All Things But None

How was your weekend? Short n' sweet? I saw my grandma again, since my folks are out of town, my sister Anita and her 2 boys are staying with her 'til my folks come back. I think in another month or so. So we took grandma out for dim sum. First she was reluctant to go but we managed to convinced her. There were a total of 10 of us with the 5 kids [niece and 4 nephews]. Good crowd.

Grandma's doing okay. I'm glad. Her appetite is still somewhat decent, which is good. Prior to heading home my other sister Vivien and I took grandma to the market to get some bread and fruits for her. After that we hung out at the house for a few more hours. All the kids went back to my brother's house and Anita had some class to tend to and won't be back until 6pm. Vivien and I stayed for a couple more hours and then we had to leave. The house was lonely without my mom and dad around. I didn't feel good about leaving grandma alone, but I carpooled with my sister this time so I had to leave with her.

My sister was waiting in the car and as I was locking up the door my grandma was screaming my name...... But all she wanted was to give me candy. I don't know where she got them from but they're these little bite sized Milky Ways, Hershey's and Three Musketeers, packed in this beat up peanut butter plastic container. I seriously don't need any more chocolates for we still have the leftovers stuff from Halloween in the fridge. Every time I leave my grandma would try to give me something, even the littlest things you can imagine... a few pieces of candy or 2 little crackers. I used to get so annoyed and complained quite a bit for many reasons... Like I don't eat this stuff, I can buy my own, I have plenty in the house or why not give them to the kids instead...

But you know? It's love. She can't cook much these days, she can reheat her food, and that's as far as she can do to make herself something to eat whenever my folks isn't around. My grandma raised me up, so she used to do everything for me... for I was treated like a prince! When I was like 8 or 9, my grandma was leaving for Melbourne, Australia to take care of my sister Medina's 2 babies. My dad drove us to the airport in Hong Kong and once I realized that my grandma wasn't coming back, I was bawling my eyes out to no end... I still remember that day!

So the candy is just candy, but it's from grandma... Love comes in many forms, and I'm very blessed to still have her in my life. Not much else that she can do for me these days except to give me whatever she can get her little hands on, but it's enough...

Thanks for the candy grandma... It's more than enough.