Last Sunday, i went to my grandma's house (maternal side) in Skudai for her 74th birthday celebration...
The thing is her birthday is actually the coming Sunday but she decided to celebrate that day because i am going back to my campus on wednesday...
yes, can tell she dote me a lot! she used to buy me things & is gentle to me, never did she scold me for anything... She is one of the nicest person i ever known! May my grandma be well & happy all the time!!!
anyway, we had an ordinary lunch outside, only few simple dishes, with a few of my relatives. this is the 1st time we celebrate by eating out... my grandma used to cook (yup, although it's her birthday) & wished that ALL her sons, daughters, grandsons & granddaughters to come back for a nice family gathering, any parents would want that is it not? But i guess her wish rarely comes true... not for the past few years anyway... i could only say for now, a lot of things had happened in the family...
(feels sad *sob*) can't help but wondering how will it be like for me when i am old... people are just like that, when we are young we like to go against our parents, be the rebel teens in the family... never thought of what our parents might feel... but did we ever put ourselves in their shoes instead... teens only learn from mistakes (a.k.a. when it's too late!)
pardon the sudden surge of feelings... he..he..he...
well, her health's deteriorating these few years, so my mum suggested that we just dine out!
after the meal, we headed to BestMart just to do some shopping... never did i know the dire consequence of this trip...
i bought a few dvds for myself... the ladies (my grandma, mum & godma) went for some grocery shopping...
when we are heading back to the car... we passed a stall selling fruits & grandma decided to buy durians. U know lar, now durians 'lelong' everywhere, 1 bag for RM10, a good catch! so they bought a bag... okay... then my mum set her eyes on longans, so she bought 2 kgs... fine, then... my godma saw the mangosteen & yearns for it... so she bought some... & we ended up with 3 different kinds of fruits... i didn't foresee the danger... yet...
as we walked further, we passed another stal where 1 big basket of durians was for only RM5... not the good ones but still it should be okay... & we bought 1 basket! think this: RM15 worth of durians (in a bag & 2 big plastic bag!)+ longans + mangosteen..!!! all these was for me as i am leaving soon & wanted me to eat as much as i can...!
this is another problem of parents... they tend to take things in their own hand... always leave the best for the children & a lot of it too...! they don't care if the child wants it or not... they just take it as the child do! though i know its out of their love but sometimes... i fell it's not necessary... don't you think so?
when we reach my grandma's home, we decided to open up the durians because most of them already ripened & we just dig in! and that's just barely 2 hours after the lunch... 1 after another... it's like endless! when finally we cannot eat anymore... we only opened a quarter of the total! but i must admit the filling isn't that bad... although not the good quality D24 or D101 or DXO but still it's good enough...
sometimes, we don't have to get the best to be happy... rite? not all can afford the branded & quality stuff but it's the thought that counts & sometimes even the cheap things bring great comfort!
anyway, they decided to open the rest & put them into tupperwares... so finally we have 3 big containers with durians...
after dinner, which we had only about 2 hours after the 'sumptious' fruit feast, we proceed with cutting the birthday cake... & because there isn't many people around, only 2 families in fact, my mum's & my godma's... & the fact that all of us were feeling so full after the fruits & dinner... the cake was divided into 3 big portions to be brought home by us... along with a cointainer of durians each, a bag of longans & mangosteens!
well... it was a great day, i felt full the whole day through even the next morning! seriously! i didn't even want to have breakfast the next morning!
Lastly, i wish my Grandma many happy returns!
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