The Quince has been under cultivation since ancient times. It was considered an emblem of happiness, love and fruitfulness. Turkey is the greatest manufacturer of quince in the world with nearly 128.000 metric tons of fruit produced each year.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
ABC letter P: Petty Politicians
My Great grand Father left China to Borneo in 1907. He managed unruly workers to clear virgin forest. He served four terms of extreme hardship. He built houses for his sons and a communal hall.
When the Communists took over, they deemed the family as landlords. These petty politicians went on a stupor frenzy and proclaimed the family as poison to the society. They should be purged promptly They looted and burn. Some family members were punished by death. Dad's brother was banished to Manchuria. Grandpa was in Borneo. One of the petty politician produced a pistol to his head and warned the people to tell Kee Seng not to return to China or he would be met with a Bang.
Today, the Communal hall is in ruins.
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
ABC Wednesday for organ donation
On 29th Sept 1989, the senior doctor in NICU at National Women's hospital told us that my newly born Andrew was dying. He had a rare syndrome, Campomelic Dysplasia and asked if we would donate his body to the hospital. I had no hesitation to say yes. I told him, if Andrew was of no use to me, let him be of use to Science. During his 55 days, the doctor came many times if I have changed my mind.
I had since learnt that people do not like to donor their loved one's organs.
Hospitals make a big thing when somebody has donated their loved ones.
In my case, they had to rush through because they didn't want the tissues to decay. The nurse manager said," On behalf of the hospital, I thank you for Andrew."
As I write the edited and reposted piece, I come to realise, all the cases I had read were the donors were as still alive and the loved ones had to make the painful decision of turning the machine.
I watched on TV a soap, where this issued was acted out. #Diary of a bereaved . I w
atched the episode in Emmerdale Farm. A heartbreaking episode sees Chas and Paddy face a devastating day as Chas gives birth to their daughter, Grace who is left alive so her organs can be harvested, It resonates in my own experience.
ABC wednesday, Letter O for outboard
Our river is 350 miles, and many boats have outboard engine to power them. Rich people have speed boats.
Rejang River
This was part of Rejang River near to Sibu. Both sets of my grand parents lived on the bank of the river. Swimming in the pristine water is a bygone experience. At my maternal grandparents, a sandbar had silted up and the boat/express boat no longer come to berth on the pontoon.
Yesterday, my nephew Wayne posted photos of his daughter eating the Jungle butter/ Enkabang . When we were young,we swan in the river. we were excited to find a Enkabang nut aka helicopter nut. We had a game of launching the helicopter. When it was time to go home, we split up the helicopter and shared the nut and ate them raw.
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