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“We should never take things for granted and always
appreciate everything and every moment we have.”

My grandparents always had so many stories plucked rambutans from the tree behind their
to tell that, at times, I found them annoying. house and ate them. As they ate these rambutans,
However, the most interesting one I remember is they would also share about their day. “Those were
my grandmother’s childhood story. She was born good times,” my grandmother always says.
in 1955 and is currently 67 years old. When
my grandmother was younger, she had a big And occasionally, they would save enough to buy
family of about 12. They would often not have “Ansan’s Famous Chendol!” a hotspot for people to
enough money to buy their favourite snacks and chill and hang out in their hometown.
tidbits after school. Thus, my great-grandmother This story taught me that happiness could come
personally taught every one of her children to cook in the simplest of things. Happiness can come in
and bake. Grandmother said, “We would make different ways. For my family, it would be food
Ang Ku Kueh, pineapple tarts and old-fashioned and family time. Most importantly, we should
butter cakes in our kitchen.” not take what we have for granted and appreciate

Living near the sea at that time, they would get a everything and every moment.
lot of fresh ingredients to cook. Sometimes, they Kelvin Zhong Wei Ng
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