Family leaving here..

This morning, went to hospital later as bro and Pam needed some time to do last minute packing. They will be going to airport straight after visiting dad. CT is on leave today to send them off. Dad looks pretty excited to go back. He was all smiles. The lawyer came to interview dad this morning and asked him questions. They said they will continue investigating and will come back to us on whether we have a chance or not. I like the system here--pay only when win the case. No payment is done before that. They will only take a percentage from the money we get if we win the case. IF we lose, we do not need to pay anything. So, the lawyers will only take up the case if they are confident.

After visiting dad, we went to the airport to check in. After checking in, CT drove us out of airport to "Wendys" for lunch. Had great burgers as my bro has always been craving for Wendys..as if he is the one pregnant. :) When we went back to airport to sent bro and Pam off, mum was commenting that they just seemed to be here yesterday..everything seemed to pass by so fast and now, they are going back Singapore already.

Went Walmart after that and bought car wash stuff to wash CT's car and Reeda's car. Also bought baby food for Phoebe, my god daughter as her mum requested. Needed to buy so that my mum can bring that back when she leaves tonight. Went back to apartment after that and we were writing thank you cards for our friends here who has helped us a lot during this time, like CT's colleagues.

Mum cooked dinner tonight and it was sumptuous. I enjoyed it a lot. After dinner, I went online to buy tickets to go Chicago during Independence Day weekend. It was already late in booking, so I had to book as soon as I can.

After booking online, we went to visit dad and to bring mum's luggage along as she will be leaving tonight with dad. On the way to hospital, mum was crying a little. She cried cos she will miss me and that, she will face a lot of uncertainties when she goes back. Dad looked real good tonight as they did a major cleaning up on him. So the blood on his mouth were removed as it used to be all dried up in his mouth. My dad looked real clean. I spent a long time talking to him as my dad loves to see me more before he leaves tonight. Dad asked mum if she was worried and mum broke down again. Mum told dad that he has always been her pillar of support and making all the decisions. Dad told mum," God is with us and nothing is impossible with God." My dad was so strong. He also said," I can still make decisions." We all smiled. During this time, dad still has been an encouraging to me and the people around him, even the nurses. They all missed dad and told him to come back and visit them.

Dad is pretty excited to go back. He told me to tell his friends not to send any flowers, but instead, use the money to donate to Operation Hope Foundation, the organisation to reach out to the underprivileged. So, if you would like to give something to dad when he is back in Singapore, pls understand that my dad's wishes is for money to be used more wisely. For more info on how to donate, go to http://www.ohf.org.sg/

Operation Hope is an organisation which my dad is involved in. He was even in charge of a project coming up to Cambodia and supposed to bring his Cambodian god-daughter, Ratana to Singapore and stay with my parents. My dad always has a heart for the underprivileged and is very generous with things like this, even though he is prudent on his money and on himself.

When my parents left, I was crying as I will miss them. Through this event, I have learned to love them more and to appreciate them. Mum will be going with dad on the air ambulance and though she cannot still walk properly, she is also very strong. My dad was still in pain and has difficulty breathing...while I will not be around to take care of mum as she has luggages to carry and she has to carry her luggage herself since the doctor and nurses will be busy taking care of dad. So, I cried cos I cannot help my mum. They boarded the ambulance to go to the airport at about 11pm. When they boarded the ambulance, me and CT went back home as I cannot follow the ambulance since it will go very fast and the airport they were leaving from is quite ulu. So, I said my goodbyes from the hospital. Gave mum a great big hug.

I will hope to come back in August when CT is back to Singapore for training. Only for a week. SO, it will pass very fast. However, I am glad and know that God is with my family and there are many people back home to support them. I will def visit them whenever I can. Reached home at about 1120pm. Very late. Was feeling very exhausted.

Now, back to my tai tai life..though I know that life will not be the same again..