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Celestine
she.
seventeen.
I think that unicorns and jelly beans are lovely. & that keeping creepy crawlies as a pet is not cool.
I like smiles too (:
    Friday, June 19, 2009
    she's awesome!
    My GREAT GRANDMA:
    was born in 1916
    came to Singapore at the age of 5
    got married when she was 14
    loved her husband a lot but he passed away in his 20s
    remarried and her 2nd husband died at the age of 56 [both were arranged marriages]
    she laboured [agricultural & construction] till the age of 70+
    she went through World World I & II
    believed in eating home cooked food rather than eating out
    exercise a lot
    climbed the Great Wall of China in her 70s
    fell down & broke her thigh bone 8 years ago
    have 2 sons & 2 daughters
    have more than 14 grandchildren
    have more than 16 great grandchildren
    loves & dotes all her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren
    never ever complained about life
    was 93 when she passed away
    reason of death: poor cerebral blood flow

    she was like a superwoman! and i totally miss her smile (:
    12:04 AM ♥