Family. How much do you know of their past? Your parents. Do you know how they met, settle down, their jobs, their family? I do. Many has been said and shared to us by our parents. We were even told of what we did when we were younger.
I managed to find out more about my parents in law last night. Somehow, we chit-chatted after dinner, and being curious, I probed into their past. I love my parents in laws. They are always there when we needed them-pick up our children, cook meals for us, mend our broken toys, mend our broken applicances etc etc. It's just endless how they are so involved in our life. The reason why I asked was because my mother is those introvert, very quiet with few spoken words. One of those things that can rattle her off are the market prices of the grocery. Otherwise, she can be rather quiet.
My parents in law met through a common friend introduction. He worked for his landlord, which is also his boss. She worked in an attap house where she toast cuttlefish for Titbit shop. He worked in a hawker centre. He came from Malaysia, and all alone. The spouse of the landlord thought it might be good idea to match-make him to her, since he is single and available. And so, the rest they say, are history. If not for that match-make session, I probably won't have met my hubby today!
They (my parents in law) were planning to get married. They had bought everything that was required for a proper, but simple wedding. However, her (younger) sister got married on the date they had chosen instead! It's so ironical! It turned out that her sister was already pregnant! Left with no other option, she let her sister have that date instead. They chose another date some few months later and tied the knot. The following year, their first child, a girl, was born. She is none other than my sister in law. :)
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