Ah Kee(Blog 2)

It has been 7 years since father died, however , thanks to Ah Hock and mother we managed to survive the seven years. Now, all of us have good jobs and scholarships. Looking back to the 7 years, I cannot believe that we managed to make it through. Father has always been a big part of our lives, his sudden death was a shock to everyone. Mother must have been very upset and most affected by his death. I now realize what might have happened to us if Ah Hock had not given up his education to get a job to provide for all of us together with mother. Looking back, I feel kind of foolish that I once thought that Ah Hock was enjoying work and did not have to sacrifice anything at all by giving up his education. Now, I understand why I must be thankful for the opportunity to be able to study and get a good job. 

Thank you Ah Hock and Mother 

Done by: Ai Xian

Ah Hock (Blog one)

Father died! I could not believe it...after all we have always taken father for granted, no one wanted him to be gone like that. But even though he is gone, we must not give up hope, there is still ways to survive! I told Mother that Mr Chong offered me a job at his shop, but to take up a job...I have to stop my education...this means i will not be able to go to school anymore with Ah Kee and the rest! But what choice do i have? I am the eldest brother of the family, and mother alone cannot provide for so many of us, it is a huge sacrifice i am going to make, but if it helps the whole family then i do not mind

Done by:Ai Xian

Ah Nya-Timothy Wong

I wish I could help my family earn money instead of cleaning the house.Just because I am a girl does not mean I am not capable of earning money or getting a job.I don't want to be looked down on but if my mother decides to let me stay at home i have no choice but to listen to her,after all she is my mother but I just want to help Ah hock and the family to earn some money so that we would have more money for our life expenditures.I hope woman will not be looked down on on the future because woman can achieve what others have achieved and we can be accepted into society not as a woman but as a part of the community and do our part to serve the nation.I guess that's how my mother was treated when she was young but she has to learn that the world and society has changed and many rules and regulations are no longer taken into consideration due to the change in society

Ah Lin(Blog one)

Father just died, we're all in mourning....with father gone how can we survive? Mother cannot provide for all of us...Luckily Ah Hock said Mr Chong would offer him a job, but Ah Hock will have to quit school because of that :( Ah Hock is still so young and yet he has to quit school already!! We tried to tell Mother that we would work too, but Ah Hock said we must continue with our education! What a kind brother he is...With the money mother and Ah Hock makes it's just enough for us to survive on , I cannot thank him enough for making this sacrifice of his education just for the sake of us!! Ah Hock , I love you

Ah Lin (Blog Entry 2)

I'm eated that Ah Hock found a job and is happy at work, he says that he has fun as he gets to cycle down hills, feeling the breeze in his hair; delivering things. I hope to get a fun job like him, it would be really convenient to earn money and have fun at the same time!

Ah Seng(blog 2) by Max

It took me awhile to get over father's death but I'm ok now. I studied hard and got into a good secondary school, I have not forgotten my promise to myself, with every piece of work I do i am one step closer to fulfilling my promise. the family is coping very well now. I am in the army doing my National service, on I rarely see Ah Hock on weekend when i leave the camp, mother says he is busy working and studying to qualify as an electronics technician, i wonder if he passed the examination hopefully he did. Seven years have already passed and we managers to survive through those hard times. i now see the importance of education, Ah Hock could not receive proper education and now it is difficult for him to get a good job,  fortunately, the rest of us were able to complete our education all thanks to Ah Hock. Ah Hock made a huge sacrifice for us , I wonder if i will ever be able to repay him. what would things be like if father did not pass on? What would change? I guess we will never know the answer to that. 

Ah Seng (blog 1) by max

I'm so sad father passed on I miss him so much. I must study hard now so I can get a good job in the future and help mother and Ah Hock to earn money for our family so they would not be so stressed. Ah Hock made a huge sacrifice to ensure that Ah Kee, Ah Nya, Ah Lin and me can continue studying and get a good education. I see the tired look on Ah Hock's face whenever he comes home from work, but he says that it was very fun. However I know my brother, he is just saying that to look tough I can tell that the job is very tiring. In school, some of my friends ask about my father and I get very emotional even at the thought of it, I get that they are just trying to cheer me up and I am grateful for their efforts but sometimes wish that my friends would stop bringing up this topic. At times when i think about my father, i wished so badly that i was the one who died instead of him. If I died it would have been better for everyone, father would not have to work so hard to support six people and Ah Hock would have been able to complete his education