My Mother so sweet and serene

A rare picture of my Mother in her youth, so sweet and serene. Both my elder sister and me are not fortunate enough to have inherited her looks.

Lim Swee Heng, born in 1912, returned to heaven on 9 August 1998, due to kidney failure.


Both my Father and my Mother in the picture below.

My Father, now aged 97 is still healthy,mobile and likes to eat but has slowed down in his activities and movements. From the little I know, it was not exactly a perfect union. When I was small I remembered they argued often, but I also knew that my Mother has a high tolerance level. As time went on, they must have learnt to tolerate each other. Even one day before my Mother passed on, when she was very weak, she enquired from me whether we have cooked for our father. She would be pleased to know that my Father's well being is well taken care of.