Story #3

二零零九年某月某日。

儿子：爸，您的头发长得好长了，我和您去理个发好吗？

父亲：理个发需要多少钱？

儿子：大概要十英镑吧。

父亲：什麽？！ 十英镑？！差不多六十块钱马币？！我才没哪麽苯给六十块钱理个发！不去！

儿子：难到您这几个月都不理发吗？

父亲：不去！儿子啊，你的钱赚来不容易啊。。。还是留着自己用罢。。。

两个星期过去了。

儿子：爸，您的头发真的好长了。如果再不剪，别人可能误会您是‘郑伊健’。。。

父亲：不去！实在是太贵了。 儿子啊，你的钱赚来不容易啊。。。有多余的还是存起来罢。

儿子： 爸，可是。。。

父亲：别再说了。儿子，不如由你来帮爸爸剪吧！

儿子：我？！我不行的。。。

父亲：不用怕，你有几个月的时间，可以慢慢练习！

儿子：用您的头发来练习？不大好吧。您还要上街见人的。。。不行，不行。。。

父亲：我说行就行！‘郑伊健’的头发理的再不好看，也不会太失礼的。放胆去！

好伟大的父爱！

敢问阁下一句：你有试过帮你的父亲理发吗？

Story #2

First of all, wish Abigail Happy 6th Month Birthday! (As the saying goes, past the difficult first 6 months, then many more 'difficult six months' to come..., dreadful!)

Parents arrived at the end of February, the weather was better than when the in-laws were here, but still cold for them. It took them about a month's time to get used to it.

I know that my parents will be here for 4-5 months, and I prepared to 'treasure' every minute and every second of it. Why? When I was 15, my parents left KL to start a business in Mentakab, Pahang. Leaving behind my younger sister and me in KL, studying. They spent 10 years in Pahang. By the time they pack up in Pahang and return to KL, I have already graduated from high school and college, and I was already in Scotland. In other words, we didn't live under the same roof for 20 years.

That's about 2/3 of my life without my parents beside me. That's why I need to spent more time with them, and shower them with as much love and affection as possible. Hoping to make up for all those lost years...

They have been here for almost 4 1/2 months now and I still think that I haven't done enough for them. They are leaving Scotland in two weeks time, and there are so much more I want to give and offer, but so little time...I am gonna miss them so, so much!

Dad, I love you.

Mum, I love you.

Story #1

Three more days and Abigail will be exactly 6 months old, time really flies when you are happy.

A lot of things happened in the last 6 months, and all of them have 'mega' impact on my life. The arrival of Abigail, sparked what came after. Some good, some bad; some happy, some sad.

The in-laws arrived in Edinburgh in December, one month before Abigail's due date. It was winter and it was quite difficult for two elderly people from a hot country to get used to the weather. We bought a Christmas tree and decorated the flat before they arrived, trying to cheer things up. They practically spent the entire winter inside the tiny flat as it was too cold to go out. It snowed a couple of times at the end of January. It was the first time my mother-in-law saw snow. Both in-laws went out to touch and feel the snow...also to take some photos. Wrong move!! Both fell really ill with very bad flu. Old people and flu don't mix. It was so bad they had to catch the next available flight home to Malaysia.

What then? Who is gonna come over and help wife and me and Abigail? A phone call back home solved the problem. My parents packed their luggage immediately, and booked the next available flight out to Edinburgh. Phew, how lucky was I, to have such supportive parents, sisters and brother.

My parents arrived on the 23rd of February, one week after my in-laws left. My niece had to come along cos she was brought up by my mum and she is virtually 'stick' to my mum. Great! I haven't met my niece since she was born, she was 21 months old when she got here. I still remember the day I went to pick them up from the airport: I was waiting at the arrival gate. First, I saw my dad, then my mum, then my niece. When my niece saw me from far, she started running towards me with both arms wide open. I kneel down, open my arms wide waiting to give her a big hug. We hugged, and I nearly cried. It's the first time I met her and she wasn't afraid of strangers? I asked my mum:"Is she always like this?". My mum said:"No. She acted like that because you look like your brother in Malaysia!". She thought I was my brother...how cute was that!?

...to be continue...