Contributed by: Zhou Yu, 11 My grandma is always there for me, remember the time when I am young, my parents need to go to work. So my grandmother stood out and take care of me. She is old, but willing to let out a hand for me. Taking care of a baby is not easy, she needs to cook and do housework too. Mother once told me, “When I brought you to Singapore, your grandma was not around, so you hit me with your little hand.” Eventually, I asked my mother why, and she said, “That’s because you are too used to your grandma.” I understood the meaning now, even when I am young, I love my grandma. Most people will say this, “The person who took care of you as a baby would you love the most.” I think that is true, as when I am a baby, my grandma and I had already link our hearts together. We spare our time together, having more love for each other. Of course, my mother found a job in Singapore. Soon, my grandma came. As I grow up, my grandma always help me instead of my mother, when my mother wants to scold me for doing wrong things, my grandma will always stop her and say that I am just a child. Sometimes, I wonder if grandma is doing a right thing, but it is the love for me in her heart that made her say and do this. When I am in primary school, we take exams, I give me a lot of pressure and made me feel scared, Grandma comfort me and said that if I do my best, I will get good results. And when I got bad marks, my parents scold me but grandma just comfort me and told me to do better next time. Grandma also know the habit of needing someone to scratch my back when I need to sleep, so she did not bother about being tired and scratched my back until I slept. Grandma is who I love and I wonder what I will be without her. With our hearts bond together even if we are at different places, I will always remember her forever. [Photograph dated 12/12/2003] (This story was contributed as part of the 'To My Grandpa/Grandma' project initiated by NLB & the Advisory Panel for Seniors. This project is an inter-generation initiative targeted at grandparents and grandchildren. It aims to encourage the sharing of personal experiences, and to use personal stories, narratives and shared heritage to connect the different generations.)