We went for qing ming at the kids' thai-koong's and thai-poh's (that's great grandparents) graveyard over the weekend.
The qing ming event was rather "painful" as we left our home about 8+ and reached the cemetery around 9. The only 1-way road up to the hill was jammed and the other car of our clan called ours and advised us to just park the car wherever we were and walk up.
Being only us 3 adults and 2 small kids with soooooo many stuffs to carry, I had to take a big gulp and just follow the leader. Soon, the grandma and hub were far far away taking didi along with them, leaving meimei and I to fend for ourselves.
Taking her hand, which was holding a pack of stuffs for burning, and an umbrella, plus 2 packs of stuffs myself AND an umbrella, I had to make sure she didn't get any brush from the very nearby moving cars! *whew* PLUS, I had absolutely no-farking-idea where the rest were and where the graveyard's located among the sea of similar looking graves. You can imagine the stress I felt that time not?
In the end, I felt that it's better walking through the small paths between those graves rather than the road itself, and well, we just walked. Then the hub appeared and did he dare say anything? Surely not!
The whole works took almost 2 hours under the bright burning giant torchlight and nearly toasted us alive even though I wouldn't want to budge an inch away from under the umbrella.
Jeez! Next year, I'm going to fight for a resolution to wake up at 6 and start work at 7, get it over and done with by 9!
3 comments:
You are showing a good example to your children by doing the whole qing ming ritual. Next time you don't have to worry - they will definitely perform the ritual for you - *oops* choi choi touch wood.
i not worry at all, i sure come visit you when i dies.
Ok, I will prepare some garlic and joss sticks for you then. :)
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