Rosalta Li Weng

Dear Mommy,

Today is my first Mother's Day without you, and you have been on my mind all day, all weekend, for that matter all year. You came to me in my dreams early this morning, and I thank you for that. It has been a while since you visited me. But how I love it when you do.
I miss talking to you, I miss calling you to tell you I'm o.k., I even miss fighting with you.
I miss seeing your ear to ear smile every time you looked at your grandchildren. I miss hearing the...

Dear Mom,

It's been a year since you left us... a long, empty year. Nothing seems the same anymore. May used to be a month when we would plan Mother's Day and your upcoming birthday in August and my annual summer visit. Now it fills us with memories of our last moments together. I still picture you dancing with Mickey and Scotty on Mother's Day 2007 and how you tried on the robe I so carefully purchased for you at Macy's... a robe you never really got to enjoy. I remember you asking me...

Well, at last I find the Rosalta Weng guest book. Sorry Mama Weng - that occasional delay, round about routing happens but I always managed to get to your gorgeous (and slightly talented) daughter's concerts whenever I was in town, or nearby. And thank goodness for that as this was usually where we'd all have our reunions with Mama Weng - especially poignant for me, given that my twin sister Donna would be playing and Mama Weng and I were always so proud of her. Ah, that fabulous Mama Weng...

Dear Mommy,
It is your birthday today, and we all just wanted to tell you again how much we love you and miss you. The kids hope you like the birthday cards they made for you.
Last week's party for you was a big success, we tried to do everything just way you would have liked it. So many of your friends and family were there to celebrate your life. You have touched so many lives in so many ways. It was a wonderful tribute to you and all that you have accomplished.
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My family and I have known Auntie Rosa and her family for at least 45 years. We met at Louise and T.T.Yieh's apartment in Queens at - what else? - a mah jong party. Those mah jong parties were legendary, just like a scene from "The Joy Luck Club." Auntie Rosa was as always friendly and outgoing and interested in her guests, and from then on began the longest running "conversation" between mothers from the Yens, Wengs and Yiehs. They amazingly had many common interests and traits. As Uncle...

Dear Aunt Rosa,
It is with tremendous sadness to hear you have departed us.

My first memory of you was your visit to our Hong Kong apartment when I was five or six. You were the glamorous world traveller who brought me the "real western jeans". I wore that so proudly the next day to kindergarden and showed it off to everyone.

Over the years, I got to know you better and met Stevie, who loves model houses and Donna, who performed the Twist for us when she was three....

My Dear “Second Sister” Daoji:
I was greatly shocked by the sudden sad news. All the memories of you came to my mind, so clear and sweet…

You were the only example my father set for me in my childhood. Everyone in our family knew that you were extremely good at English and very popular in your high school. You were not only smart and pretty but also well-nurtured and elegant. You were the pride of our family. In my mind your were just perfect and like a princess. In order to follow...

In Memorial of Our Beloved Sister ----- Rosa
(PART 1)
Our dearest sister Rosa quietly left us. Her smiling face & lovely voice, however, are still vividly appearing in front of our eyes… refreshing our fond memories from the past.
Rosa is 10 years older than I. When I started to remember things, she was already an elegant teenage, riding happily an orange colored bicycle to school everyday. From what I can recollect, she almost never spent time on books and homework’s, but always...

In Memorial of Our Beloved Sister ----- Rosa
(PART 3)
In 2003, per Rosa’s proposal, she, my brother and I had a reunion in Ningbo. I spend about 10 days accompanying her during that trip. We had endless things to chat about, from her being always on losing side for most real estate transactions, to how to cook a good dish of pan-fried noodles, we chatted day and night, often till 2:00 am. I have to say that she did about 2/3 of the talking. But I was amazed that I was not drowsy at all...