Pre-visit

What a day!

On Saturday morning, Mango and I busied ourselves getting ready for the visit.

We allowed ourselves to be bathed to look presentable for the visit. Then we rushed mummy to get treats for 'malnourished' Fee - just to keep her from nagging from us about her impoverished circumstances.

We surrendered to mummy, all our savings (from our hongbaos collected during Chinese New Year - Twenty Glorious Singapore Grand Dollars). Although we do not really understand mummy's explanation about money (and how she had to work to earn that to feed us), we were confident that since it was all that we have, it would be enough to bring everything from the shop home if we want to. With that, we uncovered the papery treasure from under our bed and went shopping.

We chose so much stuff!! But alas! Things turned sour between the uncle at the shop and us when he did not allow us to take them all - he said that we did not have enough money. Huh? Does he not understand that we had given up ALL of our savings? Can't he see the two grand red dollar notes we held in our mouths? We insisted on lugging all the treats and toys back but they were too much for us to lug away quietly without the uncle noticing.

In the end, we settled for just a few packets of treats and a little green doll. It was a nice green doll and we hoped it could substitute the one that Fee thought her mummy was making for her but turned out otherwise.

Surely, Fee will finally know that we are a family, and that we, her parents are so happy to be able to give to her.

It would be a good visit, we were sure.

Hopeful,
Party