Grandparents Going Through Tough Times?

kchen
Tue, 23 May 2006 21:31:03 +0000

My paternal grandmother and grandfather were married at 17 and 20, respectively. They fled from China when war broke out between the nationalists and communists. There was some miscommunication in their family, and they were the only two that ended up fleeing the country. In the midst of their escape, my paternal grandmother’s brother was killed by a bomb.

My maternal grandfather had always lived in Taiwan, so when the Japanese took over Taiwan, everyone was educated in Japanese. After graduating, my grandfather had registered to be a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Apparently, you had to take a test to see if you were good enough to be one of those. He failed. HAHA. He later told me that it was the stupidest thing that he’d ever done. I totally agreed, cause I wouldn’t be alive if he wasn’t.

Technically speaking, I guess I would be one of those rare, indistinguishable mutts. Haha.