The Tan clan

After a week in Penang, I am finally back home. It was holiday cum get-together. The gathering of the Tan clan. Dad has 6 brothers and 5 aunts. Last week son of 2nd uncle got married. A much respected brother who had worked hard to support the family during the growing up years. Uncles and aunts and cousins from all corners of the earth came back. He worked as a teacher in far flunk Terengganu. The salary he earned was sent back to grandma. He gave tuition for his personal allowance. I remembered, when he was back in Penang working as a bank teller, he would come back with hacks sweets. Go the the kitchen and divide the just one sweet into equal portion for all the nephews and nieces hovering around him!!!
He finally agreed to an aranged marriage after all the siblings were able to established themselves.
However, the Tan clan family photo was still not complete. Never managed to yet. 1st aunt left Penang to Hong Kong in the 70s while 5th aunt to Uk for nursing. 2nd aunt was given away and now residing in Ireland, 4th aunt seattled down in the States while 4th uncle received the Colombo plan to further his studies in Germany. 6th uncle is now station in Shanghai while 7th has just retired from the Singapore airforce. This time around 1st uncle and 7th uncle 1st, 2nd,4th and 5th aunt could not make it back.
I remembered when grand ma and grand pa died 25 years ago not all made it back.
Needless to say the cousins are scattered all over. Some I have not seen for the last 20 years.