Poh Poh

My grandmother is amazing.

She is in her 80s and she is currently teaching herself to play the harmonica. She is so cool! She even played two songs for me over the phone just a few minutes ago!  My heart totally melted. *grin*.. She was so cute. She began by saying that she was teaching herself the harmonica and then she went "Wait ah.. I'll put the phone down for a while and play you a song. Don't hang up!" 

My grandmother is one of those people who sincerely believes that learning is a lifelong process.

She is Chinese-educated but she learned English just so that she could communicate with my brother and I. She was among the first women in Malaya to be educated. In her younger days, she even represented the state for a number of sports. 

She is not the average grandmother. She can read Japanese and write in Jawi. She even taught herself to play the piano when she was in her 60s. She is also very much up to date with current affairs. We talk about politics, the economy and the latest health news. She really is amazing. I am really looking forward to seeing her in two months' time.