How have you been?
It has been a while since I last wrote.
I have a lot to share but I have no time to put them in words.
How wonderful if smart people out there could come out with apps that
could read my thoughts and convert them to words. But, would this great invention replace typing like how it has replacedwriting with hand? Oh well, there are two sides to a coin, it depends
on one makes use of it, right?
Every time I see ice cream, I always always always mentioned about having it in gu you bao (butter bun). My friends always ask me what's so special about it. They think it it is weird to eat like that. You will only understand it IF you try it. The savoury sweet butter filling goes is perfect with the ice cream.
More importantly, it is my childhood snack.
The ice cream man brought a lot of happiness to me and many others.
I still see him from time to time. He is still pushing his bicycle with
ice box on it and an umbrella above to cover him from sun and rain. Nothing has changed much except he has grown old (AND NO MORE GU YOU BAO!!). I've chased after him a few times to buy ice cream (read here and here).
When I saw how old he had become, my heartache. I dunno why. Probably
because he has been part of my childhood, i have unconsciously regarded
him as my family. I am scared that one day I wouldn't see him anymore. It would be like losing a part of my childhood.
A few days ago, I saw his picture in the FB, declaring that he had died
in the hospital due to critical illness on 31/8. And that the hospital
was waiting for his family member to claim his body. Memories of him pushing his ice cream bicycle in dark blue pants, pale
blue shirt and a cap under the hot sun, taking all sorts of ice cream
out from his little ice box, cutting buns and inserting scooped ice
cream etc flashed by.
I know death is inevitable and I do miss him. However, I'm also happy
for him. He may have died alone in the hospital but his life was not
empty because he had given so much happiness and great memories to many
people out there. Just look at how many people have shared about him in
the FB! After all these years, I finally know his name. Rest in peace,
Mr. Kho Thu Haw. Thank you for all the great ice cream and memories.
You will always be remembered.
3 comments:
i felt the same too...when i saw him one day pushing his ice cream cart near ting & ting, my heart ached to see him to have grown so old...but i admired his persistence on pushing the cart up and down under the hot sun and rain even at this age. sometimes i wonder, where are his kids, where does he live...i wished he could have just rested at this age and have fun.
yes, i will always remember the joy he brought us...we shouted out loud when we heard the bell ringing. ICE CREAM ICE CREAM...we were jumping up and down. RIP... you will always be remembered.
yeah, kinda miss him
he probably is bringing happiness to the children in Heaven right now :)
I saw the news on FB too, he shall be remembered for a long time
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