Hi sis.. (I am also Hainanese). My parents went back to Hainan Island twice but I was studying then. It is always one of my "wish destination" that i must visit in my life. 1) Beijing - Great Wall of China - visited 2) Holy Land - visited 3) Egypt - Pyramid -visited 4) Korea - visited 5) Hainan Island - my roots -pending I can speak Hainanese but the Hainanese in Hainan they speak quite differently. During this CNY 2009, I entertained my cousins from Hainan. She is quite well to do, we brought them to KLCC & Sunway Lagoon. My other cousins brought them to Genting & Melaka. They invited us to Hainan Island... but I just don't know when...hv to cari " kakis " to go with! I am putting it in my prayer request... :D
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Hi Iriene.. :) Really? It is good to know it. Another Hainanese in the blogosphere. And it is good that you can speak and keep in touch with your relatives. I believe there will be a chance to go to the island with your kakis..
FoOie
· 5 months ago
Hey, I didn't know you were Hainanese too. Both my paternal grandparents are also from there, and my entire family went on a trip there a few years back (which I could not go along due to work commitments)
I've regretted ever since, as I would have liked to know where my ancestors came from. They even visited the grave of my great-great-great granddad.
But when I was a kid, I used to visit my grandparents who lived in such simple conditions too in a village in Terengganu. It was super fun hehe :)
lynnx01
· 5 months ago
It is always good to go back to the roots. My dad is quite interested in tracing back Mainland China.. but I think it is not an easy task..
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Yes Lynnx. It reminds me of my grandpa although I have never see him before. And true, it is not easy to track back the mainland but not possible. If he knows the language/dialect and some details, he can find it.. Let's pray for the best.. :)
annant
· 5 months ago
i dont think my daddy could remember where's his roots =.= inilah keburukan mempunyai daddy yang illiterate in chinese =.=
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Ic.. How about your other relatives? Maybe they know?
Stanley
· 5 months ago
Its awesome that you get to visit the roots of your family. I've only heard story of my roots but never actually got the chance to visit. Seems like you had a blast visiting Sanya! Btw, I think most of us have ancestors that came down from China to Malaysia.
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Hi Stanley. Yes! It was an interesting trip and you should grab a chance to visit your roots whenever there is a chance. And true. Because, well.. we are Chinese.. :)
Spectre Phang
· 5 months ago
Good for u kelly cuz u got still relatives on the old country
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Haha.. first of all Spectre, it is not an old country.. ;) Just old hometown. Anyway, it really feels good to be back. It will be better if I know how to speak.
hongaun
· 5 months ago
Good for you that you still had the opportunity to go back to your ancestor's place. Its refreshing sometimes to know that your family had come a long way since back then :).
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Yes Hongaun. It is good to have this opportunity to go back. I learn something new too.. ^^
asha
· 5 months ago
hye sweetie.... glad that u have found ur roots... it means that i gotta go to india coz dad imported mum from there.... huh, hope to go there soon...
curryegg
· 5 months ago
Hello asha... *hugs* Yeah. It feels good. Oh ya. You did tell me before that your mum is from India (imported? lol). There will be a chance for you and your family.. *pray*
Asha Raj
· 5 months ago
o yes...... hope so one day all of us can go...... thanks ah gal
curryegg
· 5 months ago
You're welcome.. ;)
asha
· 5 months ago
:)
netster
· 5 months ago
I have always wanted to know where my ancestor from but I guess my family never tell us and now most of them have gone to heaven.
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but I was studying then. It is always one of my "wish destination" that i must visit in my life.
1) Beijing - Great Wall of China - visited
2) Holy Land - visited
3) Egypt - Pyramid -visited
4) Korea - visited
5) Hainan Island - my roots -pending
I can speak Hainanese but the Hainanese in Hainan they speak quite differently.
During this CNY 2009, I entertained my cousins from Hainan.
She is quite well to do, we brought them to KLCC & Sunway Lagoon.
My other cousins brought them to Genting & Melaka. They invited us to
Hainan Island... but I just don't know when...hv to cari " kakis " to go with!
I am putting it in my prayer request... :D
Really? It is good to know it. Another Hainanese in the blogosphere. And it is good that you can speak and keep in touch with your relatives. I believe there will be a chance to go to the island with your kakis..
I've regretted ever since, as I would have liked to know where my ancestors came from. They even visited the grave of my great-great-great granddad.
But when I was a kid, I used to visit my grandparents who lived in such simple conditions too in a village in Terengganu. It was super fun hehe :)
inilah keburukan mempunyai daddy yang illiterate in chinese =.=
Just old hometown. Anyway, it really feels good to be back. It will be better if I know how to speak.
glad that u have found ur roots...
it means that i gotta go to india coz dad imported mum from there....
huh, hope to go there soon...
Yeah. It feels good. Oh ya. You did tell me before that your mum is from India (imported? lol). There will be a chance for you and your family.. *pray*
hope so one day all of us can go......
thanks ah gal
you're lucky!