Comments on: Family is still the dearest http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2010/02/20/family-is-still-the-dearest/ Design of a minimalist, content of a maximalist Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maria Celina http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2010/02/20/family-is-still-the-dearest/#comment-66017 Maria Celina Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:57:13 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=4576#comment-66017 I found this post particularly touching. I don't celebrate Lunar New Year, but the last family gathering that I attended was a rather somber occasion: my grandfather's funeral. Nonetheless, it was in the presence of family, and the social dynamic between members were nonetheless present. Like you, I also found out some things about my family that were initially kept under wraps when I was younger because I couldn't understand then. They're usually kept under wraps because the purity of emotions in a child would not be able to take the conflicting ones experienced when facing the less savoury aspects of our own family. Thankfully, when we're older, it is also the age where we learn that normal is slightly dysfunctional in every family, and that it's okay to be a little left-of-centre at times. The little nuances are there for a very good reason. I found this post particularly touching. I don’t celebrate Lunar New Year, but the last family gathering that I attended was a rather somber occasion: my grandfather’s funeral. Nonetheless, it was in the presence of family, and the social dynamic between members were nonetheless present.

Like you, I also found out some things about my family that were initially kept under wraps when I was younger because I couldn’t understand then. They’re usually kept under wraps because the purity of emotions in a child would not be able to take the conflicting ones experienced when facing the less savoury aspects of our own family. Thankfully, when we’re older, it is also the age where we learn that normal is slightly dysfunctional in every family, and that it’s okay to be a little left-of-centre at times. The little nuances are there for a very good reason.

]]> By: Chia Wei http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2010/02/20/family-is-still-the-dearest/#comment-66016 Chia Wei Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:41:37 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=4576#comment-66016 Naissss!!! Is the photo of the plane a UWA shot? Looks dramatic :) Naissss!!!

Is the photo of the plane a UWA shot? Looks dramatic :)

]]> By: sue http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2010/02/20/family-is-still-the-dearest/#comment-66015 sue Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:18:36 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=4576#comment-66015 WOAH! you were at penang during cny tooooo! ME TOOOOO! hahaha no wonder penang was so crowded. WOAH! you were at penang during cny tooooo!
ME TOOOOO! hahaha no wonder penang was so crowded.

]]> By: m3d http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2010/02/20/family-is-still-the-dearest/#comment-66014 m3d Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:07:37 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=4576#comment-66014 wow...some lecturer indeed ;) yes, totally agree that family is still the most important thing in the world....especially the nucleus family (^o^) wow…some lecturer indeed ;)

yes, totally agree that family is still the most important thing in the world….especially the nucleus family (^o^)

]]> By: ember http://teddy-o-ted.com/blog/2010/02/20/family-is-still-the-dearest/#comment-66013 ember Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:04:01 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=4576#comment-66013 Very warm post, Teddy. I love that photo of the Firefly plane too! Must be one of those brand new ATR-72's I've yet to ride on. And it really sucks to have to cut short your visit home just because of a quiz so early into CNY. I would've thought Singaporean universities' academic calendars would adapt better to the Lunar New Year. :( Very warm post, Teddy. I love that photo of the Firefly plane too! Must be one of those brand new ATR-72′s I’ve yet to ride on.

And it really sucks to have to cut short your visit home just because of a quiz so early into CNY. I would’ve thought Singaporean universities’ academic calendars would adapt better to the Lunar New Year. :(

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