Page 131 - Stories from our Grandparents

We were all scared but we knew we had to alert the adults.
We shouted for help while some ran to find an adult nearby.
Soon enough, the police came and pulled the body out of
the longkang. The body belonged to a boy that was about
our age and he was crippled. He was just an acquaintance
but it was saddening to see that he passed on that way. Up
until now, no one knows how he ended up like that. Since
that incident, my mother told me to be careful when playing
near the longkang as the spirits of the boy may return. Upon
hearing that, I was frightened. Other than that incident, my
life was pretty simple.
In school, I would buy my favourite curry puff with
my allowance of 5 cents. My parents were not at The Singapore today has developed very quickly in every aspect of
home most of the time because they had to work to life since my childhood. Tall buildings fill the city skyline and transport
support the family. This resulted in my siblings being is very convenient. Most people are educated and technology has
independent at a young age. At the age of nine, I advanced quickly. I am amazed at how easy it is to purchase things
have learnt how to iron my clothes and cook food for without going out. However, I feel that too much technology is not
my siblings. I also had to take care of my siblings. good. The generation today is always on their phones, calling and
chatting with their friends. That is called bonding to them. They
should interact with each other physically and talk face to face, not
talk behind a screen. The younger generation must never forget their
mother tongue, their culture or where their family originated from, no
matter how much technology has progressed.

“Our children are blessed with these
privileges that people from my generation
could not enjoy. They should be grateful for
Getting a job was tough and one had to get recommendations from what they have now and treasure how far
others. My two older sisters were lucky and worked as hairdressers Singapore has come.”
to help my parents earn money. They had to stay at the shop and
could not return home much, just to earn $10 a month.

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