This year, the actual date for Cheng Ming (also spelled as Qing Ming or Cheng Beng) is on 5th April. For many years, my mother made it a point to visit my grandaunt and my late dad each year during Qing Ming (Cheng Ming). When I was younger, I used to be very tired and [...]
In the previous article, I have written on why we should not send our parents to nursing home. Regardless of any justifications that we wish to give ourselves to make us feel better, know that when we send them away, we would break their hearts. Just like the many things that we are determined to [...]
We have just passed Mother’s Day and Father’s Day would be approaching. Hidden within the fringe of society, many parents are spending these days in old folks or nursing homes. In this era, grown children would not think twice to send off their parents permanently to go stay in an old folks home once their [...]