When One Cousin Met Another

My fourth brother Ah Yu's family of three were flying back to Malaysia from Japan for Dad's memorial service. We were in charge of fetching them home. The day of their arrival, Mum, my eldest brother Seng and my third brother Leong's son Zer Yih came to Melaka first. Due to the limited space in the car, Mum decided not to join us to the airport.

Zer Yih had never been to the airport.

He was very excited to explore the departure and arrival halls, and to see aeroplanes on the ground.

When Ah Yu and Emi appeared with their baby Yuri,

Zer Yih knew that the cousin he had seen only in the web cam and pictures previously was right in front of him in person. He could touch and played with the little baby who was almost eight years less than he.

He immediately became a loving cousin to Yuri.

So the next day, I assigned to him the task of taking pictures of Yuri when I was busy with preparing breakfast. He happily accepted the job.

This was Yuri in Zer Yih's eyes:

We adults like to take the portrait of others when they smile, children do not.

And Zer Yih was artistic enough to create some special effects.

When Yuri grows up, he must also admire his cousin's talent of photography.