old stuff

often i'd read about people who manage to pull out fantastic vintage clothing from their parents' closets, and feel a sense of loss because i am excluded from this activity. first of all, my father is not exactly known to be the most fashion-forward person around, and secondly because almost all of his old stuff have been long gone with time.

today i was sifting through the loads of junk in my grandmother's old room, and came across my father's old camera bag, with his camera, flash and lens still intact (i tore his lens rubber while fiddling with it). the bag is brown leather and still in good condition, but unfortunately it would look more appropriate on a girl in today's world.

anyway i think that'll be the first and only find, since i don't think he has any other hiding places for his stuff.

other than that, i also uncovered my grandmother's china immigration card, from when she first came to singapore in 1946. she was 38 then, and from my understanding she only got married after she came here. i find it quite strange that she only married at such an old age, especially in the days when people generally did when they were very young.

ok wait i just realised, she was born in 1923 which makes her only 23 years old in 1946... i guess she lied to the immigration to get here. i wonder why?