Grandmother stayed with us. The whole neighbourhood knew her as one who spoke Hing Hwa, uneducated, strong and could bargain as she bought food from the wet market in her limited vocabulary. She was close to her nineties when she passed away. (Memory collected at the Marine Parade Public Library during the "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My Home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)