Yes, aunty Gan has asked to have Catriona back as she is now free to take care of her and having considered the pros/cons and the circumstances, we decided on this path.
Having said that, I will always be glad that Catriona spent that 1 year under sister Boon Tan's care. It was in this period, and under her tutelage, that Catriona learned to speak and think in English. And it was in this period that I finally found it easier to understand what Catriona was saying.
Where it had been sometimes difficult to understand her, with her limited vocabulary in Mandarin, and my total English-ness; now I have absolutely no problems communicating with her and often find myself wondering 'where did she learn that word or phrase ?'
And she will miss her constant friend there, Nina.
Catriona and Nina, sister Boon Tan's daughter
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