Thursday, October 27, 2011

In memory of my Grandpa - Yu Soh See

















I never really knew my grandpa.
He passed away when I was only 2 years old.

Mum told me that grandpa loved us (me and my brothers) very much.
Many times, he bought us sweets even though he was very poor.
He died of a heart attack while riding his bicycle to work one day.
His body was found lying by the side of the road.

Many years later, while we were packing the house after my grandma has also passed on. We found this little wooden “emblem” in one of the old drawers. Mum told me it belonged to grandpa. She explained most people at that time were illiterate and they had to make a “seal” with their names carved on it. They will use it to sign on any documents that required their signatures. So, this is grandpa’s signature.

I asked for this seal. This is probably the only thing my grandpa had left behind and probably the most precious possession I can ever received in memory of someone who loved me that I have no memory of.

That day, it was also the first time I knew grandpa’s name.