meeting with relatives

our last trip to the longhouse was really eventful ...get to catch up with relatives whom we have not met in a while ....Mom, for example, was in her element ...she relished the ideas of catching up with her old friends ...swapping stories about their lives - especially their grandchildren!

mom and her friend ...they have not seen each other for over 15 years ...spent the whole night talking and reminiscing ...they found out both of them now live in Kuching LOL

Mum and Aunty Wan ...she is mum's second cousin, and as fate have it, she married a guy from dad's longhouse who also happened to be related to us ...hehehehe ...small world huh?

these are my second cousins ...a group of them came over to our house to catch up ...we only ever see each other during festivals, or any other family functions ...in fact, it is only in the last 4 years that i am close to these girls ...i have been away too long, we never see each other while growing up ....their grandmother was my grandmother younger sister ...now that both our grandmothers are gone, my dad always make a point to ensure that we keep in touch ...to keep the family ties intact

and it is not just a reunion for us ...but for the kids as well ....hopefully they will know each other, and how they are related ...we seldom see each other (the family) but the friendships and relationships and the kinships should be nurtured ...