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Hong Chong Wen - 洪崇文

Hating Singapore since '04


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Monday, January 26, 2009

I have been thinking a lot about my roots these days. Old people have that effect on you.

I asked my Grandfather where he was born. He wrote it down on tissue stating "Fujian Province, Fuzhou City, Min Hou District, Gan Zhe Township, Mountain Front Village (山前村)" I went home and tracked its location. It is a cute little village in a valley not far from Fuzhou.

Some day, I'll visit there and talk with the family I have there. Especially about my Grandfather, who returns on a regular basis back to China. Apparently, we have this book that traces my genealogy back a few generations which I ask my grandfather to bring over when he comes house visiting.

You know, given the chance, I would like to relearn my Chinese again and given the chance, my maternal Teochew and paternal Hokkien Dialect. There is something worth preserving there, the lineage of my grandparents.

posted at 11:33 AM by Hong Chong Wen

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