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Staycations with my 'kong kong' and the lessons he taught me

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It's been exactly a month since my grandfather died.

The man whom I called "kong kong", which is Teochew for paternal grandfather, passed away in the wee hours of Jan 17.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on February 17, 2019, with the headline Staycations with my 'kong kong' and the lessons he taught me. Subscribe