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Dad just told me that one of his cousins committed suicide yesterday. he was mentally unwell and i guess that led to the suicide.
but the thing is, i have totally no idea who he is. or even what i should address him as. my dad's cousin. my uncle? no, right? and the fact that i have no memory of him at all. not his name, not his face.
i guess everyone has been so caught up in their own lives that we hardly have time for our family anymore, not to mention distant relatives.
Ms Tan got us to do this family tree during GP lesson yesterday. yes, laugh at the things they ask 17-year-olds to do. but anyway, i realised that i don't know the names of some of my cousins. i ought to be ashamed of myself. but that's just how my extended family is. we hardly meet up, and i believe that in recent years we only met up like once a year? and that's for the reunion dinner during CNY. sad, right?
and Don. i hardly see him around anymore. he was home for awhile yesterday, but he left for his hostel soon after i reached home. so, once again, there was no chance for us to talk and stuff.
and i guess life works the way it is. time is never enough for us to do everything we want. but if we can, it's always nice to call up on your family and friends, those that you seldom see, once in a while to show that you do care.
resolution of the moment: to call Don up and talk to him. :P
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group1 soared @ 18:34
xoxo