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“Family love is unconditional.”

My grandmother’s name is Natiya Katiya, and soon had my uncle and mother. Working as a
she is Thai. She was born in Chiang Mai, Thailand chef was demanding, and she was always busy
in 1959. She is now 63 years old. and tired. However, she would spend time with her
family whenever she was free.
Her favourite foods are Thai rice noodles and
barbeque. She has many hobbies, but she loves When my grandmother was 45 years old, she
gardening the most. My grandmother would go to received a job offer to work for a five-star hotel in
her garden daily to care for her vegetables, fruits, Bahrain. The proposal was for her alone, and she
and plants. would have to leave her family behind in Bangkok.
After much consideration, she accepted the offer to
My grandmother did not come from a well-to-do give her family a better life. She was very lonely
family but was fortunate enough to attend school. in Bahrain because she could not see her family.
Unfortunately, she had to drop out of school She worked hard there and saved up all her money
when she was in Primary Four due to financial so her children could have a good education and a
difficulties and started to help out at her mother’s better future.
food stall along the streets.
I admire my grandmother’s strong will and
My grandmother was very talented at cooking. unconditional love for her family. When I grow
After saving enough money, she moved to Bangkok up, I want to be like my grandmother.
to attend a culinary school. After graduating, she
started working as a chef in a hotel restaurant. Yuu Goh Yuusiang
My grandmother got married at 32 years old and
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