Grandmas get-together

Datin Hiew, Peggy, Jennifer

Two days ago, 3 grandmothers met up at the Turf Club for lunch.

Fried Tanghoon (glass noodles) ( We also had wat tan hor - fried flat rice noodles in egg sauce - and tomyam fried rice ( spicy fried rice with cucumber/pineapple embellished with a piece of fried chicken.)

One is my dear old friend (Datin Hies) of many years while the other (Jennifer) is my former student from ages ago. Yes, she's grandma to two young boys and she dotes on them. Which grandma doesn't dote on their grandchildren?

Being grandmother is a feeling like no other. I remember when my grandchildren were much younger, I used to play in the garden with them, kicking a ball together with them. It was a great feeling! Now they help me to water my potted plants when I'm away from home and they lay the table for dinner and help to clear up too. My almost eleven-year old grandson is a very responsible young tyke who sees to it that the windows are locked each night and the curtains are down before he goes up to his room.

My granddaughter is a lovely young lass with two dimples ( I only have one! ) and a temper as hot as her grandma's!! She has a well-developed sense of what is just and she can argue a point down to the ground with her mother. She will make a good lawyer in the courtroom one day if she is so inclined.

Alas, I will not see the dawn of that day! This is the only thing about grandparenthood. The realisation that you will not see the young ones develop into their full potential and that you will not be a part of their future.

So what did the three grandmas talk about? Not only about the progress of the grandchildren but also about spouses, how we occupy our time etc.

You know, these three grannies are jet-setters, flying between the capital city and home, to visit grandchildren and children who have flown the coop. (Lucky me, mine are staying with me....yeh yeh..) We are also into computers...... See? We are keeping up with the times, no matter that we only surf for information, to read the news, and to email. We are not afraid to hit the keys. My former student is very much into YouTube!

However this grandmother is trying so hard to learn more about building a website and is so frustrated by the lack of progress. She has spent no piddling amount trying to learn from the internet marketers but so far has very little to show for it. One other grandma plays games on the computer..... I admire her for her sharp mind as she is very much into games. Well to each her own!

Life is so full, isn't it? It is up to us to make what we want out of it, to make it interesting, to grab life with both hands, to enjoy the present and to always look forward to tomorrow. It is up to us to put rainbows into our lives, to color the fabric of our life with vibrant colors.

The more control we take of our lives, the happier we will be and the happier we are, the healthier are we. So to us grandmas and grandpas..... now is our time! We are much better off than the younger ones as they still have to build their careers, their homes and to save for their children's future. They are constrained while we are free. Isn't this a wonderful feeling?