Tomorrow we have Bible study at 8:30, which means I should be sleeping right now. Well, I am technically in bed, but not sleeping yet. Yesterday I facetimed my family in China.It is always good to see them through the timezone.
There is grandpa from dad's side, dad and mom, two older sisters, me, and a younger brother in my family. My grandma passed away 3 years ago. She had a brain stroke. Whenever thinking of grandma, I always miss her. She lived with us since very beginning. Grandpa still lives with us. He is 94 years old now. I miss him.
This is part of the reason that when I see the older people live by themselves or in nursing homes, it is always hard for me. I remember the first time I saw them, I couldn't speak and I wanted to cry. It is too different here, at least this part.However, there is increasing number of elderly ending up living in nursing home in China as well. In another word, the society is aging, thanks to the One Child Policy. But if they didn't have this policy, China probably would have way more than 1.3 billion of people...But the policy has changed so many things since it was carried out..
oops..off topic! let's not talk about this..back to my family.
So I was talking about missing my grandparents...I also miss my parents and siblings. My mom mainly takes care of the family, chores, and helps my dad. My dad has a retail shop. He used to have a huge orchard where he grew lychee, mango, and other tropical fruits. Spending time at the orchard is one of my best memories. I had fresh fruits from the tree. I caught shrimp, crabs, or little ship in the streams. I watched lightning-bugs. I did so many things that city kids would never do in my city. I am so glad that my dad is a farmer. P.S. The farmer in China is completely different from those are here. They do not have the machines people use here. That's why it is not very efficient and costs so many labors. But my dad loved working at the orchard. He loves those trees and new knowledge of growing fruits. I am very proud of him. He didn't get a chance to go back to school when he was dropped out of middle school, which is sad. He is very intelligent. Well, that's why I am here. :P just kidding.
I love my parents. Usually a lot of parents force their kids to get very good grades at school and give their kids so much pressure since grade school.I guess this is where Tiger Mom came from. My parents are opposite. Probably they have so many kids and they don't care...Haha. kidding. They care, but they don't want to push us. Luckily, all my sisters and I love schools. My brother doesn't. But we respect what he does.
So my big big sister has influenced me most among my siblings. She studies hard, works hard, and takes care of family. She loves books. When I was in grade school, she was already in high school and buying all kinds of Chinese lit and British lit. Then the little library in my family was formed. I started to read and read and read. There was a time that I couldn't stop reading all those books. But apparently I stopped reading after I went to high school, which is sad. However, my big sister has kept reading and pursuing her education all the time, which I admire. I really hope that she will get a chance to start her phd in the near future, if she still wants to.
My second sister and I fought a lot. Nice fights though. She always always wanted to be a teacher since I remembered things. She loves animals, kids, and the elderly. Recently she found a job in HongKong working as a kindergarten teacher. I am so happy for her. But working in HongKong is very competitive and stressful..Studying there is also significantly overwhelming. Maybe that's why so many teens tempt to suicide or become depressed. Well...I guess increasing number of people around the whole world is becoming depressed, school? work? or life? I don't know.
Hummmmm. that's probably about my family..my brother? oh! he dropped out of high school because he didn't like school, still doesn't like it. He works online now. If you play games, probably you might already bought something from him.
So it is bedtime now...
17 more days, then China.
Actually I was going to write my testimony instead of writing about my family, but it ended up this way. It works.
Good night.
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