Letter from Jade To Penang Relatives

Hello there Poh Chor, Kor Poh and Chek Kong -

It's Jade here again. Mummy says I am a big girl now and I must write to you.I hope all of you are fine. it's a long time since I last went to Penang to see you all. I am so sorry about that. You know, my dada and mama are so very strict with my sleeping times that we have never been out of KL for quite some time. They put me on a very strict programme, I sleep all by myself in a room of my own now. At times it can be very lonely all alone by myself. It took me quite some time to get used to that and you know my dada and mama were so strict about it that they they didn't even bother to come in to see even when I cried.There were times when I cried myself to sleep.Now, thanks to them I am used to it now.My sleeping times are 9.30.am, 2.30pm and 8.00pm.Mummy or daddy will read to me before I sleep.

When my Ah Ma was here mama and dada took a short holiday to Hong Kong. I thought it was a good opportunity to relax a bit. I was wrong as my Ah Ma was just as strict. Oh she meant business and when I was naughty she even spanked me a bit. No, it wasnt' a painful one. I knew I was wrong as I kept on playing with dada's fax machine despite her warning. Now that Ah Ma has gone back to Oman , I really miss her very much. She bought me lots of dresses and even promised to sew more for me when I am big. My Kong Kong is still with me. Many people say that I look like him. The kakaks in the canteen here say I am his "salinan" . I suppose they are not quite right. I am only one year old and he's in his sixties. Ridiculous how can I be as old as he is and he as young as I am ! Well, come to think about it perhaps they are right. Yes we look cute, aren't we ? He always makes funny faces at me and of course I reciprocate by winking at him. We have that secret messages sent between us . That's it we do have something in common - now I know !

It's really rude of me just to talk so much about myself instead of asking how my Poh Chor and Sar Ee Poh Chor are getting on Please send our regards to them. I hope to go to Penang soon.Please tell Sar Ee Poh Chor that I now know many songs. Mummy bought me some collections of Children's songs and rhymes. Among them my favourite is "Twinkle twinkle little star". I guess I'll be a girl guide when I grow up, just like my two Poh Chors . They are always so proud that they were girl guides before.

I heard from Kong Kong that you'll be coming to KL in two weeks' time. I hope you will have time to see me. In case you don't have time perhaps you may come by me in KL town. That's why I am sending you a photo of myself in skirt so that you can recgnise me. I am a big girl now and there are times when I wear skirt . Ain't I beautiful in it? Oh oh Mummy is coming to get me to sleep. Goodnight and love to you Poh Chor, Chek Kong and of course you my Kor Poh.


Jade