Sep 21 2005
Ian’s Young Uncle
Last week, Ian has just got a new uncle – a newborn uncle! And this uncle is 1 year 5 months younger than Ian! That’s funny isn’t it?
Well, I do know someone who found out from a family gathering that, a 70-year old man called him uncle 叔叔, and he was only 20 years old then. Family is such a miracle, isn’t it?
My youngest uncle, that is my mother’s youngest brother, has just got married last year, and my auntie just gave birth to a baby boy last week.
Well, until now we haven’t seen this baby yet. He is still hospitalized. We do not know what happened to him. His head has a scar after born, and the scar got inflammation causing high fever.
Because my uncle doesn’t speak English, it is so difficult for him to find out more detail. I guess the hospital wasn’t very helpful too. We do not know how the baby got the scar, and what treatment he is receiving from the hospital except 2 jabs a day for 5 days.
My cousin told me that my uncle was ill treated by the staff as well. First of all, the regular gynae went on holiday, and got a replacement. And then my aunt tried pushing the baby for some time and failed, needed to do C-sec.
The worst part is, the anesthetician (what do you call the guy who gives anesthetic?) asked my auntie in Hokkien whether she wants local or general anesthetic, but my aunt can’t speak Hokkien (she only speaks Malay and Hakka). So, my uncle tried to help and asked the differences between the two. But this anesthetician refused to talk to my uncle and continue asking my aunt again. When my uncle asked him again, he shouted at my uncle that he would only say it once and wanted him to decide quickly, without explaining further.
And when the doctor walked in, he complaint to the doc in English pointing at my uncle.
Sigh! I pity my uncle, because he doesn’t know English at all! And this is happening in a private hospital. Sad, isn’t it?
Anyway, the baby will be discharged tomorrow. We will be seeing him! My Ian boy will have a few-day-old-uncle (表舅)! Yeah! 
BTW, really hope this doesn’t affect my aunt’s breastfeeding attempt – she is now at home trying to express to keep the stimulation, but unsuccessful because she uses a lousy pump!
general anesthetic (GA) – whole person under drug/unconscious
local anesthetic (LA) – certain part of body under drug (conscious)
but I guess these info came too late… nevertheless
My brother was 11 when he became an uncle to my son last year
but your son’s uncle is still older than him woh. my son’s uncle is younger than him! Hahaha!
I totally feel for your uncle, my father also can’t understand English, also being pass like ball in the hospital last, then I step in and make noise baru they being helpful.
hahaha…I also got an uncle who are younger than me, we refused to call him uncle, until that day I married, he have to give me angpow! baru I called him, it was so funny.
TM: why these people have doggy eyes one hor? Sigh!
How much younger is your uncle? For Ian, I guess probably still okay, only 1 year gap. But for the other friend, very funny loh, 50 years gap. :p Can be his ah gong already, but the ah-gong calls him ah-zek. :p
my uncle is younger than me about 4 years old
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