September 18--Grandpa and the archives
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zyzylyWe heard the other day that Malida's grandpa was sick and in the ICU in Thailand. He has had bad breathing problems after a lifetime of smoking. Today we heard that he passed away. I liked him. He lived next door to Malida's mom, and whenever I was there he would come over and sit with me for a bit. He would always ask me, in Thai, if I could speak Thai yet, because he had stories he wanted to tell me. He would tell the stories anyway, even though I couldn't understand. When I would ask Malida what he was saying, she would generally respond with something like, "oh he's just talking".
Malida asked me to find one of the pictures I took of him over the years so she could send it back to Thailand. I found a few and she emailed them off. I guess the only pictures that exist of him are the ones I took.
Malida asked me to find one of the pictures I took of him over the years so she could send it back to Thailand. I found a few and she emailed them off. I guess the only pictures that exist of him are the ones I took.
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Date: 2016-09-19 08:30 am (UTC)And I really wish you'd been able to understand.
All my best...
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Date: 2016-09-21 04:43 am (UTC)How have you been? You have almost completely dropped off the radar.
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Date: 2016-09-20 12:07 am (UTC)My condolences to you and Malida and your family <3
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Date: 2016-09-21 06:29 am (UTC)So sad that Malida wouldn't translate for you. That's not the Thai admiration for the wisdom of elders I know and love, especially now that I are one. :-)
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