My cousin's wife who read
my Facebook posting entitled "NO MAID CAN DIE!" saw me and told me "aiyo if i have no maid i will
die" and she was right if she has no maid she will definitely die.
Their
bedroom is bigger than my terrace house, two hyperactive kids and my cousin's late mother was suffering from alzheimer and started spitting all over the house. This
is not a boast but a true rags to riches story which I want to share with you.
This cousin of mine was from Ipoh grew up in the coconut oil factory with
his mother. His father worked there before he suffered a stroke and died later.
The mother worked very hard and she nearly died from a curious case of thyroid
but survived because my father introduced her to another doctor for a second
opinion, the doctor gave her some medication on the cheap to help her out and she
survived to live a full life till 89 years old.
My cousin started working a a medical rep earlier
on after form 6 as they cannot afford to continue his study in university. Around the mid 90s he started
going into business , got cheated by his own class mate(so much about old
friend), suffered a short spell of depression. But he came back and got a few
good clients supporting him. Within a few years he moved into a semi detached house and then later into a big bungalow fifteen times the size of my terrace
house area, land area is even bigger.
He is the only guy who is willing bring his
mother around everywhere without feeling embarrass about the mother spitting
everywhere and making funny and irritating sounds(I used to manage two nursing homes
and my homes were filled with residents whose children are doing fantastically
well but refused to take care of their mother giving all kind of excuses.
This
cousin of mine and his wife both have no problem bringing the mother anywhere
and everywhere including breakfast in those old fashion packed coffee shop,
while the mother kept spitting everywhere.
How many of rich people willing to just take
care of their old senile mother without a single excuse or feeling embarrassed? I
wonder......... which is why I really respect this cousin and his wife, both
grew up in simple life , got rich but still stay simple.
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