My brothers and I giving a blessing at the village house in Zhuhai
We are the Kwan People!!!
I was looking forward to a time like this for a long time... For the first time we had a family reunion in Zhuhai, back to where it all started. My fathers hometown. I had been away from home and family for 8 months, the longest I have ever been away. So it was really great to see my father, brothers and all my cousins, aunts and uncles in China! It was an amazing time together. We ate great food everyday, got massages and did plenty of sightseeing together as a family.
The main reason for this great family reunion was to celebrate my grandma's 80th birthday and also celebrate the wedding of my cousin Annie. It was a great excuse and I hope we can do it again soon.
As I have said before I don't speak or understand much Cantonese, and my grandma doesn't speak English either but I must say we have a way of understand each other. Maybe it is because she is my grandma and her blood runs through my veins but what I do know is that she was happier than I had ever seen her before. Perhaps it was the thought that some 30-odd years ago she sent her kids off in a boat for a 'better future' not knowing if they ever would return--however, we returned in multiples--and I think this makes her happy. The thought brings happiness to me. Happy Birthday Grandma!
The main reason for this great family reunion was to celebrate my grandma's 80th birthday and also celebrate the wedding of my cousin Annie. It was a great excuse and I hope we can do it again soon.
As I have said before I don't speak or understand much Cantonese, and my grandma doesn't speak English either but I must say we have a way of understand each other. Maybe it is because she is my grandma and her blood runs through my veins but what I do know is that she was happier than I had ever seen her before. Perhaps it was the thought that some 30-odd years ago she sent her kids off in a boat for a 'better future' not knowing if they ever would return--however, we returned in multiples--and I think this makes her happy. The thought brings happiness to me. Happy Birthday Grandma!
