在心。

你希望見到的迎娶孫新抱，在天國的你依然一樣會知道的。

還有念掛你的爸爸媽媽、大姑姐、二伯父、七伯父、三伯娘、哥姐們...... 我會盡力做好本份的，你安心吧！

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