This year is very different because Meimei is in NYC and only Jiejie & I are celebrating CNY. They are so sensible, I'm sure you are very proud of them.
Our jiejie dino graduated le. She's big girl le, she entered adult workforce in Feb 2023 and now she's a graduate. She has done us proud, papa. It's another milestone and a new journey for her. Wish her every success, papa.
If you and mummy still here, I'm sure both of you will be very proud and will be in this picture. Miss u all so much.
It's CNY again, this time we can gather as per normal as there's no more covid-19 restriction. You mummy fell yesterday and she's now in hospital (under observation).
Our dinosaurs bought me a matching earring (arrived today) for my bday. They gave me a pendant for mother's day and this year they bought me a matching earring.
I miss mum so much. Pls take care of her up there when u see her. I will join u all when my time here is up. Today is the last day of 2022 and stepping into 2023. Time flies, u left us for almost 15 years and mum left us 1+ years already. 2019 Xmas was the last xmas celebration mum had with us before covid hit us in 2020 & 2021. Things start to return to almost normal in Aug 2022 and we get to gather again in big groups.
Our dinosaur big girl le, she turns legal age 21 already and she's an adult now. I hope you are glad to see her grow up well and healthy. She's a young lady now.
Our little dinosaur 18 yo already. Pretty young girl.
It's another CNY. This year is different as Ah ma is not with us anymore. It's a painful CNY cos we miss ah ma very much. Please help to take care of ah ma up there. Thank you.
生日快乐, it's your birthday today. Your girlfriends remember your birthday and they told me "mummy, it's papa's bday tmr". So sweet, they didn't forget u.
This year's CNY is very different as we still have Covid-19 playing tricks on us. We have a lot of restrictions (8 visitors max per day and limited to 2 household visits per day). We have visiting schedules in order to adhere to all these rules.
Our usual schedule on the 1st day has changed. Went to Karen's place on the 1st day of CNY and my mum's place only on the 3rd day.
Didn't visit you for the past 1.5 years due to Covid-19 restrictions. I believe you will understand as I'm sure you will want us to remain safe and healthy during this pandemic. We will pay you a visit once the situation improves with lesser restrictions.
Today is the 12 years marked and the memory is still very fresh. 12 years ago, you were here at this time but gone in another 1.5 hours' time. It's still painful but it is bearable after knowing that you were relieved from your pain after this.
Your elder princess made a video of you and posted on IG.
Happy Birthday...we never forget all your big days. We are still fighting with Covid-19 since it started during CNY and it got worse each day. SG started Circuit Breaker on 7 April with a 4 weeks extension from 4 May till 1st June 2020. We suppose the govt will ease CB on 1st Jun and gradually opening up on 2nd June. I'm now working from home and mei is having 1 month sch holiday (not June holiday for this year). As for Jie, as usual...'nua' at home. We enjoy our bonding time during this period jux that they can't meet their boyfriends. This year is very special for everyone and very challenging. It might be a good experience for the kids, at least they been through 1 round of crisis and pandemic. Not a bad life experience at all.
Our princesses are now so sensible and sweet. They bought me this pendant for Mother's Day, ain't you proud of them? We had our all time favourite dish (chilli crab) and sambal kangkong.
GONG XI FA CAI
Papa GONG XI FA CAI. Our princesses have grown up so fast and so much. Sri went back hometown for good already and our princesses are coping well.
In 2019, our Princesses found their 1st Prince and of course we are unsure whether will be their lifetime soulmate. As long as they are happy, we will be happy too right? Please watch over them and keep them safe in whatever the situation may be. I'm sure you are happy to see our princesses have grown up so beautifully (inside and outside). Please continue to be with us till we meet again.
If you were here, we will be celebrating our anniversary today. Thinking back, our marriage only lasted for such a short period. Glad that we had many many happy memories and best of all, our 2 little dinos.
Found our long lost "鸡丝粿条干" - so near yet so far away
Dear Papa
Today I found out that the uncle selling fish ball noodle at nearby office canteen is the uncle selling our long lost shredded chicken kway teow after 12 years. We have been searching for them for the past 20 years and didn't know they are actually so near to me!!!
At that very moment, my heart crunched cos my heart was saying 'wasted...papa not here already'. Uncle & auntie said that they will invite me to their place at CCK when they cook this shredded chicken noodle again.
Papa, I found them..they didn't move to Toa Payoh..they are in Woodlands. I will show you the picture if I really get to taste the kway teow again.
It has been 10 years already, our kids have grown so much and wish you were here to go through every of the growing stage with us. We all miss you much and till we meet again.
9 years without you...still missing you much. Recently we have been looking back at photos and videos of our family outings. We watched our video playing at IMM water park and we ran to you calling 'daddy daddy 跟我玩' and heard your voice replying 'daddy 没有带衣服,妳自己玩.' Miss those days and missing you daddy.
Hey Bro , Its been a long long time i visited you here. This year, we all visited you during Chinese New Year.But i don't know how to upload the pictures here so please forgive me. We saw your children during Amelia's 21st Bday at mum's house. Very very happy to see them so pretty , healthy and growing well.Please do keep them these way from up above. You know, during these past years without you, lots of changes take place. All your nieces and nephews all grown up and some are even working now. Things and people changes every time now and then. Some good some bad. Happiness and sadness. All these make me realized one thing, LIFE IS SHORT! we should learn to cherish whoever is still around all of us. Really don't wish to meet only when one is ready to go.We will really regret till the last day of our lives!
believe you had a wonderful christmas up there with Dad. It's been a long time since the last we talk. Miss the good old Saturday when we were at mum's house. Remember, the soon kuey, char tau kuey , mee hoon kuey etcs. We never stop having these goodies. Even now the children love to eat them. We always buy during saturdays at mums. Many a time we would think of you and recalled the memories we all had in mum's house or mind. Many many many sweet memories of you and your children and wife.
Should have let you talk on that day instead of asking you to rest. Really really missed those days. Now want to talk to you can only type here, very upset and unreluctant. But what to do?
By the way, we had christmas gathering at Jo house on Sun. Everyone were there except your children. Understand there was a Birthday party going on.The cousins bought present for your 2 princesses. hope can pass it to them. Glad that they are growing very well and healthy. Soon , your eldest daughter will be a teenage soon! Time really flies! Still remember, Jolyn was only a little baby when i carried her. Now, she grew so much. As for Jaslyn, still so bubbly and happy as ever.I really hope and wish that they will grow and stay healthy and be very very happy and be loved deeply by every souls they meet in their whole lives!
Brother(with Dad), Please Blessed Them And Protect Them With All Your Mighty Strength from Up There!
Hey bro, it's been a long time. My children ,me and Alan just came back from Thailand. We were holidaying for 4 days. Everyday my children will tell me where is this place and that place. They try hard to remember the last time when they were there with you and the others. We went to MBK on the first day when we were there but because we felt very tired travelling by the MRT then the BTS. So in the end we shortened the shopping and went back to hotel. Cos the girls already planned what they want to do so on the second day we finish almost the whole of platinum mall and wholesale mall and the night market you brought them to. They even bring me to Big C which is near city plaza. We wanted to go to Laprao but is too far. I checked and realised the place you stayed had new condominium nearby. On the 3rd day, we went back to MBK again. This time I brought them up to the 6th and7th floor. They instantly shouted! Mom! {This is where uncle CH brought us! You see this is the shop gugu buy the bag for us and here we buy the little toy dolls and then this is where jo got lost then this is the McDonald where we were suppose to wait for him.} I started to tear ...... I did not expect they still remember the every places you had with all of them, The expressions on their faces showed they still remember you and think of you dearly. There was silence for awhile after showing me around your every memories they had with you.
I am so touched they still have you in their heart and mind. And I hope they will remember you as long as they lived. Brother , thank you again for looking after my children during those times and hope you will blessed and looked after them from up aboved.
CNY WITHOUT YOU
happy new year bro! its been a long time since i blog. we had a wonderful time with all of them(mum,sisters,brother and all nieces n nephews). But u r not here.everyone seem to look happy but i know they share the same feeling as i do. austin came back for a week n we gathered at mum's house almost everyday to see him more often. u know, each time when i see him , it reminded me of you.
it break my heart totally. the memories of you start to appear right in front of me. the times we all share together seem like it happen yesterday.your voice is always heard from the kitchen to the living room.you sitting at the dinning table eating your hearts out, your funny gestures making everyone laugh.all these will always be remembered.
we visited you on the third day of CNY and also take some pictures but not uploaded yet. u will see it soon. so please , those involve in the picture taking on this day put them up quickly or else CH gugu will come and hit yr butt soon.
mum's health is not very good too , please help us to take care of her up there. if you happen to see dad, can both of you please visit anyone of us? its been a long time u n dad did not appear in our dream. will hope to see how u look like and how's life up there. i hope to see you n dad in my dream.
RAYMOND TAY C.H. (1968-2008) Portrait of Raymond by his niece, Jo
'REPUBLIC'
Raymond Tay left behind a great legacy and many loved ones who miss him so dearly by the day. Including Mother, Wife, his 1st princess, 2nd princess, Dajie, er-jie, san-jie, baby sister, Brother, 11 nieces (Ctay, CDD, Jo, Pam, Sam, Felly, BaoBao, Hei Mei, Roc, Ray & Becky), 3 nephews (daniel, Aaron & Big Boy) and 1 grandniece (Cady). Here, the people of the "Republic" would propose to post updates on each other lives as well as post whatever memories or thoughts we have about Raymond Tay. We hope that through this we are able to fulfill his wishes, of becoming a closer family unit.