..... : Nitty - Gritty : .....

A visit to Grandma's used to be like a visit to the aquarium or a visit to a park. There was ample space for the few kids and cousins to run around and we always got to feed the fishes my grandfather adored. Since Grandpa went to a better place, the front porch is not what it is used to be anymore. The neighbour built a wall to separate that big space we ran around in and Grandpa's beloved fishes decided to go with him too. Now the front porch is nothing but a space occupied with a few trees, several broken aquariums and Grandma's little vegetable garden.

When I was alot younger, all I could think of doing was running around the house and feeding the fishes. Now that that it no longer possible, I've started to take notice of other things in the house. Grandma, being the "teochew nang" she is, never throws away stuff that are still in working condition- she even washes and reuses dirty plastic bags! So, one can imagine all the old junk she has lying around her house. Some of these things are so old you'd think they'll fall into pieces in seconds but yet suprisingly they still work!

This is Grandma's really old hairdryer. My mum and her siblings gave it to her as a birthday present over 40 years ago. It's useless as a hairdryer and as heavy as a gun bit it still works!!

Left: A really really old and rusty fan that also still works.

Right: Grandma's kitchen zinc roof. And if u look hard enough you'll spot a hook that looks like what whole pig legs hang from.