My ex-landlady once told me (when I asked her how she was coping after her mum passed away) now that the departed is gone, the living must go on living.
It is true. Life goes on as usual.
Last Saturday, we went to the nursing home for the last time. Mum gave monetary token of appreciation to the nurse and two helpers in appreciation for their assistance and care of my late dad. Dad was cared for at the home from November 2023 until his recent passing.
We also donated excess consumables like diapers, gloves, colostomy and urostomy bags/flanges and sterile gauze.
After we bid goodbye to the staff, we headed to Yan Wo Seafood Restaurant.
My brother was very pleased that his favorite Melinjo leaves were available. This vegetable is delicious cooked this way with eggs.
I love the belacan long beans. The cubes of deep fried pork fat elevated this humble vegetable dish from ordinary to special.
My brother's call for these prawns was very appropriate because we enjoyed these crustaceans to the max. There were orange roe in the heads. Yums! Mum did not take any but she enjoyed the dark sauce.
This lunch was mum's treat.
Later in the afternoon on my walk back to Damansara Utama, I was naughty.
I remember after my father passed away when I was 25 years old, I kept expecting him to return home daily from work in the evening. Took quite a long time to get used to not hearing his vehicle honking when he reached home.
ReplyDeleteOnce after a few years, when I was in UK, I thought of my late father and I burst into tears and cried 😭 very hard. I guess life goes on but it would never be the same again. 🫂 Do 😭 if you need to. There is no time limit restrictions for tears.
Yes life goes on. Even though occasionally the thoughts of our deceased love ones and the crying may occur. Wow what a satisfying meal! I am eyeing at those prawns. Just that very jakun, i don't think I have eaten pork knuckles before.
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