close to home Flashcards
(25 cards)
why he didnt protest
“I ___ want to ___ to their _____”
nicky
I didn’t want to add to their troubles
hes understanding, mature
“take ___ as your ___”
Aunty Loh
take here as your home
very welcoming/nice
I would slide the wooden frame from her hands and…
Nicky
push aside her sewing materials so that she wouldn’t roll over them.
shows care
“I was running late for school and had already put on my shoes, but..
Nicky
I slipped them off and ran to the kitchen”
shows how much he cares
“It was, perhaps, also my mother’s wish that I didn’t..
Nicky
witness how her illness had debilitated her”
so understanding, the mom cares for him
“It hard to follow her broken English..
Nicky
and i was annoyed to be disturbed”
at first it pmo but then he became close
“only visit ___ a ____”
Pei feng
only visit twice a month
despite being her daughter she dont gaf
“spoke to her in a _ manner, often _ her for being __ and __ ”
Pei feng
“spoke to her in a dismissive manner, often deriding her for being long-winded and bothersome”
so disrespectful
“Pei Fen’s laughter, which used to be raspy and sardonic,…
pei fen
was now more girlish and excitable.”
now she is so much nicer
“So she and Uncle Loh…
Pei fen
moved to Pei Fen’s place”
despite the miscarriage, which seemed to end their close relationship, she let them move in
“pregnancy seemed to mellow her out,..
pei feng
and she spoke to Aunty Loh more kindly”
“Aunty Loh didn’t turn on the TV and neither did I,..
Nicky
as if my abstinence was a way of showing camaraderie.”
very mature, shows care
excuses
“He said he couldn’t ____ his ___, ____ my mother __ ___ ____ and ___ ___ of me.”
dad
“He said he couldn’t drive his taxi, ferry my mother to the hospital and take care of me”
thinks Nicky is too much work
“At ___ the next morning, Aunty Loh was already ___, _____ ____ in the kitchen. She was ____ to ____ _____”
Aunty Loh
“At 6:30 the next morning, Aunty Loh was already awake, preparing soup in the kitchen. She was going to visit Peifen”
contrast to the dad, she has time to do everything while also being old
“Dont give Aunty Loh, …
dad
any trouble, understand?”
homeboy is leaving his son and thats all he can say
“Ah yes yes,..
aunty loh
she will be fine”
shows care and understanding for nicky
mom at hospital visits
“I ____ they might ___ ____ again”
nicky
I feared they might never open again
sigh so sad he goes through so much
“Two sizes too big” —–>
dad
“I fix”
aunty loh
contrasting the two, aunty loh seems to shows care while dad don;t even know his son
Aunty Loh had made – a ____ ___, ___ or ____”
aunty loh
a baby blanket, hat or mittens
she makes so much gifts for pei feng
When her eyes got tired…
nicky
I would thread the needle for her”
so caring
“Dont worry,..
nicky
I’m sure shes okay”
he is comforting aunty loh, so mature, so caring
he was afraid that his mom would think
“Aunty Loh wasn’t able to take care of me,..
nicky
and send me to live with someone else”
shows how they have now formed a relationship and he wants to be with her
“her clothes were all black,…
aunty loh
and she was holding on to some dirty pillow”
treasures that relationship and doesn’t want to let it go
“Can we see her at the hospital?” —>
nicky
“Not now. I need to drive my taxi. Maybe later”
dad
he dont gaf
