Betting on Chicken
My grandma passed away peacefully last week.
She lived a long, good life and I’m glad that I got to spend some time with her the day before.
We usually did family gatherings with my cousins, aunts, and uncles for birthdays and holidays and I’m just incredibly sad that we didn’t get to share those together over the past six months.
My grandma was so kind and good to me. She babysat me and other kids when I was younger and my parents had to work during the day. She watched me and my brother over the summers when we were off from school, always making sure to cook our favorite foods and letting us watch cartoons.
As she grew older, I noticed that she became more playful and even joked with us more. At some of the more recent family dinners, we played a raucous Vietnamese gambling game Bau Cua Tom Ca and she joined in. The cousins kept following her lead on what to bet on and she had a lucky streak going. “Chicken” was a common winner.
It was great to just laugh and have fun with her. She always had a happy spirit with us grandkids and her smile was biggest in those moments we were with her.
Last Christmas, my cousin got us all matching shirts in honor of that special memory.
Thank you, Ma-Ma for all your love and support and helping raise me from a baby to who I am today. I look forward to when we will be betting on chicken together once again.
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Beautifully written. Love you lots, Stanley!