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I guess it would be complete if I tell you about how my dad who was
originally from Thakek, a town in the middle of Laos,  met my mom who
was
born and raised in Xiengkhouang, a town in the north of Laos.  As I had
been
told, my dad was assigned to be the post office master in Xiengkhouang
right
after his disastrous first marriage.  He took two of his 4 kids with him

there.  From the picture taken during those days, his eldest son was
almost
at the same age as my mom who, at that time, was 14 or 15.  Typical of a

Phuan girl, my mom wore Sinh with her hair tied up.  Even with the black
and
white picture, you can tell that she had a very fair skin in contrast
with
my dad who had a somewhat dark skin.  What made this joining hands of a
30
something man and a 15 years old girl possible was one incident.
According
to my mom, her heart was with a young man of 20 something who was second

only to my dad at the post office.  Unfortunately, that young man was
ambushed by a tribal divorced woman on a hunting trip that he had to
marry
her to save his skin.  From that day on, my dad had no contest with
anybody.
He was a big favorite of my mom's dad who was older than him for only a
couple of years.  Seeing what kind of a man he was, my mom's dad gave
her
hand to him. I guess they married in 1953 for, the next year, my elder
sister was born.  Me? I was born in the year when the Buddhist calendar
turned 2500.  According to my mom, I was born on Thursday in the year of
a
monkey but the current astrological sign pointed that I was of a rooster

type.  I guess they are both right in their way.  As I was born in the
month
of January, my astrological sign should still be of a Monkey for the
Chinese
new year kicked in the following month.  Anyway, as the standard
calendar is
of a Western one, my astrological sign becomes a rooster.  My wife was
kind
of kidding when she said that I was all over her the way the rooster was

towards the hen. No wonder what a beautiful girl like her fell for a
soso
guy like me.  Just a footnote... My wife was of Pakse, the south of
Laos,
while I was from the middle of Laos.  I guess only fate could tell why
we
met and joined as one.


(to be continued)

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