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“Life is fragile; cherish the people around you.”


            I will share my  grandmother’s childhood story,  cargo ship after floating on the sea for four days.
            which happened in the 1960s.                         From this story,  I learnt that  my grandmother
                                                                 almost lost her father in this incident, so we must
            My great-grandfather  was a fisherman  and  always treasure and cherish our loved ones.
            the sole breadwinner of  his  family.  When my
            grandmother was five years old, her father, who is
            my great-grandfather, fell into the sea after his                                        Teoh Shan Xi
            fishing boat was hit by a ship. He wanted to stay                                         Primary 2.3
            alive and kept thinking of his 14 family members.
            Luckily, my great-grandfather was rescued by a







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