The Last Reunion Dinner
Reunion dinner used to be rowdy at Lei Hwa Restaurant.
Three tables, every year.
Today, it is only a memory.
They have left.
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The Difference Between Interest and Commitment
50 people were interested. 20 joined the race. 4 started running. I wonder how many will reach the finish line. Every challenge teaches the same lesson: enthusiasm is common, perseverance is rare.
A Glass of Water
On the morning she left, a glass of water came first. Seven-year-old Pei Ming carried it carefully to his mother and said softly, "Mummy, drink some water." The small act of kindness shattered Kong Xiu Ping's composure. Pulling him into a tight embrace, she
Dinner Before Anything Else
Every evening, my six siblings, my mother, and I waited for my father to return from his carpentry work. Only then would we begin dinner. We ate whatever was on the table. There was no such thing as refusing food or buying something else. When there was a chicken drumstick,
The Cane
As a boy, I learned that dinner was not optional. If I was late, the cane would come looking for my butt. Its success rate was 100 percent.