Livvie's Mail From Singapore

We finally picked up the letter sent by Livvie from Singapore from the mail box at the post office on 20 July 2022. The letter was stamped 20 June 2022 indicating that it was posted at least two weeks before her family took the flight to Sabah on 7 July 2022. These days, we hardly go to the post office to check our mails because most mails are now delivered directly to our residence.

The letter which contains a couple of drawings drawn by her. These sketches demonstrated her feeling and her deep affection for her grandparents in Sabah. She loves sketching and painting and there is a "wall" of her works displayed in her house.

She was proud to show us her works hung on a low wall in her home when we visited her family in May this year.

During the time we spent with her family in May this year, she had practically the full attention of the grandparents. Her much younger sister could hardly be a rival to clamor for the grandparents' attention. 

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In early September 2019 when her family visited us, Livvie was the sole grandkid in our house. She was absolutely thrilled to have the full attention of the grandparents (Read here). Clearly, in her recent trip to Sabah in July 2022, she had to contend with two other cousins for the grandparents' attention. The grandparents could sense it and endeavored to minimize the feeling of anxiety and rivalry. That's the dilemma and challenge of being grandparents! 

Fortunately, she has very understanding and inclusive cousins who were ever ready to make her feel being part of the larger family. I have no doubt that after this family reunion, the bond between these cousins would increased tremendously!

Touching a millipedes together at the Hill Kinabalu.

An interesting chat when the grandchildren asked the grandfather to spend less time at the office and more time with the grandchildren at the Hill Kinabalu !  :)  :)  :)

At the Hill Kinabalu.

At the Sabah Tea Plantation.

Left: At the Sabah Tea Plantation. Right: At Kinabalu National Park Cafeteria.

At the Hill Kinabalu.

At the Kinabalu National Park Cafeteria.

Tea time with the grandparents.

Joint effort of the cousins in making madeleines.