Missing from the reunion dinner menu

We have ten perfect dishes on our reunion dinner menu.

What's missing this year is "mee hoon soup". In fact, since dad in law passed away seven years ago, with him "missing" from the table, the "mee hoon soup" (or in foochow, hung-gang) has not been a must.

My late mother would never miss her special “yam cake” for Chinese New Year. When she passed away in 2000, the special “yam cake” is no longer on our reunion dinner table.

Though life is to be lived forward, looking back will always give us many fond memories of the loved ones missing from the table, and those special food missing from the dinner menu.

Looking back, we remember the courage and the love of our loved ones. These loved ones will never come back to us. But, we shall go to them! One day, we shall feast together at Jesus’ table. Then, it will be more than “Mee Hoon Soup” and “yam cake”.