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Finding Joy
Stuck in traffic, a spontaneous call keeps love alive
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Maybe joy isn’t in what we say during those calls. Maybe it’s simply in the act of making the call, the writer says about her phone conversations with her grandmother in Penang.
PHOTO: LIM YEE CHUIN
Lim Yee Chuin
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My grandmother is illiterate. She lives in Penang with my 86-year-old grandfather who is still so active, zooming around on his motorbike, that he’s rarely home. I’m in Singapore with my life and children.
There was a time when I lost contact with her, not intentionally. Although I fully wanted to keep in touch, and love her dearly, I let life get in the way. I kept meaning to call her, but I couldn’t schedule her into my busy day.
