Tuesday, February 12, 2008

family update. Bessie

Papa just came back from Thailand. Went there with all the other uncles and grandmama. Grandmama's health is getting worse rapidly. She is shrinking, and seem to have lost her short term memory completely. It's easy to imagine how much our uncles like to quarrel to each other, so the 5day trip wasn't the most peaceful trip one can experience. Papa didn't join the fights as usual, and was happy to be home after that.

Heard from Mum Becca was experiencing some difficulties in Brunstad's accounting department, but guess she had got through it by now.

Clement is having his Ielts test coming Saturday. He doesn't seem to be too worried about it. So hope it will go well.

Aron is still applying to come to Melbourne by the end of March. Right now waiting for his old school to start again, so that he can get his offical result from the school. It is needed in his application to Latrobe Language Center. He might be staying with the Van Oords (Helen, Marjus, Reng etc.) , but not sure just yet.
Talked to him a few times. He is mostly at home, watching movies or play PC games. Sounded in good spirit when I rang. Also he has an email address now. aron.hamster@gmail.com. Don't ask me where 'hamster' came from.

Gladys is doing really well,, she has started language school yesterday. Has to get up early in the morning (about 6.15am?) in order to get by 8am. A girl drops her off at the bus stop so she can catch a bus to school.

Mama had her body examinated today. She made me really worried about her serious high blood pressure. Some people even thought that she had problems with her kidney. At worst times she thought she might die. Anyway now she knows that there's nothing wrong with her kidney, and some medication will help her. Latest news is that she just had her first good sleep since Dec.

I am fine here. Just finished my exams. Had a wonderful camping trip with the youth, including Clement, =). Not such work this week.

Not such news from Caleb, but hope he is doing well in Sydney. Aron, Clement and I are hoping to visit him together coming Easter.

That's all for now. keep in touch.

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