Hello all, this is Jonathan Chew making the first post in
T.H.E.seniors blog. On 28 Mar '15, I visited mdm H together with Kai Him. I
have just come on board T.H.E.seniors since last Dec and it was my first visit
to mdm H.
Upon entering her house, mdm H was greeted
by a familiar friend, Kai Him, and a new friend, Jonathan. Mdm H then replied
in her usual Canto conversation with Kai Him. However, interestingly, when she
greeted me, she spoke in Teo Chew and I was rather surprised that she knew I’m
Teo Chew. Probably, it’s just coincidence, haha.
We sat down and started chatting. Mdm H shared that she is able to
converse in a number of languages, i.e. Mandarin, Hokkien, Teo Chew, Cantonese,
Malay, and some English. She began switching from one language to another and I
thought she’s rather impressive. Mdm H then continued speaking of her family,
her husband, daughter, and grandchildren. She had special mention of her doctor
grandson whom she is proud of. However, from her sharing, I could hear a grandma
longing for her grandson, who is in his 40’s, to settle down. Perhaps, it is
the wish of all parents and grandparents to see their child succeed with a
family of their own.
Mdm H, at a senior age of about 90, has some difficulty on moving
around and appreciates volunteers helping her on simple cleaning of her house.
We could see smiles on her face while she watched us swept and mopped the
floor. She even offered us to drinks and lunch to show her appreciation. I
believe these small gestures of ours do cheer them up and let them know that
there’s a group of students who cares and loves them.
I have enjoyed all my visits thus far and am looking forward to meeting
and chitchatting with more elderlies!
- Jonathan Chew
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